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In This Issue
- Issue 06: Money & Prosperity - Special Issue
- This Money & Prosperity issue explores the evolving relationship between wealth, consciousness, and systemic change. The articles selected challenge us to rethink money as energy to be moved with intention and integrity, and not as something separate from spiritual life. From sacred entrepreneurship and practical business wisdom to indigenous reciprocity and ecological economics, our contributors examine how value flows, where it gets stuck, and how it can be redirected toward healing. With insights on consumerism, abundance, and the structural forces shaping our world, this issue invites a deeper, more conscious relationship with prosperity in all its forms. May there be abundance for all!
- When Dharma Meets Business Mastery: That’s Sacred Entrepreneurship - Marc-John Brown
- Marc-John Brown reflects on his journey from burnout and business collapse to building a six-figure, purpose-aligned enterprise rooted in indigenous wisdom. Spiritual calling alone is not enough to create a sustainable livelihood, and he challenges the belief that business skills dilute sacred work, asserting instead that systems, marketing, financial literacy, and leadership are essential to sustaining one’s gifts. Sacred Entrepreneurship, he explains, is the integration of spiritual devotion and entrepreneurial competence, creating a practical infrastructure where meaningful work can thrive, serve others, and support life abundantly.
- The God of Destruction - Alexander Beiner
- In this extract from Chapter Four of The Bigger Picture, Alexander Beiner argues that individual transformation alone is insufficient to address systemic global challenges. Drawing on the metaphor of Moloch—the ancient god of destructive sacrifice—he explores how our economic and cultural systems are structured around unhealthy competition and extraction. Using game theory and the concept of the "multipolar trap," Beiner illustrates how rational individual choices can collectively devastate shared resources. He contends that capitalism has become a kind of religion, and that without a competing value system powerful enough to challenge it, the mainstreaming of psychedelics faces profound structural obstacles.
- Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative: Moving Money, Restoring Balance - John C. Peterson
- Growing up in Oaxaca, Mexico, Osiris Garcia Cerqueda watched foreigners arrive in his community seeking healing through sacred mushroom ceremonies, then leave without giving much back. That early observation, later sharpened by a PhD in Sociology, led him to the Chacruna Institute's Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative (IRI). The IRI channels funds from individuals and organizations directly to indigenous-led projects across the Americas, supporting language preservation, cultural centers, and ecological stewardship. The model is rooted in a simple principle: if value flows out of indigenous communities through the spread of psychedelic culture, value must flow back.
- Creating Abundance from Scarcity and Stuck - Beth Weinstein
- Beth Weinstein explores how to shift from scarcity and stagnation into aligned abundance by moving energy and taking intentional action. Drawing from her decade of experience as a business coach, she explains that feeling stuck is normal, especially during periods of growth or transition. Rather than waiting to feel inspired, she encourages experimentation, play, and creating from genuine excitement instead of pressure. Through examples from her own workshops and community-building efforts, she shows that momentum returns when we act from soul-led curiosity. Abundance flows not from force, but from aligned, courageous participation.
- Can Psychedelics Break the Consumption Cycle? - Justin Cooke
- Justin Cooke examines the psychological roots of consumerism, arguing that our compulsive buying is driven not by genuine need but by the hedonic treadmill—a cycle of desire, brief satisfaction, and rapid adaptation that keeps us perpetually wanting more. Cooke explores how psychedelics may disrupt this cycle by deepening our connection to nature, shifting what we find meaningful, and fostering social belonging, thus reducing the need to signal status through possessions. Ultimately, he argues that the real insight isn't about psychedelics themselves, but about learning to question the nature of our wanting.
- The Ecology of Economics - An Interview with Daniel Covington
- Ecologist Daniel Covington draws on 28 years of ecological study to reframe how we think about money and economics. He explains that healthy ecosystems depend on complexity, cooperation, and cycles of disruption and repair—principles largely absent from modern capitalism. Just as nature thrives through resource sharing rather than competition, economies would benefit from greater wealth distribution and regenerative thinking. Covington sees our current financial system as extractive and oversimplified, concentrating wealth in too few hands. He believes psychedelics can help dissolve the ego-driven values that sustain this imbalance, opening pathways to a more cooperative, community-centered culture.
- Top Ten Lessons on Running a Psychedelic Business - Greg Shanken
- Greg Shanken, founder of web development agency Gloss, draws on his experience working across the psychedelic ecosystem to offer ten practical lessons for building a sustainable, ethical healing practice. From digital marketing fundamentals such as visibility, website design and credibility to deeper principles like embedding empathy into branding, he also advocates for leveraging AI thoughtfully and building a professional network he calls a "mycelial map." Throughout, Shanken emphasizes that mission-driven work and sound business practices are not opposites, but necessary partners.
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About Psychedelic Pathways Magazine
Psychedelic Pathways explores the intersection of two desires that many humans share: to alter perception of the world in which they live, and to stay safe while doing so.
You've heard them: whispers about the healing power of psychedelics, how they've helped others rewrite old narratives, dissolve fear, or reconnect with hidden parts of themselves.
You've also heard words of warning: stories of psychedelic experiments gone awry, causing real harm to real people.
Add to this the very real chance that what you've been told about psychedelics over your lifetime is untrue.
We offer stories, research, and foundational knowledge to help you make informed decisions.
We give you thought-provoking, accurate, and deeply personal perspectives from courageous seekers that meet you wherever you are on your path.
Everything on our pages is crafted with care to engage your mind and spirit.
We’re not here to push one way of thinking.
Your journey is yours, and we respect that.
Because the decision to engage with any mind-altering substance is, ultimately, yours alone.
Our contributors create for people like you, who know there is more to learn in the realm of psychedelics than what they've been taught.
In the pages of Psychedelic Pathways we're reminded that change is close at hand.
If you're brave enough to dive in, we’re thrilled to have you.
Category: Wellness & Meditation
Publisher: Psychedelic Pathways Magazine
Published: Bi-monthly
Language: English
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