Disconnected in the furor of our modern humanity, many feel a needed sense of returning to wholeness. On this path towards healing, many have had encounters with plant medicines. Many have felt that psychedelics are the catalyst to a future of compassion and clarity around human being. With respect to their origins and the potency of their wisdom, we strive to understand how they can facilitate this wholeness. Building a bridge from the old world to the new, we are the mediators - the artists of the renaissance - harnessing the present to shape a cohesive and loving human collective in the future.

With the regulatory environment around psychedelics improving, the maw of capitalism yawns in anticipation of medicinal and recreational use becoming more accessible. We fear that if psychedelics fall exclusively into the hands of industry and big pharma, much of the current progress will be stymied. Big Pharma, Big Law, and the other big dogs will take these drugs down the wrong path, making them inaccessible to the general public and above-ground avenues. The light of our renaissance will be snuffed out, our system will continue to steer us towards darkness. To ensure that psychedelic intellectual property is freely traded, collectively owned, and responsibly managed for all humankind - we promise to build the landscape of the psychedelic future that is owned and operated by users.

With this intention in our hearts, PsyDAO has formed into a hivemind - a literal collective consciousness composed of an authentic community for the ethical development of psychedelics. Curating the future of psychedelic commons, NFTs are the vehicle for accomplishing our goal of redesigning incentives and access from the bottom up - focusing on people (patients, recreational users, and spiritual communities), as opposed to centralizing ownership within organizations that have intrinsically misaligned incentives.

Leaving behind systemic shackles that have sprouted division between us, and that have defined cultural views around psychedelics following the War of Drugs, the phase shift we envision gives us the way forward in our evolution. A brighter future moves from the realm of our imagination to reality. Applying portals, rituals and molecules as our alchemical tools, we are returning to the rawness of participating in life as conscious beings, and are forging a path that integrates ancient wisdom with modern knowledge - a future where psychedelic medicines are accessible and understandable to a point of critical mass.

Our species needs a radical shift in consciousness to preserve its light for the future. With this shift comes the realization that these drugs can open up a whole new level of human experience, with significant impact on one’s sense of interconnectedness and assurance of self. The end to the means that many of us move through daily is a feeling of connection. So much of what we put ourselves through is with hope that we can feel free to just be ourselves and be loved by our environment. We invite you to take a second to pause. Cultivate those feelings of freedom and love. Feel how authentic and light life could be. This is the energy that drives our movement.

This is your invitation to join our global soul family cultivating the psychedelic renaissance. Yearning for the collective phase shift in consciousness that we are experiencing, we welcome you with open arms and open hearts.