The Psychedelic Assembly

The Psychedelic Assembly Providing creative, engaging, and intimate opportunities for meaningful connection and kinship. Hosted by Clearlight at The Blue Building at 222 E. 46th St.

The world’s first Psychedelic Assembly will premiere on 9/10/22 & 9/11/22 in NYC. Featuring: Dr. Dennis McKenna, Dr. Julie Holland, William Leonard Pickard, Chris Kilham, Sutton King and many more. More of a gathering than a traditional conference, The Psychedelic Assembly is a small-scale hybrid event, the theme of which is "connection". The Psychedelic Assembly will bring together the dynamic fa

cets of the community in an intimate and comfortable environment, to find common ground and balance. Join us for an enjoyable and unique weekend as we collaboratively build the future of psychedelic medicine together. New York, NY 10017

For Tickets:
www.ThePsychedelicAssembly.com

05/30/2026

Join us in NYC on Friday 6/5 for our next psychedelic author event: “American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda” with author Ru Marshall in conversation with John Oakes.

“Twenty years in the making, American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda unravels the story of the secretive faux-anthropologist who pulled off one of the greatest literary hoaxes in modern history. Both an investigation of the techniques employed by charismatic narcissists and a study of the cult dynamics that still shape American life, American Trickster defies conventional biography.”

TIX in Bio. 🐺🌵🎟️

Once a month we channel our inner Ms. Frizzle (not hard) and host an Assembly Member Field Trip somewhere in NYC. 🚌Next ...
05/27/2026

Once a month we channel our inner Ms. Frizzle (not hard) and host an Assembly Member Field Trip somewhere in NYC. 🚌

Next month we’re Field-Tripping at the Statue of Liberty (of 🗽 fame! 🙀)

Wanna join us? 👀 Consider supporting our work by becoming an Assembly Member today! Click the link in our bio to learn about all the perks we offer in exchange supporting our work through this program.

05/27/2026

And that talking coyote was really just a talking dog… 🤦‍♀️

Tix in Bio! 🎟️🌵🐺 with

Last Friday’s amazing talk with Benjamin De Loenen of ICEERS and Claude Guislain of Instituto Nixiwaka on the upcoming “...
05/22/2026

Last Friday’s amazing talk with Benjamin De Loenen of ICEERS and Claude Guislain of Instituto Nixiwaka on the upcoming “World Ayahuasca Forurm”. 🐍🐆🌿

We’re very much a “Be Here Now” “In-Person-Moments” and “Direct Experience” focused organization. We’re also a very small team… thus most of our talks and panels go unrecorded.

But sometimes there’s a discussion SO powerful and important that I kick myself afterwards that it wasn’t filmed.

Last Friday’s talk was one such event. The World Ayahuasca Forum is going to be a truly extrodinary endeavor, facilitating cross-cultural dialogue and allyship in a way I’ve never seen anyone attempt before. Feeling so inspired and grateful to Claude and Benjamin for sharing their work with our NYC community. 🙏

We hope to be able to attend ourselves and witness a historical moment. Visit their website for more info and see you in Spain perhaps?

https://www.ayahuasca2026.com/

Sometimes we do things a little “up the nose” *cough* SORRY “ON the nose” ON. 😳Case in point: a public party we threw t...
05/20/2026

Sometimes we do things a little “up the nose” *cough* SORRY “ON the nose” ON. 😳

Case in point: a public party we threw two years ago titled “Thank You MDMA”, complete with:

1. A Burlesque Dance About Psychedelic Prohibition
2. A paper mache Molly-cule sculpture in a giant metal heart on a base where we painted the word “thank you” in approx. 42 languages
3. An LED model of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine behind the DJ booth (thanks Joe!)
4. A chemistry themed centerpiece for our snack table, where we offered cartoonishly giant yellow/white rock candy crystals
5. A build your own molecule station led by LT our dear psychedelic research friend at Columbia
6. Presentations by Allyson & Alex Grey, Charley Wininger & Rachel Nuwer

Speaking of “on-the-nose NYC events about empathogens” tomorrow night is our next “Cali Sober” night at in the LES. And this month’s theme is MDM-May. 2 hours of open, unstructured social time to meet and connect with folks interested in talking about this amazing substance!

Phenethylamines I Have Known And Loved 💊😻 Join us this Thursday at in the Lower East Side, for our next “Cali Sober” ev...
05/19/2026

Phenethylamines I Have Known And Loved 💊😻 Join us this Thursday at in the Lower East Side, for our next “Cali Sober” event. The theme is MDM-May.

📸: 1. A sandwich board quote we put up a few years back from Ann Shulgin
2. The Shulgin Shelf at our former library
3. The Shulgin room at

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Join us in NYC on 6/5 for an author event on Ru Marshall’s new biography of a pivotal figure in 1960s psychedelic litera...
05/18/2026

Join us in NYC on 6/5 for an author event on Ru Marshall’s new biography of a pivotal figure in 1960s psychedelic literature, Carlos Castaneda.🌵🐺🦂

American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda: - “A gripping exposé of deception, cult power, and the long shadow of Carlos Castaneda, the man behind the biggest literary hoax of the twentieth century.

Twenty years in the making, American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda unravels the story of the secretive faux-anthropologist who pulled off one of the greatest literary hoaxes in modern history.

Both an investigation of the techniques employed by charismatic narcissists and a study of the cult dynamics that still shape American life, American Trickster defies conventional biography.”

Ru will be in conversation with author John Oakes. Event is in Midtown East at the Blue Building, doors open at 7pm, tix in bio!

05/15/2026

Join us tonight in Midtown Manhattan for an intimate fireside with Benjamin De Leonen of and Claude Guislain of .nixiwaka on the World Ayahuasca Forum! Doors open @ 7pm🐍🐆🌱

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