Tentative 2022 Schedule
(Subject to Change(s))
Friday November 4
11:00 – Registration Opens
12:30 – Doors open – exhibitors, vendors, art gallery open
1:15 – Theda Phoenix – meditative soundscapes
1:30 – Opening dedications, prayers, announcements
1:50-2:40 – Hanifa Washington – “Sacred Activism and Collective Liberation: A Story Sharing & Somatic Experience”
2:45-3:35 – Chief Phil Lane Jr: – “Psychedelics, Clarogenics, and the Spiritual Qualities of a Healer: An Indigenous Perspective.”
3:35-4:05 – coffee/tea/exhibitor-time break
4:05-4:55 – Laurel Sugden and Josip Orlovac Del Río– “Huachuma Collective: Bio-cultural Sustainability for the San Pedro Cactus”
5:00-5:50 – Crystal Dawn, M.D. – “Emerging Science: The Neurochemical and Physiological Effects of Psilocybin and Ayahuasca.”
5:50 – dinner
7:00 – Theda Phoenix – meditative soundscapes
7:15 – re-opening – re-dedication/prayers
7:30-8:20 – Wade Davis – “The Psychedelic Journey: Past, Present, Future”
8:25-9:15 – Selma Holden, M.D. – “Building Resilience: Medicine Practices for Navigating Climate Crisis”
By Donation Bonus Special Feature
9:20 – “Dosed 2: The Trip of a Lifetime” -a documentary by Nicholas Meyers and Tyler Chandler (84 minutes) **this screening is not part of the online conference**
Saturday November 5
8:30 – doors open
9:15 – Theda Phoenix – meditative soundscapes
9:25 – opening remarks etc. – re-opening
9:30-9:40 – Gillian Maxwell and Richard Kay – Psychedelic Association of Canada update
9:40-10:00 – Paul Stamets and Pam Kryskow – inspirational message live from Florida.
10:05-10:40 – Miguel Carillo and don Rafael Pizano – “Protecting the Sacred Peyote Territory of Wirikuta for All Life on Earth.”
10:45-11:45 – Jamie Wheal – “Mapping the Mysto: Towards an Integrated Theory of High Weirdness”
11:45 – pre-lunch announcements
12:00 – lunch, book signings
12:25-1:05 – lunch hour mini-workshop – Philippe Lucas – “Psychedelic Use in Canada; Results of the Canadian Psychedelic Survey”
1:05 – Theda Phoenix – meditative soundscapes
1:15-2:05 – Francine Douglas – “Swoxwiyam and Sqwelqwel: The Power of Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Ceremonies for All”
2:10-3:00 – Chris Bache – “A Visionary Experience of the Birth of the Future Human”
3:00-3:20 – break – exhibitor/vendor tables open
3:20-3:35 – Vanessa Le-Fan Yuen – “Songs of Soul and Spirit”
3:40-4:30 – Belinda Eriacho – “The Turning of the Soil in the Time of Re-Awakening”
4:40-5:30 – Kelly Dunn and Josh Sarvis – “Master Plants as Mentors: How to Best Hear Their Message.”
5:30 – announcements, dinner
7:00 – Cannabis Ceremony – host Stephen Gray, with Theda Phoenix, Shine, Vanessa Le-Fan Yuen, and Odette Slater
9:00-10:00 – Live music for dancing – Shine Edgar and Curtis Andrews with guest Vanessa Le-Fan Yuen
***Note: Clocks go back one hour tonight***
Sunday November 6
8:30 – doors open, exhibitors/vendors open
9:15 – Theda Phoenix – meditative soundscapes
9:30 – announcements etc.
9:45-10:35 – Jeremy Narby – “Plant Teachers: Ayahuasca, Tobacco, Cannabis” (live Zoom from Switzerland)
10:45-11:35 – Ariana Fotinakis – “Untangling from Colonization: An Indigenous Perspective on Restoring Our Relationship to the Land”
11:35 – announcements, lunch, books signings
12:20-1:05 – lunch hour mini-workshop – “Psychedelic Community Building” – Jamie Wheal in conversation with Michael Oliver.
1:05-1:15 – Theda Phoenix – meditative soundscapes
1:15-2:00 – Guujaaw – “Nature and Supernatural”
2:05-3:05 – Dennis McKenna – “BioGnosis: Building Bridges Between Ancestral Wisdom and Science”
3:05-3:20 – “Mini” break – vendor/exhibitor tables open
3:20-4:05 – April Liu – “Dreaming a New Story For Collective Healing”
4:10-5:00 – Bruce Damer – “A Hopeful Human Future Found in the Directives of Deep Time”
5:00 – Expressions of gratitude and ceremonial closing
7:00 to… – VIP Dinner & After-Party (location TBA)
