New Invites! Plus Talk #1 from Psychedelic-Climate Week, and New Neuroscience Post
PSYCA Newsletter, Oct. 17, 2024 - Not on our list yet? Sign up here.
Dear friends & colleagues,
Continuing conversations from Psychedelic-Climate Week, we’re releasing recorded talks! We’re honored to bring you the first from our opening, “The Interconnection of Biodiversity, Indigenous Rights and Plant Medicine” with Sutton King, Urban Indigenous Collective & Julia Mande, Common Field. Their words encapsulated the spirit of the evening, reminding us that personal and collective healing are deeply intertwined — aligning our inner and outer worlds.
As we reflect on Indigenous wisdom, it's clear that reimagining our relationship with the natural world is essential, rethinking our relationships with other realms and systems, from consciousness to technology.
In this vein, we’re excited to celebrate the publication of Douglas Rushkoff’s new edition of Program or Be Programmed: Eleven Commands for the AI Future. Yesterday, I had the privilege of getting together with Doug at his publisher’s office, OR Books. Doug said, “I believe that digital technologies are, if not psychedelic themselves, they're as powerful to consciousness and society as psychedelics. What we're doing is reprogramming society, and we need to do it consciously and willfully.” I’ll be interviewing him about these topics and more—join us Nov. 3, 5-7pm in NYC or catch the livestream here.
As we navigate this rapidly evolving intersection of nature, technology, and consciousness, it’s worth considering how our inner worlds shape the external systems we build. Connected Leadership’s team penned this post for you, examining how psychedelics can expand consciousness and, in turn, reshape how leaders show up in the world, applying insights from neuroscience to social science.
PSYCA & PARTNER EVENTS
“Synchronicity II” by Brooklyn Psychedelic Society, Oct. 19 & 20. The dualities of the psychedelic experience—illuminating the light while exploring the shadows. Transformative insights with Rick Doblin, and more speakers!
“NYC Fungi Fest” by Brooklyn Mushroom, Oct. 19. A free multi disciplinary mushroom event covering mycology, food, mushroom growing, art, spirituality and more with celebrity and author guests, like Eugenia Bone and Hilla the Earth!
🍄 PSYCA Mycelial Connection Night, Nov. 7, 5-7pm at NeueHouse (save the date). We’re launching our member directory! Did you officially join PSYCA yet? Sign up here.
FRIENDS OF PSYCA INVITE YOU!
Drug Policy Reform Event to Educate Voters with Eduardo Castillo at Ploume in NYC, Oct. 19, 9pm. Your Donation of $150 to the Massachusetts Ballot Initiative is your ticket for the door and helps set a precedent for all!
“Cultivating Connections II: Ecological Medicine Meets Psychedelic Therapies” by UCLA’s Ecological Medicine & Psychedelic Studies Initiative, Nov. 1 in LA or on Zoom: “How Psychedelics can Enhance Ecological Medicine” with Bia Labate, nature relatedness with Paul Stamets, plant medicine with Mark Plotkin, and more.
