Minneapolis Psychedelic Symposium 2025: Earth as the First Medicine: Global Wisdom, Local Practices
Saturday & Sunday, August 16th – 17th, 2025
11:00am – 5:00pm
This year’s 5th annual Psychedelic Symposium invites you to reconnect with the land, the lineage, and the living traditions of plant, fungal, and earth-based medicine. Under the theme Earth as the First Medicine: Global Wisdom, Local Practices, we explore the many ways communities across the globe have worked in relationship with the natural world to promote healing, transformation, and connection.
Through panels, workshops, and discussions, the symposium will highlight nature-based practices, ancestral traditions, and contemporary approaches that honor the earth as a foundational guide. Together, we’ll explore how psychedelic and plant medicine practices are deeply rooted in ecological relationships, cultural wisdom, and the collective need for restoration—within ourselves and our communities.
To ensure accessibility for all levels of experience and understanding, the symposium is thoughtfully structured to meet participants where they are on their journey. Attendees can explore three areas of engagement:
🌱 Foundations: For those new to psychedelic and plant medicine work—offering introductory sessions, practical tools, and beginner-friendly workshops to build a solid foundation.
🌿 Explorations: For participants building on existing knowledge—featuring intermediate-level panels, hands-on practices, and diverse cultural and ecological perspectives to deepen understanding.
🌳 Global Perspectives: For our seasoned psychedelic explorers and earth-walkers—offering nuanced discussions on global wisdom traditions, ethical stewardship, and practices for embodied, collective transformation.
We’ve also structured the weekend to balance learning and grounding. The first day will feature rich, knowledge-packed sessions and interactive offerings, while the second day will center reflection, embodiment, and integration—creating space to process, root in, and connect.
By weaving global insights with local presence and land-based practices, this year’s symposium offers a space for community building, learning, and deep reconnection. Whether you’re just beginning to explore or are returning to deepen your practice, you are warmly welcomed into this shared journey with the earth as our teacher.
Welcome to year five!
More details coming soon!!
Tickets
Pre-sale tickets now available!
Speaker Application
We welcome proposals for talks, panel discussions, workshops, and interactive experiences that align with our mission of accessibility, education, and community integration.
Please fill out the form below to apply. Application deadline is May 1st, 2025.
Scholarship Application
The scholarship portal is open until May 1st, 2025
Volunteer Application
Vendor Application