Psychedelic Science at Berkeley

This YouTube lecture series by the student-led course on Psychedelic Science offers a great opportunity to learn from some of the big names in the field.

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Course Description

Introduction to Psychedelic Science at Berkeley is a student-run class that offers a comprehensive overview of the current state of psychedelic research and its applications. The class features guest speaker talks from leading experts in the field, covering a range of topics, including the modern western history of psychedelic drugs, psychedelic rituals and shamanism, the neuroscientific basis and modern research applications of psychedelics, the state of research today and ongoing studies, qualitative psychedelic research, the war on drugs and the need to reframe the psychedelic renaissance, the numinous world of sacred plants, awe and mystical experience, psychedelics and capitalism, modern activism, policy reform, and organizations paving the way, and introduction to therapeutic ketamine.

Each video covers a different topic, with speakers sharing their insights, research and experience in a clear and engaging way. This class is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in learning more about the current state of psychedelic research, and the potential therapeutic applications of psychedelics.

The course was recorded in the Fall of 2020.

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

  • Lectures 11
  • Duration 15 Hours
  • Skills All levels
  • Language English
  • Availability Always
  • Certificate No

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