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NEXT UP ... Southwest Funga Fest
August 1st-3rd • Tucson, AZ
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Good Medicine Confluence
August 17th-20th • Abiquiu, NM
Returning to the GMC, now in beautiful Abiquiu, NM!!
I have been attending this conference for well over a decade- first as a sidekick to my mentor Charles Garcia, then later taken under the wing of long-time keynote speaker Dr. Kenneth Proefrock!
It is my privledge & pleasure to walk in their footsteps, speak from the heart, and revel in the fringe delight that is this posse of herbal enthusiasts. Here- uniqueness is encouraged, and kinship is the order of the day... Come see why so many of us keep returning to this circle!
Presenting two brand new lectures ::
• Misunderstood Pharmakon of Ancient America: Mound-Builders, Archeoastronomy & The Plants That Bridge Worlds
Across the eastern United States rests a pre-history of unsuspecting proportions. Mounds and earthworks conventionally dated up to 5,000+ years old reflect an untold story of mathematical and astronomical prowess not unlike Newgrange, Teotihuacan, Gobekli Tepi, and the Giza pyramids. Yet these monumental world heritage sites are scarcely visited, and have over the past hundred or so years, been effectively mowed over, dug up, or split down the middle with highways and byways.
While curious researchers focus on the how and the who, often romanticizing aliens and giants, I travelled first-hand to several of these remaining mound sites with libations in hand, notepad in tow, and a question in heart: What plants are here? Where are they endemic to? How did they spread? And how does this reflect the routes of cultural exchange, language, and ideas- botanical medicine traditions included!
Join in for a very special story hour, reflecting on Yaupon holly, Cacao, Sassafras, American Lotus, Tobacco, and the ethnobotanical echoes, and impact of these plants on modern day botanical commerce, drug culture, and medicine ways.
• Open Sesame: Botanical Way-Openers & the Organic Algorithm
What is the difference between organic & artificial intelligence?
At any crossroads, you need a good password. Nuanced combinations of plants, fungi, and critters are indeed the hidden-in-plain-sight keys that exalt, enhance, and unlock our relationships, not just to a wider-bandwidth of notable floral and fungal chemistry, but to an enriched intimacy with our very own inner-drugs, our neurotransmitters!
In our predominant narrative, people are transfixed by the “cure”- a single heroic ingredient adorned in power, promise, potency, and might. But what about the seemingly subtle way-openers and perception-tinkerers? How does the terrain (inner & outer) inform and enhance our experience of medicine? What is the tale of telepathine and indole alkaloids? How do so-called hypnotic compounds enhance our awareness? How can we play with our receptivity to better meet the “higher intelligence” of mushrooms, self, plants, and others as unified kin?
Whether by artful formulation, song, ambiance, or orientation, sometimes the sacrament becomes stronger, not by taking a larger dose, but by opening and anchoring in the present moment.
Join in for an ethnobotanical exploration in celebrating the organic intelligence of plants and planet- and the animate technologies that usher us through the thresholds. Open the gates, the way-makers have arrived!
*Looking for a discounted ticket? I may have an extra one for you- send me a message!*
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EARLIER THIS YEAR....
The Mushroom Tip :: Aphrodisiacs for Fungi Lovers
February 18th, 2025 • online & free!
Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness, 42nd annual conference
May 1-3rd, 2025 • Las Vegas, NV
No Mushroom is an Island :: Entheogenic Fungi and their Forest Familiars
Seattle, WA
Keystone Cacti :: Entheogenic Ethnobotany of the Southwest
Portland, OR
Tea Time in Ancient America :: Legends and Legacy of Yaupon Holly
Nevada City, CA
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2025 MENTORSHIP UPDATES
For the past 7 years, I have been quietly working 1:1 with a small handful of mentees, offering personalized long-form curriculum in the art, science, and magic of ethnobotany and beyond...
Think of it as an extended personalized consultation where, along with your trusty guide, you get to learn, taste, touch, and feel history & herbalism through your beautiful, unique body.
This year, I am dreaming up something a little different, and am excited to share with you!
If you have been curious, I thank you in advance. Stay tuned for an announcement about a very special upcoming year-long immersion... or shall we say, decoction!
New mentees will be welcomed in AUTUMN!
Applications will open with the monsoons.
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