Graduate Program in Psychedelic Studies

UOttawa offers a groundbreaking Psychedelic Studies Graduate Program, focusing on the therapeutic and spiritual uses of psychedelics across history and cultures.

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  • Last updated Aug '24
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Course Description

The University of Ottawa presents the pioneering Graduate Program in Psychedelic Studies, a comprehensive exploration of psychedelics' therapeutic, spiritual, and ritual applications across cultures and throughout human history. Drawing upon interdisciplinary research in human consciousness, psychology, comparative mysticism, medicine, and spiritual care, this program provides students unique opportunities to engage with both theory and practice in psychedelic and consciousness studies.

The University of Ottawa presents the pioneering Graduate Program in Psychedelic Studies, a comprehensive exploration of psychedelics' therapeutic, spiritual, and ritual applications across cultures and throughout human history. Drawing upon interdisciplinary research in human consciousness, psychology, comparative mysticism, medicine, and spiritual care, this program provides students unique opportunities to engage with both theory and practice in psychedelic and consciousness studies.

The program features interdisciplinary training in psychedelic history, culture, and healing modalities, as well as opportunities to collaborate with other professionals in the field. With microprograms in Psychedelics & Spirituality and Psychedelic Science, the University of Ottawa is breaking new ground in the academic study of psychedelics and consciousness.

The diploma is designed for professionals looking to expand their scope of practice to include psychedelic psychotherapies, and provides interdisciplinary learning experiences, training programs, and connections with other professionals in this emerging field. The program's core faculty includes Dr. Anne Vallely, Dr. Monnica Williams, and Dr. Cary Kogan, who bring a wealth of collective experience and expertise to the curriculum.

You will learn:

  • What is Bwiti?
  • Roles in Bwiti initiation/treatment
  • Instruments in Bwiti: ngombe, mogongo
  • What is an Nganga
    • Maboundi/Yombo
    • Maboundi/Yombo
  • Sustainability/reciprocity

You will learn:

  • History of the Fang tradition
  • Dissumba vs. Dissumba Fang
  • Ombwiri/Mbumbayano Fang
  • The kambo
  • State of Fang Bwiti in Gabon
  • Impact of Westerners coming to work with the sacred wood

You will learn:

  • History of the Missoko tradition
  • Various branches of Missoko initiation:
    • Miobe/Mioba
    • Ngonde Na Dipuma
    • Sengedia
  • The impact of logging on the tradition
  • What the future of Bwiti could look like in Gabon

You will learn:

  • History of Dissumba
  • Various branches of Dissumba initiation:
    • Abanji/Mabanji
    • Ilombo
    • Ombwiri
    • Ombudi
    • Loro
  • The ngombe (sacred harp)
  • Healing rituals involved in her tradition
  • Training to serve the wood
    • What does it involve?
    • How long does it take?

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Tatayo

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About Instructor

Tatayo (“Fruit of the Wind”) first arrived in Gabon in 1971 at the age of 21 and became a Gabonese citizen. In 1979, he became the first white person to be initiated into the Bwiti Fang tradition in Gabon. In 1994, he was initiated into the Misokko tradition. As a guide for numerous expeditions and missions, including those of National Geographic, the BBC, and others, Tatayo is considered to have “opened the door” to westerners in Gabon.

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This course includes

  • Modules 22
  • Duration 2 Years
  • Skills University
  • Language English
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