There is nothing being offered elsewhere — I repeat, nothing — that comes close to this course in terms of breadth, depth, and comprehensive healing.

There are certain educators who provide resources for free online but…it is the same imperialist narrative. It never actually gets to the roots of the problem and instead will brainwash you to support imperialism even more.

There are many brilliant minds, however, who do educate about specific topics related to imperialism. I will encourage you to learn from their expertise where appropriate.

Those specific topics, however, do not cover the full scope of imperialism. Even decolonial educators do not necessarily have an anti-imperialist perspective because they are experts in their local community, not in global decolonial anti-imperialist movements that transcend the imperialist political spectrum.

What my course does, however, is pull pieces of information from different empires through history and the anti-imperialist movements against those empires, connecting the dots so you can understand the patterns. This means you can start to understand how those different pieces lead to trauma. With that understanding, you can finally start to address the problem for yourself and your clients.

If you skip my course and go to educators individually, you might come out understanding those topics somewhat well but you won’t understand how that piece fits into all issues worldwide.

Here’s an example:

Let’s say you do a class in the Kama Sutra to learn about the Indigenous Hindu understanding of sex. The class shows you Hindu sculptures, Hindu poetry, Hindu relationships, and different regional Hindu practices. You will come out of that class enlightened about Hindu philosophy regarding sexual interaction and how that connects to the Hindu understanding of nature and sexual relationships. You will not, however, understand that the Kama Sutra is about much more than sex. Nor will you understand how the Kama Sutra connects to gender relations, queer and trans identities, sex workers, enslavement, child abuse, racism, or the current western demonization of Hinduism as “conservative” and “patriarchal” and how that harms everyone.

If, however, you do my course first, you will be able to delve into any topic, including the Kama Sutra, to understand it more holistically. You’ll know how imperialism harmed and distorted the lessons of the Kama Sutra. You’ll understand the Indigenous nature of the Kama Sutra and what happened to the Indigenous people who wrote the Kama Sutra.

But what about price?

You could choose these free resources online. That’s assuming you know which classes to choose and how they will help your clients. Without understanding those details, you may bounce from class to class, looking for information and not really knowing what you’re looking for. That could end up costing you lots of time.

You might decide that you need academic credentials to feel properly educated on this issue.

An MA in Indigenous studies ranges from $21,446 per year to $56,562 per year for tuition at US academic institutions. That would total between $42,892 to $113,124 for your MA.

If you go that route, despite having an masters in Indigenous studies, you still wouldn’t learn a word about worldwide anti-imperialist movements. This is because western media, governments, academia, even Indigenous Studies departments, erase worldwide Indigenous experiences. Did you know that the UN incorrectly states that Indigenous peoples make up 5% of the world’s population? The 1.2 billion Hindu population is not included in that UN statistic. Similarly, there are many Indigenous populations that are not included. With an MA in Indigenous Studies, you would end up erasing your clients experiences with imperialist talking points designed to silence them.

How about an MA in History? Imperialism has occurred throughout history so surely that would educate on the topic?

An MA in History is a bit better with regards to cost, with tuition prices ranging from $26,477 per year to $51,194 per year at US academic institutions. That would total between $52,954 to $103,908 for your MA.

Unfortunately, your masters degree would be skewed in favor of western historical narratives while erasing Indigenous voices, even as they pretend to be Indigenous focused. You wouldn’t even know how you were being manipulated because you’re not educated in imperialist tactics so you wouldn’t know what pitfalls to look out for.

That means you’d end up with impressive academic credentials and even more ignorance about imperialist trauma.

What about an MA in Political Science? Tuition prices range from $4,804 per year to $30,206 per year at US academic institutions. That would total between $9,608 to $60,412 for your MA.

Political Science departments are run by literal imperialists who will recruit you for political operations. Need I say more?

Well, what about DEI trainings? Do DEI trainings address imperialism?

DEI trainings range from $500 - $30,000, depending on how tailored the training is to your needs. If you were to retain a DEI consultant it could cost between $2,000 - $20,000 a month. A highly customized single DEI training could range from $8,000 - $50,000.

Unfortunately, most DEI trainings cannot address imperialism because they are caught in a trap of imperialist narratives disguised as “inclusion”. The trainers themselves do not see how their trainings actually deepen western-centric narratives that erase global Indigenous voices.

Most DEI trainers are just as brainwashed in imperialist narratives as the media and academia.

The ugly truth is that many anti-imperialist Indigenous communities don’t feel represented in DEI trainings because of imperialist narratives that are openly spread in such spaces.

That means that a DEI training will lead to you being just educated enough to be highly dangerous to an Indigenous person’s mental health.

You might decide to fund your own research to understand what your clients’ needs are, and to put out the results in published journals and literature.

Quantitative research such as surveys cost between $25,000 to $80,000.

Qualitative research such as focus groups cost between $10,000 to $40,000.

The findings might be worth the cost, assuming that scientific methodologies are utilized that don’t skew the results in favor of imperialist narratives.

But there’s no guarantee of a rigorous scientific methodology in a world where the power structure demands results that match the imperialist narrative. If those conducting the research aren’t educated in imperialist tactics, they will fall into exactly the same traps.

Until now I’ve spoken about cost in terms of money.

But what about the time cost? 

Individual classes from individual experts might take several hours a week for several weeks or months, depending on the niche subject.

That means that multiple subjects could take you years to complete, while still not providing a holistic overview of Indigenous experiences.

Masters degrees take at least 2 years or longer, depending on what subject and if you’re studying full-time or part-time.

Quantitative research usually involves a large sample size to establish patterns, test hypotheses, and make predictions.

This can be done relatively quickly such as in a survey but that might limit response options and include response bias. For example, do the respondents feel safe to answer the question honestly? Is the survey worker visibly Indigenous? Where is the survey being conducted?

Quantitative research can also be done with experiments in a controlled lab. This takes longer than surveys and while it allows for high level of control over variables, it may create conditions that skew results. Certain ethnic identities might not feel safe in such an environment. Especially when there is a history of non-white peoples being tested upon by western “science”.

Observation is another way to do quantitative research, observing and recording behaviors as they naturally occur. This can be time consuming especially if behaviors are complex and infrequent, such as trauma responses from complex historical triggers.

This means you might go years without enough data to fully judge what your clients need to help them heal. It also smells distressingly of anthropology, which is well known to have a racist imperialist history.

Qualitative research is just as bad when it comes to the possibility of being exploitative. To be done well, each step is more time consuming than most people realize.

Participants and qualitative researchers need time to build rapport especially when discussing sensitive subjects. It’s important to understand that every subject regarding imperialism is sensitive.

Researchers then need time to transcribe and analyze the data. Rushing the process to cut down on time often leads to poor conclusions and ill-thought out analyses.

That means that much qualitative research conducted in 10 weeks or 2 months or 6 months or 1 year, depending on the topic and methodology, is actually rushed data that can’t be trusted. It was more about using the participants instead of learning how to help them.

And none of this information addresses the fundamental questions: What would your quantitative or qualitative research focus on? You haven’t studied the tactics of imperialism so you won’t even know what research to conduct. You’ll be stabbing in the dark forever.

Note that these price quotations and time costs are actual numbers given by popular education websites, academic websites, and well known DEI websites.

To recap:

• Educators across the political spectrum: Free but it’ll take you years to figure out what everyone’s agendas are, if ever.

• Indigenous Studies MA: $42,892 to $113,124 in 2-4 years.

• History MA: $52,954 to $103,908 in 2-4 years.

• Political Science MA: $9,608 to $60,412 in 2-4 years.

• DEI: $20,000 - $50,000 in a few days to several weeks to several months. Price and time cost is even higher if you retain a consultant for months.

• Quantitative research: $25,000 - $80,000 with time varying from several days to weeks to months to years.

• Qualitative research: $10,000 - $40,000 with time never being enough and results being usually skewed as a result.

That could end up being a lot of money and / or precious time to not get what you need.

Your success in accessing the right information in reasonable time and for reasonable cost is important for everyone’s healing.

Healing from imperialism is essential for Indigenous rights and the worldwide decolonial movement.

Healing from imperialism is essential for racial justice.

Your own desire to be a therapist is wrapped up in healing and community:

• You want to make a difference.

• You want to help a community that is not being helped.

• You want to thrive and you want your clients to thrive.

So it’s important that you get what you need when it comes to learning the tactics of imperialism.

That’s why I charge a flat fee of $10,000.

That fee includes:

• 18 hours of live in-group sessions over 9 weeks.

• Viewing my Imperialism documentary series

• In group discussion and breakouts

• Live group Q&A with me

• A 1 hour private session with me during the 9 week course period

• Access to bonus resources

• Ability to reach out to me via email with questions and comments

• Access to a monthly support group facilitated by me