Celebrating 21 Years of EGA – Ticket Offer, Thank You & Ways to Support

Written By Entheogenesis Australis

Greetings, fine botanical friends and EGA supporters

This year marks 21 years of ethnobotanical education through Entheogenesis Australis (EGA). It’s remarkable to consider that for over two decades, we have been cultivating community understanding of ethnobotanical plants and psychedelic culture in Australia. EGA remains a volunteer-fueled charity, driven by people, passion, and persistence, although much has changed since our first gathering in 2004.

In this newsletter:

If you would like to revisit some of EGA’s journey, take a wander through our History Page. It has been quite a transformation, from the early days of stigma and silence, to a time when psychedelic research has returned to the mainstream and substances like psilocybin and MDMA are now, in theory, being prescribed in very limited settings. Still, accessibility remains a challenge. From our perspective, decriminalisation and sensible reform would have the greatest positive impact for most Australians, particularly around our cherished ethnobotanical plants.

In recent years, Australia has witnessed the beginnings of a 'Psychedelic Renaissance'. After decades of silence, local researchers have launched pioneering clinical trials exploring psilocybin-assisted therapy for conditions including anxiety and depression in terminally ill patients, and treatment-resistant depression. Leading this work were Dr Margaret Ross of St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, and Dr Martin Williams of Psychedelic Research in Science & Medicine (PRISM), a seedling project of EGA. Their groundbreaking research has opened the door for a new generation of psychedelic studies and helped refocus public understanding of these important medicines.

But today we are here to celebrate EGA itself, a grassroots charity whose influence can be felt far beyond what is easily measured. Since the beginning, EGA has offered a safe and supportive space for honest, informed and compassionate discussion around psychedelics and plant knowledge. In the early 2000s, these conversations were still clouded by stigma, but today they are part of a growing public dialogue we helped to seed.

EGA events have hosted more than 500 lectures and 100 workshops, many of which are freely available to the community on our EntheoTV YouTube channel. We have also published six volumes of the EGA Journal, celebrating Australian scholarship, art, and ethnobotanical research, alongside a range of harm reduction and educational resources, including our Mushroom Identification Guides for Psilocybe subaeruginosa and P. cubensis, as well as The Entheogen Combination Matrix. Through collaborations with partners like Kahpi Ethnobotanical Hub, we continue to publish articles and offer educational courses that explore the healing power of plants.

EGA is internationally recognised as one of the longest-running and most unique ethnobotanical psychedelic conferences in the world. Over the course of more than two decades, we’ve hosted a wide range of gatherings, from intimate seminars to our celebrated multi-day outdoor conferences. The next of these, Garden States: Regeneration, will take place in just six weeks, from Friday 28 November to Monday 1 December 2025.

With all this in mind, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to you, the community, who have made everything we do possible. This email is both a celebration and an invitation to continue supporting this living, growing project that has carried the ethnobotanical flame for 21 years and counting.

Respectfully, 
The Entheogenesis Australis Team - Planting seeds for earth, body, and mind.

www.entheogenesis.org
www.gardenstates.org
www.kahpi.net
www.entheotv

EGA 21-Year celebration - Limited conference ticket offer

We are celebrating 21 years of EGA by offering a one-week special ticket discount of 16% off the conference ticket price. We would love for you to join us and celebrate, reconnect, and regenerate with our amazing community. You are the reason all of this is possible.

The Garden States: Regeneration outdoor psychedelic and ethnobotanical conference will host some 45 lectures and 20 workshops, 30+ artists and installation projects, 15 entertainers, 5 special family-friendly workshops, and many market stalls. All nestled in the trees over four days and three nights, EGA Garden States 2025 is being held at our most accessible outdoor location to date, just 90 minutes east of Melbourne at a super lush location. If you have been sitting on the fence on this one, now is the time to join the educational and ethnobotanical jamboree.  

To redeem your 16% discount on your EGA Garden States: Regeneration conference ticket, simply head to our ticket pageand use this promotion code during checkout to redeem your special offer ticket: EGA21. This offer is strictly limited until Sunday, 26 October. 

The EGA 2025 Raffle

The infamous EGA Raffle is a vital fundraiser running alongside our major events, with all proceeds supporting future EGA conferences, YouTube content, journal publications, and our ever-growing library of talks and educational resources.

Every ticket helps us continue the work we do — cultivating knowledge, connection, and community through ethnobotany and psychedelic education. EGA is a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers, and your support through the raffle helps make our events and resources possible.

The raffle will be drawn on Sunday 30 November 2025 at 7:20 pm during the EGA Garden States: Regeneration conference in Gembrook, Victoria. You don’t need to be present to win — online supporters are warmly encouraged to take part, and we’ll be offering a special bonus prize exclusively for online ticket holders!

🎁 Early Prize Highlights


If you’re able to donate a prize, please complete the raffle donation form or contact us directly at raffle@entheogenesis.org

Even if you can’t make it to the event, buying raffle tickets is a wonderful way to support EGA and win something special.

Get your tickets online today and help us plant seeds for the earth, body, and mind.

Celebrate 21 Years of EGA with Our New T-Shirts!

Get ahead in the garden and look the part with our brand-new 21-year celebration EGA T-shirts!

Thanks to our long-time artistic collaborator IzWoz, we’re excited to unveil two fantastic new designs created especially for this milestone year.

These shirts will be available at EGA’s Garden States: Regeneration, but if you can’t make it (or simply can’t wait to get your hands on one), you can support EGA and order yours online now.

Commemorating 21 Years of Australian Ethnobotanical Research & Community 

We’re excited to announce that Entheogenesis Australis: Journal 6 has just arrived in the EGA Shop! This beautifully produced, full-colour edition spans over 200 pages, featuring 20+ contributions from leading thinkers, artists, and storytellers. From Melbourne’s forgotten psychedelic history to reflections on ibogaine, microdosing, and Acacia species, it captures the depth and diversity of our long-standing community. The journal is available in print and digital editions.

The journal also includes a personal introduction by EGA co-founder and president Jonathan (Ronny) Carmichael, as well as stunning psychedelic artwork by Australian artists.

Support EGA by grabbing a copy. Read more about the journal via our News Post or pick up a copy (in print or digital) from the EGA Shop.

Join Us - Garden States: Regeneration - Friday 28th November to Monday, 1st December 2025
Entheogenesis Australis

Entheogenesis Australis (EGA) is a charity using education to help grow the Australian ethnobotanical community and their gardens. We encourage knowledge-sharing on botanical research, conservation, medicinal plants, arts, and culture.

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