Spirituality and Beyond 6th Annual Event

Church of Ambrosia

Spirituality & Beyond brings together healing, science, art, and community for a weekend of connection, learning and expanded consciousness.

Humanist Hall

Easter marks resurrection, renewal, and sacred communion. This weekend, we gather for another kind of communion — one rooted in community, consciousness, and embodied experience.There is a long-standing theory that early Christian rites carried entheogenic symbolism — that mystical communion once pointed toward altered states and direct encounters with the divine. Scripture itself is filled with visions, prophetic trances, burning bushes, and mountaintop revelations. The sacred has always moved through lived experience.Spirituality &amp; Beyond is a three-day unconference shaped by participation, ceremony, dialogue, art, humor, and culture — where integration is intentional and community is the anchor.Only 300 tickets will be released to preserve intimacy, depth, and relational exchange.<h3>Friday, April 3 — Opening Ceremony</h3>In collaboration with Solestial Church, we begin by setting intention together. The evening honors the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s transcendence, grounding the weekend in reflection on justice, liberation, and collective awakening.<h3>Saturday, April 4 (10am–6pm) &amp; Sunday, April 5 (11am–6pm)</h3>Two full days of curated conversations and spacious integration exploring:<ul><li>Harm reduction and responsible exploration</li><li>Rethinking dosage culture and measuring transformation beyond “grams”</li><li>Community-based care models inspired by gatherings like Burning Man</li><li>Plant allies beyond familiar narratives — cacao, chemistry, ritual, and intention</li><li>The Hero’s Journey as a living framework for integration</li></ul>Throughout the weekend, explore an Indigenous-centered market and creative makerspace curated by Xochitl Bernadette Moreno — an invitation into cultural exchange, artistry, and living dialogue.<h2>Featured Speakers</h2><h3>Reggie Watts</h3>Internationally renowned musician, comedian, and improvisational creative force, Reggie Watts is best known as the bandleader on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Using only his voice, looping pedals, and boundless imagination, he creates entirely improvised performances that dissolve the boundaries between music and comedy.The New York Times called him “the most influential absurdist in comedy today.” His Netflix special Spatial received critical acclaim, and his memoir Great Falls, MT was published by Penguin. He has headlined sold-out tours across the U.S. and Europe.On Easter Sunday, Reggie joins Monica Cadena for a wide-ranging conversation exploring creativity, culture, and consciousness.<h3>Shane Mauss</h3>Award-winning comedian and science communicator, Shane Mauss has spent the last decade exploring where comedy, neuroscience, and psychedelics intersect. He hosts the Here We Are podcast, featuring over 400 conversations with scientists on life’s biggest questions. His psychedelic journeys inspired Comedy Central’s Tales From The Trip and the Amazon documentary Psychonautics: A Comic’s Exploration of Psychedelics. His MAPS-sponsored solo tour A Good Trip brought cutting-edge psychedelic research into mainstream comedy venues.His upcoming two-part special Trips releases in spring 2026. On Saturday, he joins Pastor Dave for a candid and fearless dialogue on high-dose exploration — and returns that evening for a special live comedy performance (separate ticket).<h3>Pastor Dave Hodges</h3>Founder of the Church of Ambrosia and Zide Door in Oakland, Pastor Dave leads what has become the world’s largest psychedelic church — now over 135,000 members strong. A visionary spiritual leader and advocate for religious liberty, he has been featured in Forbes, the SF Chronicle, and Newsweek for his pioneering work at the intersection of faith and entheogenic sacraments.Pastor Dave speaks both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, he joins Shane Mauss in a candid conversation about high-dose work — its risks, revelations, and responsibilities. On Sunday, he delivers the Easter sermon, guiding seekers toward healing, expanded consciousness, and connection to the divine.<h3>Monica Cadena</h3>Known to her community as @sacred.alchemist, Monica Cadena is an Afro-Indigenous psychedelic writer and plant medicine advocate rooted in Oakland. As Creatrix of Psychedelics and Sensuality and co-founder of Wear Your Voice Magazine, she centers voices at the intersection of healing, social justice, and ancestral wisdom.A contributor to Lucid News and DoubleBlind Magazine, Monica brings a grounded, decolonial lens to the psychedelic movement — expanding who feels welcome in these conversations and who gets to belong.Saturday Night — Comedy Add-On (8pm) Shane Mauss live comedy show (separate ticket).

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