Rev. Merrill Ward, Ep. Gn. is an ordained gnostic priest, advisor, consultant, educator and researcher in the field of entheogenic spirituality. His in-depth field work over the past 16+ years has been utilized in a number of important scientific research studies published through the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research and most recently with Columbia University. He has consulted with the Usona Institute, the Source Research Foundation and serves as an advisor for the biopharmaceutical company Journey Colab. He frequently serves as a speaker, presenter, moderator and panelist within the psychedelic field offering presentations on 5-MeO-DMT and entheogenic spirituality at a wide variety of fora. He is available for direct consultation, entheogenic preparation and integration and advisory work especially within the field of entheogenic research and development.