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The Bwiti Experience

Ancient Future presents... Nzambe Divanga in London for one night only.

When: Monday 19th August

Where: Lewsham Village

7pm - 10pm - (Ticket Only Event) £15

Talk starts 7:15pm

AN INTRODUCTION TO BWITI: THE SCIENCE OF INITIATION & WORKING WITH IBOGA IN AFRICAN CEREMONIAL SPACE/TIME

This talk will allow people curious about the African root Iboga to engage a personal dialogue with a traditional Bwiti shaman (Nganga) who incarnates deep experience with this entheogen, both on therapeutic and mystical levels.

The discussion will explore the particular dynamics of iboga, that distinguish it from other entheogens, as well as the ceremonial framework that evolved indigenously and interpenetratively with the plant.

The dialogue will open us to an exploration of the meaning of transmission, the power of sacred context, the impact of intentional language, intrapersonal group dynamics and ancestor communication.

Nzambe will provide an introduction into the science, wisdom, and power of an orally transmitted and experienced based tradition insight into how and why the secret society as an institution has been and continues to be the very sacred heart of African cultural transmission.

Its a talk that may provoke insights that challenge the dominant narratives both about plant medicines and spirituality itself.

Nzambe Divanga is a Gabonese born Nganga an initiated practitioner of the Bwiti tradition of Gabon and has been immersed in its practice for over 20 years. He has extensively worked with both Africans and Europeans in workshops, seminaries and most importantly, the ceremonial space and is deeply experienced in the theory, practice and science of African initiation culture.

Nicolas Frayssines (translator and assistant)

Nicolas Frayssines is a French english-teacher and translator, and has been an initiate in the Gabonese Bwiti Missoko Ngonde rite for 15 years.