Sermon: Protection Is an Active Effort
Colorado Psychedelic Church Podcast
In this sermon, Teopixqui Dez opens with gratitude for the community and reminds everyone that community does not happen passively… it happens when people choose to show up, step out of isolation, and create the “divine us” together. Dez shares excitement about the church’s upcoming new space, with a planned grand opening around June 1st, possible pre-opening lounge night, updates coming to the website, and opportunities for the congregation to help prepare the building. The heart of the sermon focuses on PACK Life, beginning with the first letter: Protection. Dez explains that...
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What We Protect, What We Build w/ Teopixqui Dez & Threadkeeper Sara
Colorado Psychedelic Church Podcast
Teopixqui Dez and Threadkeeper Sara sit down in the communal space while folding educational pamphlets and talk candidly about something every real community eventually faces… criticism, misunderstanding, and the need to protect what’s being built. What starts as a conversation about online reviews turns into a bigger reflection on boundaries, generosity, access, and the difference between a movement built on healing and an industry built on profit. Dez and Sara speak openly about a hostile online comment that showed up in response to one of the church’s public event posts, and use it as...
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Sermon: The Alchemist’s Work and the Steward’s Heart
Colorado Psychedelic Church Podcast
Teopixqui Dez opens by grounding the community in gratitude, momentum, and the ongoing growth of the Colorado Psychedelic Church. As the church moves closer to major expansion, Dez reminds the congregation that community is not passive… it is built through action, care, and shared responsibility. This sermon continues the teaching series on the Seven Psyches, the personality traits that allow a community to flourish across time… from the first pack to the future. Bondsmith Rich speaks on the Steward, the one who tends to the rhythms, needs, and wellness of the community. Drawing from...
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Two Christian Childhoods, Two Very Different Religions w/ Oracle Richard & Threadkeeper Sara
Colorado Psychedelic Church Podcast
Oracle Richard and Threadkeeper Sarah sit down for a deeply personal conversation about growing up in two very different Christian traditions… Sarah in a culturally and religiously Catholic world on the East Coast, and Richard in a homeschooled evangelical Pentecostal environment that functioned almost like a complete social bubble. What unfolds is a thoughtful, funny, and at times heavy reflection on what it means to be shaped by religion long before you ever choose it for yourself. They talk about the stark differences between Catholicism and Protestant evangelicalism… from authority,...
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Sermon: The Guardian’s Call and the Weaver’s Truth
Colorado Psychedelic Church Podcast
Community doesn’t sustain itself… people do. In this week’s continuation of the Seven Psyches series, Teopixqui Dez opens with powerful updates—celebrating a packed 420 event and sharing momentum toward a new, larger church space—before turning the focus to two essential roles within any thriving community. Through the voices of clergy: Farmacist Castle explores the Guardian — the one who protects, supports, and steps in when harm is near… not always through confrontation, but through presence, awareness, and action when it matters most. Bahn Fasa Maya brings forward the Weaver...
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Building Modern Spirituality with Timeless Entheogens
Colorado Psychedelic Church Podcast
After speaking at PsyCon in Denver, Teopixqui Dez brings that message back home and expands on a subject that sits at the heart of the Colorado Psychedelic Church… how do we build modern spirituality around timeless entheogens and sacred compounds in a way that is sincere, ethical, and healing? This talk explores the idea of perennialism… the belief that the world’s religions and spiritual traditions share recurring universal truths. From there, Teopixqui Dez walks through what many traditions already seem to agree on: that we are more than our bodies… that these medicines are not...
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Sermon: The Seven Psyches - The Sage & The Warden
Colorado Psychedelic Church Podcast
What does a healthy community actually require to survive… not just in theory, but in real life? In this message, Teopixqui Dez continues the series on The Seven Psyches… the core personality archetypes that allow any community to function, grow, and protect itself. After introducing the Sojourner last week, this gathering expands into two more essential roles: The Sage — the one who listens, studies, and translates truth across many “languages” of understanding The Warden — the one who recognizes harm and stands against it… protecting the community from malice Through...
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The Cartag Story: Safe Enough to Stay
Colorado Psychedelic Church Podcast
What does it look like to go from agoraphobia… panic attacks… and years inside the mental health system… …to finding a place where you feel safe enough to stay? In this conversation, Oracle Richard sits down with community member Cartag, whose journey into the Colorado Psychedelic Church began not with curiosity… …but necessity. After years of struggling with treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, and what he later recognized as autistic burnout, Cartag reached a point where something had to change. Traditional approaches weren’t working. Progress had stalled. So he searched....
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Sermon: The Seven Psyches - The Sojourner
Colorado Psychedelic Church Podcast
What does it take to build a community that can hold you steady when the world feels like it’s burning down? In this message, Teopixqui Dez opens a new monthly theme centered on the Seven Psyches… recurring roles that help real community thrive. The first of those is the Sojourner: the person who goes out, has the experience, finds the lesson, and brings that wisdom back for the benefit of others. Drawing from psychology, spirituality, community-building, and lived experience, Teopixqui Dez explores what it means to become someone who doesn’t just survive hard lessons… but transforms...
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The Rob K. Story: Awe Without Dogma
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 describes living in a constant mental loop — replaying guilt, anticipating conflict, and feeling stuck in what he calls “ruts” of thought. Despite years of self-study and introspection,...
info_outlineWhat 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 describes living in a constant mental loop — replaying guilt, anticipating conflict, and feeling stuck in what he calls “ruts” of thought. Despite years of self-study and introspection, relief felt just out of reach.
That began to shift when he stepped — cautiously — into community.
What he found wasn’t pressure, dogma, or forced belief… but something simpler:
people, presence, and permission to explore.
Rob shares his first powerful DMT experience — a moment of panic that turned into support… and ultimately into a realization that would stick:
the weight he carried wasn’t who he was… it was something he could set down.
They explore how psychedelics can help people:
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create distance from anxious thoughts
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recognize patterns that no longer serve them
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and develop new ways of responding — even without substances
Along the way, the conversation highlights something deeper than psychedelics themselves:
community without conformity.
Rob remains firmly anti-theist… and fully welcomed.
Sarah leads within a spiritual framework… and embraces pluralism.
And somehow, that works.
Because at its core, this space isn’t about agreement —
it’s about growth, safety, and shared humanity.
⏱ Timeline of Topics
00:02 – Introduction
Sarah introduces Rob K. and the setting before a weekly gathering
00:45 – Life Before the Community
Atheism, self-study, and harsh self-judgment
Persistent guilt, anxiety, and isolation
03:00 – The Need for Connection
Recognizing depression and the need for community
04:00 – Finding the Church (via Reddit)
Initial hesitation… fear of what it might be
06:30 – From Escaping to Healing
Reframing psychedelics as tools for growth
07:00 – First DMT Experience
Overwhelming intensity… panic… and support
08:45 – Aftereffects
Quiet mind… reduced anxiety… presence
10:00 – “The Backpack” Insight
Realizing anxiety isn’t identity… it’s something you carry
11:00 – Integration Tools
Grounding techniques and staying present
12:00 – Mental Ruts
Breaking repetitive thought patterns
13:40 – A Physicalist Perspective
Benefits without needing spiritual belief
14:30 – Who Is This For?
Not for escapism… but for honest self-work
16:30 – Why We’re Wired for Anxiety
Evolution, pattern recognition, and fear
17:30 – Who Might Not Fit
Rigid belief systems vs. openness
18:00 – Pluralism in Action
Different beliefs… shared space
20:30 – Community Culture
Relaxed, human, connection-focused
21:00 – First-Time Visitors
No pressure… come observe… build trust
22:00 – Closing
Connection over conformity
⛪ About the Church
The Colorado Psychedelic Church is a community-centered space exploring healing, connection, and personal growth through entheogenic practices and open dialogue.
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No pressure to believe anything
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No requirement to participate in sacrament
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Strong emphasis on safety, consent, and integration
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Welcomes people from all belief systems — including none
This is a space for curiosity… not conformity.
📬 Contact & Community Info
Interested in learning more or attending a gathering?
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🌐 Website: coloradopsychedelicchurch.com
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📍 Location: Colorado Springs, CO (shared upon connection)
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📅 Weekly Gatherings: Tuesday evenings
You’re welcome to come, observe, ask questions… or simply sit and listen.
No pressure. No expectations. Just community.