Entheogens and the Future of Religion
by Forte, Robert; Hofmann, Albert (CON); Wasson, R. Gordon (CON); Kornfield, Jack (CON); McKenna, Terence (CON)Edition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-01-25
Publisher(s): 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 Edition | p. xi |
| Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Testimony of the Council on Spiritual Practices | p. 9 |
| Explorations into God | p. 20 |
| Das Mutterkorn: The Making of Delysid | p. 29 |
| The Message of the Eleusinian Mysteries for Today's World | p. 39 |
| A New Vocabulary | p. 53 |
| Natural Science and the Mystical Worldview | p. 64 |
| Psychedelic Society | p. 75 |
| A Conversation with R. Gordon Wasson | p. 86 |
| Sacred Mushroom Pentecost | p. 126 |
| Psychedelic Experience and Spiritual Practice: An Interview with Jack Kornfield | p. 155 |
| Academic and Religious Freedom in the Study of the Mind | p. 179 |
| Biomedical Research with Psychedelics: Current Models and Future Prospects | p. 200 |
| Law Enforcement against Entheogens: Is It Religious Persecution? | p. 215 |
| About the Council on Spiritual Practices | p. 224 |
| Index | p. 229 |
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