Are you worried about the future of the planet? Are you worried about evil capitalists destroying the environment? Are you worried about SUV-driving soccer moms literally setting the planet on fire? Plenty of people are. It no doubt keeps some hippies, climate scolds, and Democrats (but I repeat myself threefold) awake at night. We certainly hear enough of their own carbon-spewing emissions.
Yes, climate change paranoia is a thing, and we've documented it many times in these virtual pages. The thing is: What do these people, the scolds and their fellow travelers, intend to do about it?
Well, one organization, the Psychedelics for Climate Action (PSYCA), has the answer: Get high to save the planet.
Yes, really. In a ringing endorsement, one Emily Atkin, in her climate-scold blog Heated, lays it all out.
Personally, when I take mushrooms, the last thing I want to do is think about climate change.
But that’s apparently what I should be doing, according to a new advocacy group. Psychedelics for Climate Action, or PSYCA, argues that the use of mind-altering substances and Indigenous plant medicines—like ayahuasca, psilocybin, ibogaine, ketamine, and LSD—can inspire people to help solve the climate crisis.
PSYCA held its official launch at the Psychedelic Assembly in New York City last month. I decided to attend, because frankly, I’ve been pretty bummed out about the state of the world lately. I figured at the very least, going to this would be fun.
It was—but it was also genuinely thought-provoking. So today, I’m going to tell you how I fell down the rabbit hole of tripping balls for the planet—and how I ultimately came back to reality.
Wow. That's just... Wow.
I'll let Master Resource's Robert Bradley Jr. comment:
The PSYCA’s webpage asks: “With countless climate solutions, why are we in a crisis?” The pitch: “Join a community of 12,000 raising & expanding consciousness to discover pathways forward.”
“A Network for Mycelial Change” includes “entrepreneurs, change makers, creatives, explorers, philanthropists, authors, doctors, scientists, speakers, investors, researchers, marketers, professors, catalysts, environmentalists, artists & more.”
There aren't "countless climate solutions," not in reality. But we should note, these people aren't too tethered to reality, at least not when they're stoned, which seems to be a good part of the time, judging from their agenda. The legacy media, in the form of the New York Times, actually takes them seriously, though. That alone should tell you a lot.
PSYCA founder was profiled as a “social entrepreneur” by The New York Times:
Marissa Feinberg is the founder of Psychedelics for Climate Action, an organization dedicated to raising and expanding consciousness to discover pathways forward. Previously, Feinberg contributed to the co-working and environmental movements by co-founding Green Spaces NY for social entrepreneurs, which was acquired and became part of the global Impact Hub network.
These folks would appear to be the Cheech & Chong or, if you're a Gen X type, the Harold & Kumar of the climate change movement. Getting stoned to save the planet - who'da thunk it?
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Here is PSYCA's agenda:
- We Amplify Psychedelic-Climate Leaders & Solutions
- We Generate Outcomes for Select PSYCA Initiatives
- We Host Consciousness-Expanding Experiences, Legally
There is nothing factual or even reality-adjacent in any of those statements. But then, these are stoners, so... Well, anyway, let's do take a look at these, one by one.
"We Amplify Psychedelic-Climate Leaders & Solutions." What does that even mean? How many "Psychedelic-Climate Leaders & Solutions" are there? This is a pretty content-free blurb, but it would seem to boil down to "we get high, and encourage others to do likewise."
"We Generate Outcomes for Select PSYCA Initiatives." How does one generate an outcome? And why just "select" PSYCA initiatives? Why not all PSYCA initiatives? Too many bong hits? Too many shrooms? Maybe they are too busy looking through the kitchen cupboards for Cheetos to generate outcomes for all of PSYCA's initiatives.
And, finally:
"We Host Consciousness-Expanding Experiences, Legally." Well, I'm pretty sure a lot of what these people are taking isn't legal. It's common enough, in the years I've contended with climate-change nitwittery, to wonder about a person or group, "What the heck are they smoking?" In this case, that offhand concern suddenly gains a lot more traction.
In their "Vision" page, PSYCA, under their Climate Action & Integration tab, claims to be "inspired by the psychedelic community." Well, I am probably not up on the modern terminology in such matters, but back when I was a young fella, we called it "getting wasted." That term was certainly appropriate, because a waste is certainly what it was: A waste of time, a waste of money, and a waste of brain cells. Oh, I'm not above the occasional dram of whiskey or a cold beer now and then, but those are 1) legal and 2) less likely to cause brain damage or the munchies.
I have to say, of all the climate-scold weirdness I've seen over the years, this has to be the weirdest.
This seems appropriate.
