The Divine Assembly
An anti-hierarchical 'mycelial network' that creates a deliberate legal shield by refusing to direct any sacrament use.
Type: Decentralized Religious Network
Location: National (Salt Lake City origin)
Membership: Free; decentralized 'mycelial network'
Venues: Member-organized; no central facility
Activities: DIY religion. The organization explicitly refuses to 'conduct, sanction, or approve' any sacrament use.
About
The Divine Assembly operates as a 'mycelial network' with no hierarchy, no ceremonies, and explicitly refuses to 'conduct, sanction, or approve' any sacrament use. This creates a deliberate legal shield: there is no institutional actor to prosecute. Members are autonomous individuals practicing 'DIY religion.' The organization facilitates spiritual community without directing any specific controlled substance activity.
This Anti-Hierarchy Shield is one of three primary legal models in the U.S. entheogenic church space — alongside the Santa Cruz Donation Model (Holy Trinity) and the 508(c)(1)(a) strategy (Colorado Psychedelic Church).
Why It Matters
If the central legal vulnerability of sacramental churches is the institutional liability of having a hierarchy that 'directs' use, The Divine Assembly's structural refusal to direct anything is the most cleanly designed solution to that vulnerability.
State Legal Context
See current psilocybin laws in Utah.