SettingsPsychedelic researchers
Albert Hofmann
Albert Hofmann (January 11, 1906 – April 29, 2008) was a Swiss scientist known best for being the first person to synthesize, ingest and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethyl...
Albert Hofmann (January 11, 1906 – April 29, 2008) was a Swiss scientist known best for being the first person to synthesize, ingest and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethyl...
Alexander Shulgin
Alexander "Sasha" Theodore Shulgin is an American pharmacologist, chemist, artist, and drug developer.
Alexander "Sasha" Theodore Shulgin is an American pharmacologist, chemist, artist, and drug developer.
Alfred Matthew Hubbard
Alfred Matthew Hubbard (1901–August 31, 1982) was an early proponent for the drug LSD during the 1950s.
Alfred Matthew Hubbard (1901–August 31, 1982) was an early proponent for the drug LSD during the 1950s.
Andrew Weil
Andrew Thomas Weil is an American author and physician, who established the field of integrative medicine which attempts to integrate alternative and conventional medicine.
Andrew Thomas Weil is an American author and physician, who established the field of integrative medicine which attempts to integrate alternative and conventional medicine.
Athanasios Kafkalides
Dr. Athanassios Kafkalides was a Greek neuropsychiatrist.
Dr. Athanassios Kafkalides was a Greek neuropsychiatrist.
Benny Shanon
Benny Shanon (בני שנון; born 1948) is a professor of Psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and holds the Mandel Chair in Cognitive Psychology and Education.
Benny Shanon (בני שנון; born 1948) is a professor of Psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and holds the Mandel Chair in Cognitive Psychology and Education.
Betty Eisner
Betty Grover Eisner (September 29, 1915 - July 1, 2004) was an American psychologist known for pioneering the use of LSD and other psychedelic drugs as adjuncts to psychotherapy.
Betty Grover Eisner (September 29, 1915 - July 1, 2004) was an American psychologist known for pioneering the use of LSD and other psychedelic drugs as adjuncts to psychotherapy.
Blaise Daniel Staples
(Blaise) Daniel "Danny" Staples (13 July 1948 — December 2005) was a Classical mythologist; a native of Somerset, Massachusetts, he received a B.A. in Comparative Religion and a Ph.D. in Classi...
(Blaise) Daniel "Danny" Staples (13 July 1948 — December 2005) was a Classical mythologist; a native of Somerset, Massachusetts, he received a B.A. in Comparative Religion and a Ph.D. in Classi...
Carl A. P. Ruck
Carl A. P. Ruck (born December 8, 1935, Bridgeport, Connecticut), is a professor in the Classical Studies department at Boston University.
Carl A. P. Ruck (born December 8, 1935, Bridgeport, Connecticut), is a professor in the Classical Studies department at Boston University.
Christian Rätsch
Christian Rätsch is a German writer ethnopharmacology and psychoactive plants and animals.
Christian Rätsch is a German writer ethnopharmacology and psychoactive plants and animals.
Christopher Bache
Christopher M. Bache has been a professor of Religious Studies at Youngstown State University for almost 30 years as well as an intermittent adjunct faculty member at the California Institute of...
Christopher M. Bache has been a professor of Religious Studies at Youngstown State University for almost 30 years as well as an intermittent adjunct faculty member at the California Institute of...
Clark Heinrich
Clark Heinrich (born 1945) is an American author living in the coastal mountains of California, specializing in comparative religion and ethno-botany since 1974.
Clark Heinrich (born 1945) is an American author living in the coastal mountains of California, specializing in comparative religion and ethno-botany since 1974.
Claudio Naranjo
Claudio Naranjo (November 24, 1932 in Valparaiso, Chile) is a Chilean psychiatrist who is considered a pioneer in integrating psychotherapy and the spiritual traditions.
Claudio Naranjo (November 24, 1932 in Valparaiso, Chile) is a Chilean psychiatrist who is considered a pioneer in integrating psychotherapy and the spiritual traditions.
D. M. Turner
D.M. Turner (born Joseph Vivian; 5 October 1962 - 31 December 1996) was an author, psychedelic researcher and psychonaut who wrote two books on psychoactives and entheogens.
D.M. Turner (born Joseph Vivian; 5 October 1962 - 31 December 1996) was an author, psychedelic researcher and psychonaut who wrote two books on psychoactives and entheogens.
Dale Pendell
Dale Pendell is a contemporary author who combines science and poetry in his explications of the relationship between psychoactive compounds and human beings.
Dale Pendell is a contemporary author who combines science and poetry in his explications of the relationship between psychoactive compounds and human beings.
Daniel Pinchbeck
Daniel Pinchbeck (born June 15, 1966) is an author living in New York’s East Village, where he is editorial director of Reality Sandwich, a blog website centered around New Age philosophy and ac...
Daniel Pinchbeck (born June 15, 1966) is an author living in New York’s East Village, where he is editorial director of Reality Sandwich, a blog website centered around New Age philosophy and ac...
David E. Nichols
David E. Nichols (born December 23, 1944) is an American pharmacologist and medicinal chemist.
David E. Nichols (born December 23, 1944) is an American pharmacologist and medicinal chemist.
Dennis McKenna
Dennis Jon McKenna (born December 17, 1950) is an American ethnopharmacologist, author and brother to well-known psychedelics proponent Terence McKenna.
Dennis Jon McKenna (born December 17, 1950) is an American ethnopharmacologist, author and brother to well-known psychedelics proponent Terence McKenna.
Don Barry Mason
Don 'Barry' Mason (1950–2006) was the founder of the Psychedelic Shamanistic Institute (PSI), a networking organisation that encouraged ethnobotany and scientific research into cannabis and othe...
Don 'Barry' Mason (1950–2006) was the founder of the Psychedelic Shamanistic Institute (PSI), a networking organisation that encouraged ethnobotany and scientific research into cannabis and othe...
Giorgio Samorini
Giorgio Samorini (born in 1957, in Bologna, Italy) is an ethnobotanist and psychedelics researcher.
Giorgio Samorini (born in 1957, in Bologna, Italy) is an ethnobotanist and psychedelics researcher.
Homestead Book Company
New article name is Homestead Book Company The Homestead Book Company is one of the world's oldest counter-cultural book distributors.
New article name is Homestead Book Company The Homestead Book Company is one of the world's oldest counter-cultural book distributors.
Howard Lotsof
Howard Lotsof (March 1, 1943 — January 31, 2010) was an American scientific researcher and patent holder.
Howard Lotsof (March 1, 1943 — January 31, 2010) was an American scientific researcher and patent holder.
Humphry Osmond
Humphry Fortescue Osmond (1 July 1917 - 6 February 2004) was a British psychiatrist known for inventing the word psychedelic and for his research on psychedelic drugs.
Humphry Fortescue Osmond (1 July 1917 - 6 February 2004) was a British psychiatrist known for inventing the word psychedelic and for his research on psychedelic drugs.
Jeremy Narby
Jeremy Narby is an anthropologist and writer.
Jeremy Narby is an anthropologist and writer.
John C. Lilly
John Cunningham Lilly was an American physician, neuroscientist, psychoanalyst, psychonaut, philosopher and writer.
John Cunningham Lilly was an American physician, neuroscientist, psychoanalyst, psychonaut, philosopher and writer.
Jonathan Ott
Jonathan Ott is an ethnobotanist, writer, translator, publisher, chicken wing eating champion, body builder, natural products chemist and botanical researcher in the area of entheogens and their...
Jonathan Ott is an ethnobotanist, writer, translator, publisher, chicken wing eating champion, body builder, natural products chemist and botanical researcher in the area of entheogens and their...
Leo Zeff
Dr. Leo Zeff was an American psychologist and psychotherapist in Oakland, California who pioneered the use of ecstasy (MDMA) and other psychoactive drugs in psychotherapy in the 1970s.
Dr. Leo Zeff was an American psychologist and psychotherapist in Oakland, California who pioneered the use of ecstasy (MDMA) and other psychoactive drugs in psychotherapy in the 1970s.
Louis Lewin
Louis Lewin was a German pharmacologist.
Louis Lewin was a German pharmacologist.
Luis Eduardo Luna
Luis Eduardo Luna, anthropologist and noted ayahuasca researcher.
Luis Eduardo Luna, anthropologist and noted ayahuasca researcher.
Marcia Moore
Marcia Moore was an American astrologer and yoga teacher brought to national attention through Yoga, Youth, and Reincarnation by Jess Stearn in 1965.
Marcia Moore was an American astrologer and yoga teacher brought to national attention through Yoga, Youth, and Reincarnation by Jess Stearn in 1965.
Myron Stolaroff
Myron J. Stolaroff (born August 20, 1920) is an author and researcher who is best known for his studies involving psychedelic psychotherapy.
Myron J. Stolaroff (born August 20, 1920) is an author and researcher who is best known for his studies involving psychedelic psychotherapy.
Nicholas Sand
Nick Sand is a cult figure in the psychedelic community for his work as a clandestine chemist from 1966-1996 for the Brotherhood of Eternal Love.
Nick Sand is a cult figure in the psychedelic community for his work as a clandestine chemist from 1966-1996 for the Brotherhood of Eternal Love.
Oscar Janiger
Oscar Janiger (February 8, 1918 – August 14, 2001) was a University of California Irvine Psychiatrist who was best known for his LSD research, which lasted from 1954 to 1962.
Oscar Janiger (February 8, 1918 – August 14, 2001) was a University of California Irvine Psychiatrist who was best known for his LSD research, which lasted from 1954 to 1962.
Patrick K. Kroupa
Patrick Karel Kroupa (also known as Lord Digital, born January 20, 1969) is an American writer, hacker and activist.
Patrick Karel Kroupa (also known as Lord Digital, born January 20, 1969) is an American writer, hacker and activist.
Patrick Lundborg
Patrick Lundborg (born 1967) is a writer on pop culture and author of the book The Acid Archives.
Patrick Lundborg (born 1967) is a writer on pop culture and author of the book The Acid Archives.
Paul Devereux
Paul Devereux (born 1945) is an author, researcher, lecturer, broadcaster, artist and photographer based in the Cotswolds, England.
Paul Devereux (born 1945) is an author, researcher, lecturer, broadcaster, artist and photographer based in the Cotswolds, England.
Paul Stamets
Paul E. Stamets is an American mycologist, author, and advocate of bioremediation and medicinal mushrooms.
Paul E. Stamets is an American mycologist, author, and advocate of bioremediation and medicinal mushrooms.
Peter Stafford
Peter Stafford (April 11, 1939 – July 20, 2007) was an American writer and author of the Psychedelics Encyclopedia (ISBN 0-914171-51-8).
Peter Stafford (April 11, 1939 – July 20, 2007) was an American writer and author of the Psychedelics Encyclopedia (ISBN 0-914171-51-8).
R. Gordon Wasson
Robert Gordon Wasson (September 22, 1898 – December 23, 1986) was an author, ethnomycologist, and vice president of J.P. Morgan & Co. In the course of independent research, he made contrib...
Robert Gordon Wasson (September 22, 1898 – December 23, 1986) was an author, ethnomycologist, and vice president of J.P. Morgan & Co. In the course of independent research, he made contrib...
Ralph Metzner
Ralph Metzner Ph.D. (born May 18, 1936 in Germany), is an American psychologist, writer and researcher, who participated in psychedelic research at Harvard University in the early 1960s with Tim...
Ralph Metzner Ph.D. (born May 18, 1936 in Germany), is an American psychologist, writer and researcher, who participated in psychedelic research at Harvard University in the early 1960s with Tim...
Ram Dass
Ram Dass is an American contemporary spiritual teacher and the author of the seminal 1971 book Be Here Now.
Ram Dass is an American contemporary spiritual teacher and the author of the seminal 1971 book Be Here Now.
Richard Evans Schultes
Richard Evans Schultes (SHULL-tees) (January 12, 1915 – April 10, 2001) may be considered the father of modern ethnobotany, for his studies of indigenous peoples' (especially the indig...
Richard Evans Schultes (SHULL-tees) (January 12, 1915 – April 10, 2001) may be considered the father of modern ethnobotany, for his studies of indigenous peoples' (especially the indig...
Rick Doblin
Rick Doblin (born November 30, 1953) is the president and founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).
Rick Doblin (born November 30, 1953) is the president and founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).
Rick Strassman
Dr. Rick Strassman (born February 8, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, United States ) is a medical doctor specialized in psychiatry with a fellowship in clinical psychopharmacology research.
Dr. Rick Strassman (born February 8, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, United States ) is a medical doctor specialized in psychiatry with a fellowship in clinical psychopharmacology research.
Robert S de Ropp
Robert Sylvester de Ropp was a biochemist and a researcher and academic in that field.
Robert Sylvester de Ropp was a biochemist and a researcher and academic in that field.
Sidney Gottlieb
Sidney Gottlieb was an American chemist probably best-known for his involvement with the Central Intelligence Agency's mind control program MKULTRA.
Sidney Gottlieb was an American chemist probably best-known for his involvement with the Central Intelligence Agency's mind control program MKULTRA.
Stanislav Grof
Stanislav Grof is a psychiatrist, one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology and a pioneering researcher into the use of non-ordinary states of consciousness for purposes of ex...
Stanislav Grof is a psychiatrist, one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology and a pioneering researcher into the use of non-ordinary states of consciousness for purposes of ex...
Terence McKenna
Terence Kemp McKenna was an American philosopher, psychonaut, researcher, teacher, lecturer and writer on many subjects, such as human consciousness, language, psychedelic drugs, the evolution o...
Terence Kemp McKenna was an American philosopher, psychonaut, researcher, teacher, lecturer and writer on many subjects, such as human consciousness, language, psychedelic drugs, the evolution o...
Timothy Leary
Timothy Francis Leary (October 22, 1920 – May 31, 1996) was a highly influential American psychologist and writer, known in later life for advocating advanced research into the therapeutic...
Timothy Francis Leary (October 22, 1920 – May 31, 1996) was a highly influential American psychologist and writer, known in later life for advocating advanced research into the therapeutic...
Timothy Plowman
Timothy Plowman was an ethnobotanist best known for his intensive work over the course of 15 years on the genus Erythroxylum in general, and the cultivated coca species in particular.
Timothy Plowman was an ethnobotanist best known for his intensive work over the course of 15 years on the genus Erythroxylum in general, and the cultivated coca species in particular.
Uncle Fester (author)
Uncle Fester is the nom de plume of Steve Preisler, author of such controversial books as Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacture, and Silent Death.
Uncle Fester is the nom de plume of Steve Preisler, author of such controversial books as Secrets of Methamphetamine Manufacture, and Silent Death.
Weston La Barre
Raoul Weston La Barre (13 December 1911–March 1996) was an American anthropologist, best known for his work in ethnobotany, particularly with regard to Native-American religion, and for hi...
Raoul Weston La Barre (13 December 1911–March 1996) was an American anthropologist, best known for his work in ethnobotany, particularly with regard to Native-American religion, and for hi...
William James
William James was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher who was trained as a physician.
William James was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher who was trained as a physician.