RESOURCES

We honor the wisdom of the plants, fungi, and traditions that guide expanded states of consciousness, and we recognize our shared responsibility to each other and the world around us.

These resources are here to support you—or someone you care about—in approaching psychedelics with safety, ethics, and cultural respect. They are intended for harm reduction only; we do not condone or promote the use of illegal substances.

  • BCSP offers evidence-based education on psychedelics, exploring their history, neuroscience, risks, and potential therapeutic uses. It’s an accessible, research-driven resource for anyone wanting to understand the science and context behind psychedelic experiences.

  • A long-running, community-driven archive of information and firsthand experiences with psychoactive substances, trusted for decades as a cornerstone of drug education and harm reduction.

  • A comprehensive guide outlining ethical, legal, and safety best practices for the responsible use of ayahuasca in non-Amazonian contexts. Visit iceers.org to learn more about their research, educational resources, and ongoing work with traditional ethnobotanical medicines.

  • Created by Fireside Project, this guide offers 10 safety strategies, preparation steps, and integration support for those choosing to take 5-MeO-DMT.

  • Ibogaine expert and advocate, Juliana Mulligan, tells all in this DoubleBlind article—from ethical sourcing to safety guidelines, and how to vet a medicine provider.

  • A comprehensive beginner’s guide to the psilocybin journey. The guide addresses most common questions, concerns and inquiries, and covers topics such as the history of psilocybin, preparation, dosing and integration.

  • Originally shared as mimeograph copies among pioneering therapists in the 1950s and 1960s — this handbook remains one of the most significant and enduring guides to the structure, ethics, and facilitation of guided LSD sessions. Visit the MAPS Resources page for more.

  • Created by Fireside Project, this guide lists warning signs and a detailed list of questions to discuss before selecting a psychedelic facilitator.

PSYCHEDELIC SCIENCE & GUIDES

  • The Indigenous Medicine Conservation Fund (IMC Fund) is dedicated to preserving Indigenous cultures, medicines, and ecosystems by supporting community-led conservation efforts across the Americas and Africa. Their work focuses on safeguarding traditional knowledge and practices related to plant medicines like ayahuasca, iboga, peyote, and psilocybin mushrooms, ensuring their sustainable use and cultural integrity.

  • By the Chacruna Institute, the Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative of the Americas (IRI) is a grassroots network of Indigenous communities supporting plant medicine and ecological wellbeing through land rights activism, food security, and economic resilience. IRI works to protect land, water, food, medicine, and culture while strengthening Indigenous-led solutions.

  • Psychedelics for Climate Action (PSYCA) invites us to raise and expand consciousness to discover creative pathways through the climate crisis. By connecting oneness with all life to meaningful climate action, they inspire transformative solutions together.

  • Ethical Psychedelic International Community (EPIC) is a group of ethicists, facilitators, and community organizers who are dedicated to creating safe and ethical psychedelic spaces. EPIC specialize in supporting and advising individuals, communities, and organizations within the psychedelic and plant medicine world who are navigating challenging ethical situations.

  • An interactive global map and detailed summary of how psychedelic substances are regulated, decriminalized, or legalized across the world.

  • Fireside Project is a peer support line providing emotional support during and after psychedelic journeys. Fireside envisions a psychedelic community where each person is empowered with the skills and knowledge needed to stay safe and support each other as they navigate psychedelic experiences.

  • DanceSafe is a nonprofit organization promoting safety in nightlife and festival communities. They offer drug testing, harm reduction resources, and education to help people make safer, informed choices.

right relationship, ethics & safety

  • Hosted by the Chacruna Institute, this conversation features Preeti Simran Sethi, founder of the Asian Psychedelic Collective, Jay Louie 雷貽丰, LMFT and Ahoo Yara (Sadaf Lotfalian), PhD. Together they explore psychedelic healing within Asian diasporic experiences — discussing trauma, cultural patterning, shame, and intergenerational legacies that shape how we relate to healing. Password to access: “visionaries.”

  • Hosted by the Chacruna Institute, this conversation between Serena Wu, Grace Cepe and Hsingyi (Frances) Fu explores how psychedelics can be a tool for healing and liberation in the AAPI community, challenging the model minority myth and opening space for representation, mental health and cultural integration.

  • Written by the founder of APC, Preeti Simran Sethi, this piece in DoubleBlind Magazine is a call for AAPI visibility, healing and cultural reclamation in the psychedelic space.

  • An article and podcast by Mareesa Stertz for Lucid News featuring Preeti Simran Sethi, founder of the Asian Psychedelic Collective. Preeti reflects on her experience as a South Asian immigrant in psychedelic spaces, and the need for culturally-specific support and community. This resource explores why representation, belonging, and culturally attuned care matter in the evolving psychedelic field.

  • Compiled by a circle of APC members, this culturally rooted harm reduction guide supports Asian communities in navigating psychedelic healing with safety, intention, and ancestral wisdom. It is a living guide—continually evolving as our communities, knowledge, and practices grow.

  • A virtual program curated and moderated by APC founder Preeti Simran Sethi for the Museum of Food & Drink (MOFAD) exploring mushrooms through a decolonial lens. This offering looks at how Asian histories, cultural knowledge, and ancestral foodways have shaped mushroom relationships long before Western framing.

  • A database for those seeking to connect with Asian identifying psychedelic guides & integration support. Asian Guides was created for those seeking psychedelics-related services from practitioners with similar cultural backgrounds.

  • Ancestral Medicine offers courses, trainings, and ritual immersions focused on ancestral healing, animism, and Earth reconnection.

  • People of Color Psychedelic Collective (POCPC) brings psychedelic education to people of color. They create spaces for people of color to learn about the harms of the war on drugs and the healing properties of psychedelics.

  • Urban Indigenous Collective (UIC) is a grassroots, Indigenous-led organization dedicated to addressing the unique and evolving needs of Urban Indigenous people residing in Lenapehoking, or so-called Manhattan and the greater NYC area. UIC serves Indigenous individuals from North, Central, and South America, the Caribbean, and Pacific Islands, prioritizing culturally affirming health and wellness services, community-based participatory research (CBPR), advocacy, community programming, and training and technical assistance.

  • queering existentialism is a collaborative education and connection initiative based in NYC that provides workshops and intentional events focused on nurturing communal secure attachment and healing-centered harm reduction.

  • Created by SoundMind Institute, this guide offers best practices for supporting trans and gender-diverse individuals in psychedelic settings.

Culture & identity affirming resources and organizations

  • The open access journal seeks to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of information about psychedelic substances and the biological, neurochemical and psychological changes they facilitate, as well as their social implications.

  • This peer-reviewed, evidence-based resource solely focuses on psychedelic medicine.

  • An authoritative peer-reviewed periodical containing timely information of a multidisciplinary nature for clinicians and other professionals in the drug abuse field; Journal of Psychoactive Drugs consistently addresses complex issues such as the disease concept of addiction, drugs and mental health, use and abuse of hallucinogens, ethnographic drug research, drug dependence and the family and more!

  • Blossom Analysis and MIND Foundation bring together the most impactful research on psychedelics.

  • A 2020 study by Dr. Monnica T. Williams and colleagues looked at how psychedelics helped BIPOC heal from racial trauma after experiencing racism.

  • A 2022 study by Dr. Terence H. W. Ching and colleagues shows that powerful insights and challenges—big or small—can help Asians in North America heal from racial trauma and feel more connected to their ethnic identity.

  • This 2023 paper by Manzar Zare and Dr. Monnica T. Williams at how some Muslim traditions, like Sufism, have used plant medicine, and how this connects to modern psychedelic therapy—especially for Muslim women healing from trauma.

  • This 2025 paper by Drs. Terence H. W. Ching and Benjamin Kelmendi outlines how psychedelic clinical trials can become more inclusive by identifying barriers faced by BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities and offering culturally attuned strategies for recruitment and participation.

  • This 2025 study by Dr. Won-Seok Choi and colleagues surveyed Korean psychiatric professionals and found cautious optimism about using psychedelics in therapy, highlighting a need for more education and training.

  • This 2025 paper by Dr. Sean Matthew Viña finds that psychedelic use is associated with increased mental health treatment-seeking among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders.

  • This 2025 study by Dr. Kevin Lam and colleagues assesses the readiness of 136 low- and middle-income countries to implement Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies (PAT), identifying South Africa, Thailand, Mexico, Brazil, and Jamaica as leading candidates, with strong potential also seen in Malaysia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritius, Tunisia, China, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, Belize, and Samoa. Rankings are based on mental health infrastructure, cultural and legal factors, and disease burden across eight key domains.

academic journals and articles

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