- Psychedelic Integration Circle (In-Person!)7 Marcus Garvey Blvd, Brooklyn, NY
***PLEASE READ: This is a ticketed event with limited space. In order to attend, you must purchase a ticket at this link. RSVP’ing via MeetUp will not guarantee you a spot. If you have any questions about purchasing a ticket, please reach out at hello@bps.community. Thank you!***
Processing our psychedelic experiences can be like discovering various streams of energies and hidden knowledge that have been buried deep within our psyche. And when guided by an experienced facilitator, integration can help us weave those streams of knowledge into the fabric of everyday life - giving us the strength and direction we need to thrive after an expansive journey.
If you've been looking for a safe container to process in community, then join us for an in-person Psychedelic Integration Circle! This circle is intended for those who are looking to share and process a journey through altered states. It is a space of openness and support as we process our experiences together through the lenses of growth, healing, and connection.
Our facilitator, Yaquí Rodriguez, is a Bushwick-raised Curandera and an experienced integration facilitator who will lead our peer-supported integration circle. We are grateful to have her facilitating integration circles with us!
Doors open at 6:30 pm and we will begin sharing at 6:45 pm. Please arrive on time so we can keep the space contained. There will be no entry after 6:45 pm so we can foster an uninterrupted space of deep listening and connection. We appreciate your understanding and we can't wait to see you there!
**If you are unable to attend after purchasing a ticket, please let us know ahead of time so we can make your spot available to others. We are able to offer refunds up to 48 hrs before the event start time. Please email hello@bps.community if you have any questions.**
- Psychedelic Book Club with Dr. Rachel Harris338 Moffat St, Brooklyn, NY
In this month’s edition of Psychedelic Book Club, Dr. Rachel Harris is joining us to discuss her new book, Swimming in the Sacred. The book is based on Dr. Harris’ in-depth interviews with fifteen women elders who have been guiding psychedelic experiences in the underground, sometimes for more than thirty years.
Dr. Harris will be giving a talk, followed by a discussion-based Q+A. This is an opportunity to explore an alternative to the medical model, as the elders interviewed in the book are best described as priestesses in the model of the Eleusinian Mysteries and represent an alternative way of being with entheogens.
Buy tickets at this link: https://www.bps.community/event-details/psychedelic-book-club-with-rachel-harris-ph-d
Dr. Harris will sign copies after the discussion. The second ticket tier ($30) includes a book, which you will be able to pick up at the venue. We encourage everyone to come prepared with questions!
We hope you can join us!
If you have any questions, please email hello@bps.community.
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About the Author:
Rachel Harris, Ph.D., is a Psychologist with both a research and clinical background. She was in private psychotherapy practice for thirty-five years specializing in people interested in psychospiritual development. Rachel is the author of Listening to Ayahuasca: New Hope for Depression, Addiction, PTSD, and Anxiety (New World Library, 2017) and Swimming in the Sacred: Wisdom from the Psychedelic Underground (New World Library, 2023). - LGBTQ+ Affinity GroupSecret Location, Kings County, NY
The purpose of this event is to establish a space exclusively for queer & questioning people to have exploratory and supportive conversations about the world of psychedelics.
In order to foster deeper connections and processing, we plan to make this a monthly gathering. Beginners and experienced psychonauts alike are welcome. Come sit in community and share experiences, integration challenges, and all your questions.
RSVP here: https://www.bps.community/event-details/lgbtq-affinity-group-1
We will gather in a private home in Kensington, Brooklyn. Please RSVP for the exact address.
The space can fit 12 people comfortably, but we can open up for a few more standing/sitting on-floor if needed.
Please email hello@bps.community if you have any questions.
- Rapé Circle and Talk with Chacruna Institute (Oct 16 & 17)Matka Studios, Kings County, NY
Tobacco is one of the most prevalent and respected sacred plants among Indigenous and traditional peoples of the Americas. One of the ways it is traditionally consumed is in the form of rapé snuff.
The Brooklyn Psychedelic Society is partnering with the Chacruna Institute for two evenings of experiential learning about rapé. This is a chance to make direct contact with the world of visionary plants and to sit with teachers who carry these medicines with the blessing and permission of their partners in the Amazon.
- Decompress from Horizons with the Brooklyn psychedelic community
- Learn about the history, traditions, and contemporary uses of rapé
- Explore a new relationship with tobacco
- Come away with your own rapé and kuripe (pipe for self-administration)
- Support Chacruna’s mission of decolonization and cultural exchange in the psychedelic space
We will be gathering twice, once on Monday (Oct 16th) and again on Tuesday (Oct 17th). Each evening will have a different educational talk, followed by the music and fellowship of a co-created rapé circle.
Grab tickets here: https://chacruna.net/rapeh-circle/
**We are requesting that everyone fully read and sign a waiver to participate and be present at our event. Please go to the event link to receive the waiver.
If you have any questions, please email hello@bps.community.
We hope you can join us!
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About the Facilitators:
Dr. Glauber Loures de Assis is Associate Director of Chacruna Latinoamérica in Brazil and an ayahuasca practitioner with 15 years of experience. He has built this practice in dialogue with his local Brazilian ayahuasca community and with the blessings of Indigenous elders and activists in Brazil.Dr. Beatriz Caiuby Labate is a queer Brazilian anthropologist who has been studying plant medicines, drug policy, shamanism, ritual, religion, and social justice for decades. She is the Executive Director of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines and serves as the Public Education and Culture Specialist at MAPS.
Joseph Mays is an ethnobotanist whose conservation work explores how cultural conditioning influences approaches to biocultural sustainability. As Program Director of Chacruna’s Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative, Joseph partners with Indigenous community organizations throughout the Americas to increase cultural reciprocity in the psychedelic space.
Learn more about the Chacruna Institute here.
- Psychedelic Book Club (NEW Location!)Secret Location, Kings County, NY
The Stormy Search for the Self: A Guide to Personal Growth through Transformational Crisis (Christina Grof, Stanislav Grof)
This month, the Psychedelic Book Club will meet at a NEW VENUE to discuss Christina and Stanislav Grof’s exploration of spiritual emergencies and the darker side of psychedelic journeywork, The Stormy Search for the Self.
A book club member is opening up her home in Kensington Gardens for a cozy discussion. We will NOT be meeting at Caffeine Underground, our usual venue.
We recommend you read some or all of the book in advance so that we can have a rich conversation on its themes. However, those who have not read the book are very welcome to attend. You can purchase the book here or at your favorite bookstore.
RSVP Here: https://www.bps.community/event-details/psychedelic-book-club-2
Please RSVP for the exact address.
Bring tea or snacks to share if you like!The space can fit 12 people comfortably, but we can open up for a few more standing/sitting on-floor if needed.
Please email hello@bps.community if you have any questions.
