“There is still more – much more – to be discovered. I hope that the quest represented in this symposium – The Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs – will be carried on by a new generation, who one day will report their discoveries to the world at regular future held ESPD gatherings.”
Pre-Release Screening of short documentary “BioGnosis, Bridges to Ancestral Wisdom” & Presentation.
“This pilot documentary brings awareness to the critical need for humans to live in greater symbiosis with the natural world, and showcases a project to digitize 160K Amazonian plant specimens in the collection of the Herbarium Amazonense at UNAP, Peru.”
Transcript Abstract
The McKenna Academy will be releasing its premier short documentary film at ESPD55, “BioGnosis: Bridges to Ancestral Wisdom.” This pilot documentary brings awareness to the critical need for humans to live in greater symbiosis with the natural world, and showcases a project to digitize 160K Amazonian plant specimens in the collection of the Herbarium Amazonense at UNAP, Peru. Dennis will give a talk on his and others’ involvement in the preservation of this treasure trove of indigenous plant knowledge.
