Psychedelic Theology – Details, episodes & analysis

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Just as psychedelic trips can show us unfathomable beauty, they can also show us unfathomable horror that rival any horror movie. In this episode, the latter half of a Halloween Double Feature, we'll explore the story of three horror trips, how they affected the people who experienced them, and why we need to discuss horror trips more often in psychedelic research and subculture.

What if psychedelics could allow us to speak with deceased loved ones or receive messages from beyond the grave? According to some psychedelic researchers and recreational users alike, it is possible. In this festive Halloween double-feature episode, you'll hear a fascinating narrative of mid-century psychedelic ghost stories and premonitions, followed by an analysis of what Christians should think about ghost stories in general, psychedelic or not.

The Virgin Mary. Theotokos. Mother of God. Shower of the Way. Gate of the Dawn. Bearer of our Salvation. Star of the Sea. Refuge of Sinners. Known by many titles, the mother of Jesus Christ has a long history of veneration in both the mainstream Christian church and psychedelic-infused faith.

Come on a journey through indigenous Christian culture, recreational visions, and modern medicine to see how Mary as the Undoer of Knots may have things to teach us about entheogen use and integration.

(Episode Art by Charlie Potesky, @charliepotesky, trippycharlie.com)

What awaits us beyond death? In this two-part episode, Kaleb explores the ideas of mystical unification with God and universal salvation in Christianity, as well as how they are paralleled by the psychedelic experience.

What awaits us beyond death? In this two-part episode, We explore the ideas of mystical unification with God and universal salvation in Christianity, as well as how they are paralleled by the psychedelic experience.

Can psychedelics give us a glimpse of the afterlife? Is it time to leave the binaries of heaven and hell behind? Hear more about DMT cosmic space, lesser-known divine realms, dancing with God's Arcadian nymphs, and playing tuba with Machine Elves!

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Psychedelics have a reputation for causing "ego death," a powerful experience that resembles physical death. Could psychedelic ego death help us overcome our fear of death? Could Christian ethics and rituals also help us prepare for death using psychedelics?

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This weekend, I was blessed to lead a workshop and a presentation at The Wild Goose Festival! During my time there, I met my online friend Kassidy Beane, known online as The HippieCatholic, and heard her talk on burnout, mysticism, and activism. In this bonus episode, The HippieCatholic and I explore how Christian ethics intersected with radical counterculture and psychedelic subculture in the 60s and 70s. Recorded just two hours before the attempted assassination of former President Trump, this episode has eerily relevant insights on how psychedelics, Christianity, and counterculture can be guided away from needless violence and towards peace and justice.

Some podcasters and psychonauts have claimed that Jesus never existed. Instead, he was a metaphor for magic mushrooms. How did this idea become so popular? Does it have any validity? Join Rev. Kaleb to explore the origins of this theory and why it became so popular in psychedelic subculture.

What if we could stay in the Spirit Molecule realm for hours, even days? What could we learn about the human mind? Learn more about DMT, the most common naturally occurring but a difficult-to-ingest psychedelic.