The Women's Visionary Congress brings together women and men from a variety of disciplines. Our intention is to create a community discussion about the current and future role of entheogens. While WVC presenters are almost entirely women, we welcome men to participate and add their perspectives.

Each Panel at the Congress will be comprised of approximately five women. Speakers will also make individual presentations during the event. Each panel will be followed by a question and answer period. The panel discussions will be transcribed and available on this site after the Congress.

Below is a listing of the panels and essays written by the organizers of this conference. The first essay recounts the history of women and prohibition and contemporary perspectives on the Drug War. The second is a joint statement by the organizers of this event, the Sibyl Society and the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).

Panel Discussions


Panel 1 - The Art and History of Women and Entheogens

Panel 2 - Drug Policy Activism and Reform

Panel 3 - Healing And Caregiving

Panel 4 - New Entheogenic Research and Data

Panel 5 - The Role of Entheogens In Death and Dying

Panel 6 - The Entheogenic Community


Why is this a Women's Congress? In the United States, women have a long tradition of activism concerning prohibition. Women and Prohibition reviews this history and looks at the current impact of drug prohibition.

The Statement from the organizers of the Women's Visionary Congress points to current research with entheogens and calls for the scientific freedom necessary to investigate the potential risks and benefits of these substances.