Spirituality & Beyond is the Church of Ambrosia’s sixth annual Easter weekend gathering in Oakland. Three days of talks, ceremony, music, comedy, and community at Humanist Hall. Reggie Watts and Shane Mauss headline. This is it.
As many around the world gather for Easter, a season marked by resurrection, renewal, and the ritual of communion, we invite you into another kind of gathering.
There is a long-standing thread in religious history: that the language of sacred communion pointed not only to ritual, but to embodied encounters with the divine. Altered states move through scripture itself, in visions, prophetic trances, mountaintop revelations. The sacred has always worked through direct experience.
This Easter weekend, the Church of Ambrosia invites you to commune with the sacred in all its forms: within, between, and beyond us.
Spirituality & Beyond is not a conference. It is an unconference. The schedule exists, but the gathering is shaped by the people in the room. Talks open into dialogue. Speakers stay and listen. Ideas integrate across meals and in the makerspace and between strangers who become, by Sunday afternoon, something more.
This is our sixth year. It keeps getting better.
We begin together.
In collaboration with Solestial Church, a Bay Area community of healers, artists, and activists, the weekend opens with intention. Friday falls on the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s transcendence. We begin by grounding ourselves in that legacy and in what it means to build a more conscious, more just, more loving community together.
Doors open at 10am.
Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B. and Mama Ayanna Mashama of Black August open the main stage with “Honoring Legacies,” a tribute to Dr. King and the revolutionary lineage of which this community considers itself a part.
From there, Saturday moves through a full day of talks and conversations on the main stage:
Reggie Harris serves as MC throughout the day, holding the container and carrying the energy between sessions.
Throughout the day, the backyard community stage hosts open programming, music, and workshops. The Indigenous-centered market and creative makerspace, curated by Xochitl Bernadette Moreno, runs all weekend.
Saturday Evening: Shane Mauss performs TRIPS: Third Dose, a live installment of his psychedelic comedy series, at 8pm. Separate ticket required.
The gathering continues at 11am.
Sunday opens with “You Can Always Take More — Until You Can’t,” a talk from Pastor Dave Hodges and harm reduction expert Mitchell Gomez on the realities of high-dose practice and the responsibilities that come with it.
Then: the Easter Sermon. Pastor Dave delivers his annual sermon to the community, grounding the weekend’s themes in the Church of Ambrosia’s theology of healing, expanded consciousness, and connection to the divine.
The afternoon unfolds with:
The weekend closes together at 5:30pm.
Reggie Watts — Internationally renowned musician, comedian, and improvisational creative force, best known as the bandleader on The Late Late Show with James Corden. The New York Times called him “the most influential absurdist in comedy today.” His Netflix special Spatial received critical acclaim. His memoir Great Falls, MT was published by Penguin. On Easter Sunday, he joins Monica Cadena for a conversation about creativity, culture, and consciousness.
Shane Mauss — Award-winning comedian and science communicator. Host of the Here We Are podcast, featuring more than 400 conversations with scientists. His MAPS-sponsored solo tour A Good Trip brought cutting-edge psychedelic research into mainstream comedy venues. His new special TRIPS: First Dose premiered spring 2026. On Saturday, he joins Pastor Dave for a headliner conversation, then returns that evening for a live stand-up performance (separate ticket).
Pastor Dave Hodges — Founder of the Church of Ambrosia and Zide Door. Pastor Dave leads the world’s largest psychedelic church, now more than 137,000 members strong. Featured in Forbes, the SF Chronicle, and Newsweek. He speaks Saturday and Sunday: in dialogue with Shane Mauss on high-dose experience, and delivering the Easter Sermon to the community.
Monica Cadena — Known as @sacred.alchemist, Monica is an Afro-Indigenous psychedelic writer, plant medicine advocate, and digital alchemist based in Oakland. Co-founder of Wear Your Voice Magazine. Contributor to Lucid News and DoubleBlind Magazine. She co-hosts the Saturday opening, speaks on the Lab Potency panel, and conducts the Sunday headliner interview with Reggie Watts.
Mistah F.A.B. + Mama Ayanna Mashama — Oakland rap icon Mistah F.A.B. and Mama Ayanna Mashama, a leader in the Black August movement, open Saturday’s main stage with “Honoring Legacies,” a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniversary of his transcendence.
Reggie Harris — Reggie Harris serves as MC and host throughout both days, opening each session and holding the space between.
Humanist Hall, 390 27th St., Oakland, CA.
The main stage anchors the weekend’s featured talks. The backyard community stage runs open programming all weekend. The Indigenous-centered market and makerspace curated by Xochitl Bernadette Moreno runs throughout both days.
BART: 19th Street station, 0.5 miles.
What is Spirituality & Beyond? The Church of Ambrosia’s annual Easter weekend unconference in Oakland. Six years running: talks, ceremony, music, and conversation on consciousness, culture, harm reduction, and spiritual life.
Is this a religious event? Yes and no. Hosted by the Church of Ambrosia. The Easter Sermon on Sunday is a genuine religious service. The gathering welcomes anyone: members, newcomers, practitioners from other traditions, and people with no religious affiliation.
What is an unconference? A gathering where the structure serves the people in the room. There is a schedule and featured speakers, but room is left for dialogue, integration, and the conversations that happen between the sessions.
Are sacraments part of the event? The Church of Ambrosia is a recognized religious organization whose members practice entheogenic sacramental use as part of their spiritual tradition. The event itself is a gathering: talks, panels, ceremony, music, and community.
What does a ticket cost? Day tickets are available for Friday ($20), Saturday ($40), and Sunday ($40). A Saturday and Sunday combo is $70. A three-day Friday through Sunday ticket is $80. All tickets at luma.com/wemhukuo.
What happens each day? Friday (April 3): opening ceremony with Solestial Church. Saturday (April 4): 10am-6pm programming, Shane Mauss comedy show in the evening. Sunday (April 5): 11am-5:30pm, Easter Sermon, Reggie Watts headliner interview.
Do I need a separate ticket for the Shane Mauss show? Yes. TRIPS: Third Dose on Saturday evening is a separate ticketed event ($39.19) at Humanist Hall. Tickets at eventbrite.com/e/shane-mauss-trips-third-dose-tickets-1983596081276.
Is this for newcomers or experienced practitioners? Both. Designed for people at all stages of the journey.
Can I watch past years? Yes. Recordings from SB1 through SB5 are available on YouTube.
