Awaken the Desert, Ignite the Mind: Arizona Psychedelic Society Conference

Arizona Psychedelic Society — 1st Annual Conference
📅 Friday, October 3, 2025 10:30a to 9:30p
📍 Mesa Arts Center, Nesbitt-Elliott Playhouse

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Step into a day of wisdom, story, and ceremony as we gather for A New Era of Healing — Arizona’s first psychedelic conference. This sacred container weaves science and spirit, advocacy and ceremony, offering both knowledge and direct experience.

We open the space together with community breathwork at 10:30 AM, grounding our bodies and minds for the journey ahead. From there, the day unfolds like a living ceremony:

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### 🌬 Opening

10:30 AM — Breathwork Ceremony
A guided practice to center and prepare for the day’s teachings.

### 🔊 Midday Teachings

12:00 PM — James Hosobe, MS
Science, Sound & Safety — How music shapes the psychedelic journey in both clinical trials and ceremonial settings.
12:55 PM — Chad McLean & Mike Manion
Stories of Healing & Advocacy — Veterans share their paths through trauma, addiction, ketamine therapy, and community.
2:00 PM — Jess Starwood, MS
Integration & Nature-Based Wisdom — Herbal medicine, fungi, and creative expression as pathways of integration.
3:00 PM — Jamie Blazquez
Policy & Access — How grassroots storytelling and activism are shifting laws and public perception.

### 🌄 Afternoon Deepening

5:00 PM — Frank Genova
Clinical Research & Evidence — What current studies reveal about psilocybin, LSD, and more in treating depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
6:00 PM — Dr. Joe Tafur, MD
Medicine, Ceremony & Spirit — Bridging Western medicine with Amazonian healing traditions.

### ✨ Evening Keynote

7:15 PM — Professor G. William Barnard
Mysticism, Psychedelics & The Sacred Self — Ayahuasca, Santo Daime, and the mystical dimensions of consciousness.

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### 🥁 Closing Ceremony

8:30 PM — Community Drum Circle
We close in rhythm and resonance, weaving together the day’s teachings with the heartbeat of community.

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## Why Attend?

• Experience the day as ceremony — opening breathwork, wisdom teachings, closing drum circle.
• Learn from leaders in psychedelic research, advocacy, and ancestral traditions.
• Connect with a community committed to healing, integration, and transformation.

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## Early Bird Special

🎟️ Early bird pricing ends Friday, September 12th. Secure your ticket today and step into this historic gathering.
👉 Register here