The Psychedelic Assembly strives to bring about positive change by uniting the transformative potential of psychedelics with the unfailing power of human connection. Our vision is further advanced through The Athenaeum, a physical space that serves as a hub for collaboration, education, and connection surrounding psychedelics in Midtown Manhattan.
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Psychiatrist, Author, Medical Advisor
Dr. Julie Holland is a psychiatrist and psychopharmacologist, and author of the NYT bestsellers Moody Bitches and Weekends at Bellevue. She is the editor of two non-profit books: Ecstasy: The Complete Guide and The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis. While now a medical advisor to MAPS, she was a medical monitor for several clinical studies examining the efficacy of using cannabis or MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Her newest book is Good Chemistry: The Science of Connection, From Soul to Psychedelics.
Dennis Mckenna is an ethnopharmacologist, research pharmacognosist, lecturer, and author. He is the brother of well-known psychedelics proponent Terence McKenna and is a founding board member and the director of ethnopharmacology at the Heffter Research Institute. He is the president and principal founder of The McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy.
One of two people convicted in the largest lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) manufacturing case in history. After serving 20 years of his two life-sentences in a maximum security prison Leonard was released in 2020. Leonard is the author of “The Rose of Paracelsus: On Secrets and Sacraments”, an epic novel he wrote during his time in prison. He is now a public speaker and serves as a senior advisor to the JLS Fund.
Sarah Rose Siskind is a science comedy writer based in NYC. She’s the co-founder of Hello SciCom, a company that combines science communication and comedy to help science and tech-oriented people get their message across. Sarah is also a psychedelic standup comedian, and was the lead writer for StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson, a TV show on National Geographic. She’s written comedy for the White House Press Correspondents’ Dinner and her Harvard Cum Laude thesis on comedy.
Chris Wink was a principle creator, director, performer, and musical composer for Blue Man Group. He is currently the CEO and creative force behind Wink World, a multi-media psychedelic fun house with locations in Las Vegas, Riyadh and one opening soon at the Mall of America in Bloomington Minnesota. Wink is passionate about supporting the Psychedelic movement and often hosts events in his NOHO apartment, which includes his now infamous slinky infinity mirror bathroom among other trippy things. He is also active in the longevity space and is a strong believer that this whole love thing that has bubbled up over the past few thousand years holds lots of promise.
Writer & Photographer
Jeremy Wolff’s writing and photography have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Magazine, and The New Yorker. He contributed “Thots on Pot” to The Pot Book, and “Thots on Pot 2, Lessons from the Leaf,” to Cannabis & Spirituality. He created album art for They Might Be Giants, Spin Doctors, Soul Asylum and the Knitting Factory, covers for Newsweek and Fortune, and animated commercials for Coca-Cola. He writes and performs as part of the musical duo The Rivals with his wife Dr. Julie Holland.
