Consciousness infuses all life on this planet and beyond

The Science and Consciousness programs are designed to help us deepen our understanding of consciousness and our engagement in its fields of information and energy. They provide rigorous academic and scientific teaching combined with direct experience of the subject matter resulting in grounded and embodied learning.

Building on far-reaching research such as the 28 years at Princeton’s Engineering Anomalies Research lab and related academic study, the degrees build on these foundations that have been laid and give us the opportunity to explore areas that few have gone to before.

Programme Outcomes

By the end of your Certificate in Science and Consciousness you should be able to:

  • Explain to colleagues, friends and family the nature of our interconnectedness and why it is important, in language and with evidence they won’t instantly dismiss
  • Explain to yourself what you now believe and why you are making the choices you are
  • Work consciously with the energy in yourself and its relationship to the world around you
  • Describe your own experiences with consciousness in a clear and grounded way
  • Explain the scientific principles and findings related to consciousness studies

  • Describe the existing scientific evidence for consciousness-related phenomena
  • Explain the different consciousness-based practices and emerging technologies 
  • Develop and evaluate your own consciousness experiments
  • Develop and implement a well-grounded personal development pathway to further enhance your consciousness capacities

Graduate Degree

Wyrd Education is partnering with Ubiquity University to offer graduate degrees in Science and Consciousness  on top of the Wyrd Education Certificate programme. You can take the Certificate independently or go on to complete the degree.

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Core Courses (10 Credits)

Core Courses

Science and Consciousness of the World

Science and Consciousness of the World introduces you to the basics of applying the scientific method to your own consciousness experiments. It includes both theory and practice. You will get a solid explanation of the do’s and don’ts of consciousness practice and scientific exploration, referencing examples from the history of science and consciousness exploration. These theories will also enable you to understand and calculate the basic statistics you need to be able to evaluate your own practical results in various consciousness experiments.

3 Credits

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Core Courses

Science and Consciousness of Self

The Science and Consciousness of Self program is an Integral approach to the Amatsu Tatara Shinden. Amatsu Tatara was first written down within the ancient records of Japan 500 AD. It covers many aspects of life, such as the martial, medical, spiritual and geographical. It survived to this day through changing and developing to meet the times. In Science and Consciousness of Self we are evolving an integral approach to the Amatsu Tatara Shinden. You can also think of it as the art of protecting yourself physically, emotionally and energetically. There are no prerequisites for this course. Homework is presented at the end of each Module.

3 Credits

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Coming Soon:
Science and Consciousness Pioneers: Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research / The Science of Consciousness: Human-Machine Experimentation / Science and Consciousness: Theories New and Old / Science and Consciousness: The Leading Edge

Electives (min 6 Credits)

Elective Courses

Merry Musings – Volution: A Translinear Theory of Life

It kind of blew my mind when it first dawned on me that linear time is not a fixed quality of the universe but is actually quite a recent invention of the human mind. We spent nearly three million years living life directly in the present in the context of natural cycles. It was only a few thousand years ago that linearity entered our perspective. We have now reached a point in development where we need to re-evaluate that linear perspective and re-balance it with the cyclical. Evolution (and involution) are both products of linear thinking. New science is showing that life actually breathes and spins more like a pulsing torus than climbs the rungs of a ladder. The Merry Musing on Volution explores what that perspective looks like when you apply it to our individual and collective life process.

3 Credits

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Elective Courses

The I Ching or Book of Changes

The I Ching opens the door to a fascinating and complex cultural world. A Chinese oracle book, it offers profound counsel on life issues and, on special occasions, predictive divination. This latter requires preparation and a respectfully tuned relationship by the reader (or interpreter) of the I Ching to communicate an energetic waveband of intuition for the questioner. Being attentive is important, and passive absorption of its wisdom is exchanged for active participation. A line of the I Ching says of new birth: “This is not to say, however, that he himself should look on passively at what is happening. He must lend his hand and participate with inspiration and guidance.” It is in this way that the I Ching tunes the rhythm of the soul.

1 Credit

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Elective Courses

Applied Neuroscience II – A Multigenerational Exploration of Brain, Mind and Heart

Contemporary neuroscience is emerging as an essential ingredient in understanding human development, including our capacity for greater happiness and wisdom. In our increasingly hypercomplex world, with its accelerating levels of interconnectivity and interaction, new insights from neuroscience research and application suggest practices for improving our daily life experience. Increasingly, this understanding is being applied in psychotherapy, leadership development, workplace satisfaction, the healing arts, and in general individual well-being.

1 Credit

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Elective Courses

Applied Neuroscience: Part One

Contemporary neuroscience is emerging as an essential ingredient in understanding human development, including our capacity for greater happiness and wisdom. In our increasingly hypercomplex world, with its accelerating levels of interconnectivity and interaction, new insights from neuroscience research and application suggest practices for improving our daily life experience. Increasingly, this understanding is being applied in psychotherapy, leadership development, workplace satisfaction, the healing arts, and in general individual well-being.

1 Credit

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Elective Courses

The Four Winds Shamanic Journeys

In these four sessions, you will learn about the ways of the Andean Shamans, the power animals that represent each direction, and how each animal can empower you on your journey. In our first session, you will learn about the serpent and how it can teach you to shed your skin and let go of the past. In the second session, you will learn about the Jaguar and how you can walk in life with no fear! The third session will focus on the Hummingbird, where you will learn about the sweetness of life and its lessons of perseverance and patience. In our fourth session, you will learn about the condor and how it can teach you to rise above and see the greater picture of life, and from this higher place, you can make better-informed decisions.

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Elective Courses

Energetics of Art 3

An artist enacts a creation story every time the artistic process is engaged. “Creation is the Mystery itself. Wise artists respond to the call of creation by peering into their own hearts, “ writes artist Alex Grey, “What higher goal for artists’ intentions than that their art may bring healing and blessings to viewers and catalyze their own and the viewer’s spiritual evolution?” In this third edition of Energetics of Art, we build on our previous two courses, adding several new modalities to deepen our explorations of art and wisdom, and engage energetics in the artistic process to heal and shape the container of our lives.

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Elective Courses

Energetics of Art 2

An artist can use their artistic expressions to enter into a conversation without the need for words. “Art is communion of one soul to another, offered through the symbolic language of form and content,” writes artist Alex Grey. Art is a dialogue that can transcend time and space. Through the creative process, the artist enters into a sacred conversation with the web of interconnected relationships that link all of creation. In this second edition of Energetics of Art, we continue exploring art and wisdom through our relationships to the whole, to the cosmos, to nature, and to the soul.

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Course,Elective Courses

Energetics of Art 1

An artist can use art to enable people to enter a spiritual plane of consciousness that supports them in communing with their own individual interpretation of God or Spirit. According to our deepest and most ancient spiritual traditions wisdom, creativity, and healing are intimately connected. It is wisdom that concerns our relationship to the whole, to the cosmos, to nature, and to both feminine and masculine powers of nature.

1 Credit

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Elective Courses

Living in a Living Universe – for Changemakers

For the past three hundred years or so, science has viewed the universe as essentially non-living at its foundations. A non-living view of the universe has led to rampant materialism and global environmental degradation. To transform our planetary crises we need to move past a paradigm of separation and exploitation and learn to live sustainably on the Earth, in harmony with one another, and in communion with the living universe. This course will explore humanity’s journey to look beyond our many differences, and galvanize our efforts in building a promising future. This foundational course explores three, major questions:

3 Credits

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Elective Courses

Decoding Life (Jude Currivan)

The complexity of the challenges facing humanity today can sometimes seem overwhelming. Luckily, leading-edge science is providing us with a new way of understanding reality that could hold the keys to a sustainable and thriving future. Research into the dynamic patterns of human activity has shown how seemingly random human events are connected by algorithms that are also found in nature. This research is giving us the codes to crack the deeper dimensions of life. The big internet companies know this very well and exploit it for their own ends – now you can learn about it too. This course will reveal these codes of life to you, and introduce you to perspectives and practices which will forever change the way you look at yourself and the world around you. You’ll come away with a fresh understanding of how life really works and a perspective for building solutions that are truly fit for the future.

3 Credits

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Elective Courses

Integral Life Practice

Integral Life Practice (ILP) is a breakthrough program for evolving body, mind and spirit in yourself, culture, and nature. The Integral Life Practice Starter Kit is a fast and easy way to learn ILP, giving you the tools you need to start practicing in your own home and at your own pace. ILP condenses East and West, ancient and cutting edge, within a highly flexible and contemporary system that you can use whether you’re a professional, a mom, a student, an athlete, an engaged spiritual practitioner or anyone who sincerely desires to lead a life of freedom and fullness.

3 Credits

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Elective Courses

Introduction to Energetics

This short course explains with simple language and concepts what subtle energy and information are, and how to work with them in the context of organizations and nature. The very latest scientific research and leading-edge practices point towards a realm of significant possibility. Drawing on real-life experience of applying some of these approaches, Peter Merry opens our eyes to a vast and generally untapped potential in individual and collective development.

1 Credit

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Elective Courses

On the Frontiers of Science with Rupert Sheldrake

Rupert Sheldrake is one of the most seminal thinkers of our time. Over the past 40 years since the publication of his book A New Science of Life, Rupert has challenged conventional wisdom in science by bringing to our attention new data and new interpretive frameworks with which to understand ourselves and our relationship with the world and Nature around us. A New Science of Life introduced the concept of morphic resonance indicating that nature has memory and shapes actions through morphic fields. Rupert has been at the forefront of research in psychic phenomena and the paranormal. His books, “The Sense of Being Stared At” and, “When Dogs Know Their Owners are Coming Home,” deal with some of his cutting-edge research.

1 Credit

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Elective Courses

Merry Musings – Bohm and Krishnamurti: Where Science Meets Spirituality

Over a period of twenty years, the quantum physicist David Bohm and spiritual teacher J. Krishnamurti engaged in a series of dialogues to explore how each of their perspectives could deepen each other’s understanding of life. Their dialogues touch on multiple fundamental themes. In this Merry Musing we will explore the core themes and how a view from the new physics relates to ancient spiritual teachings. In the coming Musings we will dive deep into a number of the themes they touch on, including Time and Thought.

3 Credits

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Elective Courses

Leading from the Field – 12 Principles for Energetic Stewardship

If we assume, as both the new scientists and ancient wisdom traditions tell us, that all of reality is actually composed of interlocking dynamic energy fields, that life is a continuous process of organising energetic information into form, then what does that mean for the way we need to lead our organisations, be they business, civil society, government, community or even family systems? This Merry Musing goes into the broader perspective as well as exploring twelve specific principles for taking into account the subtle dimension of reality as we lead our initiatives. Peter’s latest book, Leading from the Field, provides an illustrated guide to this work.

3 Credits

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Course,Elective Courses

Science and Consciousness 2023 – Wyrd Time

Wyrd Scientists Awarded Prize by Institute of Noetic Science for showing how consciousness exists beyond the brain! Hear all about it and meet them in-person at Science and Consciousness 2023!

1 Credit

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Course,Elective Courses

Science and Consciousness 2022: Making Wyrd the Norm – Video Recordings

This conference will include talks and discussions with these leading authorities in the field, as well as experiential exercises using the latest technology and interaction with the beautiful natural surroundings at Broughton.

1 Credit

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Course,Elective Courses

Science and Consciousness 2021: The Wyrd World of Mind and Matter

As the latest science is demonstrating and ancient wisdom traditions have long stated, interconnectedness is a fact and we humans are deeply connected to the world around us.

1 Credit

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Course,Elective Courses

Leading from the Field

If we assume, as both the new scientists and ancient wisdom traditions tell us, that all of reality is actually composed of interlocking dynamic energy fields, that life is a continuous process.

1 Credit

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Coming Soon:
The Science and Consciousness of Time / Science for New Scientists (with Dr Jeff Dunne) / Science and Consciousness of Manifestation (with Sujith Ravindran)

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How it Works

  • Through Wyrd Education you take the coursework for your Certificate in Science and Consciousness. Should you wish to, you can continue on with Ubiquity University to turn your Certificate into a Masters and/or PhD Degree.
  • Each program is paid for independently. 
  • You pay per course as you go.

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The Certificate programme costs include:

  • Certificate Enrolment: US$495 – pay when you sign up
  • Core courses (10 credits): US$2289 – pay per course as you go
  • Elective courses (6 credits): From c. US$950 to US$1200 depending on the courses you chose – pay per course as you go
  • To receive a final academic Certificate that qualifies you to enter one of the graduate degree programs you write a 20-25 page academic essay which is assessed by a faculty member.

Certificate and Degree Costs (max)

Certificate (max)

Ubiquity University

Degree Total (Max)

MA Degree

$4,000

$5,000

$9,000

PhD Degree

$4,000

$15,000

$29,000

Ma/PhD Degree

$4,000

$16,600

$20,600

Breakdown of Certificate Costs

Registration

$495

Core Courses

$2,289

Electives (min)

$945

Electives (max)

$1,194

Total (min)

$3,729

Total (max)

$3,978

Please note that all course costs are exclusive of any travel and accommodation costs should you choose to attend the annual Science and Consciousness in-person event. 

Faculty

The courses on offer include content from the following contributors: :

David Vernon, PhD

Paula Petry, PhD

Marc Wittmann, PhD

Donna Thomas, PhD

Steve Taylor, PhD

Peter Merry, PhD

Wolfhardt Janu, PhD

Bernard Carr, PhD

Rev. Dr. Calen Rayne

Karen Darke

HH Khedrupchen Rinpoche

Paolo Morley-Fletcher

Luigi Sciambarella

Dr. Jeffrey Dunne

Benjamin J. Butler

Kirsty Allan

Dr. David Luke

Dr Vasileios Basios