This Saturday, Melo Melo hosts its first psychedelic talk, from 6-8pm with speakers AshEL Seasunz, Ray Gil Jr., and Madaly Love. Facilitated by Valentino Wolf.
This groundbreaking panel explores the revolutionary intersection of ancestral medicine, psychedelic-assisted therapy, and community-led healing in addressing the interconnected crises of incarceration, homelessness, and addiction.
Drawing from diverse cultural traditions and social justice work, panelists will share how indigenous plant medicines, classical psychedelics (psilocybin, MDMA, LSD), and emerging compounds are being reclaimed and integrated into grassroots detox and recovery models.
Bite-size Bio's of Speakers:
AshEL Seasunz Eldridge is Chicago born, living in Oakland by way of NY. I have West African/Blackfoot ancestry. I have been working intentionally with various shamanic healing practices since 2005, including Dagrara divination, Japanese spiritual purification, (Www.sukyomahikari.org (
http://www.sukyomahikari.org/)), and Galactic Language Activation/soul cleansing via Tian Gong.
He is Co-Director of Esphera.Earth (EFAM, Solestial Church, Earth Amplified) providing liberation through restoring ecosystems, regenerating communities, and re-membering our divinity.
Raymond Gil
Medicine Guide • Cultural Bridge
Raymond Gil is a Bay Area native, sacred medicine carrier, and co-visionary of El Sapito Sabio. As a guide and mentor, he supports transformational healing through Bufo, ceremony, and community-based integration. His work centers on dignity, purpose, and authentic connection.
Raymond collaborates with Holistic Detox Recovery Support and is a featured voice in the ongoing documentary project AncestralMedicine.film, which uplifts stories of healing, resilience, and reclamation. Through his offerings, he bridges worlds—honoring the sacred while making healing accessible to those who need it most.
elsapitosabio.com
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Madaly Love:
Madaly Love (they/them) is a curanderx, recovery guide, and devoted student of the sacred — born in LA and rooted in the Bay since 2012. With ancestral ties to the Chichimec, Nahua-Otomi, and Purépecha peoples, Madaly walks a path that weaves ancestral wisdom with modern recovery.
Plant medicines, especially cacao, have been central to their healing since sobriety began in 2017. In deep devotion to the cacao spirit, the land, and the Mayan cosmovision, Madaly has shared this heart medicine in sacred circles with thousands across the U.S.
Their work is grounded in trauma-informed care, ancestral reverence, and collective liberation. As a social justice advocate, they’re passionate about land sovereignty, immigrant rights, dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline, and disability justice — holding space for remembrance, reclamation, and radical healing. @madaly.love
Website: www.madaly.love
Please drop any questions here that you may have about psychedelic medicine, ancestral wisdom, and community recovery you may have! No thing as a silly questions :) We will be collecting them and asking our speakers. There will be a Q&A session afterwards as well. You are welcome to stay and enjoy kava after the talk, connect, mingle, and enjoy!
Feel free to RSVP online at our eventbrite page too!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/psychedelic-talk-melo-melo-kava-bar-tickets-1514350796999?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawLtob1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBlUTRYQnp5M0JTaE90bEt4AR4nUqApsezfuXfL7jLyATBRhlbPt95xBf8zd281HSM-pCtkP6MP588OV-e_Wg_aem_OeZ-FBM3NCq6BKnXiX3Amg
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