24/08/2026
“Psychedelics are going to change the world.”
It’s a phrase many of us have heard, and perhaps even believed.
It is a beautiful hope. 🌿
Psychedelics have the capacity to profoundly transform lives. I’ve witnessed this in my own life, in my clinical work, and in the thousands of practitioners I’ve had the privilege of teaching.
But changing individual lives and changing society are not the same thing.
History reminds us that no movement, no technology, no philosophy, and no medicine has ever transformed the world on its own.
Societies are shaped by far more than individual transformation.
They are shaped by relationships, culture, institutions, economics, power, and the values we choose to embody together.
A psychedelic experience does not automatically make someone more ethical.
It does NOT automatically create humility. It does not automatically change how someone relates to power, leadership, or responsibility.
That work remains deeply human. 🤲
Perhaps the future of the psychedelic field will be defined by the kind of culture we build around them.
🌱 Accountability instead of idealisation.
🤝 Relationship instead of hierarchy.
🪞 Ethical reflection instead of unquestioned belief.
For me, that is one of the most important conversations our field can be having.
It’s also why Devon and I created the 9-Month Advanced Somatic Psychedelic Facilitator Mentorship. Not simply to teach facilitation skills, but to help cultivate practitioners who can contribute to a psychedelic field grounded in ethics, discernment, humility, and relational responsibility.
🎓 We’re offering 3 scholarships valued at USD $2,475 each for the 9-Month Advanced Somatic Psychedelic Facilitator Mentorship. Applications close 7 September at midnight PDT, and recipients will be announced 10 September 2026.