Roots of Psychedelic Therapy: Shamanism, Ritual and Traditional Uses of Sacred Plants
The Roots of Psychedelic Therapy course offered by the Chacruna Institute is an introduction to the foundations of the use of sacred plants. Through lectures, students will explore topics such as shamanism in Amazonia, peyote use among the Wixárika, psilocybin use among the Mazatec, and iboga in Afr
Course Overview
The Roots of Psychedelic Therapy course offered by the Chacruna Institute is an introduction to the foundations of the use of sacred plants. Through lectures, students will explore topics such as shamanism in Amazonia, peyote use among the Wixárika, psilocybin use among the Mazatec, and iboga in Africa.
Additionally, students will learn about critical social issues such as globalization, tourism, cultural appropriation, commodification, patents, reciprocity, conservation, legality, ethics, sexual abuse, practitioner’s training, and more. The course seeks to create bridges between the worlds of ceremonies and psychedelic therapies and will help students to incorporate this knowledge into their professional practices and personal lives.
The course offers students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the expanding future of psychedelic plant medicines in ways that are equitable, safe, and just, and ways to give back to and honour the cultures from which these practices stem.
This course was last held in the Fall of 2022.
About the Provider
US-based nonprofit institute founded by Brazilian anthropologist Dr. Bia Labate that bridges psychedelic plant medicine traditions and emerging clinical science, producing research and accessible cultural commentary on ayahuasca, psilocybin, and other plant medicines while centering Indigenous reciprocity, racial equity, and social justice. Chacruna hosts annual interdisciplinary conferences since 2018, operates a Racial Equity and Access Committee, and amplifies voices of Indigenous peoples, women, queer communities, and the Global South in psychedelic science and policy.
Course Details
- Price$1,100
- FormatSelf-paced
- LevelAll levels
- Duration10 Weeks· 16 modules
- LanguageEnglish
- AccreditationCE
- CredentialsScholarship Available
- Skillspsychedelic shamanismritual use of psychedelicssacred plants use
- ProviderChacruna
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