Back to Stakeholders
Categories

2 domains / 2 areas / 2 specializations

Media, Education & Engagement
Educational Platforms & Resources
Training & Credentialing
Informal / Self-Development ProgramsIn-Person Experiential LearningInteractive Online Courses

AWE

Data updated

AWE is a Colombia-incorporated non-profit connected to the Ecstatic Mysticism programme and focused on mystical experience, community projects, and education around entheogenic traditions.

AdvancedHybridPremiumPsychedelic-assisted therapy trainingFacilitation trainingIntegration trainingHarm reductionAcademic programmeRetreat / immersiveContinuing educationAspiring practitionersFacilitatorsLicensed cliniciansResearchersOther

Blossom’s read

AWE looks less like a conventional psychedelic school and more like a hybrid mystery-school, with a strong emphasis on mystical experience, indigenous lineages, transpersonal psychology, and long-form experiential formation. It seems best suited to people who want deep personal transformation and culturally attentive learning rather than a narrow clinical credential. The reputation signal is mixed: the curriculum and partnerships are substantial, but there are also independent student-safety criticisms that prospective learners should take seriously.

Who AWE is for

Best for seekers, facilitators, and practitioners who are comfortable with intensive introspection, pilgrimage-style learning, and engagement with Indigenous and mystical traditions. It is not obviously aimed at a mainstream public audience or those wanting a quick, clinically orthodox course.

Prerequisites

AWE says no particular background is necessarily required, but admissions involve an interview, CV or résumé, a two-page letter, and a medical form. They also state that entry is shaped by psychological stability, medical considerations, relational maturity, and capacity to participate safely in group-based transformational work.

Accreditation & recognition

AWE itself describes the programme as a certificate of recognition in Ecstatic Mysticism, with some pathway combinations offering specialisation in Integrative Psychedelic Medicine. Via its partnership with Ubiquity University, students pursuing a graduate degree may be able to work towards an MA, PhD, or DMin credential, but AWE does not appear to be a conventional accredited clinical training body, and the page material does not support any licensure or professional board approval claims.

Cost

The Ubiquity-AWE page lists degree pricing at US$5,000 for an MA/MSc, US$15,000 for a PhD, and US$16,600 for the combined MA/MSc/PhD route, with a 5% discount for full upfront payment and instalment plans over 18 months. AWE also requires a non-refundable US$150 application fee for interviews. The AWE site itself points to a separate fees page, but the accessible material in the search results did not expose a complete fee schedule for the standalone programme.

What you walk away with

Learners appear to leave with a certificate of recognition in Ecstatic Mysticism, and in some cases a specialisation in Integrative Psychedelic Medicine. The stated learning outcomes are mainly competencies in transpersonal and integrative psychotherapy, psychedelic medicine and research, ethics, crisis and care, embodied self-work, group process, and culturally responsive engagement with Indigenous traditions. For those on the Ubiquity pathway, there may also be a route into an MA, PhD, or DMin.

Similar course providers

Reference points selected from shared training modalities, learner audience, level, delivery format, pricing, and location.

Harvard University
  • Strong match: 2 shared modalities
  • Strong match: 3 shared learner audiences
  • Also shares: advanced level
  • Also shares: hybrid delivery
Innate Path
  • Strong match: 2 shared modalities
  • Strong match: 3 shared learner audiences
  • Also shares: advanced level
  • Also shares: hybrid delivery
Psychedelic Somatic Institute
  • Strong match: 2 shared modalities
  • Strong match: 2 shared learner audiences
  • Also shares: advanced level
  • Also shares: hybrid delivery
University of Ottowa
  • Strong match: 2 shared modalities
  • Strong match: 3 shared learner audiences
  • Also shares: advanced level
  • Also shares: hybrid delivery

Quick Facts

Type
Non-Profit
Website
Visit