About Temple Abzu

We prioritize community and view the organization as a collective of individuals committed to healing, awakening, and transformation. Through our ceremony, integration, and community, we cultivate a space where individuals from all walks of life can come together in support of one another. Here, we honor the interconnectedness of all beings and the wisdom each person brings to the collective.

Who We Are

Temple Abzu is a 501(c)(3) religious nonprofit registered in Washington, and functioning in Washington, Oregon and California, devoted to the path of healing, awakening, and reconnection. Founded by Chelsea Leigh, a devoted ceremonialist and spiritual guide, Temple Abzu was born from her deep calling to create a space of integrity, devotion, and alignment with the sacred wisdom of the medicines. After years of service within another spiritual community, Chelsea was guided to establish a sanctuary that fully honors the transmissions of the plants, the wisdom of the Earth, and the sacred responsibility of this path.

Temple Abzu is an Earth Medicine Sanctuary that welcomes all who feel the call to heal, transform, and remember who they truly are. Through ceremonial healing, Earth-based traditions, and direct experience with the great mystery, we create a sacred space where seekers can awaken, reclaim their power, and reconnect to the Divine within. Here, we honor the path of Mind, Body, and Soul—embracing a whole-human approach to healing. Our vision is a world where individuals remember their inherent wholeness, sovereignty, and interconnectedness. As we face a world marked by disconnection, we aim to restore these essential connections, creating a space where all can return to the wisdom of the heart and the sacred nature of existence. Together, we walk a path of transformation, where the journey of healing and awakening is supported by love, integrity, and reverence.

We believe that the root of our collective dis-ease stems from our disconnection—from ourselves, from the Earth, from each other, and from Spirit. Through ceremonial communion with plant sacraments and direct revelation, we guide individuals back to reconnection with the innate wisdom that resides within each of us. Our work bridges the metaphysical with grounded, trauma-informed practices, ensuring that spiritual exploration is both expansive and anchored in safety, stability, and integration.

Our approach is not linear but a spiral. It’s a weaving and unweaving, a deepening into your truth and the remembrance that you are sacred and whole. As you embark on this journey, you will shed old narratives, inherited beliefs, and the conditioning of modern life. In doing so, you will reclaim your sovereignty and reconnect with your true essence.

Here, all parts of you are welcome. We honor the fullness of your being—your light, your shadow, your past, and your unfolding future. This is a space where you are invited to bring your whole self, without shame or judgment, and to be met with love and acceptance. It is important to us to cultivate a space where you can feel safe enough to express your truth and to simply be who you are.

Returning to the Source

The name Temple Abzu was given in ceremony as a seed planted. Abzu is an ancient Sumerian word, and it refers to a primordial freshwater lake deep beneath the Earth’s surface, the source from which all life emerged. It is the source of all sacred waters, the veins and channels that connect the wells, lakes, springs, and rivers of the world. The Abzu represents life’s origin, a sacred flow of living waters that sustain existence itself. Life cannot exist without it.

The word Abzu is also the root of the word “abyss,” signifying the great mystery of creation—the deep, swirling feminine vortex from which all things emerge. The Abzu is the dark ocean of unmanifest potential, the place where creation begins and ends.

The Abzu is not just an ancient myth or a distant memory. It is a reminder of the unseen, primal forces of creation that move through the cosmos and the Earth. The name Abzu carries with it the wisdom and mystery of the waters and the forces that shape us. It is a temple of connection to the deep, the primal, the mysterious. It is a place where we remember our origins—the place and the infinite nature from which we have all come and to which we will one day return.

Just as the waters of the Abzu are the source of life, so too is this a space for the rebirth of spirit, where we can drink deeply from the well of creation and be nourished in body, mind, and soul.

Core Values

Safety is the container that allows for true healing, transformation, and trust in the process. We uphold this through a trauma-informed approach, ensuring that each person is met with care, awareness, and respect for their unique journey.

On a physical level, this means first-aid readiness, medical screening, and protocols that prioritize well-being. On a spiritual level, it is about deep energetic integrity—honoring the unseen, maintaining clear boundaries, and ensuring that the ceremonial space remains protected. Safety is not just about preventing harm; it is about creating the conditions for surrender, expression, and profound healing, where each person can move through their process knowing they are fully held.

Integrity is the unwavering commitment to living in alignment with our values, honoring the sacraments with respect, and upholding the highest ethical standards in all we do.

It is reflected in the way we hold space—with devotion and humility—always prioritizing the well-being of those in our care. It is in our commitment to honoring the wisdom of the plants and the traditions they come from, ensuring they are approached with reverence and responsibility. It is in how we show up authentically, speak truthfully, and act in alignment with the principles we teach.

To walk in integrity is to walk in devotion, humility, and truth. It is not a concept but a practice, a lived experience that shapes every ceremony, every interaction, and every decision. This is the path we commit to, in service to the sacraments, Mother Earth, and all those who come to heal.

Right relationship is about walking in harmony with all of life, understanding that every action, every choice, and every prayer ripples out into the greater whole. It is a way of being that recognizes the interconnectedness of all things.

To be in right relationship is to honor the Earth and the medicines as sacred teachers, treating them with deep respect and gratitude. It is to nurture community and connection, knowing that true healing happens in the presence of others who witness and support us. It is to engage in reciprocity—giving as much as we receive—ensuring that our work uplifts the land, the people, and the traditions that sustain us.

Right relationship is both a responsibility and a devotion. It is a way of walking with care, humility, and reverence for all of existence. In every ceremony, in every interaction, and in every breath, we uphold this sacred commitment.

True healing is about awakening to your own innate power. We honor the healer within you, recognizing that the medicines we work with are not here to save you—they are here to reveal you to yourself. Healing begins from within, through the willingness to face, reclaim, and integrate the lost, buried, or fragmented parts of yourself.

Empowerment isn’t found by seeking answers outside yourself. It comes from trusting your own inner knowing. We do not place ourselves as gurus or healers—we are guides, holding space for you to remember your own wisdom, strength, and capacity to transform. This is a path of self-responsibility, sovereignty, and liberation—where healing is not something given, but something you claim for yourself.

It is only by taking full ownership of your journey—your patterns, your wounds, your choices—that you can step into true freedom.

Our Sacraments

We serve Grandmother Ayahuasca, Psilocybin, and 5MeO-DMT, each a sacred and naturally occurring teacher with profound wisdom to share. These sacraments are living intelligences—conscious allies that guide us into deeper communion with the Divine, the self, and the interconnected web of our existence.

We honor these medicines in their full, unaltered form, as they have been carried through lineages of wisdom for generations. Unlike the reductionist approach of Western medicinal use, which isolates compounds of the sacraments from their natural state and disconnects them from their spirit, we believe that the power of the sacrament lies in its wholeness. Each plant and medicine is a sacred portal, not merely for biochemical interaction, but for a co-creative merging of consciousness between the sacrament and the seeker.

Our sacraments are ethically sourced with great intention and respect. Through ceremony, we enter into a relationship with these medicines, listening deeply and allowing them to guide us into the realms of healing, revelation, and remembrance.