Our Story
The Hamilton Conscious Collective is a heart-centered intentional community dedicated to exploring altered states of consciousness, healing, and embodied transformation. We provide inclusive and intentional spaces for medicine journeys, embodiment practices, integration circles, psychedelic harm reduction and peer support training, and community gatherings to support individual and collective awakening.
We've grown this almost entirely on the back of event ticket sales and the generosity of our supporters — and we want to be completely transparent about what that has looked like.
Financial Transparency
Over our first two fiscal years (June 2024 – May 2026), HCC brought in $5,068.13 and spent $4,902.00 , ending just barely in the black at +$166.13 . That's not a typo — we have run this community on essentially nothing but the goodwill of our members.
Year 1 (June 2024 – May 2025): $1,045.40 in income against $1,346.00 in expenses, a –$300.60 net — much of it one-time setup costs (hosting, banners, business cards, a password manager) and subscriptions that were ramped up gradually.
Year 2 (June 2025 – May 2026): growth to $4,022.73 in income against $3,556.00 in expenses, a +$466.73 net, as event sales and Patreon support both grew substantially.
Every month, $179 keeps our basic infrastructure running — a virtual assistant, Notion, Claude, Gamma, Mailchimp, Canva, and our Global Psychedelic Society membership. It's a lean operation, run by people who care, not by paid staff drawing salaries.
Where We're Headed
We have a clear long-term vision for what HCC can become:
- ~60 paid members sustaining the community
- $1,000/month in ongoing contributions
- 3+ events or circles per week
- By 2028 , our own community space — our Temple — at roughly $1,500/month
What We're Focused on Now
Interconnected & Interdependent — We're shifting from an organization that runs events to a community that builds intentional, recurring gathering spaces throughout Hamilton, led by circle leaders at different hubs across the city, and working alongside existing practitioners rather than reinventing the wheel.
Frequent Inner Healing Circles — We're prioritizing psychedelic harm reduction education, with a goal of training at least 10 trip sitters by the end of the year, so that safer, more ethical, peer-guided inner work becomes a regular and accessible part of community life — not a rare or risky exception.
Why Your Support Matters
HCC has stayed alive on ticket sales and small, recurring donations from people who believe in this work. To grow into the community space we're envisioning — one with weekly circles, trained peer supporters, and eventually a physical home — we need more people stepping in alongside us.
Whether it's a one-time gift or a recurring Patreon contribution, your support goes directly toward keeping this grassroots, community-rooted work alive and growing — training trip sitters, running circles, and building toward a Temple that belongs to all of us.
Thank you for being part of this with us.
