Psychedelics: Past, Present, and Future

Dive into the history and future of psychedelics with this self-paced course from Psychedelics Today, approved for 6 CE credits.

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  • Last updated Sep '23
  • English
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Course Description

Psychedelics: Past, Present, and Future is an in-depth course that overviews the history and science of psychedelics. The course is designed for clinicians, therapists, professionals, and the general public interested in developing a comprehensive understanding of psychedelics.

The course includes six recorded sessions covering various topics, including the role of psychedelics in shamanic healing and world religions, the significance of psychedelics in the Psychedelic Renaissance, and emerging career opportunities. The course is taught by Jerry B. Brown, Ph.D., an anthropologist and ethnomycologist, and Julie M. Brown, M.A., LMHC, a psychonaut and retired integrative psychotherapist.

The course covers the history of psychedelics, their role in shamanism and world religions, their use in psychotherapy, and the future of psychedelics in business, law and public policy. The course is self-paced and can be taken at any time.

This course, Psychedelics: Past, Present, and Future, has been approved for 6 CE credits for Homestudy, allowing you to complete it on your own schedule.

What you’ll learn
  • Understand the history and science of psychedelics, including their role in shamanic healing and world religions, and their significance in the Psychedelic Renaissance.
  • Learn about the clinical research and therapeutic applications of psychedelics and emerging psychedelic career opportunities.
  • Understand the role of set, setting, and personal psychedelic journeys in finding a passionate life purpose, choosing love over fear in relationships, and overcoming deep depression.
  • Summarize seminal studies on psychedelics and spiritual experience, including the dynamics of the Psychedelic Renaissance and the new Neuroscience of Brain Imaging.
  • Learn about the medical model vs. the decriminalization model, the future of psychedelics in business, law and public policy, and the impact of psychedelics on society.

In conclusion, Psychedelics: Past, Present, and Future is an in-depth course that provides a comprehensive understanding of the history and science of psychedelics. It is designed for clinicians, therapists, professionals, and the general public and covers various topics such as the role of psychedelics in shamanic healing and world religions, the significance of psychedelics in the Psychedelic Renaissance, and emerging psychedelic career opportunities.

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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Please see below for start and finish dates/times. This course is currently being offered live and dates/times will change throughout the year.

$200


$303
6 CE credits

This course includes

  • Lectures 6
  • Duration 10 Hours
  • Skills All levels
  • Language English
  • Availability Always
  • Certificate CE
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