Psychedelic Orgs & Resources
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As a psychedelic facilitator, I get a lot of requests for resources in the field, so here’s a compilation of orgs and resources I recommend checking out:
Mission: “We integrate ancestral Sacred Earth Medicine wisdom into the modern journeyers’ experience to reduce harm and expand consciousness. We believe that Sacred Earth Medicine is key in liberating all oppressed peoples. We facilitate online and in-person opportunities for learning that support radical self-transformation in the name of collective liberation.”
Mission: “We provide public education and cultural understanding about psychedelic plant medicines and promote a bridge between the ceremonial use of sacred plants and psychedelic science.”
Mission & Purpose: “To decriminalize entheogenic plants, restore our root connection to nature, and improve human health and well-being. To improve human health and well-being by decriminalizing and expanding access to entheogenic plants and fungi through political and community organizing, education and advocacy.”
- Instagram and Twitter
- Donate
- Decriminalize Nature’s Oakland Community Healing Initiative
- Local Chapters: Michigan, Philadelphia, Wisconsin, Oregon, Canada, Humboldt, Boulder, SoCal, Colorado, Florida, Ann Arbor, Santa Cruz, Portland, Virginia, Charlotte, San Francisco, West Sacramento…& many more!
Mission excerpt: “The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is the leading organization in the U.S. promoting alternatives to the war on drugs. We envision a just society in which the use and regulation of drugs are grounded in science, compassion, health, and human rights; in which people are no longer punished for what they put into their own bodies; and in which the fears, prejudices, and punitive prohibitions of today are no more.”
Mission: “Increase public awareness and access to psychedelic education and opportunities. Remove the barriers of stigma, cost, and lack of information through education, outreach, coalition building, and affordable, culturally relevant training and services.”
Mission: “Our mission is to help people minimize the risks and fulfill the potential of their psychedelic experiences in ways such as providing compassionate, accessible, and culturally responsive peer support, educating the public, and furthering psychedelic research, while embracing practices that increase equity, power sharing, and belonging within the psychedelic movement.”
- Instagram and Twitter
- Written resources
- Community resources
- Peer support line, call +1 623–473–7433 (62-FIRESIDE)
- Donate
Mission: “ICEERS (The International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service) is dedicated to transforming society’s relationship with psychoactive plants. We do so by engaging with some of the fundamental issues resulting from the globalization of ayahuasca, iboga, and other ethnobotanicals.”
Not an organization, Kilindi is an ancestor who gave us tremendous knowledge in the psychedelic field, particularly as it relates to psilocybin mushrooms. I highly recommend watching his videos here.
About: “We are an educational resource and research hub that centers psychedelics , autism , neuroscience and mental health. Our 501c3 non-profit is called P.R.I.D.E. Inc (Psychedelic Research Integrating the Diaspora Experience): Psychedelic research focusing on the oral histories of trans and non binary autistic melanated people, who regularly use psilocybin to improve their quality of life.
- Events (including integration circles)
- Join the Mailing List
About: “Oakland Hyphae is a socially responsible, Black-owned grassroots business, who’s goal is to educate and provide dependable, high quality resources and information for plant medicine cultivators and enthusiasts. Locally owned and operated in Oakland,California, we strive to create pathways that make the plant medicine accessible to members of our community.”
About: The People of Color Psychedelic Collective (POCPC) is a body of members dedicated to psychedelic healing and education based in the United States. We nurture leaders to work in our communities to undo the harms caused by the war on drugs and oppressive systems of injustice.
Mission: “We are working for the healing and liberation for Black, Indigenous and people of color (BI&POC), 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and all who are oppressed by structural inequality. Through the mind-manifesting aspects of psychedelics, we aim to root out the falsehood of supremacy in ourselves, in our relationships and in our communities; heal from the effects of intersecting systems of oppression; and empower ourselves and others in transforming culture.”
Recommended Books
Not every one of these books explicitly cover psychedelics but each explores topics deeply relevant psychedelic journeying
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van der Kolk
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Drug Use for Grown Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear by Carl L. Hart
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown
Hunger by Roxane Gay
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate
Manual of Psychedelic Support by MAPS
Maria Sabina: Selections by Maria Sabina
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown
The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys by James Fadiman
Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals by Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Yoke: My Yoga of Self Acceptance by Jessamyn Stanley
