Meet EntheoNation at Psychedelic Science 2017
If you are going to MAPS’ Psychedelic Science Conference 2017 in Oakland, CA, you are invited to connect with the EntheoNation community of visionaries.
How to Connect with EntheoNation
The best way to connect with EntheoNation is to join our private FB message group.
This is a high-caliber, curated group of inflluencers in the psychedelic community, consisting of community founders, therapists, and publishers of psychedelic media. We’re putting this together so that we can keep our fingers on the pulse of what is going on, connect with each other before, during, and after the conference, inform the group of fun, impromptu gatherings, suite parties, or must-see sessions. Be warned – you will be pinged every time someone posts something.
Here’s how to connect:
- Friend Lorna on Facebook
- Then comment on this Facebook post to indicate you are 1. going to Psychedelic Science 2. want to be added to the group and 3. WHY you’d be a great fit for the group.
What to Do If You Don’t Have Conference Passes
For those of you who want to unconference Psychedelic Science, there’s a lot that is free and available to the public in the at The Marketplace at the Oakland Convention Center West Hall.
There you’ll find:
- The Psymposia Stage – if culture is more your thing, catch compelling talks about psychedelic culture & society here
- The Visionary Art Gallery – peruse mind-bending works from world-renowned visionary artists and upcoming talent
- Psychedelic Exhibitors – from nonprofits, to book publishers, and fashion designers, here you will find some of the tools and resources to support your psychedelic lifestyle
What to Catch
There is so much groundbreaking scientific research being shared during the conference, and at the same time, tremendous fun to be had with some of the trippiest intellectuals on the planet. While I’m certain more impromptu events will pop up, here’s a list of the sessions and events I’m tracking, and will most likely attend.
Wednesday, April 22, 2017
With the Psychedelic Science conference attendees in town, the perfect event to kick of a week of mind-expanding revelry, networking, and intellectual discourse is:
Bicycle Day with Alex & Allyson Grey
This is a super-fun all-night party hosted by old-school trippers and the legendary artists Alex & Allyson Grey at the Midway in San Francisco. Their presentation about Bicycle Day is not to be missed. You can experience the legendary Android Jone’s Microdose VR virtual reality installation and dance all night long to fantastic left coast musicians.
- Check out the program on the Bicycle Day Facebook Event page.
- You can buy tickets here.
Friday, April 21, 2017
PLENARY: Psychedelics and the Future of Humanity
Stanislav Grof, M.D., Ph.D.
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM • Friday, April 21
East Hall
Cognitive Liberty, Neurodiversity, & Non-Pathologizing Approaches to Mental Health
Adam Andros
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage
Evaluating the Efficacy of Ayahuasca-Assisted Treatment for Substance Dependency
Anya Loizaga-Velder, Ph.D.
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM • Friday, April 21
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE
Psychotherapeutic Intervention in Integration of Difficult Psychedelic Experiences
Marc Aixala, M.S.
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE
Rapid Antidepressant Effects of the Psychedelic Ayahuasca in Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
Draulio Barros de Araujo, Ph.D.
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE • CME
Therapeutic Potential of the Plant Salvia Divinorum
Peter Addy, Ph.D.
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE
From Taboo to Treatment: The Evolution of Psychedelic Medicine
Amanda Feilding
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM • Friday, April 21
East Hall • CLINICAL
Tools for Navigating Inner Space and the Ayahuasca Experience
Meriana Dinkova
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage
From Jungle To “Civilization”: How Plant Medicines Can Promote Health In a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté, M.D.
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE
Psychedelic Research: From Brain Imaging to Policy Reform
David Nutt, D.M., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.Psych, F.Med.Sci.
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM • Friday, April 21
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE
Psychedelic Use Predicts Reduced Suicidality: Findings From a Longitudinal Study of Women Sex Workers in Vancouver, Canada
Elena Argento, Ph.D. (cand.)
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE
The Psychological and Neurophysiological Effects of Music in Combination with Psychedelics
Mendel Kaelen, Ph.D. (cand.)
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM • Friday, April 21
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE
Microdosing: The Phenomenon, Research Results, and Startling Surprises
James Fadiman, Ph.D., and Sophia Korb, Ph.D.
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Grand Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE
Long-Term Effects of Ayahuasca on the Quality of Life, Well-Being and Health of Western Users: A Longitudinal Study
Debora González, Ph.D.
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE
Psychedelic Naturalism: Psilocybin and the Evolution of Amateur Applied Mycology
Joanna Steinhardt, Ph.D. (cand.)
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room • PLANT
Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy – Neural Changes and the Relationship Between the Acute Peak Experience and Clinical Outcomes
Leor Roseman, M.Sc.
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM • Friday, April 21
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE
The Potential Role of Epigenetics in Ayahuasca Shamanism
Joe Tafur, M.D.
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE
Holistic Support for the Voyage: Journeyers, Guides, and Beyond
Dr. Natalie Metz
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage
New Findings from Ayahuasca Research: From Enhancing Mindfulness Abilities to Promoting Neurogenesis
Jordi Riba, Ph.D.
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM • Friday, April 21
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE • CME
Cannabidiol in the Treatment of Anxiety: A Large Case Series
Scott Shannon, M.D., ABIHM
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE
Psychedelics: The Uncertain Paths from Re-emergence to Renaissances
Bob Jesse
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Grand Ballroom • INTERDISC • CE
Ayahuasca Legal Prosecution Worldwide: Connecting the Dots
Benjamin De Loenen, M.A.
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE
Cancer at the Dinner Table: Experiences of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Cancer-Related Psychological Distress
T. Cody Swift, M.A., and Alexander Belser, Ph.D. (cand.)
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Skyline Room • INTERDISC • CE
Ayahuasca Practices as Intangible Cultural Heritage: A New Piece in the Drug Policy Puzzle?
Constanza Sánchez Avilés, Ph.D.
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM • Friday, April 21
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE
PLENARY PANEL: Psychedelics and Policy
Kenneth Tupper, Ph.D.; Ethan Nadelmann, Ph.D.; David Nutt, M.D.; Ben de Loenen; moderator: Natalie Ginsberg
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM • Friday, April 21
East Hall
Psychedelic Story: Terence McKenna’s VR Journey of 1999
Dr. Bruce Damer
6:30 PM – 7:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage
Live Podcast: Duncan Trussell Family Hour
The Microdose VR Experience
Duncan Trussell, Android Jones, and Dr. Bruce Damer
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Psymposia Stage
Sunset Cruise on the San Francisco Bay
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM • Friday, April 21
Celebration in the Marketplace
8:00 PM – 1:00 AM • Friday, April 21
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Psychedelic Neuroscience
LSD Gives Up a Secret
David Nichols, Ph.D.
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE • CME
History of MDMA: An Overview
Torsten Passie, M.D., Ph.D.
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
Grand Ballroom • CLINICAL • CE
Peyote: Plant Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul
Stacy B. Schaefer, Ph.D.
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE
Psychedelic 5HT2A Receptor Agonists Enhance Mood and Empathy and Reduce Social Pain in Healthy Humans: Implication for Mood Disorders
Franz X. Vollenweider, M.D., F.M.H. Psych.
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM • Saturday, April 22
East Hall • CLINICAL • CE
PANEL: Injustice, Intersectional Trauma, and Psychedelics
Monnica T. Williams, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., Jae Sevelius, Ph.D., Paula Graciela Kahn, LisaNa M Macias Red Bear
Moderator: Ismail Ali, J.D.
Saturday, April 22, 2017 • 9:30 AM – 10:30 PM • Skyline Room
Ecstasy in the Laboratory: Recent Advances in MDMA Research
Harriet de Wit, Ph.D.
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
Grand Ballroom • CLINICAL • CE
Peyote as Medicine: An Examination of Therapeutic Factors that Contribute to Healing
Kevin Feeney
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE
Peyote’s Race Problem
Alexander Dawson, Ph.D.
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE
PANEL: Rebranding Psychedelics
Don Lattin, Michael Levine, Bryce Montgomery, Sasha Frost, Brad Burge (moderator)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • INTERDISC
COMMUNITY FORUM: White Allies and Anti Racist Practice in the Psychedelic Community
Camille Barton and Zoe Bender
Saturday, April 22, 2017 • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM • Oakland Room
Conservation Strategies for Sustainability of the Peyote Gardens: What is the Indigenous Approach?
Dawn D. Davis, M.A.
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT
Peyote Dreams: From Collective Ritual to Personal Treatment?
Diana Negrín, Ph.D.
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Jr. Ballroom • PLANT • CE • CME
Psychotherapy with Clients who Participate in Ayahuasca Ceremonies
Adam Snider, M.A.
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • PLANT
Interview: Hamilton Morris: Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage
The God Molecule: MY Journey to 5-MeO-DMT
Dr. Gerardo R. Sandoval Isaac
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage
My Psychedelic-Induced Shamanic Initiatory Crisis
David Lukoff
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage
Changing Our Minds: Psychedelic Sacraments and the New Psychotherapy
Don Lattin
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage
Conversation: Esalen’s Legacy and the History of Psychedelics
Dr. Jim Fadiman, John Harrison, M.A., Psy. D.(c)
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage
COMMUNITY FORUM: Iberoamerican Psychedelic Research, Therapy, and Culture
Ismail Ali and Igor Llano
Sunday, April 23, 2017 • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM • Oakland Room
MDMA as Profound Change Agent: Insights from MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD Research
Marcela Ot’alora, M.A., L.P.C. and Bruce Poulter, R.N., M.P.H.
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
East Hall • CLINICAL• CE
Indigenous Perspectives on Peyote’s Healing Potentials and Conservation Challenges
Sandor Iron Rope
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Grand Ballroom • PLANT
Ibogaine and Opioid Withdrawal: Does it Work and is it Safe?
Paul Glue, M.D., FRC Psych
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE
COMMUNITY FORUM: Exploring Legal Strategies, Harm Reduction, and Best Practices for the Ayahuasca Community
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Oakland Room • PLANT
Conflict and Transformation in Mazatec and Outsiders’ Views of the Therapeutic Value of Mushroom Use in Huautla
Ben Feinberg, Ph.D.
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Grand Ballroom • PLANT • CE
Plant Medicine or Psychedelic Medicine? Understanding the Healing Processes with Ayahuasca and Ibogaine
Bruno Ramos Gomes, M.A.
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE
Cannabis and Spirituality: Exploring the Plant-Human-Spirit Relationship
Kathleen Harrison, M.A.
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Grand Ballroom • PLANT
The Impact of Ayahuasca-Assisted Therapy for Addiction and Stress Among a Rural First Nations Community in Canada: a Qualitative Analysis
Gerald Thomas
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Skyline Room • PLANT • CE
Interview: Stephen Gray, author of Cannabis & Spirituality: An Explorer’s Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage
Grace and Self-Effort in A Psychedelic Life
Robert J. Barnhart
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM • Saturday, April 22
Psymposia Stage
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Ayahuasca Treatment Center Safety for the Western Seeker
Raven Renèe Ray, M.A.
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM • Sunday, April 23
Skyline Room • PLANT
Awakening of the Forest: Into the World of the Kaxinawá People
Leopardo Yawa Bane
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage
The 2nd Psychedelic Revolution
James Oroc
12:30 PM – 1:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage
Psychedelic Stories: Open Mic
Activism & the Work
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage
Conversation: The Past & Future of Psychedelics
Mike Crowley & Ben Sessa
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage
Conversation: Heart Medicine: Iboga for Addiction, PTSD, Art, & Love
Chor Boogie & Elizabeth Bast
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage
Conversation: Cosmic Sister’s Psychedelic Feminism Grant Recipients
Nese Devenot, Ph.D., Selma Holden, M.D., Katie Bain, Faye Sakellaridis
Moderated by Leia Friedman
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM • Sunday, April 23
Psymposia Stage
Integration: The Official Closing Party
Join us for good music, psychedelic art, and Rick Doblin, MAPS Founder and Executive Director, who will share some brief reflections on Psychedelic Science 2017. Shake your booty to the rhythms 4NR, Drumspyder, Liquid Love Drops, and Soular.
8:00 PM Sunday, April 24
522 2ND STREET OAKLAND CA
Online Pre-sale: $10
At the door: $15
Buy your tickets here
