The Secret History of Hallucinogens in Christianity
Psychedelic Movement Leading today’s Psychedelic Movement are several well-known psychonauts, whose Homeric songs of praise have been sung far and wide. To name but a few: Albert Hoffman (1906-2008), who first discovered LSD in 1938 and eloquently recounted his long, strange trip in LSD: My Problem Child (1979). Stanislav Grof, founder of LSD psychotherapy and […]
Continue ReadingThere is an old saying: If you want to hide something, put it in plain sight. To our surprise, we learned that this saying is especially true for Christianity, where medieval works of art were created to illustrate the teachings of the Bible for the largely illiterate population. A close look at these religious works […]
Continue ReadingOur book, The Psychedelic Gospels, was born and nurtured by synchronicity. For Stanislav Grof, the founder of LSD psychotherapy, synchronicities – the experience of highly implausible, meaningful coincidences – are “creations of cosmic intelligence.” (For a comprehensive discussion of “synchronicity,” see C.G. Jung’s “Foreword” to Richard Wilhelm’s translation of The I Ching, or Book of […]
Continue ReadingEvery major meme of our modern myth of Santa Claus can be found among the ancient reindeer herders of Siberia. Their shamanic religion revolves around a psychoactive mushroom, the colorful red-and-white Amanita muscaria. While most people think of Christmas as the classic Christmas celebration, the truth is that most of the symbols associated with Santa […]
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