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Brother Adam
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 Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:20 am Post subject: Entheogens and religion |
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Excerpts from Psychoactive Sacramentals
This book is apt to stretch a reader's consciousness a few notches. All the more so because it is not pushy.
—Brother David Steindl-Rast, Ph.D., O.S.B., "Foreword"
All except one of us who got the drug said afterwards, "Yes, this definitely was a religious experience." And that one has significantly changed his mind over the years. I know, because that one is me.
—Rev. Mike Young, M. Div., "If I Could Change Your Mind"
What, practically speaking, should be the interface between entheogens and religion? It is encouraging that a respected theological seminary is co-sponsoring this conference, but what might the next step be? My personal, very tentative suggestion is to see if the drug authorities would be willing to approve a duly monitored experiment on the issue.
—Huston Smith, Ph.D., "A Thirty-five Year Retrospect"
[E]ntheogens are most likely to be effective for stabilization of altered traits and for continued development if they are used in conjunction with a contemplative discipline.
—Roger Walsh, M.D., "From State to Trait"
I had a completely atheistic background when I encountered entheogens. For me it was not so that my first entheogenic experience confirmed or deepened something I already believed in; it was a 180-degree turn.
—Stanislav Grof, M.D., "The Potential of Entheogens as Catalysts of Spiritual Development"
Characteristics commonly used to describe such experiences are feelings of positive affect (awe, wonder, sacredness, profound peace, joy), a sense of immediacy and temporality, a sense of timelessness and spacelessness, a noetic quality (an intuitive, nonrational certainty), and a sense of oneness or unity. This last characteristic - a feeling of spiritual unity - seems to be the most essential aspect of mystical experiences. |
Good resource on entheogens and religion I found today. Thought I'd share it with the group. 
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Mystic Power
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Thanks, Rev. Adam....a great find, and a great site, over-all!
Bliss,
Ben
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