Thomas Hatsis - The Science of Psychedelic History

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The Science of Psychedelic History.

As psychedelia hits the mainstream, ideas about its global history are addressed more and more by "influencers" instead of experts. As a result, erroneous ideas about the past have become so embedded in society that believing the lie becomes easier than believing the truth. If we care about truth as a cultural psychedelic more, what can we do to guard ourselves against it?"The Science of Psychedelic History" will outline the criteria that historians use to separate fact from fiction as best as possible.

These historical criteria are applicable not only to psychedelic history, but can also be used as a lens to gauge the validity of all contemporary social claims in a world drowned in fake news.After discussing some of the more lighthearted (albeit erroneous) issues in psychedelic history, I will then turn my attention to some of the more serious key issues in current psychedelic culture. For example, the racist origins of the war on drugs and how that affects the psychedelic Renaissance today; and the way contemporary Western peoples whitewash indigenous cultures' historic psychedelic use and perpetuate harmful stereotypes like the "noble savage" (among others).

BIOGRAPHY
Thomas Hatsis is a public speaker and author in the field of psychedelic history with four books to his credit: "The Witches' Ointment" (2015), "Psychedelic Mystery Traditions" (2018), "Microdosing Magic" (2018), and "LSD The Wonder Child" (2021). He has articles published in both PsyPress UK and the Journal of Psychedelic Studies and has appeared on the GaiamTV shows "Beyond Belief with George Noory," "Psychedelica" and "Open Minds with Regina Meredith," and in the cannabis documentary "Kaneh Movie" (2019).

With co-founder Eden Woodruff, he runs the Psanctum Psychedelic Education Center and curates the Psanctum Psychedelic Library. As recently as Nov. 2022, Psanctum was entrusted with the task of digitizing and preserving materials from the last thirty three boxes of the Timothy Leary archive still in private collection. Through our shop, Psanctum Thrift (a quality secondhand and vintage thrift store), Woodruff and Hatsis raise money to assist those who desire psychedelic therapy but for whom cost is a barrier. They also run the weekly Psanctum Open Mic, the largest open mic in Portland, OR, and host the Psanctum Psychedelic Speaker Series and The Gaian Mind Psychedelic Conference.