The Psychedelic Renaissance has finally achieved a legitimacy within mainstream culture and at the same time issues are arising around the commercialization of these medicines and the commodification of the sacred.
Before the current surge of interest in psychedelics, before even the 1960s wave, these natural substances were part of our human heritage, our relationship with nature, and long lineages of shamanic mediation, for which indigenous people have been the caretakers.
Shamans, healers and medicine people who are in service to their communities have been part of global culture for millennia. It’s a powerful role, but it’s been mythologized in the West because of the absence of that archetype: we killed all our medicine people over 500 years ago.
I think a lot of the commentators around this issue default to very simplistic positions and there’s a lot more room for nuance. You know, it’s not as easy to say that organic or synthetic 5-MeO-DMT is better than the other.
It’s well-known that psychedelics are increasingly seen as a global solution to the collective trauma and healing needed to address the civilizational crisis of our era. This likely contributes to their popularity as a means to reconnect with our true selves and regain balance in our lives.
It’s well-known that psychedelics are increasingly seen as a global solution to the collective trauma and healing needed to address the civilizational crisis of our era. This likely contributes to their popularity as a means to reconnect with our true selves and regain balance in our lives.
