Psychedelic Press UK

Originally published in 1975 ‘Drugtakers in an English Town’ by Martin A. Plant is the result of the author’s PhD thesis, prepared for what was the Department of Social Administration and Social Work, at the University of Bristol. Martin Plant (1946-2010), 29 at the time of publication, went on to become a leading expert in … Continue reading »

Tuesday, 28th February, 2012 October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AL Please RSVP on Facebook (afraid so) so that they can anticipate numbers – Please pay on the door. https://www.facebook.com/events/209100309180578/ Entry £7 / £5 Concessions Arrive 6pm for a 6:30pm Start – Wine available. . Dr. Ben Sessa will discuss: Psychedelic drugs in medicine – … Continue reading »

Originally published in 1995 ‘On Drugs’ by David Lenson is a fascinating and enlightening pharmacography on the cultural reception of drugs from the point-of-view of the user. The author had previously published works that included ‘Achilles’ Choice’ (1975) and ‘The Birth of Tragedy: A Commentary’ (1987) and was Professor of Comparative Literature at the University … Continue reading »

The following interview was written, conducted and published here with the permission of, Ross Heaven. (See bottom of article for more details.) San Pedro (Trichocereus pachanoi), the sacred cactus and visionary teacher plant of the South Americas, is especially associated with the shamans and healers (curanderos) of the Peruvian Andes. It has other names among these healers … Continue reading »

Tuesday, 31st January, 2012 October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AL Please RSVP on Facebook(afraid so) so that we can anticipate numbers – Please pay on the door. https://www.facebook.com/events/211229202301171/ Entry £7 /£5 Concessions,Arrive 6pm for a 6:30pm Start – Wine available Drawing on themes and images from the exhibition he curated at the … Continue reading »

The following article was written, and published here with the permission of, Ross Heaven. The Western world is increasingly familiar with ayahuasca, the visionary brew and “plant doctor” of Amazonian shamans, thanks to celebrities like Sting and Madonna who have drunkit and television programmes like Bruce Parry’s Tribe and Amazon,which showed the presenter drinking ayahuasca … Continue reading »

Originally published in 1970 ‘Alice in Acidland – Lewis Carroll Revisited’ was written by the photographer and author Thomas Fensch. Thomas Fensch opens Alice in Acidland (1970) by postulating what the response to Lewis Carroll’s original Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) would have been had the book been published in 1970. Aside from the obvious … Continue reading »