Letter from the Editor – Spring 2009

Spring 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics and Ecology Download this article. Merry Prankster and technophilic creator of The Whole Earth Catalog Stewart Brand once described an LSD trip …

From the Desk of Rick Doblin, Ph.D. – Spring 2009

Spring 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics and Ecology Download this article. It’s my pleasure to welcome you to this special, themed issue of the MAPS Bulletin focusing on psychedelics …

Ecology, Technology & Biosphere 2

Spring 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics and Ecology Download this article. I often wonder about the mystery of how I found my way to the building of Biosphere 2 (a 3.15 acre miniature …

The Ecologic Niche of Psychedelic Plants

Spring 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics and Ecology Download this article. Plants of the Gods, written by Richard Evans Schultes and the late Albert Hofmann is probably the best illustration …

Another Green World: Psychedelics and Ecology

Spring 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics and Ecology Download this article. I tend to view the naturally occurring psychedelics as emissaries from the larger community of life, bearing …

Awakening the Spiritual and Mental Ecology

Spring 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics and Ecology Download this article. Deep Ecology is rooted in a perception of reality that goes beyond the scientific framework to an intuitive awareness …

Conversations with an Amazonian Shaman

Spring 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics and Ecology Download this article. I recently moved from New York City to an off-the-grid mountain cabin, nestled in the redwood forests of Northern …

Symbiosis of the Post-Human Identity and the Biosphere

Spring 2009 Vol. 19, No. 1 Special Edition: Psychedelics and Ecology Download this article. A sense of “other” is a pervading aspect of human cultures. It marks the border of the self–carving out …