SPRING TOUR 25' • Keystone Cacti: Entheogenic Ethnobotany of the Southwest • PORTLAND, OR
An evocative LIVE+ DIRECT fireside chat in Portland, OR! Graciously hosted by The Rhizome • Sunday, June 8th, 2025 • 7-9pm
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Cacti are storytellers, echoing the of the migration of people and animals, geologic transformations, and consciousness alterations!
While many credit the re-emergence of entheogens in the modern west to the Harvard Psychedelic club, Albert Hoffman, and the exploitation of Maria Sabina, 1950s-60s literature on encounters with mescaline tacitly laid the groundwork for pre-“hippie” counter culture. Simultaneously, the ripples from the 1883 religious crimes code in the United States maintained a ban on Native dancing and ceremonies, including the Sun Dance, Ghost Dance, potlatches, and medicine practices- peyote as sacrament included.
Join us for a dynamic conversation on ::
🌵 Saguaro as Sonoran world tree :: from ritual beverage to call down the rain to mascot for corporate philanthropy
🦌 Peyote on the move :: sacrament of prayer, sacrament of resistance. On continuity + conservation
🌞 Syncretic "borderlands" traditions :: Mescal bean, Datura, and the Shumla caves
💚 Cactus Chemistry 101 :: Phenethylamines, desert herbalism, Shulgin, and the unexpected influence of cacti on the rave scene
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A multi-disciplinary, reverent, cactus-centric conversation on the history + future of entheogens in the Americas awaits...
There may even be a little mischievous but friendly gnome with a basket of forest floor libations & unusual desert pharmakon... you will have to be there to find out!
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Register at your honest ability. Funds are shared with Rhizome PDX, so your support blesses us both, thank you!
Space is limited to 20ish attendees - advanced registration is kindly requested. Reach out if you prefer offering cash at the door, or if you are in need of a scholarship and we will save a spot for ya!
Don't hesitate to contact BSB with any questions you may have. Exact location emailed soon after registration.
