There are likely aspects of reality that sit outside our perception—and it’s possible psychedelics reveal some of that, ...

Ancient Chavín elites used hallucinogens in private rituals to strengthen their authority and shape early social hierarchies.

The finding provides a psychedelic trip into the heart of pre-Incan power at Chavín de Huántar, where psychoactive substances ...

Interdimensional travel, sex with aliens, communion with God. Anything is possible with just a sprinkle of DMT. Akasha Song’s ...

Chemical analysis reveals traces of a number of psychoactive compounds thought to have been used to secure leaders' status ...

Unearthed in Peru, the small underground room may have been used for rituals involving psychoactive drugs. New research suggests these "exclusive" events were reserved for the elite ...

The FCDO warned: "Traditional hallucinogenic tea, ceremonies and practices such as Yagé, Ayahuasca, and Bufo are organised and marketed to tourists as spiritual cleansing." These preparations ...

Vilca bean is a hallucinogen which contains properties similar to DMT. While it was common for ancient civilizations to engage in communal use of hallucinogens, it appears that their use by the ...

At Chavín de Huántar, archaeologists discovered a network of hidden rooms they called galleries, built into the larger stone ...

Residue from plants related to the intense hallucinogenic drug DMT were found on bone artifacts discovered at Chavín de Huántar. / Credit: Daniel Contreras Chemical tests subsequently conducted ...

An ancient society in the Peruvian Andes likely used psychoactive drugs during exclusive rituals that may have helped establish social and political hierarchies seen later throughout the region ...