Natalya Gevorgyan
Founder, The Magic Church
Designing governance systems for post-psychedelic risk and long-term integration.
Risk in psychedelic contexts does not occur during the experience — it concentrates in the days that follow.
Research
My work focuses on post-experience risk in non-clinical psychedelic contexts, with emphasis on temporal risk patterns and system-level gaps.
Key Insight
Risk is not evenly distributed.
It concentrates within 48–72 hours following the experience.
This interval remains largely unaddressed in current clinical and policy frameworks.
Research Scope
- NLP-based analysis of 19,000+ real-world experience reports
- Focus areas: temporal risk patterns, integration infrastructure, duty-of-care frameworks
Active Evaluation
- Active submissions in Journal of Psychedelic Studies (in peer review), Journal of Computational Social Science, Computers in Human Behavior, and Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
- Peer review activity across academic journals and conference settings
Systems
Current psychedelic frameworks emphasize access and the acute experience. They do not adequately address post-experience risk.
System Focus
Design of non-clinical governance systems that extend beyond the experience itself — incorporating continuity, monitoring, and structured integration.
Principles
- Risk emerges after the experience, not during it
- Access without structure increases downstream harm
- Integration requires system design, not individual effort
- Monitoring must extend beyond the session itself
Institutional Context
The Magic Church is a U.S.-based nonprofit religious organization focused on ethical structure, preparation, and integration in non-clinical psychedelic contexts.
Work is developed with consideration for U.S. regulatory frameworks and structured for compliant implementation upon authorization.
Background
Natalya Gevorgyan is the Founder of The Magic Church, a U.S.-based nonprofit focused on governance frameworks and post-experience risk in psychedelic contexts.
Her work integrates computational research, institutional design, and regulatory engagement.
She has conducted large-scale analysis of 19,000+ real-world experience reports, identifying a consistent vulnerability window occurring 48–72 hours after psychedelic experiences.
Her professional background spans Armenia, India, China, and the United States across technology, hospitality, and investment banking environments, informing a systems-level approach to risk, behavior, and institutional design.
Contact
Available for research collaboration, policy discussion, and media inquiries.