Fahim's reputation precedes him as a breeder and collector of some of the worlds' most prized San Pedro.

Halcyon is an ecologist and plant explorer curious in breeding San Pedro with medicinal and disease resistant qualities, as well as fragrant flowers and delicious fruits. Halcyon is the co-author of Coke Bottle Tek: A terrarium technique and the Damascus garden catalogue. Amongst growers Halcyon is well known for propagation of the infamous Trichocereus macrogonus ‘Halcyon Beast.’

Huan shares his positive view of psychedelic tourism and stories from his own entheogenic path, ranging from snorting yopo seeds while looking for cactus at the Chavin archaelogical site, to curious strategies for drying fruits and seeds on the go.

Carlos advocates for listing Trichocereus peruvianus in appendix 1 of CITES, in the hopes of protecting this species from wild harvesting for the production and export of San Pedro powder as a source of mescaline.

Liam has a curious chat with the classic psychedelic character and Shaman Australis member, Tony. From microdosing cactus flower tinctures, to psychedelic McDonalds, to a bigfoot sighting that smelled like DMT. Interesting, practical and a healthy dose of weird.

A curious chat with the classic psychedelic character and Shaman Australis member, Tony. From microdosing cactus flower tinctures, to psychedelic McDonalds, to a bigfoot sighting that smelled like DMT. Interesting, practical and a healthy dose of weird.

A conversation with master grafter, tea brewer and T. terscheckii connoisseur Fahim. We cover San Pedro recipes and folk phamarmacology, Australian clones, cacti grafting and breeding.

The elusive author and psychonaut Snu Voogelbreinder takes us on a journey through the Australian plantscape. We give special emphasis to two of Snu’s favourite organisms, cacti and Acacia.

Dr Liam Engel interviews ethnobotanist and neuroscientist, Dr Anya Ermakova. They discuss Anya’s fieldwork with Peyote, sustainability, harm reduction and implications of the psychedelic renaissance for mescaline-containing cactus. Links The San Pedro Appreciation Guide The Mescaline Garden Entheogenesis Australis (EGA) Cactus Conservation Institute Coryphantha macromeris Pelecyphora aselliformis Ermakova, A., Trout, K., Terry, M. K., Whiting, C. V., Clubbe, C., & Fowler, N. (2021)....