TL;DR (Too Long Didn't Read): Here with another update on Zaya! This week we released our Manifesto 🎉 . A manifesto is a public announcement of our organization purpose, mission and vision.

Learn more about who we are and where we are going as a decentralized media lab in our manifesto ⬇️ :

Replay our last event: How to Use Psychedelics Safely for Healing and Growth with Lou from Psygaia

Want to do a fun experiment?: Choose one of the following numbers that resonates most with you: 4, 9, 7. Have you chosen a number? Read to the end to find a message left for you by a little spirit animal.

Nature, Culture and Wellbeing at a Glance 🌿 

Read the latest articles our team has come across ✌️

Scientists Find 30 Potential New Species at Bottom of Ocean

Exploration of the Pacific Ocean’s Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a 5,000-metre abyssal plain that extends between Hawaii and Mexico, has brought to light megafauna previously unknown to science.

Read more about it here or In Pictures

The Intelligent Forest

Recognising that forest ecosystems, like societies, have elements of intelligence would help us leave behind the old notion that they are inert and predictable.

Read more about it here

Fungi: The New Frontier

Tim Hayward falls down the rabbit hole into the world of fungi, both ancient and largely hidden from view - and the research that's changing how we understand life on Earth.

Listen to the podcast here

Meet our new creative director, Ana Rita! 👋 

Ana Rita is an Amsterdam based art director and artist with a design background. For the past 12 years she has worked in the creative industry in Europe and Australia. She works across commercial, commissioned and self initiated projects.

She is interested to explore the intersection of human relationships and experiences with art. In her practice she investigates personal experiences and how to develop ways to communicate them to the world. She is interested in spirituality, ancestral wisdom and human technologies, such as intuition.

Replay Recent Events 🍄 

Where: Twitter Spaces @ZayaDAO

Yesterday we spoke with Lou, founder of Psygaia and How to Use Psychedelics. We covered how the legalization and regulation of psychedelics will shape our culture, how to process ego dissolution during psychedelic trips, the importance of set and setting and integration, and ecopsychology.

Learn more about Psygaia and How To Use Psychedelics

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Psychedelics, spirituality, medicinal plants/fungi? Take our quick 1 minute survey to help us learn more about you and what you love.

Connect with fellow Zayan's 🍄 !

We've set up a group chat on Telegram where you can connect with other Zaya community members around the world. Here you can join discussions cored around healing and regenerating the earth, receive notifications on events, and other fun things in the making.

🔮 Choose one of the following numbers that resonates most with you: 4, 9, or 7

Did you already pick your number? Great! Read below to see what message your chosen animal spirit has for you!

4: The Dolphin: Innately Intelligent, Healer, Light, Blessings

The gifts of the Dolphin are beyond what our human minds can grasp. Dolphin personalities are often drawn to the healing arts, as they are sensitive to the subtle and enjoy working on the level of spirit. It’s easy for Dolphin types to underestimate the impact they make in the world. These creatures play such an important role in the wheel of Karma that’s coming into contact with a Dolphin type will change the entire course of your day...and thus your life. This card cans also indicate a profound blessing is on the way. When in balance: active healer, strong spiritual practice. When out of balance: underestimates own power. To bring into balance: like-minded spirits

9: The Stingray: Developing confidence, sense of self, or "spine"

The stingray card represents a pivotal point in personal growth. The moment has come when the stingray must decide between the old (easy, comfortable, and familiar) and the new (challenging, uncomfortable, and unfamiliar). Pressure from family and friends makes the decision even more complicated. No matter what choice is made now, it's inevitable that this dilemma will surface again and again, as the force of dharma growing within the stingray is too strong to ignore. When in balance: eager, wants to grow. When out of balance blames others, quits. To bring into balance: move through the discomfort.

7: The Lamb: Peaceful, Prophetic, Patient

The lamb is the bearer of an important message. Its content can only be heard when a deep level of quiet has been established. Lamb energy is the honest guidance you hear from an old friend, a young child, or sometimes a surprising stranger. Though the Lamb's message may channel through another person, the wisdom resonates within you. It will repeat and reverberate until you listen. Approach this gentle creature with utmost patient and reverence. Truth is a gift. Sit still, listen, receive.

This deck is from the Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Deck.