joie wolfw-m-n has been participating in, co-creating, and facilitating group psychedelic experiences in rural and wilderness settings since 1984, and doing so in specifically queer settings since 1990. This presentation will detail the history of these communities in psychedelic ceremony, how they are co-created and structured, and how they have specifically helped queer and trans people integrate and heal from traumatic personal and cultural experiences, as well as have deeply spiritual experiences. Many of the communities referenced developed rituals with psychedelic exploration in the face of the aids epidemic and its impact on marginalized cohorts. They will discuss the use of psychedelics in processing grief, both personal and collective, as well as the incorporation of psychedelics into the death experience. Also explored are adaptations that can be made to accommodate a widely variable range of ceremony participants (3-600 people) grounded in localized community culture and intention.
Presentation by joie wolfw-m-n at Queering Psychedelics II (San Francisco, April 22nd, 2023)