Bachelor of Metaphysical Religious Studies: Sacred Herbalism and Natural Religion

Study format, tuition and admissions

Online, self-paced religious study. The current curriculum lists 10 courses and 30 credit hours. Completion depends on meeting the program's academic requirements; no fixed completion time is promised.

Current tuition is $69 per month. Total tuition depends on the number of billed months, not a fixed program total.

New students need program-specific application approval before their first tuition payment. Applicants above Associate level must complete prior-credential review.

Credential recognition

These are church-issued religious credentials, not regionally accredited academic degrees or state licensure. Acceptance by employers and other institutions is not guaranteed. Spiritual care study does not qualify graduates to provide regulated clinical services.

Program courses

• BRS-SHN-201 — Theology of Sacred Herbalism — Plants as Divine Presence

  Deep theological foundation for sacred herbalism. Plant consciousness, animism, herbalism as theology, nature as sacred text.

• BRS-SHN-202 — Herbalism in Religious History — A Global Sacred Study

  Herbalism in world religion. Sacred plants in ancient Egypt, Vedic tradition, Celtic practice, Islamic medicine, medieval Christianity.

• BRS-SHN-203 — Entheogen Traditions and Sacred Plant Sacraments

  Sacred psychoactive plant traditions. History, theology, legal status, harm reduction, integration ministry, ethics.

• BRS-SHN-204 — Earth-Based Religion and Sacred Nature Theology

  Nature-based religious traditions. Paganism, animism, Wicca theology, druidry, deep ecology as religion.

• BRS-SHN-205 — Sacred Plant Communication and Plant Spirit Work

  Plant spirit medicine as sacred tradition. Plant communication practices, spirit allies, plant meditation, dreaming with plants.

• BRS-SHN-206 — Sacred Gardening and Land Stewardship Ministry

  The sacred garden as ministry. Garden theology, permaculture principles, sacred planting, land healing, garden as church.

• BRS-SHN-207 — Sacred Herbalism Research Methods

  Research skills for sacred herbalists. Literature review, clinical study reading, ethnobotanical research, writing herbal monographs.

• BRS-SHN-208 — Sacred Herbalism and Environmental Justice

  Herbalism at ecology and justice intersection. Threatened sacred plants, corporate herbalism ethics, food sovereignty, climate change.

• BRS-SHN-209 — Natural Religion and Sacred Science Integration

  Where natural religion meets natural science. Plant neurobiology, mycorrhizal networks, epigenetics, quantum biology.

• BRS-SHN-210 — Sacred Herbalism and Natural Religion Capstone

  Integrative capstone. Students present their sacred herbalism theology and natural religion ministry.