THE INSTITUTE OF TRANSPERSONAL AND ARCHETYPAL STUDIES Workshops and online courses in transpersonal psychology and archetypal cosmology
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Transpersonal Psychology and Archetypal Studies		ITAS LIVE ONLINE COURSES			Archetypal Astrology and Archetypal Cosmology
Presented by ITAS in association with Pacifica Graduate Institute OVERVIEW Known by many names – psychedelics, entheogens, sacred or plant medicines, allies, hallucinogens – the substances opening the psyche to the depths of the personal and collective unconscious are once again in the news in the midst of what has been called a “psychedelics renaissance.” Thousands of Westerners journey every year to the Amazon basin or Central America in search of spiritual awakening with Ayahuasca or San Pedro, while as many underground groups gather in cities around the world for sacred ceremony with these and other medicines. Individual exploration of psychedelics has not ceased with the passing of the 1960s and appears to be growing. Meanwhile, respected researchers at prominent universities and research facilities are once again demonstrating the value of substances such as psilocybin, MDMA, and other psychedelics in healing from trauma, addiction, anxiety, and depression – and in finding comfort and peace with terminal illness. This eight-week online course places the contemporary exploration of psychedelics within the context of depth psychology and the individual lifelong path of individuation. Whether or not one has personal interest in experiencing psychedelics, considering the power and particularities of these various substances provides insight into the depths of the body-mind-spirit and the possibility of connection to collective or universal realms. For those with an interest in exploring psychedelics, the course will provide basic grounding in theoretical frameworks, factors that impact experience, and best practices to maximize safe journeys. Attention will be given to issues of cultural misappropriation, ethics, shadow, and legalities, as well as the growing study of the correlations between particular experiences in psychedelics and the planetary placements in the experiencer’s natal and transit charts as shown by archetypal astrology. Jay Dufrechou, PhD, took a break from his law career in the mid-90s to follow his spiritual experiences into the study of transpersonal psychology at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (ITP), now Sofia University. His dissertation research into experiences of grief, weeping and other deep emotions in response to nature became his book, Moving through Grief: Reconnecting with Nature. Jay has taught as adjunct faculty for ITP/Sofia, including supervising dissertation research, and most recently taught an online course on Psychedelics: Clinical and Research Applications. Along with Ryan Westrum, Jay is the author of The Psychedelics Integration Handbook. Jay co-founded the Institute of Transpersonal and Archetypal Studies (ITAS) with Keiron Le Grice and other colleagues. He has studied the work of Stanislav Grof extensively, including training in the facilitation of holotropic breathwork, and is currently assisting Stanislav and Brigitte Grof in developing programs under Grof REGISTRATION via Pacifica Graduate Institute
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