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Fungi Academy is an international mushroom cultivation and psychedelic education platform founded in 2016, offering online courses in sacred mushroom cultivation and psilocybin journeywork alongside 6-day immersive in-person retreat training programs held in Guatemala. The platform serves a global community of mycophiles, psychonauts, and therapists with accessible education on mushroom cultivation, journeywork preparation, and integration.
Fungi Academy looks like a small but fairly established niche provider rather than a formal professional school. Its strongest footing seems to be practical mushroom cultivation and broader fungal ecology, with psychedelic journeywork framed more as education, preparation and integration than clinical training. It will likely suit curious public learners, aspiring facilitators and mycology enthusiasts who want a community-based, non-academic entry point rather than a regulated credential. The lineage is rooted in founder Oliver Merivee, with current teaching amplified by practitioners including Jasper Degenaars, Milly and guest contributors such as Julian Vayne, which gives it some credibility in the underground-to-community education space, though not institutional prestige.
Best for people who want approachable, community-led mushroom and psychedelic education, especially those interested in self-cultivation, journey preparation and integration. It appears particularly useful for curious publics and aspiring practitioners who are not seeking a licensed clinical pathway.
For the online Psychedelic Journeywork course, no prior experience is required. Their cohort-style retreat and space-holder training use an application process and, for some programmes, an accepted application plus deposit; no licensure requirement was stated in the sources reviewed.
Fungi Academy states that several courses include a Fungi Academy certified certificate of completion, including the Fungal Ecology and Psychedelic Journeywork courses. I found no evidence of formal university accreditation, professional licensure recognition, or CE/CME credit in the sources reviewed.
Pricing varies by programme. The Psychedelic Journeywork Course is listed at $62 to $147, with a payment-plan framing around $62 per year for 3 cycles and lifetime access. The 2026 Psychedelic Journeywork Cohort is listed at $897 early bird and $1,477 regular, while the Human Mycelium Retreat is listed at $2,477 and includes shared accommodation or tent camping, three vegetarian meals per day and a workbook; a $500 non-refundable deposit is required after acceptance for some retreat programmes.
Learners can expect a Fungi Academy certificate of completion on some courses, plus practical competence in mushroom cultivation, fungal ecology, psychedelic journey preparation, navigation and integration, and community-based support skills. The retreat and cohort formats also position learners towards peer support, facilitation-adjacent confidence and a wider mycelial network, rather than a regulated professional qualification.
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