Archaeologists in Taiwan unearthed a snake-shaped artifact likely used in ancient religious rituals. The serpentine object, which dates back some 4,000 years, was discovered last year in Taoyuan City, ...

Throughout the course of human history, cultures around the world have used all manner of substances derived from plants to induce hallucinations and altered states of consciousness. But while we have ...

Shaman Ngema Maile Lama makes her away around the room clearing and offering protection to those present during a Chinta ceremony at Elevate Ascension, 1407 Massachusetts St. Maile, a shaman who ...

Travel writer Kathryn Romeyn, and energy medicine expert Jill Blakeway, DACM, discuss how a unification ceremony can deepen your sense of self-love and worth. “Don’t tell our parents—they’ll think you ...

A centuries-old ritual from the Amazon region is finding its way to a growing number of Americans, who are giving Ayahuasca, a powerful psychotropic plant, a try in their quest for spiritual ...

It is the day before the ceremony and forty people from different parts of the world will converge in Copenhagen to experience a shamanic ceremony facilitated by 46-year-old Helena Soholm, a Korean ...

Shamanism, derived from the Tungusic word, saman (“one who knows”), dates back to Paleolithic cultures, evidenced by ancient cave art and healing artifacts uncovered across the globe. But the precise ...

A barman was found “beaten” to death in Venice after taking part in an Ayahuasca ceremony in a deconsecrated abbey. Alex Marangon was likely murdered while attending the shamanic ritual before his ...

This is the second installment of interviews with speakers from the 3rd Annual AltSex NYC Conference, which was held on Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Jerry Orbach Theater in Manhattan. Source: James ...

As we continued our trek, the sun had begun to set, and by the time we saw a small house emerging amidst the wild ferns, the ...