The Way of the Psychonaut Volume Two (C7) Feb 2026

Stan hopes we are on the way to fulfill Hofmanns dream of a New Eleusis, a future where legal use of psychedelics will be woven into the fabric of modern society for the benefit of humanity. This course is to teach the next generation of psychonauts

Course Details

This is a 10 Chapter course allowing two weeks for completion of each chapter. (There may be occasional breaks to accommodate retreats).
Next Chapter One iteration will start Feb 24, 2026 with chapters released every two weeks. The first Zoom call is Tuesday Mar 10 at 5:30pm PST/PDT
This course has rolling enrolment so participants can join anytime. MUST be enrolled in or have completed TWOTP Volume One.

About this course

This is one of two courses required prior to accessing the more advanced coursework

Course Details
Welcome to the course!
Chapter 1 Mystical Experiences in Non-Ordinary States
Chapter 2 The Relationship Between Transpersonal Psychology, Holotropic States of Consciousness and the Hard Sciences
Chapter 3 Synchronicity; CG Jung's "Acausal Connecting Principle"
Chapter 4 Holotropic States of Consciousness and the Understanding of Art
Chapter 5 The Promethian Impulse and Higher Creativity
Chapter 6 Archetypes; Guiding Principles of the Psyche and Cosmos
Chapter 7 The Roots of Human Violence and Greed; Consciousness Research and Human Survival
Chapter 8 Psyche and Thanatos; The Psychospiritual Dimensions of Death and Dying
Chapter 9 The Cosmic Game; Explorations of the Furthest Reaches of Human Consciousness
Chapter 10 Epilogue; Psyche and Cosmos. Richard Tarnas
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45 lessons
13 hours of video content
15 hours of live zoom discussion

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Our Instructor(s)

Neil Hanon, MD, FRCPC, is a psychiatrist based in Kelowna. Recognized for his teaching excellence, Dr. Hanon has received the Undergraduate Psychiatry Clinical Teaching Award from the UBC Department of Psychiatry in 2011 and 2023, along with the Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching from the Faculty of Medicine at UBC in 2018. Dr.Hanon, Neil, got involved in Holotropic Breathwork first as a participant to help with his grief after the death of his 17 year old son. He discovered that conventional psychology and psychiatry had no coherent strategy to help him in his grief. Through extensive reading he discovered Stan Grof’s writing on novel theories of the human psyche and was able to attend a breathwork retreat led by Stan and Christina Grof. He found the breathwork so beneficial for his grief that he continued on training and in 2015 become certified as a Holotropic Breathwork facilitator. Driven by his own journey, Neil developed a keen interest in treating grief and spiritual emergence. He co-founded Relief for Grief, which evolved into Jamaica Grief Retreats, offering legal psilocybin mushroom journeys to parents who have lost a child. He also served as the medical director for TheraPsil, assisting patients with End of Life Distress to gain legal access to psilocybin mushrooms. During his time with TheraPsil he was one of 19 Canadian clinical professionals who were granted permission by the Federal minister of Health to legally possess and take psilocybin mushrooms for educational purposes. In 2021 Neil was invited by Stan and Brigitte Grof to co-lead the Canadian arm of Grof Legacy Training International. In late 2023 Grof Legacy Training Canada separated into breathwork and psychedelic streams. Neil leads both the Psychedelic Training, and Grof Breathwork Programs in Canada. With his extensive background of curriculum development and teaching skills has developed the coursework with emphasis on its application to psychedelic medicine work, and Grof Breathwork. 

Neil Hanon MD, FRCPC

Lead Instructor

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“The Way of the Psychonaut books both Volume ONE and TWO are the best two books I have ever read. What I have learned stretches far deep into human psychology and into the realms that make up our humanity and our very essence. Everyone should read these treasures. It’s been enlightening to say the least, to read and learn from a doctor that is not presenting mere theories but data and observations from thousands of participants that have experienced non ordinary states of consciousness. It’s been quite an honor to get to know Grof’s work and be given this vast knowledge of human psychology and the realms of our existence.”

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