Psychedelic Society of San Francisco

ERIE Fall Entheogenic Symposium

November 4, 2012 · 10:30 AM
CIIS Main Building, Namaste Hall

Join us for the ERIE (Entheogenic Research Integration and Education) fall symposium! We will have a full day of speakers beginning at 10:30am until early evening with a break for lunch. Enjoy a day of community, presentations, and dialogue with your fellow journeyers, including keynote speaker Robert Forte.

Speaker list:

Frank Echenhofer, PhD is core faculty for the PsyD dept. @ CIIS

-Methods for learning to navigate & integrate dream-like visionary & kinesthetic experiences

Larry Norris, MA
- Painting Ayahuasca imagery: Exploring dialogues with Plant Teacher

Ryan "Indigo" Warman, MA
- "Cannabis the Panacea?"

An overview of recent medical studies on the anti-carcinogenic properties of cannabis, followed by a brief legislative update on the legalization initiatives in Oregon, Washington, and Colorado.

Veronica Hernandez, MA

- Ayahuasca: My erotic connection to the Cosmos

Keynote speaker:

Robert Forte is an independent scholar of the history and psychology of religion. He is the editor of Entheogens and the Future of Religion, Timothy Leary Outside Looking In, and the 30th Anniversary Edition of The Road To Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries, by Albert Hofmann, Gordon Wasson, and Carl Ruck.

-Mainstreaming Entheogens: Psychological, Religious, and Political Considerations

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Fey

I'm left asking myself what are the reference points for my own process.

When traditional spiritual techniques are removed from their original context or "view",
there's a lot of potential for misunderstanding and related errors.
In the Western materialistic worldview yogic techniques become subject to the goals of (quoting Liu Ming) "self-improvement for the middle class".

Tenzin Wangyal on the incongruence of two different world views:
"Eastern spiritual practice is about how to get liberation from Samsara.
Western psychology is about how to make Samsara better. "

I need to ask myself (not anyone else) where I am going, what are my goals, and what do I serve ?

I'll have to consider that what is good for my soul/being might be challenging to other aspects of self, such as my ego, sense of approval, physical and psychological comfort, my physical body, and my sanity- w respect to social norms.

0 · November 5
Lydia Heather Blumberg

Awesome event! Hope y'all will stop by the new Drug Users Union meetup http://www.meetup.com/drug-user.... :)

0 · November 4
Lydia Heather Blumberg

Totally awesome!Lately I've been so immersed in getting the Drug Users Union ( http://www.meetup.com/drug-user... ) site up and running at its new domain that I hardly set foot outside my door..but when I do, I drink Dos Equis...at Psychedelic Society lectures :)

0 · November 4
masahiro kahata

nice

0 · November 4
Col Dupont

I've got a sched conflict; I wonder if Sunday's sessions could be audio and/or video recorded? Seems like a good idea to have such a 'reference library' of these great offerings, right? Being limited by time/space is so old fashioned!

0 · November 4
Rainshadow

OOPS! Sorry for the quick draw...hope to make it for the afternoon

0 · November 3
Rainshadow

I am not free all day but would love to hear Robert Forte's talk. May I get the schedule and drop in for part of the day?

0 · November 3
Brent

Is there a time schedule of events available yet?

0 · October 28
- larry
  
  Aloha Brent! the basic schedule is from 10:30-6 in the order presented above (i.e. Frank Echenhofer first and Robert Forte last) with about an hour per speaker, and an hour for lunch. looking forward to seeing you!
  
  0 · October 28
- A former member
  
  FYI Brent, we just shared the docket for the day...see Larry's comment above. See you tomorrow!
  
  0 · November 3
larry

Docket for tomorrow's symposium! http://erievision.files.wordpre...

0 · November 3
AlexPhilo

Sunday, 11/4 is the start of Standard Time, yes? So we should make sure not to show up an hour early.

0 · October 30
- larry
  
  good call!
  
  0 · October 30
jeremy

Do I need to bring a printed ticket? Is there a fee for this event?

0 · October 29
- larry
  
  no printed tickets... suggested donation at the door
  
  0 · October 29
Jake Kobrin

I'm just curious, does CIIS actually have any classes about psychedelics?

0 · October 28
- larry
  
  yes a few here and there but the framing is through the entheogenic model mostly
  
  0 · October 29
larry

Keynote speaker Robert Forte speaking at MAPS conference in San Jose. http://vimeo.com/15206169

0 · October 26