When the multi-billion dollar investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008 starting the current economic decline – the biggest ever US bankruptcy case and the first of the mighty dominoes to lose dominion – the echo of a Hopi ‘prophecy’ lingered in the air, little more than a whisper in the breeze. Back in the … Continue reading
The Light from the Forest: The Ritual Use of Ayahuasca in Brazil. Special Issue of Fieldwork in Religion, Vol. 2 (Issue 3). By Beatriz Caiuby Labate & Edward MacRae (Eds.). London: Equinox Publishing (2006). Paperback. Pp. 218.ISBN 9787774548334 This special edition of the academic journal Fieldwork in Religion contains eight articles that were either previously … Continue reading
A Hallucinogenic Tea, Laced with Controversy: Ayahuasca in the Amazon and the United States. By Marlene Dobkin de Rios and Roger Rumrrill. Westport, CT: Praeger (2008). Hardback. Pp.162. ISBN: 9780313345425 According to Dobkin de Rios and Rumrrill the psychedelic Amazonian jungle decoction, ayahuasca, has a history of continuous use spanning at least 8,000 years. After … Continue reading
This review, written by and reproduced here with the permission of David Luke, originally appeared as: Luke, D. (2009). Near-death experiences: Exploring the mind-body connection, by Ornella Corazza [book review]. Journal of Parapsychology, 73, 175-180. Near-Death Experiences: Exploring the Mind-Body Connection by Ornella Corazza. London: Routledge, 2008. Pp. xi + 170. £17.99 (paperback). ISBN 0-415-45520. … Continue reading
This article, written by David Luke, is reproduced here with thanks to Berg Publishers for granting permission. Copyright is still retained. This article originally appeared as: Luke, D. P. (2008). Archaeologies of consciousness: Essays in experimental prehistory, by Gyrus. [book review]. Time & Mind: The Journal of Archaeology, Consciousness & Culture, 1 (2), 261-262. Archaeologies … Continue reading
Originally written by, and reproduced here with the permission of, David Luke. This literary review first appeared as: Luke, D. P. (2008). Psychedelic Medicine, by Michael Winkleman and Thomas Roberts [book review]. Drugs and Alcohol Today, 8 (2), 41-42. Psychedelic Medicine: New Evidence for Hallucinogenic Substances as Treatments. By Michael J. Winkelman and Thomas B. … Continue reading
This literary review was written by, and is reproduced here with the expressed permission of, Dr. David Luke. Originally appeared as: Luke, D. P. (2008). Inner paths to outer space: Journeys to alien worlds through psychedelics and other spiritual technologies, by Rick Strassman et al. [book review]. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 22 (4), 564-569. Inner paths to … Continue reading
This literary review was written by, and is reproduced here with the expressed permission of, Dr. David Luke. It originally appeared as: Luke, D. (2010). The archaeology of ecstasy: Review of ‘The long trip’. Network Review: Journal of the Scientific and Medical Network, 102, 58-59. The Long Trip: A Prehistory of Psychedelia (2nd edition)– Paul Devereux … Continue reading
