Hollers & Horizons: Psychedelics in Appalachia
March 5 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
$10
Chacruna promotes reciprocity in the psychedelic community, and supports the protection of sacred plants and cultural traditions. We advance psychedelic justice through curating critical conversations and uplifting the voices of women, queer people, Indigenous peoples, people of color, and the Global South in the field of psychedelic science.
Latest posts by Chacruna Institute (see all)
- Hollers & Horizons: Psychedelics in Appalachia - February 26, 2025
- Cultivating Integrity in Plant Medicine - February 18, 2025
- Chacruna Launches the Certificate in Ceremony, Ethics & Reciprocity - February 17, 2025
Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 from 12:00-1:30pm PST
Join us for a critical conversation about Appalachia’s place in the psychedelic movement. This mountain region, crossing 13 states in the Eastern U.S, has long been subjected to extractive industry, marginalization, appropriation, and misunderstanding by the outside world. Within the ancient mountains, however, a diversity of traditions connect people to one another – and to the landscape – through rich placekeeping and storytelling practices and resilient, innovative micro-cultures. Similarly, psychedelics, and the communities that use them traditionally, have their own place-connected histories, which have repeatedly been misinterpreted, marginalized, or erased. This Community Forum will highlight parallels in the two regions, as well as Appalachia’s unique, currently untapped potential within the psychedelic movement. Appalachia’s diversity, which includes Indigenous wisdom, Affrilachian expression, the veins of Scots-Irish storytelling, ballad-swapping, Appalachian Trail stories, and hunting and land stewarding practices, supports a cultural ecosystem characterized by hyperlocal community activation, connection, and resilience. You’ll hear from Justin Moore, scholar, mental health therapist-in-training, and CEO of Appalachian Psychedelic Society (APS); Dr. Ali McGhee, a scholar, psychedelic journalist, and CCO of APS; and Dr. Raymond Turpin, Clinical Director for The Pearl Institute (in Waynesville, North Carolina) and President of the Board of Directors, and Co-Principal Investigator of The Pearl MDMA Project, as we discuss how to unlock the potential of Appalachia to ensure the success and longevity of the psychedelic movement.
Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 from 12-1:30pm PST
REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE
There is growing enthusiasm in Jewish communities about possible ancient use and modern applications of plant medicine in Jewish spiritual development. Psychedelic Judaism introduce new potential modes of healing...
