Morgan Maher's blog

Iquitos has become a place of refuge, healing, and transformation. Now, after recent and unprecedented flooding, the city and the people need your help. Read more to learn the extent of the damage, and where to donate funds.

This is a path of uniting stories. An open source invitation into deeper relation with the many things that fuel, heal, and energize us; that which is alive all around us, co-creates with us. This a path of dissolving separation. A path of connectivity.

Come along for a big dose of lovingly prepared Visionary Nutrition. 

Guided by architect Michael Reynolds, 40 local Haitians aged four to 50 built an earthquake-proof, hurricane-resistant, ultra-sustainable building from waste materials in just four days.

Participate in a healing ceremony for the waters of Japan, hosted by Dr. Masaru Emoto this Thursday at 12pm in your time zone. 

In this interview we explore forest gardening, ecological herbalism, transition towns, permaculture, plants and place with ayurvedic live-food nutritionist, therapeutic and shamanic herbalist Walter “Shantree” Kacera. 

In the words of Dennis McKenna, Peter Gorman has "been way, way beyond the chrysanthemum on many a dark jungle night." Gorman's long awaited book Ayahuasca in My Blood: 25 Years of Medicine Dreaming tells the story of his long, deep relationship with ayahuasca. This book review, and an interview with the author, sets up camp to explore the edges of an astonishing journey.

Criminal charges against Taita Juan have been dropped, and arrangements are being made for his return to Colombia.

Indigenous Colombian healer Juan Agreda Chindoy was arrested for possession of his traditional medicine and is now facing up to 20 years in federal prison. Read more to see how you can help.

"It is time for First Nations people to stand up and declare solidarity, and take back the guardianship of this planet." This interview with Jyoti (Jeneane Prevatt, Ph.D.) tells the story of The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers, how they came to be, where they are now, and their plans for the future.

Steve Beyer is the author of Singing to the Plants: A Guide to Mestizo Shamanism in the Upper Amazon. In this interview we go a little deeper into the forest, exploring shamanism, ayahuasca, and the importance of building right relationship.

Legendary shaman, teacher and artist Don Pablo Amaringo died on the 16th of November, after a lengthy battle with illness.

In this interview, author, healer and psychologist Ross Heaven explores the magic and mystery of San Pedro, its relationship with ayahuasca, and the cross-cultural use of plants for healing.

Us Now is a new film exploring how trust, transparency, collaboration, sharing and participation are transforming our social and political lives.[Video]

Connecting good food with good people, Veggie Trader is a free resource that allows you to buy, sell, trade or share excess homegrown produce with your neighbors.

Add your voice to The Big Howl campaign and help stop the mass destruction of wolf populations.

A federal court finds that the U.S. Religious Freedom Restoration Act protects the Santo Daime's use of ayahuasca as part of its religious practices.

Permablitz is showering fallow lands with edible gardens, creating community networks and fast-tracking the suburbs toward sustainability.

In this recent TED Talk, Elizabeth Gilbert explores the notion that rather than a person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius available to us. [Video]

Help reverse Bush's "polluter-first" policies by sending a message to the Obama Adminstration, urging full fledged protection for Alaska's polar bears.

In a wonderful victory for the planet, a federal court order blocked the Bush Administration from auctioning Utah's Redrock wilderness to oil and gas companies.

Jeff Warren explores conscious- ness and the fascinating sonic world of whales in the CBC podcast, "Ocean Mind."

Green For All's Van Jones discusses how greening the bailout can turn the financial breakdown into an economic breakthrough.

A giant black hole at the center of a distant galaxy resembles a beating heart.

Dive deep into magick, hidden history, the paranormal, and esoteric science with The Daily Grail's Darklore Volume 2.