The Lighthouse is an organised, self-managed, grassoots initiative dedicated to the safety, wellbeing and sustainable evolution of the community in the Sacred Valley, our home.
We support community life across multiple dimensions, including ethical, cultural, and professional orientation, environmental stewardship, and responsible livelihood development.
Why We’re Here
As more people visit and settle in the Sacred Valley, the community continues to grow in diversity, activity, and complexity. While this can be highly valuable, it also includes initiatives driven primarily by extractive interests, often with little consideration for environmental impact, ethical responsibility, or the wellbeing of local residents.
The Lighthouse emerges as a present and future-oriented response to the lack of a shared, coordinated space in which community members can express concerns, address challenges, and develop practical, sustainable solutions together.
In particular, plant medicine practices have raised increasing concern, with growing reports of harm, abuse, and misconduct, alongside a persistent lack of accountability and meaningful response.
Vision
A harmonious Sacred Valley where people and nature thrive together in respect, safety, and shared stewardship.
Mission
Our mission is to support a thriving, resilient community rooted in care for the land and for one another.
How Can We Help
The Lighthouse serves as a supportive hub for life in Sacred Valley by centralising efforts and resources to address human needs natural to community living.
We act as a point of contact for both locals and newcomers seeking help or guidance around integrating into local life and culture.
Our Activities Includes:
- Creating educational and informative resources as the first preventive line of protection and harm reduction.
- Developing a clear legal and ethical framework, with conscious jurisdictional awareness.
- Defining core pillars of action informed by daily life in the Valley.
- Designing self-report tools to support individuals in situations of harm or abuse.
- Providing coordinated support and, when appropriate, direct intervention in emergencies in collaboration with relevant professionals and authorities.
- Bridging Sacred Valley with other conscious communities across the globe.
- Holding regular meetings to address emerging issues, and to continue developing The Lighthouse as a self-governed entity.
Council pillars
Community Living, Safety & Environment
FOCUS: activities and projects aligned with protecting and improving the quality of life in the Valley.
EXAMPLES: topics related to business, real state and rental, interpersonal conflicts, water issues, social events, conscious tourism, cultural clashes.
Plant Medicine Practices & Spiritual Emergencies
FOCUS: actions oriented to hold plant medicine practices to the highest possible standards of safety, ethics and responsibility, promoting prevention, education, and integration awareness.
EXAMPLES: crisis response protocols, educational resources, workshops and events; offering training and support for practitioners.
Development of The Lighthouse
FOCUS: to actively cultivate The Lighthouse’s vision and ensure its longevity through conscious practices that keep it responsive, transparent, and rooted in community values.
EXAMPLES: improving internal efficiency and sustainability, running funding campaigns, team care and support, legal counseling, cultivating international relationships.
Join Us
We are looking for committed, proactive individuals, in a living relationship with the Sacred Valley, that would like to support in:
- Secretary work
- Translation (Eng-Sp)
- Marketing and social media
- Legal advice
- Leading community projects
- Local and international reach out
No need for previous experience, (although valued), but joining us does require you to:
- Consistently join our monthly meetings
- Agree to ethical and jurisdictional terms and conditions
- Remain responsive and actively engaged in The Lighthouse’s general activity and conversation.
We are equally open to joining forces with other aligned projects and organisations, aiming to develop a living network of resources and services devoted to community care. This is already taking shape through our regular collaboration with the following local initiatives:
Haramara Sal Sanctuary
A safe space dedicated to supporting and advocating for survivors of spiritual abuse.
www.haramarasalsanctuary.org
SERT – Spiritual Emergency Response Team
Emergency support service in cases of spiritual and psychedelic crisis.
www.sertsacredvalley.org
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Email: hello@lighthousesacredvalley.org