Colorado Psychedelic Church Podcast

What happens when someone who identifies as an atheist… and someone who leads a psychedelic church… sit down and actually listen to each other? In this conversation, ThreadKeeper Sarah is joined by community member Rob K. , who shares his journey from isolation, anxiety, and persistent shame… into something quieter, lighter, and more grounded. Before finding the Colorado Psychedelic Church, Rob de...

With Dez out sick, ThreadKeeper Sarah steps in to lead a very different kind of Tuesday night gathering… one built not around teaching, but around testimony. Instead of defining sacrament in abstract terms, the community turns toward story. Why do people keep showing up on Tuesday nights? Why does sacrament matter enough to build a spiritual practice around it? What happened in these journeys that...

In this deeply personal conversation, Bahn Fasa Maya sits down with Olaz , Chief Mycologist of the Colorado Psychedelic Church, to trace the long and painful road that brought him to the medicine. What begins as a story about curiosity and early psychedelic exploration quickly becomes something much heavier. Olaz shares how LSD first opened the door to wonder, how mushrooms remained elusive for ye...

What actually makes something… sacred?   In this sermon and follow-up conversation, we explore the difference between casual use and true sacrament… and why intention, acknowledgment, and relationship change everything.   This episode brings together three perspectives from within the Colorado Psychedelic Church:   A sermon on the nature of entheogens and sacred compounds A breakout teaching on mu...

In this episode of the Colorado Psychedelic Church Podcast, Oracle Richard sits down with congregant Natalie to talk about religious trauma, community, healing, and what it can mean to reclaim faith after leaving organized religion. Natalie shares how the church's Healing From Religious Trauma event was one of the first things that made her feel safe enough to explore the Colorado Psychedelic Chur...

What happens when you stop looking up… and realize the divine is already within you? That shift changes everything—including prayer. Dez opens with a challenge to rethink what prayer actually is. Not begging. Not empty words. Not something directed at a distant force. If you are divine, then prayer isn't about asking—it's about acting. It's the way you care for yourself. The way you show up for ot...

This conversation unfolds in two powerful movements… first, a behind-the-scenes look at Thaumaturgist Julian's journey into DMT work, and second, a firsthand account of the kind of healing that can emerge when someone steps fully into the experience. Dez sits down with Julian to explore how an intense and overwhelming early encounter with DMT became a turning point—not just personally, but in shap...

In this sermon,  Teopixqui Dez explores a powerful idea at the heart of the Colorado Psychedelic Church's philosophy: the creation of a "divine us." While each individual carries their own divinity, something extraordinary happens when people come together in community. The collective energy, care, responsibility, and time shared among individuals can create something larger than any one person —...

In this special episode of the Colorado Psychedelic Church Podcast, Teopixqui Dez and Bondsmith Rich sit down with three rising leaders in the community — Bahn Fasa Maya , Bondsmith Rich , and Pa'Dré — to explore what brought them to the church, what healing they found here, and what it means to step into clergy. From depression and isolation to belonging and purpose, each story reveals a differen...

In this opening sermon of the March series, Teopixqui Dez begins a month-long exploration into the question: Where does the divine exist? At the Colorado Psychedelic Church, one of the foundational truths is that each person carries divinity within themselves. But if that's true, Dez asks a deeper question —  how far does that divinity extend? Through a thought experiment centered on  animism , th...

In this deeply personal episode, Oracle Richard sits down with Teopixqui Dez , spiritual director of the Colorado Psychedelic Church, to explore the story behind the person who helped build the community. From growing up gay in Texas with fiercely supportive parents, to struggles with depression and burnout, to discovering healing through entheogens, Dez shares the life experiences that ultimately...

This is not a standard episode. In this special message, Teopixqui Dez steps away from sermons and clergy interviews to speak personally — not only as spiritual director of the Colorado Psychedelic Church, but as a citizen, a member of the Jewish diaspora, and a man of faith. In light of the United States entering war with Iran alongside Israel, Dez addresses the moral responsibility of faith comm...

What does love actually mean? In this sermon,  Teopixqui Dez reframes love as something far more accessible — and far more powerful — than romance or sentimentality. Love isn't rare. It isn't fragile. It isn't something to hoard. It's normal. It's active. It's thinking of someone when you have no reason to. It's protecting yourself from your own self-criticism. It's choosing to love yourself on th...

In this roundtable conversation, Teopixqui Dez sits down with the " GrowBros " — the clergy team behind the cultivation of the church's cannabis sacrament : Bondsmith Rich , Pa'Dré , and Farmacist Castle . Together, they unpack how cannabis moved from "just a way to relax" into something sacred… supporting pain relief, easing anxiety, strengthening community connection, and creating a spiritual co...

In this sermon, Teopixqui Dez introduces the newly published Book of PACK Life and explores what it means to move from personal spirituality into shared religion. Built on the foundation of the Universal Truths, this message unpacks the seven psyches that allow a community to thrive ... especially the difference between the Guardian and the Warden. Through humor, conviction, and clarity, this serm...

In this powerful and deeply human conversation, Teopixqui Dez sits down with Threadkeeper Sara: clergy member, mother of two, substitute teacher, and self-described "soccer mom unicorn." Sara shares her journey through treatment-resistant depression, the trauma that shaped it, and the moment she realized her children were learning to accept sadness because she had. Through psychedelic-assisted the...

In this post–Super Bowl sermon, Teopixqui Dez reflects on division, growth, and what it truly means to stand on the right side of history. As cultural tensions rise and loud voices attempt to define who belongs, this message calls the community to something deeper: fortified boundaries without building an echo chamber, grace without blind acceptance, and the courage to rebuild bridges when — and o...

In this PACK Life clergy interview, Teopixqui Dez sits down with Oracle Richard (one of the first ordained clergy of the Colorado Psychedelic Church) to explore his journey from congregant to spiritual guide. Richard shares how he first found the church, transformed its Discord into a thriving community hub, and stepped into his calling under the Third Universal Truth: The Universe Provides . From...

What does it mean to build a church rooted in intention, empowerment, and communal strength? In this introduction, Oracle Richard and Threadkeeper Sara interview Teopixqui Dez to share the vision behind the Colorado Psychedelic Church ... a community dedicated to moving people from isolation into meaningful connection. This episode lays the spiritual and practical foundation for a faith discovered...

What does it actually mean to be a psychedelic church? In this introduction, Teopixqui Dez shares the philosophy, structure, and heart behind the Colorado Psychedelic Church. This is not about cults or escapism ... it's about building a resilient, intentional community rooted in shared growth. From Universal Truths to the principles of PACK Life, this episode explains the foundation of a movement...