Psychedelics in Africa: The Untold Story

3047 Martin Luther King Junior Way,Oakland CA 94609

31 August, 2021

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Psychedelics in Africa: The Untold Story Special Guest: Darren Le Baron Are you interested in how psychedelics have been used for thousands of years on the African continent, and why they continue to help societies today? Learn how this knowledge can help you to use psychedelics consciously, and how ritual can supercharge this already powerful experience! Darren Springer will share his knowledge and experience through the lenses of ancient history and mythology. Darren is known for his Shroomshops and his extensive research on the indigenous usage of psychedelic plants used in ritual and ceremony on the African continent. Although not often recognized by researchers and scientists, fungi and plants have been used by indigenous Africans for spiritual and community development for millennia. Several communities use these sacred plants in their rites of passage, initiation ceremonies and daily ritual. This is a great interactive talk and slide show presentation that takes you into the ritual and medicinal use of psychedelics by some of the most ancient African peoples, into ancient Egypt and beyond. Darren Le Baronhttps://www.darrenlebaron.com/ Darren Springer is an educator, researcher and event organizer based in the UK. Known around the world for his Shroomshop Master classes he is keen mushroom cultivator and teacher and has been growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms for the last ten years. By day he is an Organic Horticulturist and Food Enterprise tutor and has translated his home growing experience into a social enterprise. Darren is the mycologist in residence at Somerset House, one of the largest communities of arts and creative enterprises in the UK. He is also a qualified Permaculture teacher and facilitator and supports businesses and communities to create sustainable working systems and environments. He is a member and presenter at the London Psychedelic Society, and is a chair and Breaking Convention committee member. He is also a regular presenter at the Detroit Psychedelic Conference, Ozora , Noisily Festival and numerous psychedelic gatherings around the world sharing his extensive research on psychedelics and how they can help support humanity in the here and now. Doors OPEN at 6pm We will offer Food and drinks for the evening