A PMA, also known as a "private membership association" or "private ministerial association," is a type of organization that operates solely and entirely in the private domain of law, executed and protected through private contracts.

For a rough analogy, you can think of them as "social clubs" in that they operate outside of the jurisdiction of any public agency, entity, institution, or government and are regulated only by their own internal bylaws and agreements between the organization and their members. 

PMAs can be secular or religious, and can take many forms from private educational associations (PEAs), private health associations (PHAs), and faith-based organizations under the PMA umbrella. 

For our purposes, we set up what are called faith-based PMAs, also known as Private Ministerial Associations, Private Unincorporated Churches, or Private Ecclesiastical Research Societies, all under the classification of the term "PMA." 

"PMA" is not an official or canonized term, and membership associations were historically called "voluntary associations" or "unincorporated associations." We use the term "PMA" for shorthand, and what we create is technically called a "private unincorporated church."

This 8-week course covers everything you need to know for a lawfully founded sacred medicine church. You learn the basics of pertinent law and the importance of contracts in the private domain, the relevant case history in the medicine realm, along with a lot of other essential information for a successful establishment.

You also get everything you need for a properly founded Private Church, including documents, membership agreement, and also assistance in setting up a bank account, as well as how to potentially navigate if you are challenged. 

This course is designed for anyone who is passionate about founding their own sacred medicine church, and who desires a solution to its establishment that preserves one's privacy and sovereignty under God.

It is a best fit for those who want to STUDY, along with those who understand the pitfalls of incorporating as a 501(c)(3) public faith-based organization, who want to become empowered themselves about the law in this realm, and who are serious about walking this path with integrity.

Clementine Kruczynski is an autistic researcher and educator at the intersection between private law and entheogenic use under religious liberty; this specific area is one of her most passionate special interests. 

She has been actively community building in Austin, TX since 2013, providing her with extensive experience on facilitating, cultivating, and nurturing organic communities from scratch.

With the calling to co-found a sacred medicine church in 2017, she began researching solutions to the legal questions facing the organization, and then stumbled across the private domain as an incredible pathway. This autistic special interest struck her like a lightning bolt, leading to a voracious desire to learn everything she could!

After studying under a former Texas judge to learn more about formation of PMAs and the private domain, she attained a personal mentor to broaden her scope to include the basics of taxation, ecclesiastical trusts, lawful money, hybrid public-private organizations, and more.  

What has come of this wild research trail is an extensive body of research that leaves her deeply desiring to share what she's learned with others. And so it is! 

No matter the type of church you form, anyone practicing in the realm of plant medicines is inherently at risk as we are currently in a psychedelic renaissance and on the wild west frontier of the modern legalization (or decriminalization) movement.

This social, legal, and political gray area offers no one a resolute guarantee of anything whatsoever, and therefore no matter what route you take, there is always a risk in this domain – any church across the country or beyond could become that famous case that brings this before the courts and ushers in a new era in the story.

It is imperative that anyone who builds a church (of any structure) takes full responsibility for their choices, education, due diligence, and the risks as sovereign unto themselves.

That said, it is our belief that having any structure in place is a better practice than not having anything at all, and by operating in the private domain, you are awarded a plethora of protections and your innate rights are preserved, which becomes evident the more you research and understand it.

For good measure, we also like to inform our students that operating a PMA is not as easy as getting your docs and you're done. It's about learning the laws and requirements, including vulnerabilities and liabilities of PMAs –and your education IS your safety. Your church is only as safe as you are educated and confident in your sovereignty, enough to stand up for it in any capacity should you need to. 

Further, the protections of the private domain are not absolute. You must honor Natural Law and your contracts, utilize private language consistently (avoid commercial activity and taxable events), prevent advertisement to the public and inferring the provision of any services that require licensure.

Furthermore, if you cause death or can be accused of inducing a "clear and present danger of substantive evil" or harm, your protections can be breached by government.

This is why the educational system is the crucial element - to know the law so you aren't accidentally giving away your powers, or conversely, so that you can defend your rights when you need to.

There are pros and cons to any route you take to form a church. But if you are a medicine carrier or practitioner, the benefits of establishing a private unincorporated church are many when compared with a typical 501(c)(3) incorporated church. 

For example, if you file as a 501(c)(3) you lose a lot of your inherent rights to separation of church and state, as you are required to incorporate first, thus asking permission from the government to exist as a statutory entity. You thus voluntarily give up your right to full freedom of speech and have to file annually, plus submit to compliance with your bylaws or risk revocation of your status, among other pitfalls.

Over 200 years of case law, the Supreme Court has called the private domain a "sanctuary," "preserve," "constitutional shelter," and "domain set apart for free assembly," among other things – offering a protected arena of private business that preserves the innate rights of a living, breathing human being under God. 

The benefits of setting up your medicine church in the private domain include:

- Intact rights to speak on any topic, publicly or otherwise
- Ability to engage in any type of methodology, healing modality, or religious practice privately (unless harm or death is caused)
- Enhanced and intact privacy in all areas
- Lack of requirement to file with any public or governmental agency whatsoever, including with the IRS
- Sovereign domain over your own church under God
- Ability to fully serve and execute God's vision for your community, with no restrictions other than care to not cause death or significant harm
- And more!