Psychedelic Harm Reduction- Past, Present, Future w/ Erica Siegal

This course gives you a greater understanding of Psychedelic Harm Reduction, and a deeper respect for the risks associated with working with altered states. Erica Siegal will provide an overview of the history of the Psychedelic Harm Reduction movement and the principles that guide it.

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  • Last updated Jan '23
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Course Description

This course gives you a greater understanding of Psychedelic Harm Reduction, and a deeper respect for the risks associated with working with altered states. Erica Siegal will provide an overview of the history of the Psychedelic Harm Reduction movement and the principles that guide it. This course is informative for those who wish to learn how to engage in psychedelic work safely and ethically.

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

Instructor

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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$20

This course includes

  • Lectures 1
  • Duration 1 Hours
  • Skills Beginner
  • Language English
  • Availability Always
  • Certificate No

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