Anna Waldstein: "Entheogenic rituals in England"

The late Jonathan Ott helped establish the term "entheogenic" as an alternative to "psychedelic." Describing botanical substances such as cannabis and ayahuasca as entheogenic emphasises the experiences of inner divinity they can induce. In this talk I will compare and contrast two recent publications about the contemporary use of entheogens in England: one on entheogenic healing in Rastafari and the other on rituals in several non-traditonal ayahuasca churches. These papers raise interesting metaphysical questions about the nature of reality and where we draw the line between natural and supernatural.

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