This week we take a deep and detailed dive back into the topic of entheogenic religion and psychedelic spirituality with author, Matt Zemon, who is also the executive director of the Council on Spiritual Practices. Matt's here to share all about his new book, Ordinary Mystics: Psychedelics, Faith, and the Reclaiming of Direct Spiritual Experience. We cover a lot of territory from the primacy of spiritual experience with entheogens, what the law, Constitution, and courts have to say, examples of churches claiming their religious freedom rights such as the Church of the Holy Light of the Queen here in Ashland, and others. We also discuss how and why protecting and supporting entheogenic religious freedom became a passion for Matt. You can learn more about him and his books at his website, www.mattzemon.com.

And for those who want to explore this topic more, I've got an entire playlist at the Entheogenic Evolution YouTube channel dedicated to in-depth conversations and talks on this: Psychedelic Churches, Religions, and Spirituality

And ... coming up on Wed Nov 18th 4-5:30 pm Pacific time, Mindscape Psychedelic Institute is hosting me for a conversation about 3 short-acting and powerful psychedelics, DMT, 5-MeO-DMT, and Salvinorin A. To register for this free online Zoom event, use this link here