Palenque Norte lecture

Palenque Norte is a Burning Man theme camp and lecture series inspired by the talks given by entheogen researcher Terence McKenna at the Palenque Entheobotany Seminars in January 1999. The camp provides space for discussions about entheobotany and entheogenic compounds. Lecturers are given on topics similar to those that were presented around the pool at the Hotel Chan-Kah Ruinas, where the original Palenque talks were held.

Palenque Norte was created in 2003 by Lorenzo Hagerty (host of the popular Psychedelic Salon podcast) and his wife Marycie. Audio content from past Palenque Norte lectures was recorded and can be accessed at the Psychedelic Salon website. Palenque Norte was held five years consecutively at the Burning Man festival. Then, after taking a five-year hiatus from the playa, the lecture series returned in 2012.

From 2003 through 2007, Palenque Norte produced lectures by pioneering psychedelic explorers Sasha and Ann Shulgin; authors Erik Davis, Jon Hanna, and Daniel Pinchbeck; visionary artists Alex Grey, Allyson Grey, Roberto Venosa, and Martina Hoffmann; origins of life researcher Dr. Bruce Damer; clinical researcher Alicia Danforth; Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies president Rick Doblin; MDMA researchers Michael and Annie Mithoefer, and many others.

With guidance from the original founder, a team led by Christopher Pezza orchestrated the return of Palenque Norte to Burning Man in 2012. The new organizers have expressed that they plan to create other Palenque Norte events beginning in 2013, which will mark the first time Palenque Norte will host events outside of the Burning Man festival.

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