Editorial standards

Mission & independence

We help people understand, decide on, prepare for, choose, and integrate an Ayahuasca experience, safely, honestly, and without commercial bias. We are reader-supported. We take no money from retreats in any form, and listing or coverage is never influenced by payment. Any non-retreat sponsorship is clearly labelled and never dictates editorial content.

Voice

Neutral, warm, factual, a serious publication that a newcomer finds calm and a researcher finds credible. We are not devotional in our main editorial voice, and we are not sensational. We respect the traditions and the people who hold them, and we describe multiple perspectives fairly rather than advocating one cosmology. A clearly-signposted devotional section may exist separately; it does not set the tone for safety, health, or directory content.

Accuracy & sourcing

• Health, safety, pharmacology, legal, and research claims are cited to credible sources , peer-reviewed literature, recognised institutions, and primary legal sources. We link them.
• We distinguish what is well-evidenced, what is preliminary, and what is traditional knowledge or anecdote, and we say which is which.
• We do not overstate benefits or understate risks, and we never invent citations.

Health & safety guardrails

• Content is educational, not medical advice; health pages carry a medical disclaimer.
• We always cover contraindications honestly. Any interactive tool gives educational flags only, never a “you’re cleared to participate” verdict.
• We never publish preparation recipes, sourcing information, or self-administration dosing. We are harm-reduction, not facilitation.
• We handle mental-health and crisis content with care and signpost real support.

Expertise

Articles carry a named author with a bio. Health and safety articles also carry a named medical or expert reviewer where possible. We disclose relevant qualifications and any conflicts of interest, and we seek review from appropriate experts, clinical, ethnobotanical, legal, and indigenous, for content in their domain.

Cultural respect

We foreground indigenous voices and acknowledge the origins of the medicine and its traditions. We cover the ethics of access, reciprocity, and commercialisation honestly, including critiques, and we avoid flattening distinct traditions into one “Ayahuasca culture”.

Corrections & updates

We correct errors promptly and visibly; material corrections are dated on the article. Health, safety, legal, and research content is reviewed at least annually and carries a “last updated” stamp. See our corrections policy.

Transparency

We publish an annual transparency report: how we’re funded and what we spent, plus directory activity, listings added, rejected (with common reasons), takedowns, and corrections.

Use of AI

AI tools may assist drafting or research, but a named human author and editor is responsible for every published piece, its accuracy, and its sourcing. AI does not get a byline and does not replace expert review on health, legal, or safety content.