Saturday, October 19
**All Times Listed Are Pacific Time Zone**
7:30 am
Doors Open & Registration
8:45 am – 9:00 am
9:00 am - 10:25 am
Opening Prayer and Remarks
Psychedelics and Spirituality
How can psychedelics deepen, heal, transform and enrich one’s spirituality, sense of self and relationship with God/Universe/Cosmos?
How are psychedelics experienced by Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Taoists, et al? What are the similarities and differences between these experiences?
What is the dark side of psychedelics and spirituality? How can we best deal with bad players in the field?
What are the promises and pitfalls associated with psychedelic churches, temples, etc?
What lessons can we learn from indigenous healers and cultures that would be helpful to our own cultures?
How is “New Age” impacting the psychedelic movement?
Moderator: TBD
Panelists: TBD
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Break-Musical Interlude
Musician: TBD
10:50 am – 12:15 pm
Psychedelics and Culture
How have raves and similar gatherings influenced culture in positive and negative ways?
How does music, art, and dance shape and influence the psychedelic experience?
What are some of the positive and negative effects of recreational use of these medicines?
What are some encouraging and alarming trends in society resulting from the increasingly wide use of psychedelics?
What can we learn from indigenous cultures?
How will wide-spread availability of psychedelics impact society and culture?
Moderator: TBD
Panelists: TBD
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Lunch-Sound Bath
Facilitator: TBD
1:20 pm – 2:45 pm
Psychedelics and Mental Health
How can psychedelic medicines be used to help alleviate PTSD, depression, social and generalized anxiety, et al??
How much training (if any) should folks receive before they can call themselves a psychedelic “sitter,” “coach,” “therapist,” “psychotherapist,” “shaman,” or “guide”? How do we regulate or assess a program's credibility?
How should those who practice unethically (e.g., sexual violations, dangerous practices) be handled? What should a path to redemption look like?
What resources should be made available to victims of abuse by psychotherapists, facilitators, etc?
How is mental health\illness\healing and the use of psychedelics understood in other cultures?
Moderator: TBD
Panelists: TBD
2:50 pm – 3:05 pm
Break-Psychedelic Monologues
TBD
3:10 pm – 4:35 pm
Psychedelics and the Dying Process
How can psychedelics help ease one’s anxiety when facing death? What does the data show?
How can\do End-of-Life Doulas (aka Death Doulas) integrate psychedelic medicines into their work with dying persons?
How can one best prepare to work as a Death Doula? What should be in the curriculum?
How do psychedelic medicines change one’s views of (and relationship with) death? What do psychedelics tell us about reincarnation?
Moderator: TBD
Panelists: TBD
4:40 pm – 5:00 pm
Guided Meditation
Facilitator: TBD
5:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Dinner-Musical Interlude
Musician: TBD
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Documentary Night
Twenty minutes for 6 documentaries plus intro and Q & A by filmmakers.
Sunday, October 20
7:30 am
Doors Open & Registration
8:45 am – 9:00 am
9:00 am - 10:25 am
Opening Prayer and Remarks
Psychedelics and Physical Health
How can psychedelic medicines be used to help alleviate symptoms and maladies like chronic pain, substance abuse/addictions, cognitive decline/dementia, chronic diseases, etc?
What role can psychedelics play in physical enhancement for sports, dance, and other physical activities?
How much (and what types of) training should health-care professionals receive before they can dispense psychedelic medicines to their patients/clients?
What are some of the dangers surrounding the use of these medicines in a clinical setting?
How are psychedelic medicines used in other cultures to to improve\optimize physical health?
What roles can micro dosing and biohacking play?
TBD
Moderator: TBD
Panelists: TBD
10:30 am – 10:45 am
Break-Musical Interlude
Musician: TBD
10:50 am – 12:15 pm
Psychedelics and Legality/Accessibility/Equity
How can we make access to psychedelic medicines available to persons with low income and/or no or limited medical insurance?
How do we encourage involvement from underserved and underrepresented communities?
How do we ethically and fairly handle issues of medicine sustainability, commodification and appropriation?
What are the current trends around the world regarding legality and regulations?
How can we best shepherd the psychedelic communities so that we don’t repeat the mistakes of the 1960s?
What can be done to encourage sustainable cultivation of plant medicines such as Iboga and Peyote?
Moderator: TBD
Panelists: TBD
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Lunch-Breathwork
Facilitator: TBD
1:20 pm – 2:45 pm
Psychedelics and “Reality”
How can\do psychedelics permanently alter one’s sense and conception of reality?
What exactly is the nature of the entities encountered in psychedelic spaces?
What are some of the most profound discoveries reported by notable psychonauts? Where do the findings of these cartographers of consciousness converge and diverges?
How do intense psychedelic experiences sometimes result in blissful mystical awakening experiences and others result in psychotic breaks?
Moderator: TBD
Panelists: TBD
2:50 pm – 3:05 pm
Break-Raffle
MC: TBD
3:10 pm – 4:35 pm
Psychedelics and Wisdom (Council of Elders)
How can we save the psychedelic renaissance from becoming a gold rush driven by greed, or derailed by bad players? What are your thoughts on the commodification of psychedelics?
What concerns you most about what is going on in the psychedelic communities?
What is happening in the psychedelic communities and movement that inspires and encourages you and gives you hope for the future?
What advise would you like to share with the younger generations regarding psychedelics? For the younger generations, what questions would you like to ask the elders?
Can you share some concluding words of wisdom?
Moderator: TBD
Panelists: TBD
4:40 pm – 5:00 pm
Closing Ceremony
Moderator:
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Dinner-Musical Interlude
Musician: TBD
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cacao Ceremony & Rave
TBD
Information on Continuing Education Credit for Health Professionals
• CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
• LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
• SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain this document for 4 years after the course concludes.
SCA is an approved CE provider for National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches (CEP Number 100196)
• For questions about enrolling in CE or receiving your Certificate of Attendance, email info@lampss.org.
For other questions about CE contact David Lukoff, PhD at CE@spiritualcompetency.com
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please contact Fireside Project by calling or texting 6-2FIRESIDE (623-473-7433).
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