A Call for Mentorship in Psychedelic Spaces

Lineage, Reverence and

the Responsibility to Be Guided

I’m noticing a deep longing in the psychedelic space for wisdom, safety, and integrity.

When we step into facilitation, we are stepping into a Lineage.

Lineages require preparation, elders and training.

Clear hierarchy and responsibility.

Our personal, blissful experiences are meaningful but they don’t replace mentorship, shadowing, education, or medical and somatic preparedness.

This is a call to seek mentorship:

to be held, trained, and guided by those who have walked the terrain before us.

I have spent decades immersed in devotional and spiritual systems. These spaces were rooted in deep reverence, beauty, discipline, and authentic transmission. And yet, through misunderstandings of the true nature of the “guru/god” and the conditioned externalization of personal authority, many of these communities and hierarchies ultimately collapsed. Power was misused, discernment was blurred, and entire communities were left disoriented, grieving, and searching for coherence.

We’ve seen this pattern again and again in modern spiritual culture. From Buddhist lineages to yoga communities to charismatic teachers in the West. The “fallen guru” phenomenon has run its course.

What I’ve learned is this:

Failure was not reverence.

Failure was confusing reverence with submission.

Failure was collapsing the power of our discernment in the name of devotion.

Having reverence for the teachings is not about submission.

Reverence is about respect for the gravity and magic of what we are touching.

A true teacher will always be human.

Flawed. Limited.

But the wisdom they carry is sacred.

To study with a teacher is not about idolization. It’s about honoring the transmission:

To receive what is true, and embody it with diligence, humility, and care.

Mastery is not a destination.

It is devotion to the path.

A willingness to remain a student for life.

Guidance work asks something of us:

Preparation.

Practice.

Gratitude.

And the humility to be guided.

That is how lineages stay intact.

That is how wisdom is protected.

That is how the medicine is honored.

As I write this, I offer deep gratitude to my Lamas, teachers, mentors, friends, and allies. Thank you for guiding me, challenging me, and shaping my path.