Psychedelic Medicines
• Historical and cultural contexts of psychedelic use, emphasizing indigenous perspectives and contrasting colonial viewpoints.
• Cross-cultural healing practices and the spiritual significance of working with plant medicine.
• Psychological, physical, emotional, and spiritual effects of psychedelic substances.
• Medical contraindications and safety practices, including conventional and customary dosages.
•Major influences on the decline of mental health and why psychedelics can be a powerful remedy to core issues.
History & Indigenous Perspectives
• Foundational histories of psychedelic medicines and their varied worldviews between indigenous and highly industrialized cultures.
• Historical use and significance of eight specific psychedelic substances.
• Stigmas, myths, and cultural perspectives contributing to the criminalization and rejection of psychedelic substances.
• Influence of historical figures on the development of Embodied Imagination® and the parallels between dreamwork, mysticism and
psychedelic visions.
• Spiritual motivations for psychedelic experiences, such as existential angst, ancestral healing, and spiritual seeking.
Ethics, Cafety, and Client Readiness
• Creating an assessment tool to measure client readiness based on lifestyle, circumstances, support network, and health status.
• Safe practices for choosing and communicating with a facilitator and understanding the importance of set and setting.
• Ethical considerations in psychedelic spaces, including power dynamics, spiritual bypassing, and the importance of
right-relationship with indigenous communities.
• Legal status of psychedelics globally, taking into account historical, political, religious, and cultural influences.
• Cross-cultural ethical perspectives on psychedelic use, including age considerations and cultural sensitivity.
Preparation and intake tools
• Analysis of circumstances where psychedelic and empathogenic medicines may be beneficial or unsuitable.
• Matching specific medicines to therapeutic contexts, including PTSD, addiction, depression, sexual trauma, and end-of-life care.
• Trauma-informed practices, including recognizing when a client’s needs exceed the practitioner’s scope and require referral to another professional.
• Spiritual and existential contexts for therapeutic applications, including crises of faith, divination, and ancestral healing.
Integration
•Introduction to Embodied Imagination® for Psychedelic Integration emphasizing depth, psychological and somatic perspectives.
• Historical influences on Embodied Imagination® and its application to psychedelic integration and dreamwork.
• Understanding symbolism, archetypal psychology, and the collective unconscious for effective preparation and integration.
• Applying Embodied Imagination® for Psychedelic Integration techniques to guide clients into expanded states, attending to imagery through mimesis, and support for long-term transformation.
• Foundational principles for codifying, embodying, and integrating insights from psychedelic journeys.
