The idea that cultures that use entheogens for the purpose of religious experience or enlightenment are not practicing "real spirituality" couldn't be further from the truth
All religion has roots in shamanism, it's only in more recent history that other religions have replaced shamanism with non-psychoactive sacraments
This is an excellent lecture that expands on this point:
This is an excellent lecture that expands on this point:
There's nothing wrong with any religion, with or without the use of substances, all can provide genuine religious experience
The issue we're seeing in Western society is that because the experience of shamanism isn't available, it has been co-opted out as a tourist attraction
The issue we're seeing in Western society is that because the experience of shamanism isn't available, it has been co-opted out as a tourist attraction
We need to find a way to assimilate shamanism into the Western world, so that other traditions like the use of ayahuasca can be preserved without being twisted to meet the growing tourist demand
Ideally these plants should be legalized so that new traditions can be established without interference in other cultures in the process
Thankfully things are moving in the right direction with some of the recent initiatives legalizing entheogens in select cities
Thankfully things are moving in the right direction with some of the recent initiatives legalizing entheogens in select cities
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