Complete Psilocybin and Psychedelics Directory

These communities and meetup groups vary in age, size, financial stability, activity level, web presence, and leadership ability. Each reflects its founders' or current leaders' energies, philosophies, and organizational skills. You can get involved in existing organizations or consider starting your own. We list organizations by state; some organizations offer online events and can serve an international crowd.
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Last major update: March 2025

Please note: many of these groups are not places to seek, encourage, or participate in procuring controlled substances. Do not bring, buy, sell, or transfer any illegal substances or swap information on how to do so.

‍Autistic Psychedelic Community
Tam Integration
Graduate Student Association for Psychedelic Studies
Shefa Jewish Psychedelic Support
Jewish Entheogenic Society
Psychedelic Club
Intercollegiate Psychedelics Network
Association of Entheogenic Practitioners
North American Mycological Association
Psychedelic Access Fund
Asian Psychedelic Collective
Blacks in Psychedelics
Psoiree
Moms on Mushrooms
American Psychedelic Society
Global Psychedelic Society
Psychedelic Bar Association
Sacred Plant Alliance
Chacruna Institute
People of Color Psychedelic Collective
Plant Parenthood
Ligare - a Christian Psychedelic Society
‍Psychedelic Guide Network

Alabama
Psychedelic Discussion & Integration Group (Birmingham)‍
Huntsville Psychedelic Society

Alaska
Alaska Psychedelic Society Gated Community

Arizona
Arizona Psychedelic Society
‍Tucson Psychedelic Society
‍Phoenix Psychedelic Society ‍
Psychedelic Club of Phoenix
Phoenix Ayahuasca Meetup Group
Phoenix Women in Psychedelics
Southwest Psychedelic Society ‍

Arkansas
NWA Psychedelic Society‍‍

Northern California
‍Psychedelic Science at Berkeley ‍
‍San Francisco Psychedelic Society
Berkeley Alembic
Psychedelic and Entheogen Academic Council
‍Psychedelic Club of San Mateo
‍Santa Cruz Psychedelic Society
‍Silicon Valley Psychedelic Society
MycoRising
Humbolt Psychedelic Commons
Bay Area Mycological Society
Haight Street Shroom Shop
Stanford Psychedelic Science Group
Mycelial Mass Mushroom Meetup
San Francisco Psychedelic Healing and Spiritual Community
Sacramento Psychedelic Society
Sacred Psychedelic Gatherings in Napa County
Bay Area Asian Psychedelic Society
The Integral Psychedelic Community (Signal Chat)
Tahoe Psychedelic Society

Southern California
‍‍Santa Barbara Psychedelic Integration Circle ‍
LAMPS: Los Angeles Medicinal Plant Society
InnerSpace Integration
‍Psychedelic Society of Los Angeles (PSOLA)
‍PsychedeLiA Integration
Aware Project: Rethinking Psychedelics ‍
Aware Project: San Diego Psychedelic Society
Aware Project: Los Angeles Psychedelic Society - Meetup‍
Los Angeles Psychedelic Healing and Spirituality Community
Cosmic Glue
‍‍Psychedelic Integration and Information Circle
Palm Springs Psychedelic Integration Community
Riverside Psychedelic Integration Meetup
San Diego Psychedelic Healing and Spirituality Community
Department of Consciousness
Village of Mothers
Palm Springs Psychedelic Society
Queer Psychedelic Society
District216
Psychedelic Institute of Los Angeles

Colorado
‍The Nowak Society
‍Psychedelic Club of Denver
Denver Mushroom Cooperative
Colorado Psychedelic Community ‍
Naropa Alliance for Psychedelic Studies‍
Denver Psychedelic Healing and Spirituality Community
Psychedelic Book Club
Colorado Psychedelic Society
‍Soul Surgeon MD
Plant Magic Collective
Aspen Psychedelic Resource Center
Psychedelic Club of Boulder
Psychedelic Club of Summit County
‍Mycoalition
Psychedelic Club of Durango
BIPOC Psychedelic

Connecticut
Elm City Psychedelic Society

Washington DC
D.C. Psychedelic Society
‍DC Psychedelic Integration Circle
‍‍Temple Mother Earth

‍‍‍Florida
South Florida Psychedelic Society
Orlando Psychedelic Society
Psychedelics and Limitless Personal Growth: Microdosing Miami
Tampa Bay Psychedelic Community
Psychedelic Club of Florida
Tampa Bay Psychedelic, Inc

Georgia
PsyAtlanta
The Psychedelic Culture
Entheo Temple - Atlanta Psychedelic Mushroom Church
Temple of Umi

‍Hawaii
Hawaii Island Psychedelic Society

Idaho
Idaho Psychedelic Society

Illinois
Chicago Psychedelic Community
Sana Healing Collective
‍Psychedelics and Limitless Personal Growth ‍
‍Illinois Psychedelic Society ‍

Indiana
The Psychedelic Society of Southern Indiana & Western Kentucky
Indiana Psychedelic Society

Kansas
Lawrence Psychedelic Society
Psychedelic Veterans of Kansas

Louisiana
Psychedelic Society NOLA

Maine
Psychedelics for Maine Veterans

Maryland
Baltimore Psychedelic Society
Montgomery County Psychedelic Society
Conscious Cannabis Community of Maryland
The MoCo Psychedelic Society

Massachusetts
Boston Entheogenic Network (BEN)
Harvard Undergraduate Science of Psychedelics Club
Psychedelic Integration of Boston
New England Psychedelic Society
Boston Psychedelic Research Group
Safer Psychedelics Association of New England
Berkshire Psychedelic Community

Michigan
‍Detroit Entheogen Circle
Michigan Psychedelic Society
Grand Rapids Psychedelic Society

Minnesota
Psychedelic Society of Minnesota
Psychedelic Neuroscience
Psychedelic Healing Collaborative
Big Psych

Missouri
Psychedelic Society of St. Louis
Psychedelic STL
Psychedelic Club of Joplin
Kansas City Psychedelic Integration Circle
Psychedelic Society of Kansas City
Psychedelic Society of the Ozarks

Nevada
‍Sierra Psychedelic Society
Las Vegas Psychedelic Society

New Jersey
Princeton Science of Psychedelics Club
Jersey City Psychedelic Club
Rutgers Psychedelic Society

New Mexico
New Mexico Psychedelic Science Society
Santa Fe Psychedelic Society

New York
Brooklyn Psychedelic Society
‍Sacred Plants NYC
Psychedelic Sangha
Hudson Valley Psychedelic Society
The Psychedelic Sisterhood Psychedelic Society of Western NY
TC Interdisciplinary Psychedelic Society (TCIPS)
Psychedelic Assembly
Psychedelic Chess Club
Psychedelic Yoga
Mushroom Lovers, Growing, Art & Culture, Food & Psychedelics

North Carolina
Asheville Psychedelic Preparation and Integration
‍‍Psychedelic Society of Asheville
CAPS - Community Alliance for Psychedelics
Triangle Psychedelic Society

North Dakota
Fargo-Moorhead Psychedelic Society

Ohio
Entheogenic Society of Greater Dayton
Cleveland Psychedelic Science Group

Oregon
‍Portland Psychedelic Society
Psanctum
Entheogenesis: A Psychedelic Integration Community
‍Edelic Center For Ethnobotanical Services‍
‍Psilocybin Assisted Therapy Association Meetup Group
Central Oregon Psychedelic Society
‍Central Oregon Psychedelic Services
The Rhizome

Pennsylvania‍‍
‍Philadelphia Psychedelic Society
Psychedelic Club of Pittsburgh
Lehigh Valley Psychedelic Society
Lancaster Psychedelic Community
Central PA Psychedelic Society
Three Rivers Psychedelic Society

‍‍Puerto Rico
Colectivo Psicodélico de PR‍

Tennessee
Nashville Psychedelic Society

Texas
‍Dallas Psychedelic Society
Houston Psychedelic Society
‍Psychedelic Society of Texas
‍San Antonio Psychedelic Society
San Antonio Psychedelic Community
Entheogenic Medicine Circles. Sacred Plant Medicine. ATX
‍Psychedelics for Healing

Utah
Psychedelic Society of Utah

‍Vermont
Psychedelic Society of Vermont

Virginia
Psychedelic Society of Virginia
Fairfax Psychedelic Society

Washington
Seattle Psychedelic Society
Port Townsend Psychedelic Society
Seattle Mind Travelers
Sacred Heart Medicine Sanctuary Meetup
EntheoWisdom Northwest
Spokane Area Psychedelic Society (SAPS)
Vancouver/Portland Psychedelic Integration Community
Bellingham Psychedelic Society
Key Peninsula Psychedelic Society
Clallam County Psychedelic Society
Zome Seattle
Tacoma Psychedelic Society

Wisconsin
Madison Psychedelic Society
Milwaukee Psychedelic Society
‍N.E.W Sacred Plant Medicines (North East Wisconsin)

Organizations and individuals offer training programs for prospective psychedelic therapists, guides, facilitators, and journeyers seeking healing and support.

Tripsitters does not endorse any individual or organization listed. This list contains information that is openly available on the internet. Please do thorough research before choosing a program.

For Therapists, Guides, Facilitators

AAA Learning Institute - officially licensed by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and offers comprehensive training for individuals seeking to become skilled facilitators in the field of psilocybin therapy
Alef Trust -- various training, and degree and certificate programs in consciousness, transpersonal and spiritual psychology
Alien Insect -- youtube video series called Psychedelics and Brain Master Course
Psychedelic Guide Network -- consultations groups, peer support, and community for practitioners.
Atma Academy Canada -- Accredited Psychedelic-assisted Psychotherapy Training Programs for Mental Health Professionals
AWE -- hybrid three-year Psychedelic Therapy Training program offering MA and PhD tracks
‍‍Aya Healing Retreats -- Various online and in-person training programs and apprenticeships, such as Trauma-Informed Plant Medicine Training Program and Somatic Plant Medicine Integration Training
Being True to You -- Online Addiction Recovery and Psychedelic Integration Coaching Training
Blossom Psychedelic Courses -- directory of courses and training programs
Julie Barron - Blue Sage Health Consulting -- Psychedelic therapy training program for healthcare professionals
California Institute of Integral Studies -- Hybrid Residential and Online Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research Certificate Program (Boston or SF), 150 hours. Must have an advanced degree and licensure
Caminamos con CoRazón -- Experiential training programs in Sacred Medicines, Trip Sitting, Psychology and Transpersonal Therapy. Provides know-how and tools to provide a Potent, Amiable, Safe (PAS) psychedelic experience.
Canadian Psychedelic Assocation -- directory of courses and training programs
Ceiba Ibogaine -- 4-part recorded series about Gabonese culture and the spiritual practice of Bwiti to educate and inspire anyone with an interest in the use of iboga
Center for Optimal Living -- Live Online Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy Certificate Program, and Intensive Trainings, CE credits available
Chiron Learning Academy -- training programs in Toronto, Canada
‍Compass Pathways -- Online and clinical training for psilocybin therapy‍‍
EntheoNurse -- various educational programs such as Psychedelics in Psychiatry
Evolutionary Education -- live and online, trauma-informed training for helping professionals.
F.I.V.E - Globally recognized for advancing the field of 5-MeO-DMT with training programs that that provides knowledge, tools, and community support to confidently and safely guide 5-MeO-DMT experiences, ensuring the highest standard of care in the world.
Fluence -- various educational courses, workshops and certificates such as Postgraduate Certificate in Psychedelic Integration Therapy.
Forest Medicine Coaching -- various courses, workshops, and retreats, such as Medicinekeeper Immersion, based in Colorado
Gabor Mate -- various courses, events and training programs with emphasis on compassionate inquiry, and healing trauma and addiction
The Guiding Presence -- pre-recorded online course with teachings from various practitioners
The Holistic Psychedelic Nurse Collective -- creates psychedelic care learning opportunities rooted in a framework of holistic nursing including respect for nature, traditional practices, and spiritual care.
Innate Path -- 8-week Experiential, Cohort-based Psychedelic Training
Institute of Psychedelic Therapy -- upcoming two-year psychedelic assisted therapist training starting March 2022
Integrative Psychiatry Institute -- Year-Long Online Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Training with optional in-person ketamine experiential retreat
IFS (Internal Family Systems) -- online courses and in-person trainings
Inward Bound -- Online Introduction to Psychedelic Therapy Training Program
Ketamine Training Center -- in-person workshop program is designed for experienced professionals
MAPS Compilation of Institutions Offering Programs‍ -- list of courses, programs, and institutions that offer education in areas involving psychology, psychedelics, transpersonal studies, etc.
Maps of the Mind -- Facilitating Psychedelic Experiences is a 4-hour online workshop for enthusiastic beginners and those with experience looking to connect with like-minded others.
MBP Health -- customized 4 day (3 night) experiential trainings to journey and practice serving as a co-guide.
Microdose (Science of Psychedelics) -- accredited Professional Training in Psychedelic Medicine
Mind Foundation -- various offerings such as in-person training in Germany and Amsterdam, and recorded webinars and courses online
Mind Medicine Australia -- Certificate In Psychedelic-assisted Therapies (CPAT), 90-hours hybrid program
Naropa University -- The Naropa University Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies is a ten-month, 200-hour non-degree training program featuring a hybrid delivery of online and retreat-based learning launching in 2022
Nine Gates Mystery School -- In-person training. Ten master teachers from the world's wisdom traditions. Embodied introspection. Mind stabilizing skills. Proper preparation for, and integration after, plant medicine experiences.
Nursing & Sacred Medicine -- online courses specifically for nurses of all levels of practice.
Phoenix Academy -- training programs, retreats, and workshops based in Vancouver.
Polaris Insight -- Ketamine and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Training
Portland Psychotherapy Training -- Workshops and Classes for Therapists
Psychedelic Coalition for Health -- in-person training in Los Angeles for heathcare professionals
The Psychedelic Doula Academy -- The Academy offers a unique blend of clinical expertise, intuitive care, and heart-centered guidance. Grounded in the proven Doula Model of Care, you’ll gain tools to provide continuous support before, during, and after psychedelic journeys.
Psychedelic Insights -- experiential psilocybin retreat in Netherlands for those who want experience sitting for others
Psychedelic Medicine Association -- directory of courses and training programs
‍PRATI (Psychedelic Research and Training Institute) -- In-person programs such as Ketamine and Psychedelic Medicine Training, for physicians and professionals
Psychedelic Science at Berkeley -- Introduction to Psychedelic Science video series
Psychedelics Sitter School -- several levels of online and in-person courses focused on therapeutic cannabis use, but with broader applications to other psychedelics
Psychedelic Somatic Institute -- Psychedelic Therapy Training and Apprenticeship
Psychedelic Support -- Accredited courses to advance professional development and knowledge of psychedelic safety, therapeutic applications, and research findings
Psychedelics Today -- a range of courses for practicing professionals and the psychedelic-curious.
‍Sage Institute -- two-year internship training program, and a hybrid Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Program
‍SCPTR (Salt City Psychedelic Therapy & Research) -- 8-week online Psychedelic Therapy Training Program
Somastery -- trauma training for psychedelic facilitators
Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute -- training in the Somatic Experiencing modality
Sophia University -- MA, PhD, PsyD and certificate programs in various fields of Psychology
SoundMind Center -- ten-week graduate-level training course for clinicians and other professionals
Therapsil -- training program designed to train healthcare providers in how to safely and effectively guide a client on a therapeutic psilocybin experience
University of Ottawa -- 9-credit Microprogram in Psychedelics and Spirituality Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy -- offering a masters-level program in Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation, and an online Capstone Certificate in Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation
‍Zendo Project -- variety of harm reduction resources‍‍

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For Journeyers

The Conscious Psychedelic Explorer -- for psychedelic explorers to go from enthusiastic adventureres to expert exploreres in 6 weeks.
DoubleBlind Magazine -- affordable online classes on growing mushrooms and using psychedelics
Evolutionary Education -- live and online, trauma-informed training for helping professionals
Fungi Academy -- online and in-person courses and community for cultivation and using psilocybin mushrooms
IAI Academy -- two-part Science of Psychedelics course
Idler -- The Science Of Psychedelics Online Course with Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris
Juan Manuel Burgos -- Preparation and integration sessions & microdosing workshops, coaching programs and free guide
Live Free Laura D -- Microdosing Mastermind Program and Free 8-Day Microdosing Course
The Luminous Guide -- offers apprenticeship in soul-centered, life enhancing practices that expand your consciousness to reveal truth and wholeness – your Inner Guiding Light.
‍Microdosing for Healing -- self-guided virtual microdosing course with supportive group coaching‍
Microdosing Institute -- Explore Microdosing video course‍
Microhuasca -- Introduction to Ayahuasca Microdosing for Professionals (Spanish, subtitles in English)
‍Nine Gates Mystery School -- In-person training. Ten master teachers from the world's wisdom traditions. Embodied introspection. Mind stabilizing skills. Proper preparation for, and integration after, plant medicine experiences.‍
Psychedelic Conversations -- Microdosing 6-Week Program
Psychedelic Society of UK -- online mushroom cultivation course for beginners
San Francisco Psychedelic Society -- Microdosing Movement course and community
Somastery -- courses and workshops focused on trauma relief and support
Tam Integration -- various courses such as Sitting for Psychonauts Meditation Intensives, and Mushroom Culitvation and Microdosing Intensive
The Third Wave -- various microdosing courses and programs
UMASS Memorial Health Center for Mindfulness -- Mindfulness programs and community
‍Zendo Project -- variety of harm reduction resources

Organizations that advocate for policy changes and harm reduction.

Australia
Entheogenesis Australis (EGA) -- providing opportunities for critical thinking and knowledge sharing on ethnobotanical plants, fungi, nature and sustainability.

Canada‍

NORML Canada -- focusing its efforts on policy reform and public outreach.‍

Psychedelic Association of Canada -- Access to Psychedelics for All Canadians

Europe
EuroNPUD -- supports growth and development of drug user networking and advocacy across EU and its Neighbourhood, and represents the interests of people who use drugs to European institutions.‍

European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies (ENCOD) -- fights for fairer drug policies respecting the rights of users, providing information and education.‍

France
NORML France -- informs citizens, supports cannabis users towards access to rights and to health, promotes scientific research and brings together civil society actors in favor of 'reform of cannabis legislation’

Germany
Deutscher Hanfverband (DHV) -- striving for a legal, consumer-friendly market regulation of cannabis.‍

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Deutschland (LEAP Deutschland) -- nationwide and global network of people who advocate the legal regulation of drugs and harm reduction.‍

International
Ayahuasca Defense Fund (ADF, ICEERS project) -- an ICEERS program dedicated to addressing the challenges presented by the growing criminalization of practices with ayahuasca and other teacher plants.‍

International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research Services (ICEERS) -- dedicated to transforming society’s relationship with psychoactive plants.‍

International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) -- global network of 192 NGOs that focus on issues related to drug production, trafficking and use.‍

Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) -- Unite and mobilize the voice of law enforcement in support of drug policy and criminal justice reforms that will make communities safer by focusing law enforcement resources on the greatest threats to public safety, promoting alternatives to arrest and incarceration, addressing the root causes of crime, and working toward healing police-community relations.‍

Thank You Plant Medicine - working for the de-stigmatization of psychoactive plant medicines and psychedelics, and their responsible integration into mainstream society.

Israel
Ha Kaleidoscope -- Information in Hebrew about psychedelic substances, harm reduction

Netherlands

Legalize.net -- Foundation to promote debate about drug policy. We believe policy can not be based on illegality. Focuses on rights and needs of drug users, producers and society as a whole.

New Zealand
NORML New Zealand -- moving public opinion sufficiently to legalise the responsible use of cannabis by adults, and to serve as an advocate for consumers to assure they have access to high quality cannabis that is safe, convenient and affordable.

Norway
Emmasofia -- works to get Norway into a drug policy based on research and respect for human rights.

Pakistan
Legalize Cannabis in Pakistan

Romania
Awaken -- project that focuses on harm reduction strategies, promoting the health and safety of the festival community.

Sweden
Föreningen för Holistisk Missbruksvård -- spread information about ibogaine and its effects by arranging lectures and having a dialogue with politicians and authorities.

Switzerland
Schweizerische Ärztegesellschaft für Psycholytische Therapie (SÄPT) -- make the psychoactive substances usable for psychotherapeutic use, to control their handling, to encourage further research and to offer the theoretical and practical training necessary for their handling.

United Kingdom‍
Beckley Foundation’s Global Initiative for Drug Policy Reform -- promotes the development of alternative approaches to drug control in order to create more humane, cost-effective, and evidence-based policies. It achieves these aims by collecting, commissioning, and disseminating evidence to the public and governments.‍

Drug Equality Alliance (DEA) -- mission is to use domestic and international legal jurisdictions to interrogate the law and its application to those who produce, commerce, possess and consume such drugs.

Transform Drug Policy Foundation -- dedicated to reducing the risks associated with drugs, promoting evidence-based policy, and improving the lives of those harmed by ineffective drug laws.

Volteface -- seeks to reduce the harm drugs pose to individuals and society, through evidence-based policy and reform.

United States
Ayahuasca Foundation -- supports the preservation of indigenous wisdom and culture, offering healing retreats and educational courses, and conducting research focused on the ayahuasca healing tradition used for millennia by indigenous healers of the Peruvian Amazon.

Clarity Project -- Expanding Legal Therapeutic Access to Psychedelics in Hawai'i

Cosmic Sister -- an environmental feminist educational advocacy group founded in 2007 by cultural activist Zoe Helene, who coined the term Psychedelic Feminism.‍

Decriminalize Nature (multi-state) -- improving human health and well-being by decriminalizing and expanding access to entheogenic plants and fungi through political and community organizing, education and advocacy.

‍Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) -- mission is to advance those policies and attitudes that best reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to promote the sovereignty of individuals over their minds and bodies.‍

Erowid Foundation -- member-supported organization providing access to reliable, non-judgmental information about psychoactive plants, chemicals, and related issues.‍

Heroic Hearts Project (HHP) -- non profit organization that connects military veterans struggling with mental trauma to psychedelic therapy options including ayahuasca, psilocybin, and ketamine.

‍‍The Hood Incubator -- seeks to disrupt and undo the harm created by centuries of racist policies and practice beginning with chattel slavery and continuing through the war on drugs.

Limina Foundation -- support the betwixt and between states of consciousness where transformation, change, and renewal takes place.‍

Niskanen Center -- works to advance an open society by active engagement in the war of ideas, direct engagement in the policymaking process, and through the courts with amicus briefs and pro bono representation.‍

NORML -- move public opinion sufficiently to legalize the responsible use of marijuana by adults, and to serve as an advocate for consumers to assure they have access to high quality marijuana that is safe, convenient and affordable.‍

North Star -- shaping psychedelic business around psychedelic wisdom, to not only change mental healthcare but to develop role models in the needed transformation of business as a whole.

Plant Medicine Coalition -- Washington DC-based organization whose mission is to create, protect, and promote safe, equitable access to natural and synthetic psychedelic and plant medicines through local and national advocacy.

Samadhi Today -- creates a global movement towards an evolution of humankind.

Scales -- To promote solidarity between psychedelic users, researchers, indigenous entheogenic communities, and other psychedelic advocates and people that are in prison as a result of their relationship with psychedelic substances.

Society of Cannabis Clinicians (SCC) -- nonprofit educational and scientific society of physicians and health care professionals dedicated to the education and research support of cannabis for medical use.‍

SPORE (Society for Psychedelic Outreach, Reform, and Education) -- develop public education, build community, and foster diverse leadership towards respecting, liberating, reclaiming, and responsibly integrating psychedelics into our society.‍

Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) -- replacing the disastrous war on drugs with policies rooted in evidence, compassion and human rights.‍

The Clarity Project -- seeks to create a legislative framework for legally accessing psilocybin-assisted therapy in Hawai'i.

VETS (Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions) -- working to transform veteran healthcare by finding meaningful alternative solutions for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and post-traumatic stress (PTS).

Organizations and individuals that support these special interest groups. Please reach out to hello@tripsitters.org if you would like to see something added.

BIPOC‍

Urban Indigenous Collective -- supports access to culturally-tailored health and wellness services for self-identified Indigenous peoples in Lenapehoking and the greater NYC area (NY, NJ, CT, PA) through community-based participatory research, advocacy, community programming, and direct services.‍

Psychedelic Access Directory -- Network of Queer or BIPOC psychedelic providers.‍

Therapy for Black Girls -- online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls.‍

National Queer & Trans Therapist of Color Network -- Advancing healing justice by transforming mental health for queer and trans POC.‍

Latinx Therapy -- Latinx therapists and speakers‍

Free Black Therapy -- Connecting Black therapists with Black and African American individuals who lack adequate funds or health insurance. Absolutely free.‍‍

Blacks in Psychedelics -- online group open worldwide for people of African descent. The purpose of this group is to provide a forum for people of African descent, to discuss psychedelics.

‍The Psychedelic Sisterhood -- BIPOC-founded, womxn-led community dedicated to creating safe spaces for womxn and gender non-conforming persons to rediscover their relationship to the cosmos and the divine feminine through altered states.‍

One People TO -- Holistic wellness group and individual healing, 1-on-1 and group experiences in Toronto and Jamaica.

Faciliators‍
‍Yaqui Rodriguez (NY)‍‍‍‍‍

LGBTQIA+‍

Queerly Psychedelic -- Denver-based meetup‍

The Trevor Project -- Provides information & support to LGBTQ young people 24/7, all year round.‍

Sage -- SAGE works to achieve a high quality of life for LGBTQ+ older people, supports and advocates for their rights, fosters a greater understanding of aging in all communities, and promotes positive images of LGBTQ+ life in later years.

SAIGE (Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities) -- Building competence for all mental health specialists so that all LGBTGEQIAP+ individuals can find a safe and affirming space to heal.‍

Trans Lifeline -- provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. Run by and for trans people.‍

National Queer & Trans Therapist of Color Network -- Advancing healing justice by transforming mental health for queer and trans POC.

‍Gender Spectrum -- works to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens.‍

An LGBTQ Guide to Ayahuasca Tourism in South America ‍

The Psychedelic Sisterhood -- BIPOC-founded, womxn-led community dedicated to creating safe spaces for womxn and gender non-conforming persons to rediscover their relationship to the cosmos and the divine feminine through altered states.

Facilitators‍
One People TO ‍
Spiral Path‍
Mira Funk, LCSW -- Unjourneying: Nondual Psychedelic Integration
‍Psychedelic Doula - Zoë Kosovic

Veterans‍

Heroic Hearts Project -- healing community that helps veterans suffering from military trauma recover and thrive by providing them with safe, supervised access to psychedelic treatments, professional coaching, and ongoing peer support.‍

Veterans Walk & Talk -- community of veterans who advocate for the outdoors, psychedelic therapy and cannabis.‍

Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS) -- provides resources, research, and advocacy for U.S. military veterans seeking treatment with psychedelic-assisted therapies.‍

Veterans of War -- connects teams of veterans to psychedelic-assisted guided group therapy designed to heal the scars of war in community.‍

Stop Soldier Suicide (SSS) -- connecting veterans with wellness coordinators who provide personalized attention, support, and assistance.‍

Heroic Hearts Project UK -- connects military and emergency services veterans struggling with mental trauma to leading therapy services in the UK and retreats around the world.‍

Hippie and a Veteran -- funds and helps veterans navigate alternative therapies not offered through the VA.‍

The Mission Within -- 6-week clinical psychedelic program that pairs online therapy, coaching, preparation, & integration with a 4-day in-person medicine retreat.‍

The Hope Project -- community for Veteran Women, Veteran Spouses & Gold Star Wives by supporting them with grants to wellness retreats, preparation & integration coaching and scholarships for mission aligned certificates.‍

Wounded Warrior Project -- community and free services for veterans‍

Home Front Military Network -- community and free services for veterans

Facilitators
Kairos Integration
‍Jewel Peot
Church of Sacred Sacraments ‍‍

Organizations that focus on harm reduction.

Argentina
Proyecto de Atención en Fiestas -- harm reduction for music festivals

Austria
PsyCare Austria -- peer-led harm reduction services that provide support to those who are having or have had overwhelming experiences with psychoactive substances. Hubs in Vienna and Graz. Regular integration circles and communities.

Colombia
Echele Cabeza -- harm reduction for music festivals

German
ChEckiT -- anonymous, free, and confidential drug testing and advice/information center.
Saferparty -- provides neutral information about mind-altering substances and associated risks, and offers advice by email.

Dutch
‍‍Safe’n Sound -- provides information booths at parties that educate people on substance use and harm reduction. ‍

Unity -- provides information to partygoers about alcohol and drugs and the associated risks.

English

Fireside Project -- Psychedelic Peer Support Line (62-FIRESIDE > 623-473-7433) and App providing free and confidential real-time peer support for people during and after psychedelic experiences.

Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) -- provides advocacy, programs and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, support recovery and resilience, and enable all Canadians to flourish and thrive.‍

Crew -- harm reduction and outreach charity based in Scotland.‍

International Energy Control (IEC) -- develops Harm Reduction strategies, offers information, personal advice and education regarding drugs in order to diminish risk and harm related to their use.‍

DrugsAnd.Me -- provides accessible, objective and comprehensive educational material to help reduce the short and long term harms of drugs.‍

DrugWise -- promoting evidence-based information on drugs, alcohol and tobacco.‍

Harm Reduction Australia -- committed to reducing the health, social and economic harms potentially associated with drug use.‍

International Harm Reduction Association (IHRA) -- dedicated to reducing the negative health, social and legal impacts of drug use and drug policy.‍

The Loop -- provides drug safety testing, welfare and harm reduction services at nightclubs, festivals and other leisure events. ‍

PsyCare UK -- provides welfare and harm reduction services at music festivals and events throughout the UK and internationally.‍

Dance Safe -- promoting health and safety within the nightlife and electronic music community.‍

Drugs Data -- independent anonymous laboratory drug testing program of Erowid Center that collects, reviews, manages, and publishes laboratory testing results and republishes from other analysis projects worldwide.‍

Kosmicare -- promoting research and intervention aimed at the caring for the people who use drugs.
National Harm Reduction Coalition -- building power and equity with people who use drugs through access, advocacy and action.‍

Pill reports -- global database of Ecstasy" pills based on both subjective user reports and scientific analysis. ‍

Zendo project -- provides a supportive environment and education to help transform difficult psychedelic and emotional experiences into opportunities for learning and growth.‍

Welsh Emerging Drugs and Identification of Novel Substances (WEDINOS) (Public Health Wales project) -- tests substances to give individual users and others rapid and accurate information to reduce harms.‍

Tripby -- aimed to provide harm reduction information on psychoactive drugs.

Harm Reduction Circle -- providing no-cost harm reduction services, street outreach services, & advocacy & education efforts to reduce drug-related harm at nightlife events & support underserved populations.

Polish
Spoleczna Inicjatywa Narkopolityki (SIN; Social Initiative of Drug Policy) -- working for drug policy based on facts and human rights.

Slovenian
DrogArt -- vision is to reduce the risks associated with drug and alcohol use in Slovenia.

Organizations that focus on science and research.

Australia
Psychedelic Research In Science and Medicine (PRISM) -- collaborating with MAPS to establish research on MDMA / PTSD in Australia. Also involved in harm reduction and drug law reform.‍

Mind Medicine Australia -- focused on clinical application of psilocybin and MDMA for certain mental illnesses.‍

Medicinal Psychedelics Research Network (MPRN) -- University of Melbourne organization aims to facilitate collaboration between Australian and international colleagues to further research.

Brazil
Insituto Phaneros -- aims to contribute to the evaluation, research and development of psychedelic-assisted therapy in Brazil. ‍

Wasiwaska -- Research center for study of psychoactive plants, visionary art and consciousness.

Canada
Ketamine Research Institute (KRIYA) -- devoted to understanding the therapeutic properties of ketamine (and related medicines).‍

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) Canada -- scientific research and education supporting the beneficial uses of psychedelic medicines, including treatment for medical conditions, neuroscience, creativity and spirituality.

Europe
MIND - European Foundation for Psychedelic Science -- science and education organization that promotes psychedelic research and therapy.

India
International Society for Ethnopharmacology (ISE) -- small, collaborative, interdisciplinary group of scientists fascinated by the study of the global use of medicines.

International
Alius Research Group -- international interdisciplinary research group dedicated to investigation consciousness, with specific focus on non-ordinary or understudied conscious states traditionally classified as altered states of consciousness.‍

Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC) -- academic society that promotes research and coordinates conferences directed toward understanding nature, function, and underlying mechanisms of consciousness. ‍

International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS) -- non-political, non-religious organization dedicated to scientific research in all fields of the cannabinoids.‍

International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research Services (ICEERS) -- dedicated to transforming society’s relationship with psychoactive plants by engaging with some of the fundamental issues resulting from the globalization of ayahuasca, iboga, and other ethnobotanicals.‍

Psychedelic Survey -- collaborative platform focused on knowledge sharing and giving people the ability to help psychedelic science with their own meaningful experiences.

Netherlands
OPEN Foundation -- dedicated to solidifying professional quality of psychedelic psychotherapy and to ensure its potential is optimized in mental health care.

Norway
Norwegian Psychedelic Science -- aims to build a network of scientists, academics and students, and organize activities that enhance the development of scientific research on psychedelics.

Russia
The Moscow Center for Consciousness Studies (MCCS) -- Moscow State University research unit studying the problem of mind-body, free will and moral responsibility, artificial intelligence and personality identity.

Switzerland
Schweizerische Ärztegesellschaft für Psycholytische Therapie / Swiss Medical Association for Psycholytic Therapy (SÄPT) -- aims to make psychoactive substances available for psycholytic and psychedelic psychotherapy, to control their use, to stimulate further research and to offer theoretical and practical training.

Ukraine
Ukranian Psychedelic Research Association -- committed to advancing legal therapeutic use and scientific research of psychedelics in Ukraine

United Kingdom
Beckley Foundation -- collaborates with leading scientific and political institutions worldwide to design and develop ground-breaking research and global policy initiatives.‍

DrugScience -- leading independent scientific body on drugs in the UK, working to provide clear, evidence-based information without political or commercial interference.‍

Imperial College London / Imperial Centre for Psychedelic Research (CPR) -- focuses on the action and clinical use of psychedelics, with a particular focus on researching the treatment of depression.

United States
Alexander Shulgin Research Institute (ASRI) -- preserves and continues work of biochemist Sasha Shulgin, by performing basic biochemistry and neuroscience research; providing support services to scientists and professionals; and conserving and disseminating 50 years of existing research.‍

Ayahuasca Foundation -- supports preservation of indigenous wisdom and culture, offering healing retreats and educational courses, and conducting research focused on the ayahuasca healing tradition used for millennia by indigenous healers of the Peruvian Amazon.‍

Boston Psychedelic Research Group -- committed to the promotion, dissemination, and advancement of psychedelic research. Hub for education about the powerful benefits psychedelic-assisted therapy can have in the treatment of a wide variety of mental health issues.

Council on Spiritual Practices -- collaboration among spiritual guides, experts in the behavioral and biomedical sciences, and scholars of religion, dedicated to making direct experience of the sacred more available to more people. ‍

Delos Psyche -- Passionate volunteers committed to developing and implementing rigorous scientific studies with psychedelic substances. Developing a controlled, scientific study of the effects of sub-perceptual doses of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, a psychoactive chemical.

Edelic Center For Ethnobotanical Services (ECFES) -- works with the research and practitioner community to educate the public on safety around “medicinal” plants, modernize psycho-pharmacopeia protocols, and champion the individual’s right to access whole plants for health and healing.‍

Erowid Center -- helping to improve available information about psychoactive plants, chemicals, medicines, and technologies. ‍

Heffter Research Institute (HRI) -- Advancing studies on psilocybin for treatment of addictions and other mental disorders, with the highest standards of scientific research.‍

Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Research Unit (JHPRU) -- research focused on how psychedelics affect behavior, mood, cognition, brain function, and biological markers of health.‍

Modern Spirit Epigenetics Project (MSEP) -- Dedicated to demonstrating the value of spiritual healing in modern healthcare by illuminating the intersection between biology, emotion, and spirituality. ‍

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) -- research and educational organization developing medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana.‍

Out of Body Experience Research Foundation (OBERF) -- for all other experiences that are not an ADC (after death communications) or an NDE (near death experience), such as spiritually transformative event, power of prayer, out of body experience, meditation experiences, premortal existence, precognitive dreams, etc. ‍

Salt City Psychedelic Therapy and Research (SCPTR) -- Utah-Based organization dedicated to advancing the field of Psychedelic Medicine.

Society of Ethnobiology -- professional organization dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the relationships of plants and animals with human cultures worldwide, including past and present relationships between peoples and the environment.

Source Research Foundation (SRF) -- aims to connect, inspire, and support students who study the epidemiology, phenomenology, and the environmental, cultural and clinical contexts of psychedelic use, and to develop a virtual collaboratory of students, scientists, and community members who are passionate about psychedelic science.‍

Unlimited Sciences -- psychedelic research nonprofit that combines the power of data and lived experiences to serve the community, educate the public, and inform common sense practices and policies.‍

Usona Institute -- conducts and supports pre-clinical and clinical research to further the understanding of the therapeutic effects of psilocybin and other consciousness-expanding medicines.

Books
Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD – Martin A. Lee and Bruce Shlain
‍Tells the full and astounding story—part of it hidden till now in secret Government files—of the role the mind-altering drug played in our recent turbulent history and the continuing influence it has on our time.

The Adventure of Self-Discovery - Stanislov Grof
Presents a useful model of the psyche―a model extended by his thirty years of studying non-ordinary states of consciousness. It is useful for understanding such phenomena as shamanism, mysticism, psychedelic states, spontaneous visionary experiences, and psychotic episodes. The model is also useful in explaining the dynamics of experiential psychotherapies and a variety of sociopolitical manifestations such as war and revolution.

Allies for Awakening - Ralph Metzner
Based on 50 years of experience as a participant-observer in the international underground sub-culture involved with entheogenic, consciousness-expanding substances. The author discusses the uses and values of such substances when the explicit intention or purpose is for spiritual awakening, psychotherapy, healing, increased understanding and the enhancement of creativity.

The Art of Being a Healing Presence - Susan Cutshall, James E Miller
On being with others in a compassionate, nurturing, healing way.

The Art of Losing Control - Jules Evans
Piecing together interviews, analysis of ancient and modern philosophy, and his own eclectic encounters with the sublime, philosopher Jules Evans mounts an investigation into what we can gain from mastering the art of losing control.

Autism On Acid: How LSD Helped Me Understand, Navigate, Alter & Appreciate My Autistic Perceptions – Aaron Paul Orsini
Personal telling of the unprecedented degree to which LSD helped autistic author Aaron Paul Orsini navigate an otherwise chaotic swirl of formerly inaccessible — and therefore, unfamiliar — social cues and interoceptive sensory signals. Includes curation of relevant research publications and reflections on potential therapeutic protocols.

A Really Good Day - Ayelet Waldman
The true story of how a renowned writer’s struggle with mood storms led her to try a remedy as drastic as it is forbidden: microdoses of LSD. Her revealing, fascinating journey provides a window into one family and the complex world of a once-infamous drug seen through new eyes.

Becoming a Person - Carl Rogers
A personal account of how Carl Rogers sees client-centered psychotherapy. Friendly read, very insightful, and lots of case studies to learn from.

Become What You Are - Alan Watts
In this collection of writings, including nine new chapters never before available in book form, Watts displays the intelligence, playfulness of thought, and simplicity of language that has made him so perennially popular as an interpreter of Eastern thought for Westerners. He draws on a variety of religious traditions, and covers topics such as the challenge of seeing one's life "just as it is," the Taoist approach to harmonious living, the limits of language in the face of ineffable spiritual truth, and the psychological symbolism of Christian thought.

Be Here Now - Ram Dass
A vehicle for sharing the true message, and a guide to self-determination. With over 150 pages of metaphysical illustrations, practical advice on how to implement a yogic regiment, and a chapter dedicated to quotes and book recommendations, Be Here Now is sure to enrich your emotional, physical, and spiritual life.

The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga—that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s natural neuroplasticity.

The Book - Alan Watts
At the root of human conflict is our fundamental misunderstanding of who we are. The illusion that we are isolated beings, unconnected to the rest of the universe, has led us to view the “outside” world with hostility, and has fueled our misuse of technology and our violent and hostile subjugation of the natural world. To help us understand that the self is in fact the root and ground of the universe, Watts has crafted a revelatory primer on what it means to be human—and a mind-opening manual of initiation into the central mystery of existence.

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Presents Aldous Huxley's vision of the future--of a world utterly transformed. Through the most efficient scientific and psychological engineering, people are genetically designed to be passive and therefore consistently useful to the ruling class. This powerful work of speculative fiction sheds a blazing critical light on the present and is considered to be Huxley's most enduring masterpiece.

Breaking Open: Finding a Way Through Spiritual Emergencies - Jules Evans and Tim Read
The first book in which people discuss their own spiritual emergencies and share what helped them through. Our authors are the experts of their own experience, and they share their wild journeys with courage, insight and poetry.

Cave and Cosmos: Shamanic Encounters with Another Reality - Michael Harner
Written by the leading authority on shamanism, Cave and Cosmos is a must-read not only for those interested in shamanism, but also for those interested in spirituality, comparative religion, near-death experiences, healing, consciousness, anthropology, and the nature of reality.

Confrontations with the Unconscious - Scott J. Hill
Intertwines psychedelic research, personal accounts of psychedelic experiences, and C. G. Jung's work on trauma, the shadow, psychosis, and psychospiritual transformation - including Jung's own confrontation with the unconscious - to show the relevance of Jung's penetrating insights to the work of Stanislav Grof, Ann Shulgin, Ronald Sandison, Margot Cutner, among other psychedelic and transpersonal researchers, and to demonstrate the great value of Jung's penetrating insights for understanding difficult psychedelic experiences and promoting safe and effective psychedelic exploration and psychotherapy.

Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge - Jeremy Narby
This adventure in science and imagination, which the Medical Tribune said might herald "a Copernican revolution for the life sciences," leads the reader through unexplored jungles and uncharted aspects of mind to the heart of knowledge.In a first-person narrative of scientific discovery that opens new perspectives on biology, anthropology, and the limits of rationalism, The Cosmic Serpent reveals how startlingly different the world around us appears when we open our minds to it.

The Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom - Andy Letcher
The world of the magic mushroom is a place where shamans and hippies rub shoulders with psychiatrists, poets, and international bankers. Since its rediscovery only fifty years ago, this hallucinogenic fungus, once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, has inspired a plethora of folktales and urban legends. In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher chronicles the history of the magic mushroom—from its use by the Aztecs of Central America and the tribes of Siberia through to the present day—stripping away the myths and taking a critical and humorous look at the drug's more recent manifestations.

Decomposing the Shadow - James W Jesso
Presents a psychological model for the experience of the magic psilocybin mushroom. It explores what the experience of this psychedelic medicine exposes to us about the nature of mind, emotion, society, psychospiritual maturity, and reality itself.

DMT and My Occult Mind - Dick Khan
The DMT (dimethyltryptamine) experience represents some of the most important and interesting research in our world. Unsanctioned DMT researcher Dick Khan investigates the mind manifesting realities of hidden nature and attempts to understand what's at play with the deeply mystical and mysterious DMT experience.

The Doors of Perception - Aldous Huxley
The author of Brave New World explores the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness.

The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and its Applications - Chistian Ratsch
The most comprehensive guide to the botany, history, distribution, and cultivation of all known psychoactive plants.

Entangled Life - Merlin Sheldrake
A mind-bending journey into the hidden universe of fungi.

The Ethics of Caring - Kylea Taylor
Written for all caregivers, including psychotherapists, bodyworkers, medical practitioners, clergy, hypnotherapists, and acupuncturists, who want to become more conscious in their relationships with clients. It provides unique help to volunteer and professional caregivers who want to sort out confusing ethical dilemmas in seven categories including love, truth, insight, and oneness as well as the more well-known ethical issues of money, sex, and power. Ethical issues pertain to longings, feelings, and motivations which resonate at our very core.

Food of the Gods - Terence McKenna
An exploration of humans' symbiotic relationships with plants and chemicals presents information on prehistoric partnership societies, the roles of spices and spirits in the rise of dominator societies; and the politics of tobacco, tea, coffee, opium, and alcohol.

Grace Unfolding: Psychotherapy in the Spirit of Tao-Te Ching - Greg Johanson, Ron Kurts
A sensible and compassionate book that will help those involved in any form of therapy make the best possible use of their time, effort, and money.

Guide to The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life -- Shantideva
Composed in the eighth century by the Indian Bodhisattva Shantideva, it became an instant classic in the curricula of the Buddhist monastic universities of India, and its renown has grown ever since. Shantideva presents methods to harmonize one's life with the Bodhisattva ideal and inspires the reader to cultivate the perfections of the Bodhisattva: generosity, ethics, patience, zeal, meditative concentration, and wisdom.

High Priest - Timothy Leary
Back in print after 20 years, this text from the earliest days of psychedelia chronicles the experiences on 16 acid trips taken before LSD was illegal. The trip guides or "high priests" included Aldous Huxley, Ram Dass, Ralph Meltzner, Huston Smith and a junkie from New York City named Willy.

How to Change Your Mind - Michael Pollan
When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction, and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third.

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts - Gabor Maté
The essential resource for understanding the roots and behaviors of addiction.

Island - Aldous Huxley
The final novel from Aldous Huxley, Island is a provocative counterpoint to his worldwide classic Brave New World, in which a flourishing, ideal society located on a remote Pacific island attracts the envy of the outside world.

Journey of Awakening: A Meditor’s guidebook - Ram Dass
Ram Dass is an American psychologist and spiritual teacher who has studied and practiced meditation for many years. Here he shares his understanding and suggests how you can find methods suitable for you. He illuminates the stages and benefits of meditative practice, and provides wise and often humorous advice on overcoming difficulties along the way.

The Joyous Cosmology: Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness - Alan Watts
Exploration of the insight that the consciousness-changing drugs LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin can facilitate “when accompanied with sustained philosophical reflection by a person who is in search, not of kicks, but of understanding.”

The Long Trip - Paul Devereux
Using a slew of disciplines - including archaeology, anthropology, linguistics, ethnobotany, biology and other fields - The Long Trip strips bare the evidence for the psychedelic experiences of various prehistoric societies and ancient, traditional cultures.

LSD and the Mind of the Universe - Christopher M. Bache
Pushing the boundaries of theory and practice, the author shows how psychedelic experience can take you beyond self-transformation into collective transformation, beyond the present into the future, revealing spirit and matter in perfect balance.

LSD: Doorway to the Numinous - Stanislav Grof
A pioneering book that explores the unknown landscape of human consciousness induced by LSD and other psychedelics.

LSD: My Problem Child - Albert Hoffman
This is the story of LSD told by a concerned yet hopeful father, organic chemist Albert Hofmann, Ph.D. He traces LSD's path from a promising psychiatric research medicine to a recreational drug sparking hysteria and prohibition. In LSD: My Problem Child, we follow Dr. Hofmann's trek across Mexico to discover sacred plants related to LSD, and listen in as he corresponds with other notable figures about his remarkable discovery.

LSD Psychotherapy - Stanislav Grof
A complete account of a remarkable chapter in the ever-continuing inquiry into our transpersonal nature and origins. The controlled studies described in this book reveal exciting and challenging data about the nature of human consciousness, perception, and reality itself. Drawing on this work, Stanislav Grof outlines a new cartography of the human mind, one which accounts for experiences such as shamanic trances, near-death experiences and altered states of consciousness. This vision is also the foundation for Dr. Grof's revolutionary Holotropic Breathwork techniques.

Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World - Paul Stamets
Manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. That’s right: growing more mushrooms may be the best thing we can do to save the environment, and in this groundbreaking text from mushroom expert Paul Stamets, you’ll find out how.

Pikhal - A Chemical Love Story - Alexander (Sasha) Shulgin
A foundational work in the genre and was the first book to fully impart the how-to chemistry, and convey the effects, of many of the entheogenic drugs that are currently being studied and used to heal trauma and deal with death. ‍

Plants of the Gods - Richard Evans Schultes, Albert Hofmann & Christian Rätsch
Three scientific titans join forces to completely revise the classic text on the ritual uses of psychoactive plants. They provide a fascinating testimony of these "plants of the gods," tracing their uses throughout the world and their significance in shaping culture and history.

Psilocybin: Magic Mushrooms Grower’s Guide - Terence McKenna, Dennis McKenna
In the 1970s two of the most influential thinkers of the psychedelic era gathered what was then known about psilocybin botany and culture and presented it in Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide. Writing under pseudonyms, the McKenna brothers provided simple, reliable, and productive methods for magic mushroom propagation, including black-and-white photographs that showed the techniques of the time.

The Psilocybin Mushroom Bible - Dr. K Mandrake
Details every step of the complex mushroom cultivation process, making it hands down the largest and most comprehensive book ever written on the subject

Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World - Paul Stamets
Identification guide exclusively devoted to the world's psilocybin-containing mushrooms. Detailed descriptions and color photographs for over 100 species are provided, as well as an exploration of their long-standing (and often religious) use by ancient peoples and their continued significance to modern-day culture. Some of the species included have just been discovered in the past year or two, and still others have never before been photographed in their natural habitats.

The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide - James Fadiman
Psychedelics for spiritual, therapeutic, and problem-solving use.

Psychedelic Medicine - Richard Louis Miller
Explores the potential of psychedelics as medicine and the intersections of politics, science, and psychedelics.

Psychedelic Mysteries of the Feminine - multiple authors
An exploration of the connections between feminine consciousness and altered states from ancient times to present day.

Psychedelic Psychotherapy - R. Coleman
Comprehensive, easy-to-read resource for therapists and laypeople who need practical guidelines for psychedelic drug-assisted psychotherapy. This book contains valuable insiders' information for those using psychedelics for their own healing, and for practitioners who facilitate their sessions. Its focus is the nitty-gritty of healing trauma using MDMA, LSD, and psilocybin. It includes step-by-step guidance on how to safely and effectively navigate through the psychedelically-enhanced healing process.

Psychedelics in Mental Health: Psilocybin - George G. Lake Esq
Examines the modern scientific literature evidencing the mental health benefits of various psychedelic substances. This first book entitled “Psilocybin,” is a comprehensive guide to all current scientific literature and studies regarding psilocybin and mental illness. This book is an essential resource for all psychedelic and mental health advocates.

Radical Acceptance - Tara Brach
Buddhist teachings and lots of examples from her practice on learning to trust and accept ourselves. Comes with instructions for a few guided meditations.

Sacred Knowledge: Psychedelics and Religious Experiences - William A. Richards
The first well-documented, sophisticated account of the effect of psychedelics on biological processes, human consciousness, and revelatory religious experiences. Based on nearly three decades of legal research with volunteers, William A. Richards argues that, if used responsibly and legally, psychedelics have the potential to assuage suffering and constructively affect the quality of human life.

The Secret Chief Revealed: Conversations with Leo Zeff, pioneer in the underground psychedelic therapy movement - Myron Stolaroff
Dedicated to the memory of Leo Zeff, with the fervent hope that the revelation of his work will help bring understanding and sanity to a confused world. The Secret Chief Revealed reveals for the first time the identity of pioneering psychedelic therapist Leo Zeff, which was kept secret in the original The Secret Chief.

Spiritual Emergency: When Personal Transformation Becomes a Crisis - Christina and Stanislav Grof
Foremost psychologists, psychiatrists, and spiritual teachers address the following questions: What is spiritual emergency? What is the relationship between spirituality, “madness,” and healing? What forms does spiritual emergency take? What are the pitfalls — and promises — of spiritual practice? How can people in spiritual emergency be assisted by family, friends, and professionals? This groundbreaking work reveals that within the crisis of spiritual emergency lies the promise of spiritual emergence and renewal.

The Stormy Search for the Self - Christina and Stanislav Grof
Guidebook for anyone going through a spiritual emergence/emergency or who wants to support a friend going through it. Filled with practical advice for any type of transformation.‍

Taking Back My Mind -- Gerardo Urias
Details the author's journey overcoming severe clinical depression with the use of psilocybin mushroom.

Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu
A series of meditations and poems on the mysterious nature of the Tao -- the Way, the guiding light, the very source of all existence. Most translated book after the Bible.

Tao: The Watercourse Way - Alan Watts
At the root of human conflict is our fundamental misunderstanding of who we are. The illusion that we are isolated beings, unconnected to the rest of the universe, has led us to view the “outside” world with hostility, and has fueled our misuse of technology and our violent and hostile subjugation of the natural world. To help us understand that the self is in fact the root and ground of the universe, Watts has crafted a revelatory primer on what it means to be human—and a mind-opening manual of initiation into the central mystery of existence.

The Thirst for Wholeness - Christina Grof
Carl Gustav Jung described the addict's craving as a 'thirst for wholeness.' Christina Grof, a pioneer in the transpersonal psychology movement, draws on her own spiritual journey and addictive experience to explore the issues at the very heart of that craving--the longing for spiritual identity and the yearning to know the true self.

Tikhal - A Continuation - Alexander (Sasha) Shulgin
Sequel to PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story but can stand alone to any reader. Where PiHKAL focuses on a class of compounds called phenethylamines, TiHKAL is written about a family of psychoactive drugs known as tryptamines with TiHKAL being an acronym for "Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved”.

Trip: Psychedelics, Alienation, and Change - Tao Lin
Takes readers on a trip through psychedelic culture, from D.A.R.E. to Aldous Huxley, from NYU's Bobst Library to a plant-drawing class in Santa Rosa, California. Drawing on first-person exploratory journalism as well as in-depth research, Tao details the experience of taking psilocybin, DMT, and cannabis, studies their chemical composure and legality, and ends his story with a pilgrimage out West, where he communes with McKenna's ex-wife and fellow "ethnobotanist," Kathleen Harrison.

True Hallucinations - Terrence McKenna
A mesmerizing account of ethnobotanist Terence McKenna's extraordinary encounters with hallucinogens and shamanism in the Amazon Basin.

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma - Peter Levine
Offers a new and hopeful vision of trauma. It views the human animal as a unique being, endowed with an instinctual capacity. It asks and answers an intriguing question: why are animals in the wild, though threatened routinely, rarely traumatized? By understanding the dynamics that make wild animals virtually immune to traumatic symptoms, the mystery of human trauma is revealed.

Way of the Psychonaut Vols 1&2 - Stanislav Grof
One of the most important books ever written about the human psyche and the spiritual quest. This comprehensive work is a tour de force through the worlds of psychology, psychotherapy, Holotropic Breathwork, maps of the psyche, birth, sex, and death, transpersonal experiences, psychospiritual death and rebirth, reincarnation, karma, mystical states, archetypes, spiritual emergency, art, artists, and higher creativity.

The Way of the Shaman - Michael Harner
This classic on shamanism pioneered the modern shamanic renaissance. It is the foremost resource and reference on shamanism.

The Way of Zen - Alan Watts
In his definitive introduction to Zen Buddhism, Alan Watts explains the principles and practices of this ancient religion.

The Wisdom of Insecurity - Alan Watts
Shows us how — in an age of unprecedented anxiety — we must embrace the present and live fully in the now in order to live a fulfilling life.

Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion - Michelle Janikian
A comprehensive yet friendly guide to everything there is to know about magic mushrooms.‍

Movies
Dosed (2019) -- After many years of prescription medications failed her, a suicidal woman turns to underground healers to try and overcome her depression, anxiety, and opioid addiction with illegal psychedelic medicine such as magic mushrooms and iboga.

Fantastic Fungi (2019) -- A descriptive time-lapse journey about the magical, mysterious and medicinal world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and contribute to the regeneration of life on Earth that began 3.5 billion years ago.

The Kingdom: How Fungi Made Our World (2018) -- Hidden from sight is a kingdom that rules life on land. It’s an alien world with the largest and oldest organisms alive today. Fungiform the 5th Kingdom of Life.

Magic Medicine (2018) -- Over 4 years, filmmaker Monty Wates was given exclusive access to the first ever medical trial to give psilocybin (the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms) to a group of volunteers suffering from clinical depression.

Neurons to Nirvana (2013) -- Richly illustrated feature documentary about the resurgence of psychedelics as medicine. Through interviews with the world's foremost researchers, writers, psychologists and pioneers in psychedelic psychotherapy, the film explores the history of five powerful psychedelic substances (LSD, Psilocybin, MDMA, Ayahuasca and Cannabis) and their previously established medicinal potential.

Numen: The Healing Power of Plants (2009) -- Numen, defined as the animating force in nature, is a 75-minute documentary film focusing on the healing power of plants and the natural world.

Orange Sunshine (2016) -- A small group of surfers and hippies from Southern California forms a church called the Brotherhood of Eternal Love and go on to become the largest suppliers of psychedelic drugs during the 1960s and '70s.

The Psychedelic Renaissance (2021) -- A documentary feature about the worldwide re-emergence of the psychedelic movement and the crucial role of psychedelic substances in human culture.

Psychedelic Soldiers (2016) -- The film tells the story of two American Veterans and their haunting battle with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. After having tried every form of treatment made available to them without success, they turned to MAPS and MDMA-Assisted therapy. That decision allowed them to work towards gaining back control of their lives in a way they had never experienced.

Soviet Hippies (2017) -- The hippie movement that captivated hundreds of thousands of young people in the West had a profound impact on the other side of the Iron Curtain. The journey through time and dimensions goes deep into the psychedelic underground world in which these people strived for freedom.

Videos
61 Year Old Tries "Magic Mushrooms" (psilocybin) (2016) -- In this short documentary a 61 year old woman tries mushrooms. Will she get the “Spiritual Experience” she’s after? Or will things become too intense for her to handle it?

6 ways mushrooms can save the world - Paul Stamets (TED 2008) -- Mycologist Paul Stamets lists 6 ways the mycelium fungus can help save the universe: cleaning polluted soil, making insecticides, treating smallpox and even flu viruses.

Can Magic Mushrooms Cure Addiction? (2016) -- Kathleen Conneally successfully quit smoking, after a decades-long habit, with the help of psilocybin. Conneally was a participant in a study at Johns Hopkins University looking at whether nicotine addiction could be treated by psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms. In this short video, staff writer Olga Khazan speaks with Conneally about her experience and uncovers the science of how psychedelics work in the brain to make this possible.

Can Magic Mushrooms Unlock Depression? - Rosalind Watts (TEDxOxford 2017) -- A clinical psychologist from Imperial College describes how Magic Mushrooms (Psilocybin), when used in a therapeutic setting, have been found to be a very effective treatment for depression. In this talk she draws on her experiences as working as a therapist on the groundbreaking Psilocybin for Depression study, and introduces us to some of the patients and their stories of transformation.‍

How Denver Decriminalized Magic Mushrooms - Vice News (2019) -- Denver became the first city in the country to decriminalize the use and possession of psilocybin mushrooms, after a ballot initiative squeaked through with 50.6% of the vote, according to election officials.

Joe Rogan & Paul Stamets (2020) -- Conversation between two beings.

Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Legend Bill Richards in conversation - Psychedelic Seminars (2019) -- Bill Richards is a clinical psychologist who has been involved in psychedelic research since 1963. Talk about the parallel arcs of Bill's career and the movement, mystical experiences, what makes a good psychedelic therapist, and the concerns related to for-profit psychedelic business.

Michael Pollan and Tim Ferris - SXSW (2019) -- A renaissance is underway in the scientific study of psychedelics, both as a mode of therapy for mental illness and as a tool for understanding the mind. Tim Ferriss takes up these issues and more in a conversation with Michael Pollan, the author of How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics teaches us about Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence.

Psilocybin Mushrooms & The Path to Higher Consciousness - Vice TV (2018) -- On MISTER TACHYON: Micro-dosing has been on the rise. But does really it work? Where's Hamilton when you need him

Psychedelic Medicine: From Tradition to Science - Harvard Medical School (2019) -- Researchers in neuroscience, psychiatry, and clinical practice join other leaders in psychedelic medicine to discuss this rapidly emerging field.

Sam Harris Heroic Dose experience (2019) -- Sam Harris trip report from his lates psychedelic experience with 5 grams of Psilocybin in darkness.

The science of psilocybin and its use to relieve suffering - Roland Griffiths (TEDMED 2016) -- Leading psychopharmacologist Roland Griffiths discloses the ways that psychedelic drugs can be used to create spiritually meaningful, personally transformative experiences for all patients, especially the terminally ill.

Your Brain on Shrooms - Asapscience (2015) -- How do "Magic Mushrooms" chemically alter your brain?

Podcasts
Adventures Through The Mind -- an interview-based podcast focusing on psychedelic culture. It is hosted by Canadian author and public educator, James W. Jesso.

Aubrey Marcus Podcast -- features conversations between entrepreneur, philosopher, and NYT bestselling author Aubrey Marcus and world class guests with expertise in mindset, relationship, health, business and spirituality.

Back from the Abyss -- How do we find a way out of the darkest depths of despair? Psychiatrist Dr. Craig Heacock hosts a deep dive into powerfully moving stories of hope and healing, as well as topical explorations of psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and psychedelics.

Buddhist Geeks -- For the past decade, this show focused on Buddhism. However, the host recently announced that the show’s focus will shift to covering psychedelics exclusively.

Change Truth -- podcast by Carl Christensen is about drugs, addiction & mental health. Its focus is on psychedelics and other illegal drugs. There are discussions on benefits vs. dangers, and everything in between.

DMT World Podcast -- Interviews with guests who are involved in the psychedelic movement who are willing to share their experiences, opinions on issues within the psychedelic communities, studies, books, art, music, and just overall anything psychedelic.

DoseNation -- brings you news and talks about psychedelics, brain science, consciousness, spirituality, religion, politics, pop culture, and human behavior. Hosted by James Kent.

Drug Positive -- the risk reduction and benefit enhancement podcast reducing shame and stigma to save lives and end the drug war.

Duncan Trussell Family Hour -- comedian Duncan Trussell and guests explore the outer reaches of the multiverse. The podcast was turned to an adult animated Netflix series set in a fantastical universe "The Midnight Gospel".

Entheogen -- focuses on psychedelics used in therapeutic, medicinal, sacramental, and recreational contexts.

EntheoNation ‍-- Lorna Liana chats with ethnobotanists, contemporary shamans, psychedelic researchers, indigenous leaders, visionary artists, evolutionary entrepreneurs, neuroscientists, and culture hackers on how we can harness the power of visionary states, forge reality into our wildest dreams, and catalyze humanity’s spiritual evolution.

Here We Are -- Stand-up comedian, adventurer, and science enthusiast Shane Mauss interviews scientists and researchers on a journey to learn what makes us who we are…as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about. Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, entheogens and consciousness.

The High Existence Podcast -- an extension of the High Existence Blog, which covers psychedelic-related topics.

Inside Eyes -- focuses on the use of psychedelics & entheogens to heal from sexual trauma.

The Joe Rogan Experience -- Comedian and martial arts commentator Joe Rogan has hosted a lot of psychedelic luminaries over the years, including research pharmacognosist Dennis McKenna, investigative journalist Amber Lyon, and podcast host Lorenzo Hagerty.

LET'S TALK PLANT MEDICINE: Cannabis, Psychedelics & Pharmaceutics with Dr. O -- Dr. O is a clinical pharmacist certified in medical cannabis. In this podcast, you will learn about alternative ways to improve your health and well-being using the healing power of medicinal herbs such as cannabinoids, psychedelics, and conventional therapy.

MAPS Podcast -- Hosted by Zach Leary, the intent of the podcast is to bring an easily accessible resource for a variety of topics all related to psychedelic research.

Micro-dosing with Zeifmans -- Short podcasts on demystifying the business of psychedelics.

Mikeadelic -- Podcast with a focus on cognitive liberty, civilization, ayahuasca, psilocybin mushrooms, DMT, LSD, iboga, reality, and consciousness, hosted by Mike Brancatelli.

Natural Born Alchemist -- This podcast will bring together people and ideas that have an alchemical foundation, and together people will dive into the depths of consciousness and hopefully have some stimulating insights and ideas to share. It will also feature interesting talks by philosophers, scientists, explorers and scholars of various sorts. New episodes every Sunday all year round.

Nectara -- A podcast series where we explore the big questions of meaning at the intersection of psychedelic integration, wellness, ceremony, and the heartfelt stories of transformation that connect us all.

Nod Squad Drugs | Psychedelics | DMT | LSD | -- Take a glimpse into the dark & twisted lives of the addicts still suffering as well as the ones stumbling off the beaten path back on to the road of recovery.

Plant Medicine Podcast -- The mission is to demystify and de-stigmatize plant medicines by educating both the medical establishment and those who could potentially benefit from these medicines on the latest research and current best-practice administration of these substances.‍

Plus Three by Psymposia -- goes deep into the world of drugs, from local decriminalization and emerging psychedelic corporations to leftist politics and mass incarceration. Each week the team and guests attempt to make sense of the complex connections between drugs, science, capitalism, policy, and culture.

Power Trip -- uncovers the secrets and exposes the darkest corners of the psychedelic renaissance through a twisted, deeply personal tale at the intersection of mind, body, and control. Power Trip is a co-production of New York Magazine and Psymposia.

Psilly Rabbits Podcast -- Science, history, myth, and philosophies behind altered states, entheogens, and the nature of consciousness. The podcast is a mix of conversation, education, and interviews with experts and innovative minds from all practices.

The Psychedelic Entrepreneur -- combines grounded business know-how, neuroscience-backed transformational psychology, psychedelics, sacred plant medicines, spiritual teachings, and ancient wisdom so you can start sharing your medicine and create transformation in the world.

Psychedelic Leadership -- conversations focus on how we can learn to embody heart-centered leadership so we can influence real change and create a more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.

Psychedelic Medicine Podcast -- Latest news in scientific research, medical practices, and legal developments involving these substances and their therapeutic potential. An auditory encyclopedia of information for anyone interested in learning about the safe, therapeutic uses of these medicines.

Psychedelic Parenting Podcast -- talks about how experiences with altered states of consciousness influence family lives. Committed to the creation of new family traditions and developing rights of passage grounded in the unity consciousness touched by psychedelic medicines.

Psychedelic Psoul -- A podcast dedicated to the psychedelic music of the 1960's. The music ranges from familiar hits to deep album cuts and rare recordings. New episodes are uploaded every week (usually on Fridays).

Psychedelic Salon -- Hosted by Lorenzo Hagerty, who podcasts interviews and talks concerning the use and benefits of psychoactive plants and chemicals, both in their natural settings and in medical research institutions.

Psychedelic Spotlight Podcast -- Covering the latest stories in the emerging psychedelics industry including breakthrough discoveries, investor news and cultural reform.‍

Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers -- Weekly conversations between Dr. Thayer, Dr. Robison and frequent special guests about psychedelics, research and the therapy.

Psychedelic Times Podcast -- Sharing the latest news, research, and happenings around the study of psychedelics as tools of healing, recovery, and therapy.‍

Psychedelics Today -- A show discussing the important academic and other research in the field of psychedelics. We discuss how psychedelics relate to human potential and healing.

The Psychedologist -- engages with topics of psychology, altered states of consciousness, culture, sexuality, nature, wellness, and community.

Psychotropic: Where Drugs and Life Intersect -- Stories involving psychotropic drugs, psychedelics, DMT, LSD, Mescaline, Psilocybin, Marijuana, Cocaine, Meth and Heroin. If you are interested in people, the drug experience and its consequences, philosophies, and ideas surrounding drug use, and how it's all laced into everyday life, then these short memoirs, told by individuals who have (or haven't) partaken, might give you some insight.‍

PRP: Psychedelic Renaissance Podcast -- In this podcast, learn all the ins and outs of psychedelic science, spirituality, integration, legality, and culture through the stories of real people and real psychedelics. Join your very psychedelically-influenced hosts Josh, Chris, and Adam as they explore the Psychedelic Renaissance with scientists and advocates from The Psychedelic Society of Minneapolis and abroad.

The Psychonauts -- Dives into the strange new world of psychedelic-assisted therapy, hosted by Leonie Joubert. A podcast trips into the realm of psychedelic psychiatry, as hallucinogenic mushrooms go on trial in South Africa.

Say Why to Drugs -- The internet is full of misinformation about recreational drugs - both legal and illegal. Dr Suzi Gage, a psychologist interested in understanding associations between substance use and mental health, tackles one substance per episode - providing information about what we know - the harms, but also potential benefits of these substances.

The Stoned Ape Reports -- about the healing power of psychedelics, aka entheogens. Each episode ia an interview with somebody who has experienced the transformational powers of psychedelics, or with a practitioner who works with these medicines.‍

Synchronicity -- A show dedicated to examining the subtle realities that connect us all. Host Noah Lampert speaks with new guests to find out their unique perspectives on life, reality and beyond.

The Third Wave -- Explores the many minds of the emerging psychedelic renaissance. Through conversations with thought leaders across various disciplines, we explore how psychedelics, when used with intention and responsibility, catalyze transformation on both an individual and a collective level.

The Tim Ferriss Show -- a well-known business podcast and it typically interviews people in the fields of investing, sports, business, and art, with few psychedelic-themed episodes.

The Tink Tink Club -- Discussing the Psychedelic Renaissance with those most important to the movement.‍

Trip On This -- With interviews that are relatable, oftentimes funny, and always a trip, Kat and her guests share their own mind-expanding experiences of self-realization, transformation, and just outright fun.

Trust Wise Sages -- Dive into fascinating conversations with incredible people. Podcast that motivates, inspires and challenges ideas. Topics include spirituality, reprogramming your brain, ultimate health, writing and other artistic endeavors and so much more.

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