Entheogenic Solstice Mysteries with Darren Le Baron

As we gather during the summer solstice season - a time of maximum light, outward expansion and solar culmination - the archetypal themes of death and rebirth remain universal.

Whether marking the sun’s descent into darkness or its peak of radiant power, the solstices reflect the same cosmic cycle: gateways to transformation.

Esoterically, the solstices represent the eternal dance between light and darkness, descent and ascent, contraction and expansion. The winter solstice invites us inward – into quiet, introspection, and the underworld. The summer solstice celebrates abundance, outward expression, and manifestation. Across cultures, both moments were traditionally accompanied by the ceremonial use of psychoactive plants, aligning practitioners with cosmic rhythms and opening pathways to divine communion.

In this presentation, Darren Le Baron explores the lesser-known connections between Christmas, solstice traditions, African ancestral cosmologies and entheogenic practices.

What if these traditions have roots in Ancient Africa, with a clear psychedelic lineage that later shaped European customs?

What if the sacred mysteries of the solstice held encoded teachings about consciousness, death and transformation?

Drawing from extensive research, Darren explores myth, folklore, shamanic traditions, and ancient wisdom.

Whether these concepts are new to you or deeply familiar, this talk promises to inform, inspire, and shift your perspective on the festive season and the timeless cycles of nature.

Come with an open mind.

You may leave with a new way of seeing the most magical time of the year.