Reciprocity FoundationReciprocity Foundation
What we receive from the fly agaric, from other entheogens and from their guardians, we give back.
What reciprocity meansOur 10 %Reciprocity instead of charity
Whoever receives, gives back – to the people, the land, the plants and mushrooms.
Reciprocity means mutuality. Not a donation from top to bottom, but a relationship in balance.
In many Indigenous cultures this is lived practice. Koryak families in Kamchatka still lay down a small gift for the spirits of a place at sacred sites, the Inelwet – a piece of fur, a little fat. It is the gift that keeps the relationship alive. (after Sagalaev, Tomsk Journal of Linguistics and Anthropology, 2022)
The fly agaric itself lives this way: underground it connects as mycorrhiza with the roots of birch, spruce and pine. It gives water and nutrients, the trees give sugar. Reciprocity is its principle of life.
Ancient knowledge, a new movement
The peoples of Siberia and the far North have preserved the knowledge of the fly agaric over centuries, often under persecution and contempt. Today, millions of people in the USA alone use Amanita muscaria, and a large community is growing in Europe too.
So far, hardly anything from this movement flows back to the communities the knowledge comes from. We want to change that.
Our 10 %
of the income from trainings, retreats and offerings of the institute
collects the funds and discloses where they flow
projects that the communities determine themselves
Knowledge keepers
Fair compensation for people who share their knowledge, their time and their ceremonies.
Research in partnership
Research created with Indigenous communities – not about them.
Destigmatization
An honest, differentiated picture of the fly agaric – beyond fear and beyond glorification.
How we work
First a non-profit association
The Reciprocity Foundation starts as a non-profit association under German law and is intended to become a foundation later. We develop structure and leadership together with our Indigenous partners.
Support
Donations will be possible as soon as the association is registered. If you would like to support the foundation already or work with us, write to us.
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