{"product_id":"🌿-rastafari-principles-amp-psychedelic-plant-medicines","title":"🌿 Rastafari Principles \u0026amp; Psychedelic Plant Medicines","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith Rastafari Elder FirstMan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📅 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeptember 18, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🕖 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7:00–9:00 PM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📍 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuseum of Modern Renaissance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e115 College Ave, Somerville, MA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRastafari Elder FirstMan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for an exploration of Rastafari history, culture, philosophy, and the evolving relationship between indigenous traditions and psychedelic plant medicines. 🌿🍄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing from decades of cultural preservation, community organizing, cannabis advocacy, and traditional Rastafari practice, FirstMan will share the principles at the heart of Rastafari—including our relationship with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enature, community, ancestry, spirituality, and plant medicine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 🌎🙏🏿\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe workshop will explore the history and philosophy of the Rastafari movement, Jamaica's long relationship with cannabis as a sacramental plant, and FirstMan's work advocating for the protection of traditional knowledge and indigenous cultural expression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌱 Rastafari \u0026amp; Psychedelic Plant Medicines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2016, FirstMan and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRastafari Indigenous Village (RIV)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were introduced to ayahuasca, psilocybin mushrooms, and other sacred plants through exchanges with Mesoamerican and South American medicine practitioners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRIV subsequently began integrating these plants into its own spiritual framework, combining traditional Rastafari beliefs and practices with new forms of psychedelic exploration—an expression they call \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRastadelic™ culture and spirituality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 🍄🔥\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🥁 About FirstMan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirstMan is an original founder of the Rastafari Indigenous Village and a longtime cultural advocate, community organizer, drummer, chanter, singer, songwriter, and orator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe served as a charter member of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJamaican Ganja Task Force\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Chair of Jamaica's first \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGanja Advisory Committee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and co-founder of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRastafari and Grass Roots Growers Association (RAGGA).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 🇯🇲\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe has also been certified by the United Nations as an expert in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✨ This workshop offers a rare opportunity to learn directly from a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRastafari elder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e about the intersection of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eindigenous wisdom, cultural preservation, cannabis, psychedelic plant medicines, and spiritual practice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—and what these traditions can teach us about approaching sacred plants with greater \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003erespect, intention, and responsibility.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePLEASE BRING SOMETHING THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO SIT COMFORTABLY ON THE FLOOR. 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