Dale Pendell
Encyclopedia
Dale Pendell is a contemporary author who combines science
and poetry
in his explications of the relationship between psychoactive compounds
and human beings. A long time student of ethnobotany
, Pendell discusses historical and cultural uses of "power plants" in his works. He reads and distills the literature of pharmacology and neuroscience, of ethnobotany and anthropology, of mythology and political economics as they intersect with the direct experience of human psychoactive use.
His publications include the Pharmako Trilogy: Pharmako/Poeia (1994), Pharmako/Dynamis (2002), and Pharmako/Gnosis (2005), all published by Mercury House
. He covers all the major categories of psychoactives and details the use, the pharmacology, the chemistry, the political and social historical implications and effects of the use of psychoactives.
He is also well regarded as a myth critic. Certain of his works contained detailed scholarship on the origins of cultural myths.
Dale Pendell is highly regarded for his expertise on psychoactive plants and drugs and as a writer and poet; one of his works is used as a textbook for a course in the University of California, Berkeley
's Molecular and Cell Biology
department.
Pendell has also delved into politics, introducing the concept of "Horizon anarchism" at his Burning Man
2006 Palenque Norte lecture. http://www.matrixmasters.net/blogs/?p=115
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
in his explications of the relationship between psychoactive compounds
Psychoactive drug
A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, or psychotropic is a chemical substance that crosses the blood–brain barrier and acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it affects brain function, resulting in changes in perception, mood, consciousness, cognition, and behavior...
and human beings. A long time student of ethnobotany
Ethnobotany
Ethnobotany is the scientific study of the relationships that exist between people and plants....
, Pendell discusses historical and cultural uses of "power plants" in his works. He reads and distills the literature of pharmacology and neuroscience, of ethnobotany and anthropology, of mythology and political economics as they intersect with the direct experience of human psychoactive use.
His publications include the Pharmako Trilogy: Pharmako/Poeia (1994), Pharmako/Dynamis (2002), and Pharmako/Gnosis (2005), all published by Mercury House
Mercury House (publishers)
Mercury House, a project of Words Given Wings Literary Arts Project, a 501 nonprofit corporation, is an independent trade book publishing company, based in San Francisco, California. The press is distributed by Perseus Books Group and Small Press Distribution.The press has published over 130 titles...
. He covers all the major categories of psychoactives and details the use, the pharmacology, the chemistry, the political and social historical implications and effects of the use of psychoactives.
He is also well regarded as a myth critic. Certain of his works contained detailed scholarship on the origins of cultural myths.
Dale Pendell is highly regarded for his expertise on psychoactive plants and drugs and as a writer and poet; one of his works is used as a textbook for a course in the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
's Molecular and Cell Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
department.
Pendell has also delved into politics, introducing the concept of "Horizon anarchism" at his Burning Man
Burning Man
Burning Man is a week-long annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, in the United States. The event starts on the Monday before the American Labor Day holiday, and ends on the holiday itself. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy on Saturday evening...
2006 Palenque Norte lecture. http://www.matrixmasters.net/blogs/?p=115
External links
- Official site & blog
- Erowid's Dale Pendell vault
- Erowid review of Pharmako/Gnosis
- http://www.matrixmasters.net/blogs/?p=115 (includes audio link)
- 'Magical Practice', a discussion with Dale at the World Psychedelic Forum, Basel, 2008 (MP3 available)
- Dreamflesh.com review of Pharmako/Poeia
- Audio recordings of Dale Pendell discussing his favorite plant allies can be found at Botanical Preservation Corps