Visionary States
How does visionary experience arise, and what distinguishes its conditions? Entheogenic and trance states, dream and hypnagogia, the perinatal and the mystical, awe and dread.
Anadenanthera
By Neil Logan December 1999 Plants containing entheogenic tryptamines are known around the world and are represented in nearly every Family. These plants commonly have an abundance of folk and medicinal history…
Essay
Shamanism Versus Capitalism
By Martin A. Lee Wander long enough through the bustling passageways of any crowded village marketplace in the northwest Amazon river basin and youll come upon herbalist stands with dried plants, hanging…
An Interview with Pablo Amaringo
The late Pablo Amaringo trained as a curandero in the Amazon, healing himself and others from the age of ten, but gave this up in 1977 to become a full-time painter and art teacher at his Usko-Ayar school. Pablo left us this November 2009, and this interview is posted in homage to this great Artist and great Man.
Interview
Toward a Bio-Ethic in Painting – Part 1
Developing an understanding of eco-friendly materials, and how to make a holistic assessment of their impacts and potentially less impactful materials in our studio practice.
Essay