Entheo Church is a modern spiritual community grounded in shared values about the sacredness of the living world and our responsibility to be in right relationship with it. We believe that meaning, belonging, and wholeness grow through intentional connection with each other, with the Earth, and with ourselves. Our leadership reflects those commitments. Hearthkeepers hold operational authority and steward the container, but they do not serve as spiritual gatekeepers. Their role is to tend the communal fire so the space is stable, warm, and trustworthy while each person builds their own relationship with the sacred within a shared ethical and ecological framework. Here, nature, spirit, and science inform our path, and our common values shape the culture we create together.

Our broader society has been built on extraction, which has eroded the values of sacred reciprocity that keep communities and land healthy. That loss has fractured relationships within our own species, estranged many of us from our ancestral lineages, and left people unrooted in the places where they live. These places carry histories shaped by those same extractive mindsets: disrupted Indigenous cultures, broken trust, damaged ecosystems, and ongoing harm to both human and non-human kin.

Many people feel this loss acutely. Collective grief over disappearing species, failing ecosystems, and severed cultural ties is everywhere. Entheo is a response to that grief. For many, grief is love with nowhere to land, and we aim to be a community where that love has a home. We gather those who want to reconnect with the ecosystems they depend on, build reciprocal relationships with the lands they inhabit, and repair connections with the Indigenous peoples whose kinship with these places spans generations.

For us, entheogens are part of this work. The word entheogen refers to psychoactive substances, often from plants, fungi, or animals, used in religious and spiritual contexts. At Entheo, we choose the word sacrament rather than medicine. Many cultures describe these substances as plant medicines because they act on the whole person — body, psyche, spirit — in ways Western categories often fail to capture. We honor that perspective while also acknowledging that in the dominant culture we operate within, the word medicine carries legal and regulatory meanings that do not reflect what we do. Using sacrament signals the spiritual and relational role these substances hold in our community while maintaining clear boundaries around language that can be misunderstood. These sacraments are teachers, revealing the divine interconnection of existence.

Each sacrament comes from a lineage with its own history, people, and place. No single tradition owns all sacraments, and not every person is called to every one. For some, the call comes through fungi. For others, through cacti, vines, or semi-synthetic substances co-created through the relationship between curious humans and our living world. Our approach is to honor each lineage with respect, avoid extraction or entitlement, and support people in discerning which sacraments are appropriate for their path.

Our commitment is to rebuild reciprocity. To give as well as receive. To root ourselves in the places we live without romanticizing, erasing, or repeating harm. To reconnect with our own ancestral histories while honoring the cultures and lineages that have carried these sacraments forward. To cultivate relationships that heal rather than extract, and to walk in solidarity with the human and non-human kin who share this world with us.

Hearthkeepers are not the facilitators of every sacred lineage our members hold dear. We do not claim authority over traditions we have not been trained in or entrusted with. Instead, we hold the structure that supports people on their own paths while honoring the responsibilities that come with them, including reciprocity, consent, and cultural respect.

If you are interested in becoming a member, we invite you to reach out and say hello.