The Transformative Power of Psychedelics: From Individual to Collective to Planetary

 

Life on Earth is evolving at a pace faster than many of us could have anticipated just a few years ago. This rapid change underscores the urgent need for new—and ancient—visions rooted in compassion, connection, balance, and enlightened action. In these tumultuous times, when used in optimal conditions and integrated effectively into daily life, psychedelic and sacramental plants, along with related substances, emerge as some of the most potent allies and tools available to humanity.

However, these remarkable substances are not the story in and of themselves. At their best, they serve a greater vision and prayer for a “turning of the soil,” beginning with our own healing and extending outward to influence how we manifest and participate in the world. At the Spirit Plant Medicine Conference (SPMC), we are passionately committed to providing a platform for the sharing of insight and wisdom toward this vision. Our goal is to benefit all inhabitants of the planet, the Earth itself, and the generations yet to come.

 

Our Commitment to Collective Healing

To advance this mission, we have been bringing leading influencers in fields related to psychedelics and consciousness transformation to Vancouver, Canada, for 13 years. Over this time, we’ve learned from both presenters and participants that the SPMC is a unique and special conference. It has not only generated valuable information, inspiration, and community-strengthening connections but has also evoked a powerful sense of empowerment and heart-centeredness among attendees.

 

2024 Presenters: A Diverse and Inclusive Lineup

One of the defining and almost unique features of the beloved SPMC is its diversity and range of perspectives on psychedelics and consciousness transformation. Each year, we strive for a balanced representation, ensuring an equal number of female and male presenters, along with significant Indigenous and BIPOC representation. Our speakers have included ceremonialists, therapists, philosophers, mystics, advocates, activists, and academics—each contributing actionable information and inspiration for individual and collective healing as we navigate this planetary transition.

(Tentative) 2024 Schedule – Click here

As reflected in the 2024 speaker lineup, this commitment to balance and breadth of perspectives remains strong. We are excited to present another remarkable collection of influential voices representing the medicines and their associated modalities and cosmologies.

You are warmly invited to join us for this seminal and potentially life-altering event—for yourself and for all our relatives on this beautiful blue planet.

The Spirit Plant Medicine Team

Rick Doblin

Rick Doblin

Rick Doblin, Ph.D., is the founder and president of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). He received his doctorate in Public...

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Mary Sanders

Mary Sanders

Mary Sanders, LCSW, is a dynamic psychotherapist and fervent social justice advocate, infusing passion into both her clinical endeavors and community...

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Jamie Wheal

Jamie Wheal

"Mapping the Mysto: Towards an Integrated Theory of High Weirdness" Jamie Wheal is the author of Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death In a...

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Acacea Lewis

Acacea Lewis

"The Origins of the Ritual Use of Crystals and Mushrooms" Acacea Lewis is the Founder of Divine Master Alchemy LLC, and Divine Master University, a school for...

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Christopher Bache

Christopher Bache

Christopher M. Bache is professor emeritus in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Youngstown State University where he taught for 33 years....

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Erika Dyck 

Erika Dyck 

A Psychedelic Resurgence: Historical Lessons for the Future Erika Dyck is a History professor and a Canada Research Chair in the History of Health &...

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Sandor Iron Rope

Sandor Iron Rope

Sandor Iron Rope is a member of the Tetonwan Lakota Oyate, Oglala Lakota spiritual leader from Porcupine District and enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux...

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Sutton King

Sutton King

Sutton King, N??qtaw-Pianakiw (comes first woman), MPH, Afro-Indigenous, descendent of the Menominee and Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, is a graduate of NYU...

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Dr. Osiris Garcia Cerqueda

Dr. Osiris Garcia Cerqueda

Dr. Osiris García Cerqueda is an Indigenous Mazatec historian and sociologist fromHuautla de Jiménez, Oaxaca, Mexico. From a very young age, he has dedicated...

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Dominique Morisano

Dominique Morisano

"Getting Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Right: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" Dr. Dominique Morisano, CPsych (she/her) is of Italian/Balto-Slavic...

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Soi Kene

Soi Kene

Soi Kene grew up in the farm country of Western New York. He studied film at NYU after which he spent several years traveling the world. He subsequently...

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Robert W.E. Laurie

Robert W.E. Laurie

"Psychedelic Medicines - Canada Update and Perspectives" AD LUCEM LAW CORPORATION was founded in 2013 by Robert W.E. Laurie, an award-winning, international...

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Kelly Dunn & Josh Sarvis

Kelly Dunn & Josh Sarvis

Josh Sarvis and Kelly Dunn have been cultivating pure, closed loop cannabis for almost 3 decades. They are Humus Beings dedicated to intentionally and...

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Jazmin Pirozek

Jazmin Pirozek

Plants as People: Our Inherent Connection About Jazmin Jazmin Pirozek is from Lake of the Woods, Ontario and of Norway House Cree Nation. Jazmin lives in...

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Kenneth Tupper, Ph.D

Kenneth Tupper, Ph.D

Kenneth Tupper, Ph.D., is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Child & Youth Care at the University of Victoria. Kenneth’s doctoral research developed...

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Olivia Marcus

Olivia Marcus

Olivia Marcus completed her PhD in medical anthropology from the University of Connecticut with a specialization in social sciences and healthcare, and an MPH...

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Willow WoodSmith

Willow WoodSmith

Wood Carver, Plant Romancer, Ceremonialist, Father and Village Tender Born and raised as a child in the woods of Northern Interior BC, and Detroit city in his...

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Dr. Anja Loizaga-Velder

Dr. Anja Loizaga-Velder

Dr. Anja Loizaga-Velder is a German-Mexican clinical psychologist whose research into the therapeutic potential of ritual psychedelic plant use spans more...

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Marco Sánchez

Marco Sánchez

Watch Marco's Full 2023 Presentation Here Marco Sánchez is a practitioner and researcher of plant technology. He assists in facilitating healing trough the...

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Don Chabelo

Don Chabelo

 Jose? Isabel Gonza?lez de la Cruz, also known as Don Chabelo, is a Marakame of the Wixa?rrika Nation, hailing from Jalisco, Mexico. He is descended from a...

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Theda Phoenix

Theda Phoenix

Theda “Theeda” Phoenix, is a singer-songwriter, professional sound healer, recording artist and intuitive vocal guide. Her  dynamic voice and light language...

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Shine

Shine

Renowned Australian didjeridu master Shine has been performing, teaching, and offering sound healing for close to 30 years. He has performed at numerous...

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Curtis Andrews

Curtis Andrews

Curtis Andrews is a Canadian musician with global persuasions; a percussionist/composer/teacher who creates music that is informed by his many years of...

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Disclaimer

SPMC and Conscious Living Network are not endorsing any specific guest or ideologies through this event. With any of the presenters involved, it is important to understand these are independent speakers with reputations of their own.

We are offering the forum to explore ideas and understandings about plant based intelligence and healing and would like to encourage participating guests to empower themselves through these discussions and through the information available. This is for security’s sake, and also to honor the diversity of cultures and perspectives in relationship to the plants and the people who work with them. Thank you.

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