CUYAMUNGUE INSTITUTE

Draws on early and indigenous art as decoded ritual instructions—based on anthropologist Felicitas Goodman’s research—to reconstruct and revitalize ancient ritual practices for contemporary spiritual and transformative use.

Revives ancient ritual practices by decoding early and indigenous art as ritual instructions, reconstructing embodied techniques such as ecstatic trance postures based on anthropological research by Dr. Felicitas Goodman.

Treats shared personal experience and collective presence as core ritual components that deepen transformation and expand consciousness through group resonance and mutual witnessing.

Uses collective presence and shared personal experience as core elements of ritual to expand consciousness and foster transformation, integrating education and dialogue to deepen understanding of altered states.

Advances understanding of trance and altered states through direct experience, academic research, and educational outreach, using tools like Dr. Goodman’s recordings and multi-disciplinary dialogue to teach and explore ritual consciousness.

Advances knowledge of ecstatic trance through video-based teaching, multi-disciplinary discussion, and research, using Dr. Goodman’s work and ritual practice to educate and explore consciousness shifts in modern contexts.

The organization believes that collective presence and the sharing of personal experiences are fundamental elements of ritual practice and pathways to expanded consciousness. This communal aspect aims to deepen self-understanding and connection to existence.

The organization utilizes specific, stationary ritual body postures, often derived from ancient and indigenous art and archaeological records, to naturally and safely induce ecstatic trance states and altered states of consciousness. This method is believed to activate internal entheogens and facilitate transcendent experiences, expanding consciousness beyond ordinary reality without the need for drugs or intermediaries.

Empowers individuals to interpret spiritual experiences through their own worldview and emphasizes bodily autonomy, allowing participants to discontinue practice at any time to ensure safety and personal agency during trance induction.

Emphasizes bodily autonomy, personal interpretation, and safety in trance work, allowing participants to discontinue practice at any time and interpret experiences through their own worldview without imposed belief systems.

The organization emphasizes participant autonomy, bodily awareness, and a non-dogmatic approach to spiritual experiences. Individuals are encouraged to interpret their experiences according to their own worldview, honor physical limits during practice, and discontinue at any time, ensuring a safe and personalized journey into altered states.

The organization decodes early and indigenous art as ritual instructions to reconstruct and revive ancient trance practices. This anthropological research aims to recover a lost tradition of early indigenous ancestors, believing these practices offer access to ancestral wisdom and a way to live in balance with nature.

Uses specific ritual body postures derived from ancient artifacts to safely induce ecstatic trance states, enabling access to expanded consciousness, ancestral wisdom, and transformation without the use of drugs or intermediaries.

Uses specific ritual body postures derived from ancient artifacts to safely and naturally induce ecstatic trance states, enabling access to expanded consciousness, ancestral wisdom, and spiritual realms without the use of drugs or intermediaries.