PSYCHEDELICS, MADNESS, & AWAKENING: HARM REDUCTION AND FUTURE VISIONS Beginning January 2021
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    • Panel 5: Envisioning Harm Reduction Models Outside of Clinical Spaces
    • Panel 6: Earth Visions, Psychedelics, and Harm Reduction
    • Panel 7: Envisioning Collective Healing
    • Panel 8: Histories and Legacies II
    • Panel 9: Translations and Transformations
    • Discussion Panel 1: Abuses of Power in Psychedelic Spaces
    • Discussion Panel 2: The Madness of the Gender Binary
    • Discussion Panel 3: New Forms of Care for BIPOC Communities
    • Discussion Panel 4: Psychiatric Abolition
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This week! Video release of 'Abuses of Power in Psychedelic Spaces' and Q&A for 'Earth Visions, Psychedelics and Harm Reduction'

4/10/2021

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This week we are excited and honored to share our first discussion panel, ‘Abuses of Power in Psychedelic Spaces,’ a conversation between Lily Kay Ross and Laura Mae Northrup.

‘EARTH VISIONS, PSYCHEDELICS AND HARM REDUCTION’ PANEL Q&A DISCUSSION NOW AVAILABLE

In March, the panelists for ‘Earth Visions, Psychedelics and Harm Reduction’ gathered to discuss audience questions and comments submitted through our website form. This conversation -- with Mika Leone, Steven Morgan, Isabel Santis and Alex Trope, and moderated by Patricia Kubala -- is now available to view. Many thanks to the panelists for their contributions to the conference!

PLEASE DONATE AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

As always, please help us spread the word about the conference using the hashtag #PsychedelicMadness2021.

Please also consider donating to our GoFundMe campaign if you are able. We are deeply grateful to those who already have!

FORM NOW OPEN FOR OUR FINAL DISCUSSION PANEL

We invite you to submit questions related to our final themed Discussion Panel of the conference. The speakers will meet in April to discuss your questions:

Psychiatric Abolition (form open until April 16th)

LOOKING AHEAD….

Next week, on Saturday April 17th, we will release the Q&A for Presentation Panel 7 (Envisioning Collective Healing: New Paradigms and Practices for Psychedelics, Madness & Awakening), as well as the recording of our second Discussion Panel, The Madness of the Gender Binary: Decolonizing Harm Reduction Practices for 2SLGBTQIA+ Experiences, a conversation moderated by Jacks McNamara and featuring Ariel Vegosen, Vesper Moore, Rachel Flanigan, and Skylar Louttit.

For now, many many thanks everyone, and especially to the captioning team and to this week’s contributors to the conference: Lily and Laura Mae!

The PMA2021 Organizing Team

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This week! Video Release of 'Translations and Transformations' and Q&A for 'Envisioning Harm Reduction Models Outside of Clinical Spaces'

4/3/2021

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This week we are excited and honored to share our final presentation panel, “Translations and Transformations.” This panel features the following presentations:

Rachel Flanigan
Portable Syntonic Liminality: Psychedelic Use by People with Psychosis History

Benjamin Mudge
Including Bipolar People in Psychedelic Research

Robert Drake/Drake Ewbank
A Map in the Sparkling Aftermath: The Mind’s Dimensional Terms

SUBMIT QUESTIONS TO OUR PANELISTS

After watching the videos, we invite you to share questions and comments to our panelists via this FORM, which will remain open from Saturday April 3rd-Friday April 9th. The panelists will meet to discuss these questions in mid-April and a recording of that conversation will be captioned and posted on the website later this month.

‘ENVISIONING HARM REDUCTION MODELS OUTSIDE OF CLINICAL SPACES’ PANEL Q&A DISCUSSION NOW AVAILABLE

Earlier this month, the panelists for “Envisioning Harm Reduction Models Outside of Clinical Spaces” gathered to discuss audience questions and comments submitted through our website form. This conversation -- with Alan Ashbaugh, Rose Dawydiak-Rapagnani, Sara Gael, Jared Lindahl, Julie Puttgen and moderated by Derek Pyle -- is now available to view. Many thanks to the panelists for their contributions to the conference!

PLEASE DONATE AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

As always, please help us spread the word about the conference using the hashtag #PsychedelicMadness2021.

Please also consider donating to our GoFundMe campaign if you are able. We are deeply grateful to those who already have!

FORMS NOW OPEN FOR THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION PANELS

We invite you to submit questions related to the following themed Discussion Panels. The speakers will meet in April to discuss your questions:

The Madness of the Gender Binary (form open until April 7th)
Psychiatric Abolition (form open until April 16th)

LOOKING AHEAD….

Next week, on Saturday April 10th, we will release the Q&A for Presentation Panel 6 (Earth Visions, Psychedelics, and Harm Reduction), as well as the recording of our first Discussion Panel, Abuses of Power in Psychedelic Spaces, a conversation between Laura Mae Northrup and Lily Kay Ross.

For now, many many thanks everyone, and especially to the captioning team and to this week’s contributors to the conference: Rachel, Benjamin and Drake!

The PMA2021 Organizing Team
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This week! Video Release of ‘Interviews with Elders’ and Q&A for ‘Christian Traditions’

3/28/2021

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We are excited and honored to share this week’s featured panel, ‘Histories and Legacies II: Interviews with Elders.’ This panel features interviews with David Lukoff, Mariavittoria Mangini, David Presti, and Howard Whitehouse and a conversation between Wiremu NiaNia and Allister Bush.

SUBMIT QUESTIONS TO OUR PANELISTS

After watching the videos, we invite you to share questions and comments to our panelists via this FORM, which will remain open from Saturday March 27th-Friday April 2nd. The panelists will meet to discuss these questions in April and a recording of that conversation will be captioned and posted on the website later that month.

‘CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS’ PANEL Q&A DISCUSSION NOW AVAILABLE

Earlier this month, the panelists for “Christian Traditions of Awakening and Policing ‘Spiritual Emergence’” gathered to discuss audience questions and comments submitted through our website form. This conversation -- with Devin Zuber, Sarah Scheld, Eleanor Schnarr, Jim Lawrence, Timmy Davis, Thomas Cattoi, and moderated by Adam Powell -- is now available to view. Many thanks to the panelists for their contributions to the conference!

PLEASE DONATE AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

As always, please help us spread the word about the conference using the hashtag #PsychedelicMadness2021.

Please also consider donating to our GoFundMe campaign if you are able. We are deeply grateful to those who already have!

FORMS NOW OPEN FOR THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION PANELS

We invite you to submit questions related to the following themed Discussion Panels. The speakers will meet in April to discuss your questions:

The Madness of the Gender Binary (form open until April 7th)
Psychiatric Abolition (form open until April 16th)

LOOKING AHEAD….

Next week, on Saturday April 3rd, we will release the videos for Presentation Panel 9, entitled “Translations and Transformations.” This will be our last presentation panel of the conference and it features presentations by Haley M Dourron, Robert Drake/Drake Ewbank, Rachel Flanigan, and Benjamin Mudge.

Many many thanks everyone, and especially to the captioning team and to this week’s special contributors to the conference, David, Maria, David, Howard, Wiremu and Allister!

The PMA2021 Organizing Team

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This week! Video release of 'Envisioning Collective Healing' and Q&A for 'Histories and Legacies I'

3/20/2021

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We are excited to share this week’s featured panel, ‘Envisioning Collective Healing: New Paradigms and Practices for Psychedelics, Madness & Awakening.’

This panel features the following presentations:

Xanthe Horner

Little Suzy’s Adventures in the Elsewhere Space: ​The Transformative Potential of Psychedelics in Healing the Wounded Inner Child


Gabrielle Lehigh

Psychedelic Transformation or Drug Addiction?: Conversations about Psychedelic Use in Professional and Personal Live


Lily Kay Ross

“
But you created this so you could learn something": Posttraumatic growth, individualising social burdens, and recuperation of dominant discourse


Anjali Nath Upadhyay

Lunatics and Decolonial Awakening


Sab Xew

​Psychedelics’ paradigm shifting potential: Unravelling the collective shadow of psychiatric kyriarchy


SUBMIT QUESTIONS TO OUR PANELISTS
After watching the videos, we invite you to share questions and comments to our panelists via this FORM, which will remain open from Saturday March 20th-Friday March 26th. The panelists will meet to discuss these questions in late March and a recording of that conversation will be captioned and posted on the website in April.

‘HISTORIES AND LEGACIES I’ PANEL Q&A DISCUSSION NOW AVAILABLE

Earlier this month, the panelists for
‘Histories and Legacies I: Colonization, State Violence, and Paradigms of Psychedelic Science and Spirituality’ gathered to discuss audience questions and comments submitted through our website form. This conversation -- with Camille Barton, Jules Evans, Phoebe Friesen, Dana Strauss, and moderated by Imani Robinson -- is now available to view. Many thanks to the panelists for their contributions to the conference!

PLEASE DONATE AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD!
As always, please help us spread the word about the conference using the hashtag #PsychedelicMadness2021.

Please also consider donating to our GoFundMe campaign if you are able. We are deeply grateful to those who already have!

FORMS NOW OPEN FOR THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION PANELS

We invite you to submit questions related to the following themed Discussion Panels. The speakers will meet in late March/early April to discuss your questions:

Psychedelic Guide and Therapeutic Abuse
The Madness of the Gender Binary

New Forms of Care for BIPOC Communities

Psychiatric Abolition


LOOKING AHEAD….

Next week, on Saturday March 27th we will release the videos for Presentation Panel 8, entitled
‘Histories and Legacies II: Interviews with Elders.’ This panel features conversations with David Lukoff, Mariavittoria Mangini, David Presti, Howard Whitehouse, and Wiremu NiaNia.

Many many thanks everyone, and especially to the captioning team and this week’s presenters: Xanthe, Gabrielle, Lily, Anjali, and Sab!
The PMA2021 Organizing Team
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This week! Video Release of 'Earth Visions, Psychedelics, and Harm Reduction' and Q&A for 'Breakdown or Breakthrough'

3/14/2021

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We are excited to share this week’s featured panel, ‘Earth Visions, Psychedelics, and Harm Reduction.’

This panel features the following presentations:

Mika Leone

Madness & The Disconnect: Reconnecting with Plant Medicine & Energetics


Steven Morgan

What is Psychosis doing on the Planet?


Isabel Santis

Terrapsychological Inquiry as a Methodology for Studying Psychedelic States


Alex Trope

Altered States of Climate: How Psychedelic Ceremony Can Help Us Navigate the Next 100 Years


SUBMIT QUESTIONS TO THE PANELISTS

After watching the videos, we invite you to share questions and comments to our panelists via this FORM, which will remain open from Saturday February March 13th-Friday March 19th. The panelists will meet to discuss these questions in late March and a recording of that conversation will be captioned and posted on the website in April.

‘
BREAKDOWN OR BREAKTHROUGH?’ PANEL Q&A DISCUSSION NOW AVAILABLE


In February, the panelists for ‘
Breakdown or Breakthrough? Understanding Experiences of Madness, Awakening and Altered States Beyond Pathology’ gathered to discuss audience questions and comments submitted through our website form. This conversation -- with Michael Anderson, James Henry, Phoebe Sullivan, Ron Unger, and Vesper Moore -- is now available to view HERE. Many thanks to the panelists for their contributions to the conference!


PLEASE DONATE AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD!


As always, please help us spread the word about the conference using the hashtag #PsychedelicMadness2021.


Please also consider donating to our
GoFundMe campaign if you are able. We are deeply grateful to those who already have!


FORMS NOW OPEN FOR THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION PANELS


We encourage you to submit questions related to the following themed Discussion Panels. The speakers will meet in late March/early April to discuss your questions:


Psychedelic Guide and Therapeutic Abuse

The Madness of the Gender Binary

New Forms of Care for BIPOC Communities

Psychiatric Abolition


LOOKING AHEAD….


Next week, on Saturday March 20th we will release the videos for
Presentation Panel 7, entitled ‘Envisioning Collective Healing: New Paradigms and Practices for Psychedelics, Madness & Awakening.’ This panel features presentations by Xanthe Horner, Gabrielle Lehigh, Lily Kay Ross, Anjali Nath Upadhyay, and Sab Xew.


Many many thanks everyone, and especially to the captioning team and this week’s presenters: Mika, Steven, Isabel, and Alex!


The PMA2021 Organizing Team

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This week! Video release of Panel 5: 'Envisioning Harm Reduction Models Outside of Clinical Spaces', plus Q&A for Panel 1

3/7/2021

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We are excited to share this week’s featured panel, Envisioning Harm Reduction Models Outside of Clinical Spaces.

This panel features the following presentations:


Alan Ashbaugh
and Rose Dawydiak-Rapagnani

Reimagining Emergency Mental Health Services: How Psychedelic Support Best Practices Can Reduce Harm and Increase the Personal Value of Psychotic Experiences


Geoff Bathje

Harm reduction in community spaces and clinical spaces as a psychologist and community organizer


Sara Gael

The Zendo Project for Psychedelic Harm Reduction


Jared R Lindahl

Harm Reduction in the Context of Meditation-Related Challenges


Julie Puttgen

Finding Homes for Non-Ordinary States


SUBMIT QUESTIONS TO THE PANELISTS

After watching the videos, we invite you to share questions and comments to our panelists via this
FORM, which will remain open from Saturday February March 6th-Friday March 12th. The panelists will meet to discuss these questions in mid March and a recording of that conversation will be captioned and posted on the website a few weeks later.


‘
RETHINKING PSYCHEDELICS, MADNESS, AND AWAKENING’ PANEL Q&A DISCUSSION NOW AVAILABLE

In early February, the panelists for ‘
Rethinking Psychedelics, Madness, and Awakening’ gathered to discuss audience questions and comments submitted through our website form. This conversation -- with Nadia Book, Chasse Gibeault, Paul Levy, Skylar Louttit, and Dave Nickles  -- is now available to view HERE. Many thanks to the panelists for their contributions to the conference!


PLEASE DONATE AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

As always, please help us spread the word about the conference using the hashtag #PsychedelicMadness2021.


Please also consider donating to our
GoFundMe campaign if you are able. We are deeply grateful to those who already have!


FORMS NOW OPEN FOR THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION PANELS

We encourage you to submit questions related to the following themed Discussion Panels. The speakers will meet in late March/early April to discuss your questions:


Psychedelic Guide and Therapeutic Abuse

The Madness of the Gender Binary

New Forms of Care for BIPOC Communities

Psychiatric Abolition


LOOKING AHEAD….

Next week, on Saturday March 13th we will release the videos for
presentation panel 6, entitled ‘Earth Visions, Psychedelics, and Harm Reduction.’ This panel features presentations by Mika Leone, Steven Morgan, Isabel Santis, and Alex Trope.


​Many many thanks everyone, and especially to the captioning team and this week’s presenters: Alan, Rose, Geoff, Sara, Jared, and Julie!

The PMA2021 Organizing Team
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This week! Video Release of "Christian Traditions of Awakening and Policing 'Spiritual Emergence'" and Q&A for the "Excluded" Panel

2/27/2021

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This week! Video Release of "Histories and Legacies I: Colonization, State Violence, and Paradigms of Psychedelic Science and Spirituality"

2/21/2021

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We are very happy to share this week's featured panel, "Histories and Legacies I: Colonization, State Violence and Paradigms of Psychedelic Science and Spirituality." This panel features the following presentations:

Camille Barton
Colonization, Schizophrenia, and State Violence
Jules Evans
Can you pass the acid test? Psychedelics, spiritual emergencies and evolutionary spirituality
Phoebe Friesen
Psychosis and Psychedelics: Exploring Entanglements and Measurements
Dana Strauss
Research Abuses Against People of Color in Early Psychedelic Research

SUBMIT QUESTIONS TO THE PANELISTS
After watching the videos, we invite you to share questions and comments to our panelists via this FORM which will remain open from Saturday February 20th-Friday February 26th. The panelists will meet to discuss these questions in early March and a recording of that conversation will be captioned and posted on the website a few weeks later.

PLEASE DONATE AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

As always, please help us spread the word about the conference using the hashtag #PsychedelicMadness2021.

Please also consider donating to our GoFundMe campaign if you are able. We are deeply grateful to those who already have!

FORMS NOW OPEN FOR THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION PANELS

We encourage you to submit topics of interest to you related to the following themed Discussion Panels. The speakers will meet in March/April to discuss your questions:
Psychedelic Guide and Therapeutic Abuse
The Madness of the Gender Binary
New Forms of Care for BIPOC Communities
Psychiatric Abolition

LOOKING AHEAD….

Next week, on Saturday February 27th we will release the videos for presentation panel 4, entitled "Christian Traditions of Awakening and Policing “Spiritual Emergence.” This panel features presentations by Thomas Cattoi, Timmy Davis, Jim Lawrence and Colin Amato, Sarah Scheld, Eleanor Schnarr, and Devin Zuber.

Many many thanks everyone, and especially to the captioning team and this week’s presenters: Camille, Jules, Phoebe, and Dana!

​The PMA2021 Organizing Team
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Video Release of "Breakdown or Breakthrough?"

2/13/2021

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This week we are honored to release the videos for the panel “Breakdown or Breakthrough? Understanding Experiences of Madness, Awakening and Altered States Beyond Pathology.” This panel features the following presentations:
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Michael Anderson
'Breakdown or Breakthrough? Beyond the Dichotomy'
James Henry
'Psychosis and the Dawning of Truth'
Vesper Moore
'Reclaim Madness: Abolishing Psychiatry & Decolonizing Our Society'
Phoebe Sullivan
'Breakdown to Breakthrough: Exploring the archetypal resonances of mental illness, spiritual awakening and the psychedelic journey, and how altered states are viewed through the lens of pathology'
Ron Unger
'Revolution Within the Mind: A Common Factor in Psychedelic Experience, Madness, and Spiritual Awakening'

SUBMITTING QUESTIONS TO THE PANELISTS
After watching the videos, we invite you to share questions and comments to our panelists via this FORM which will remain open from Saturday February 13th-Friday February 19th. The panelists will meet to discuss these questions in mid-February, and a recording of that conversation will be captioned and posted on the website soon.

PLEASE DONATE AND SPREAD THE WORD!
As always, please help us spread the word about the conference using the hashtag #PsychedelicMadness2021.
Please also consider donating to our GoFundMe campaign if you are able. We are deeply grateful to those who already have!

FORMS ALSO NOW OPEN FOR THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION PANELS
We encourage you to submit topics of interest to you related to the following themed Discussion Panels. The speakers will meet in March/April to discuss your questions:

"Psychedelic Guide and Therapeutic Abuse"
"The Madness of the Gender Binary"
"New Forms of Care for BIPOC Communities"
"Psychiatric Abolition"

​LOOKING AHEAD….
Next week, on Saturday February 20th we will release the videos for Presentation Panel 3, entitled "Histories and Legacies I: Colonization, State Violence, and Paradigms of Psychedelic Science and Spirituality." This panel features presentations by Camille Barton, Jules Evans, Dana Strauss and Phoebe Friesen.
Many thanks everyone, and especially to the captioning team and this week’s presenters: Vesper, Michael, Ron, Phoebe, James!

The PMA2021 Organizing Team.


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TODAY! VIDEO RELEASE OF“RE-THINKING PSYCHEDELICS, MADNESS & AWAKENING”

2/5/2021

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Today we are excited to release the videos for the panel “Re-Thinking Psychedelics, Madness & Awakening.” This panel features the following presentations:
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  • Nadia Book, 'Valuing 'Madness', Decolonizing Disability'
  • Paul Levy, 'Dreaming Ourselves Awake'
  • Skylar Louttit and Chasse Gibeault, ​'Decolonizing Psychedelics + Madness'
  • David Nickles, 'We’re All Mad Here: Rejecting The Delusions of Dominant Culture in Pursuit of Unsanity’

After watching the videos, we invite you to share questions and comments to our panelists via this
form, which will remain open from Saturday February 6th-Friday February 12th. The panelists will meet to discuss your questions in mid-February, and a recording of that conversation will be captioned and posted on the website later this month.


Looking forward to next week, on Saturday February 13th, we will release the videos for presentation panel 2, entitled “Breakdown or Breakthrough? ​Understanding Experiences of Madness, Awakening and Altered States Beyond Pathology.”

Please also note that forms are open to collect audience questions and comments for the speakers on the following Discussion Panels. We encourage you to submit your questions and themes for the panelists to discuss:
  • Psychedelic Guide and Therapeutic Abuse
  • The Madness of the Gender Binary
  • New Forms of Care for BIPOC Communities

​We hope you will continue to join us over the next few months as we begin these timely conversations about the intersection of psychedelics, madness, and awakening!
The PMA Organizing Team.
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  • HOME
  • CONFERENCE
    • Statement of Values
    • Conference Format
    • Speakers
    • Call for Presentations
    • Background
    • Organizers
    • FAQs
  • SCHEDULE
    • Launch & 'Excluded'
    • Panel 1: Rethinking Psychedelics, Madness, and Awakening
    • Panel 2: Breakdown or Breakthrough?
    • Panel 3: Histories and Legacies I
    • Panel 4: Christian Traditions
    • Panel 5: Envisioning Harm Reduction Models Outside of Clinical Spaces
    • Panel 6: Earth Visions, Psychedelics, and Harm Reduction
    • Panel 7: Envisioning Collective Healing
    • Panel 8: Histories and Legacies II
    • Panel 9: Translations and Transformations
    • Discussion Panel 1: Abuses of Power in Psychedelic Spaces
    • Discussion Panel 2: The Madness of the Gender Binary
    • Discussion Panel 3: New Forms of Care for BIPOC Communities
    • Discussion Panel 4: Psychiatric Abolition
  • RESOURCES
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