WHO WE ARE
ELEUSIS WEST is a Texas-registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to honoring humanity’s ancient relationship with plant medicines. Our mission emphasizes:
Safe, evidence-informed preparation & screening
Reverent, facilitated ceremonial experiences
Meaningful, long-term integration
Reciprocity and mutual support
Direct funding and support for indigenous stewards and traditions
Current Board Members
Seve Mangrum
Jason Minnix
Paul Austin
John Tillery
Steve Von Dresek
Anja Loizaga
Zach Riggle
Core Mission and Values
Remember | Remember who you are – Reconnect with your authentic self through reflection and self-awareness.
Heal | Heal by accepting all parts of oneself – Embrace and integrate all aspects of your experiences for wholeness.
Expand | Expand your capacity to be with what is – Build resilience to fully engage with reality and grow through challenges.
Reciprocity & Indigenous Stewardship | We honor and actively integrate and support the wisdom keepers who have stewarded these sacred plant medicines and ceremonial spaces for millennia.
Our Vision
We sponsor carefully screened and prepared individuals to attend guided plant medicine ceremonies at vetted partner facilities, with structured integration to foster lasting healing, growth, and contribution.
This program is informed by rigorous clinical research from the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research and the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) This program is also informed by our Wisdom Keepers who have been stewarding the plants and spaces for millennia.