I was recently interviewed by Sam Stern with Voices of Esalen for his podcast The Psychedelic Moment. We chatted about the global ayahuasca, the ayahuasca economy, and spiritual tourism (among other things).
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Emergency Disaster Relief for Flooding in Paoyhan
The Shipibo-Konibo Native Community of Paoyhan in Ucayali, Peru has flooded severely over the last couple weeks. Combined with the second wave of COVID-19 in the region, the community is now in a state of emergency.
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End of 2020 Annual Mixtape
It’s been two years since I last sent out an annual music mix, but it’s finally it’s here – my tenth mixtape (in 12 years)!
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I Graduated!
I finally finished my dissertation and completed my PhD! My degree is in the department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management (ESPM) at UC Berkeley.
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COVID-Relief Fundraising
I’m feeling deeply saddened about the devastating effects of the pandemic on the Shipibo communities I work with in Peru. I am currently fundraising for two Shipibo community groups for COVID-relief on GoFundMe.
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2018 Annual Mixtape
The end of 2018 mixtape is out! Please enjoy.
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2017 Annual Mixtape
Annual mixtape hot off the laptop -please listen and enjoy!
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Reflections on Home
In Greek, the word for home is oikos, which is where we derive modern words like ecology, the study of home. Place-based spirituality considers the importance of home on identity formation and the notion of the sacred. In contrast, it is a decidedly paternalistic tendency in modern western societies to try to abstract ourselves, our ideas, and our end goals from their situated context, or home – in favor of ascendance, objectivity, and separation from the material plane.
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Laura Dev 