Vision
Practice with psychedelics is for many a spiritual practice, and these people are entitled to constitutionally given rights to protection from government entities. Some communities have formed churches, but this process is extremely costly and time consuming. What if religious protection could be offered easily and affordably to any community that desired it?
Entheo Community is a nationwide faith-based organization ("church" for short) designed to make it easy for psychedelic communities of all sorts to form local chapters of the church, so that they can enjoy full religious protection without the hassle of starting their own church
Unlike other entheogenic churches, we were founded from the start as a national organization supported by, and composed of, its chapters. We are also a multi-sacrament church, offering ordinations in each sacrament individually in order to ensure greatest possible safety.
To protect against governmental scrutiny, we ensure adherence to best practices through ordination trainings, which ensure that our members have the education and experience necessary to perform certain roles in the context of the church.
All members (those who have accepted our member agreement) may receive sacrament in a guided setting, one dose at a time, without further training.
Those who wish to possess a sacrament outside of a ceremony and in multiple dose quantities must complete Sacrament Carrier ordination for each sacrament. This is a lesson and assessment on topics such as safe handling of sacrament, harm reduction, terminology, intentionality, proper interaction with law enforcement, and a few other basic prevention tips.
Journey Facilitator and Minister are more involved ordinations that are available for those who wish to be paid to be spiritual leaders and hold space for other members.
Entheo Community's national and local members will be able to attend events and meet other members both virtually and locally nationwide. Events can include gatherings, talks, ceremonies, integration circles, hikes, movie nights, retreats, travel, and more.
Our easy-to-use church software platform will help community leaders manage everything including events, communications, member directory, forms, volunteering, and more. Chapter leaders have an easy way to accept donations for memberships or events, and a tithe from these earnings will support the national organization.
We hope you are as excited about our vision as we are. If you would like to learn more, please feel free to subscribe to our newsletter on the front page.