Our Commitment to Equity
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Equity in Access
All of our services are always offered on a sliding scale, and we believe that cost should never be a barrier to access. If you need a reduced price for services please reach out for a consultation, and we will happily discuss what payment options might work for you. We offer one journey support session per month entirely free of charge on a first-come-first-served basis. On top of this, we believe that one of the best ways to ensure equity in access for underserved and marginalized communities is for there to be a facilitator in and representative of every community. Therefore, in an effort to aid historically marginalized populations in gaining greater access to psychedelic treatment options, we donate 3% of our annual income to psychedelic training scholarships for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ individuals to study in the tradition of their choice.
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Equity in Practice
We owe Indigenous people, including Native Americans, for most modern knowledge regarding naturally occurring psychedelic substances. Meanwhile, their own sacred medicine practices are largely outlawed, and they are restricted from accessing historically significant ceremonial plants and lands. While a clinical treatment model for psilocybin is legalized in Oregon, there is no legal path forward for culturally traditional psilocybin practitioners. Therefore, in reverence to the centuries of Indigenous peoples whose knowledge and wisdom have made our practice possible, and who we stand by in support of their autonomy and self governance, we will donate 3% of our annual income to the Native American Rights Fund.
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Equity in Enforcement
The War on Drugs, the systemized enforcement of the Controlled Substance Act of 1970, has produced profoundly unequal outcomes across racial groups; largely manifested through racial discrimination by law enforcement. Communities of color have suffered disproportionate over-policing aiding in the formation of the massive modern prison system and it’s hugely disproportionate Black inmate population. Oregon, an overwhelmingly white and privileged state, in direct opposition to Federal law, has legalized an industry centered on the use of a Schedule 1 substance while still persecuting non-violent drug offenses outside of this system. Therefore, we are donating 3% of our annual income to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
"I think psychedelic medicine has the potential to help heal the wounds of those suffering from racial trauma and bring healing to the consciousness of those who perpetrate and perpetuate racial violence.”
- Monica T. Williams, Ph.D.