Entheogenesis Australis and Kahpi - Planting Psychedelic Seeds

We're pleased to share news of a new Australian documentary that may be of interest to our community.

Lost & Found is a 70 minute feature documentary by filmmaker Roger Qureitem. Drawing on insights from First Nations wisdom traditions and Western scientific research, the film explores how altered states of consciousness and plant medicines may help us step away from destructive patterns, reconnect with ourselves, and deepen our relationship with the natural world.

The documentary features interviews with a number of Australian voices from the ethnobotanical and psychedelic communities, including several members of Entheogenesis Australis (EGA). Accompanied by the immersive music of Amani Friend (Liquid Bloom), Lost & Found invites viewers to slow down, reflect, and consider how these ancient relationships may help us navigate the challenges of our time.

The film is the first documentary release from Infinite Qreations and marks the beginning of an ongoing journey into conscious storytelling 🌿

Lost & Found | Official Trailer | Independent Documentary My film explores psychedelic plant medicines through reflection - an honest account of a personal experience and an exploration of the space between ancient ...

Friend of EGA, Dr Liam Engel, is bringing his new talk and book launch Psychoactive Plants & Fungi to Melbourne on June 14.

Liam is an ethnobotanist, natural products chemist, science communicator, and one of Australia’s leading voices in the field of psychoactive plants, fungi, harm reduction, ecology, and drug policy. This special event will explore a diverse range of psychoactive species, their cultural histories, chemistry, contemporary research, and the broader conversations surrounding sustainability, safety, and drug reform. Attendees will also receive a signed copy of Liam’s new book.

If you have an interest in ethnobotany, psychoactive plants and fungi, or the evolving science and culture surrounding these subjects, this should be a fascinating afternoon.

Congratulations Liam on the book launch. We look forward to seeing this important work out in the world. 🌿📚

Psychoactive Plants & Fungi, Melbourne Join ethnobotanist, natural products chemist and science communicator Dr Liam Engel to learn about Psychoactive Plant & Fungi.

This is a talk to journey with, not rush. One to sit with and allow to bloom in its own rhythm.

Recorded for Garden States 2025, the outdoor ethnobotanical conference presented by, this deeply reflective presentation explores the long relationship between humans and psychedelic plants and fungi across evolution, ritual, colonisation, secrecy, and resurgence.

Drawing on decades of ethnobotanical learning, Kathleen Harrison honours the indigenous knowledge holders and underground carriers who helped keep these traditions alive, while inviting us to reflect on our own role in carrying this living stream of knowledge into the future.

Recorded remotely from Kathleen’s living room in Occidental, California, this talk unfolds slowly and thoughtfully before “catching the current” and opening into a wide-ranging reflection on psychedelic species and the human quest.

Kathleen Harrison - The Long, Winding Road of Psychedelic Species and the Human Quest About the talkKathleen Harrison reflects on the deep story linking humans with psychedelic plants and fungi across evolution, ritual, colonisation, secrecy, ...

Few figures have shaped ecological thinking like David Holmgren.

In 2022, Holmgren (co-originator of permaculture alongside Bill Mollison) spoke at our indoor EGA conference. Before his talk, we sat down for a wide-ranging conversation about how he got here and how his thinking has shifted over time.

It’s a loose, searching discussion. Permaculture comes through less as land use and more as a way of reading energy, economy and culture once the idea of endless growth starts to wobble. What replaces it isn’t some grand solution. More a set of limits you work within.

There’s also a brief turn into perception and psychedelics:

“Psychedelics can interrupt the default settings of perception, opening a window onto more ecological ways of understanding our place in the world.”

Read the full interview on the EGA website.

David Holmgren: Designing the Future from the Ground Up — Entheogenesis Australis Few figures have had a greater influence on contemporary ecological thinking than David Holmgren . Best known as the co-originator of permaculture alongside Bill Mollison, David Holmgren helped develop a design system that has shaped generations of growers, builders, educators and commun

Entheogenesis Australis (EGA) are again proud to be collaborating with Nimbin MardiGrass this year (1–3 May 2026), presenting three days of educational content in the Psychedelic Tent.

If you’re in the area, be sure to come by and say hello. We’re also hosting a panel discussion in the main hall on Sunday at 1 pm. Come along, join the conversation, and be part of it 😇

Psychedelics Q&A — Ask Us Anything - Nimbin MardiGrass 2026 Come along with your burning question! About: Join us for an open, insightful, and interactive panel session where your questions shape the conversation. Featuring a diverse group of leading psychedelic and ethnobotanical experts, researchers, therapists, and advocates, this session is your opportun...

Do you know anyone trying to navigate mushroom season? The right information is very important.

With mushroom season arriving in the southeastern states, it is time to revisit the basics and beyond around mushroom ID and safety. In this timely short article, "Navigating Mushroom Season: Tips, Risks, and Resources", discover mushroom season's essentials, from the thrill of foraging to the risks of misidentification.

Dive into our comprehensive guide for navigating this fascinating realm safely, as well as essential tips, legalities, harm reduction info and resources for an informed journey into the world of mushrooms. While we focus strongly on Psilocybe subaeruginosa, many of the foraging tips and lookalike species are relevant to other types of mushrooms that people are looking for.

Please share this post with other interest groups, networks, and people 😊

Safely Navigating Mushroom Season: Tips, Risks, and Resources — Entheogenesis Australis The beginning of Autumn 2026 has been mild and dry, but following a cold and wet Easter holiday, Mushroom season has arrived suddenly in the southern states of Australia. Many keen foragers are reporting finds of ‘x, y, or z’ species - followed by questions of where to find them! This, of course...

🍄 What a new Cell study suggests about psilocybin, plasticity, and why context matters…

New research is shedding light on how psychedelic compounds may reopen windows of neural plasticity, helping the brain rebuild pathways disrupted by trauma and mental illness.

Scientists sometimes describe this as the brain temporarily regaining a kind of learning flexibility normally seen in early development. During this window, entrenched pathways may soften, making it possible to form new connections and perspectives.

So what does that mean in practice? If someone takes psilocybin while feeling sad, will the drug fix the emotional state?

That is an unfortunate no; psilocybin makes active neural circuits more open to change, for better or worse, depending on what unfolds during the experience.

Read full artilce in link below. 🔗

When the Brain Relearns How to Connect — Entheogenesis Australis A new Cell study shines a light on psilocybin’s effects on neuroplasticity - and why context matters…

Across four days, our recent Garden States: Regenaration EGA gathered an extraordinary cross-section of thinkers, researchers, artists and practitioners working at the edges of ethnobotany and psychedelic inquiry.

Through presentations, workshops and immersive art, attendees stepped into something rare: a space that felt both intellectually rigorous and spiritually generous.

Part field lab, part open-air symposium, part living village, Garden States unfolded as a temporary academic and lifestyle community built on curiosity, care and shared exploration.

Even though an impossible task, we tried to gather a snapshot review reflecting on the conversations, ideas and atmosphere that made these four days so distinctive.

Read the full article on EGA website below.

Garden States: Regeneration — Entheogenesis Australis Across four days, EGA brought together a wide range of voices working at the edges of ethnobotany and psychedelic research. Via presentations, workshops and art, attendees were gifted the most spiritually generous and intellectually stimulating experience in what must be one of the most unique fou

New reported data in a recent survey from the RAND Corporation confirms something that’s been obvious anecdotally for a while now. Psychedelics have shifted from the margins into everyday use.

According to a nationally representative U.S. survey from 2025, around 11 million adults used psilocybin in the past year. M**A follows at roughly 4.7 million, with Amanita muscaria, ketamine, and L*D each landing somewhere in the three to four million range. That alone is notable. What’s more revealing is how these substances are being used.

Microdosing now appears to be the dominant mode. Around 10 million U.S. adults reported microdosing psychedelics such as psilocybin, L*D, or M**A. Among psilocybin users, 69 percent microdosed at least once, and nearly half of all reported psilocybin use days involved doses too small to produce a conventional psychedelic experience.

Microdosing is typically defined as sub-perceptual, not enough to induce a psychedelic state, but sufficient to subtly alter how people move through the day.

The data points toward normalization, marking a shift from earlier cultural narratives that vilified psychedelics and those who used them.

These are the first public results from RAND’s 2025 Psychedelics Survey.

Psychedelic use in the past year (U.S. adults)
• Psilocybin: ~11 million adults reported use in the last year
• M**A: ~4.7 million adults
• Amanita muscaria mushrooms: ~3.5 million adults
• Ketamine: ~3.3 million adults
• L*D: ~3 million adults

Microdosing prevalence (U.S. adults)
• ~10 million reported microdosing psilocybin, L*D, or M**A in 2025
• Among those who used psilocybin in the past year, about 69 % reported microdosing at least once
• Total psilocybin use days in the past year exceeded 200 million, and nearly half of those days involved microdosing

U.S. Psychedelic Use and Microdosing An estimated 10 million U.S. adults microdosed psilocybin, L*D, or M**A in 2025. That's according to a new RAND study that draws on a first-of-its-kind survey.

Our good friends at The Australian Psychedelic Society (APS) are taking feedback to help grow their organisation. See the post below to take the survey and help support the Australian Psychedelic Society - APS

🌱🌵Help Us Grow Together 🌵🌱
The Australian Psychedelic Society (APS) is built on community connection, shared knowledge, and a strong commitment to harm reduction and safety. We want to make sure what we offer genuinely reflects the needs, interests, and voices of our community.

This short survey is an opportunity for you to tell us what you value, what you’d like more of, and how APS can continue to support community connection, education, and safe practice. Your feedback will directly inform the direction of APS and help us improve the way we share information and engage with our members.

To say thank you, everyone who completes the survey can choose to enter a raffle. We will need an email address to contact prize winners. APS has no interest in identifying individuals who wish to remain anonymous.
Prizes (10 winners drawn at random)

Winners will be drawn in order and may select from the following prizes, subject to availability:
🌵Mid-cut Trichocereus (2 x ~40cm)
🌵Seed-grown columns (2 x ~25cm: psycho0 x rosei or short spine bridge x)
🌵Tubestock seedlings (5 total: scop x yowie or psycho0 x rosei)
🌱One A. courtii seedling
🌱One rooted B. caapi cutting (NSW winners only)
Plant prizes cannot be posted to Tasmania, Western Australia, or Queensland.

Winners from these states will be able to choose from alternative prizes, including APS shirts and books. 📔

Privacy note:
APS respects your privacy and has no interest in identifying participants. However, as this survey is hosted via Google Forms, we recommend logging out of your Google account or using an incognito/private browser if you wish to remain anonymous.

Thank you for helping shape the future of APS and strengthening our community connection.

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