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9781594774386

Entheogens and the Future of Religion

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  • ISBN13:

    9781594774386

  • ISBN10:

    1594774382

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-01-25
  • Publisher: Park Street Pr
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Summary

This book examines ancient and modern uses of psychedelic drugs, calling for the safe and legal availability of entheogens for spiritual seekers. Includes contributions by Albert Hofmann, Terence McKenna, Rick Strassman, R. Gordon Wasson, and Jack Kornfield.

Author Biography

Robert Forte, Amrs, began his work with psychedelics as a student of Stanislav Grof and Frank Barron, cofounder of the Harvard Psilocybin Project. He obtained his master's degree under Mircea Eliade and has collaborated with many of the leaders in the field of psychedelics, including R. Gordon Wasson, Timothy Leary, and Huston Smith. A former director of the Albert Hofmann Foundation, he teaches at the California Institute of Integral Studies.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the New Editionp. xi
Acknowledgmentsp. xvii
Introductionp. 1
Testimony of the Council on Spiritual Practicesp. 9
Explorations into Godp. 20
Das Mutterkorn: The Making of Delysidp. 29
The Message of the Eleusinian Mysteries for Today's Worldp. 39
A New Vocabularyp. 53
Natural Science and the Mystical Worldviewp. 64
Psychedelic Societyp. 75
A Conversation with R. Gordon Wassonp. 86
Sacred Mushroom Pentecostp. 126
Psychedelic Experience and Spiritual Practice: An Interview with Jack Kornfieldp. 155
Academic and Religious Freedom in the Study of the Mindp. 179
Biomedical Research with Psychedelics: Current Models and Future Prospectsp. 200
Law Enforcement against Entheogens: Is It Religious Persecution?p. 215
About the Council on Spiritual Practicesp. 224
Indexp. 229
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