Poetry, Symbols, and Story in Psychedelic Therapy

The Poetry, Symbols, and Story in Psychedelic Therapy course is a 12-week, interactive and experiential course that focuses on using poetry therapy as a tool in psychedelic therapy. Participants will delve into the theoretical foundations and practice techniques of Poetry Therapy and learn to use language, symbol, and story to help clients in individual, group, and community settings.

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Course Description

The Poetry, Symbols, and Story in Psychedelic Therapy course is a 12-week, interactive and experiential course that focuses on using poetry therapy as a tool in psychedelic therapy. Participants will delve into the theoretical foundations and practice techniques of Poetry Therapy and learn to use language, symbols, and stories to help clients in individual, group, and community settings.

The course will follow a structure that covers the pillars and pitfalls of the integration process and will use the Receptive, Expressive, and Symbolic (RES) model of Poetry Therapy by Nicholas Mazza as a guide. Students will be encouraged to read and discuss weekly readings and listen to special guests. Participants will also be able to apply the learning through writing, leading guided practices, and working with small groups or individual clients.

The course aims to help participants develop the skills to use poetry, symbols, and story in integration therapy and support clients in their meaning-making process. The learning objectives for the course include: understanding common motivations for seeking psychedelic therapy, using the RES model of poetry therapy, identifying the role of poetry, symbols, and story in integration therapy, providing poetry therapy as a clinician, discussing the integration process and challenges, and utilizing non-drug self-transformation efforts as part of integration therapy.

This course is given each quarter and qualifies for 15 continuing education (CE) hours.

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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$1200

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This course includes

  • Modules 12
  • Duration 12 Weeks
  • Skills Professional
  • Language English
  • Availability Cohort
  • Certificate CE

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