D216 MANIFESTO
Humans are in the midst of a confluence of paradigm shifts: political, technological, spiritual, and medical. The dogmatic systems that have ruled the land – dictating what to believe and how to behave on each of these fronts – are constraining our collective consciousness. Psychedelics are the key to break free from these old, ingrained patterns of thought. By altering our state of mind, we will craft new policies, unlock and integrate new technologies, and connect more fully to ourselves, our healing, and others. We will rediscover the properties of ancient medicinal plants and extrapolate to new pharmaceutical applications. It is time to unlock our potential and establish new paradigms for the next generation.
The District216 Manifesto lays out guideposts for our community as we come together to pursue these new pathways. It encourages us to surrender to the flow and bridge the gap between what has been and what will be.
PRESENCE - Be here now and fully experience life. Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream.
COMMUNITY - Show up fully and join in wholeheartedly, as the sum of us is greater than ourselves and we all belong here.
AWARENESS - Move with curiosity to explore within and without for greater wisdom.
AUTHENTICITY - Allow identity constructs to melt away so we can each reveal our true self.
HONOR - Know who and what have come before – cultures, traditions, and lifeways – and seek to bring their benefits into the future.
ART & SCIENCE - Unravel the most effective answers at the intersection of intuition and data.
DISRUPTION - Challenge the status quo to inspire our greater good.
NATURAL SELECTION - Evolve with constant refinement while looking to nature for answers, recognizing that human systems are imperfect.
EXPANSION - Escape the feedback loop of our own bubble with diverse perspectives that dissolve preconceptions and usher new ideas, networks, and people into our lives.
PATIENCE - Pause, as it is the silence between the notes that makes music.
PLAY - Channel your inner child’s lighthearted wonder, curiosity, and thirst for fun to create elevated experiences and solutions.
ONENESS - Look to the stars to honor our cosmic blueprint; gravity’s got ahold of us all, and we are all starstuff.
LOVE - Open your heart to the people, experiences, ideas, and vulnerabilities that show up.
COURAGE - Transmute fear to courageous acts of consciousness expansion.
LET IT BE - Leave judgements at the door, as what will be revealed, is – it’s all understood.
Manifesto dedicated to Darryl Tell.
