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Psychedelic Theology
by Psychedelic Theology
What do psychedelic drugs like LSD or DMT have to do with the Christian faith? Join Rev. Kaleb Graves as he unpacks psychedelics, spirituality, and how they can intersect recreationally and medically.
Episodes
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Did Genesis Take Place in a DMT Dimension?
A new questionable theory about psychedelics and the Bible is developing right now. Explore Dr. Rick Strassman's new speculation that the Book of Genesis, and possibly other stories from the Bible, occurred in a DMT dimension.
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Was Moses on DMT at the Burning Bush?
Was Moses on DMT when he met God at the Burning Bush? Did the smoke from the burning bush contain enough of the Spirit Molecule to send him into another dimension? Did he use an ayahuasca-like brew using the acacia bush wood and Syrian Rue? Find out in this 3rd episode of the Psychedelic Theology...
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Were Manna and Showbread Psychedelic?
In this mini-episode, we will build on what we learned about ergot in the last episode to unpack the myth that the manna which Hebrews ate in the desert or showbread the priests ate in the Tabernacle were psychedelic.
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The Eucharist, Kykeon, and the Myth of Psychedelic Eleusinian Mysteries
Was the original Eucharist psychedelic? Was it derived from kykeon, an entheogenic brew used in the Eleusinian Mysteries? Find out the answers to these and more questions in the first episode of the Psychedelic Theology Podcast's 8-part Eastertide Series on myths related to Christianity and...
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Jesus Christ: The Greatest Machine Elf
Yes, you read that right. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and enjoy a comparison between Jesus Christ and psychonaut Terence McKenna's understanding of the Machine Elves that can be encountered on high-dose psilocybin and DMT trips. Dive into the self-dribbling jeweled basketballs, entheogen...
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Folk Catholicism and Psychedelics: LIVE at the Wild Goose Festival
It's time for the second annual live recording of the Psychedelic Theology Podcast at the Wild Goose Festival with the HippieCatholic Kassidy Beane! In this episode, we talk psychedelics, Folk Catholicism, and theologies of liberation. Many psychedelic religious movements incorporate folk...
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Ecstatic Vision: MDMA and Christianity
The story of Adam and EVE, a Catholic seminarian turned Ecstasy kingpin, a Benedictine monk with 25 trips, a holy-rolling Sunday School teacher, and the Christian university whose ban on liquor accidentally sparked a culture of XTC
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Harm Reduction Is Sacred
Take a journey with me through the Bible, medieval and ancient sex work, the streets of New York City, and Bonnaroo Music Festival to understand the Christian theology of harm reduction! We'll also review ways to keep ourselves and others safe when using psychedelics and "hard" drugs.
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Psychedelics and the Death of God
In the 1960s, a question emerged amount some theologians: is God dead? In the face of nuclear holocaust, scientific advancement, and changing social norms, was it time for Christians to admit there is no God? Or is it possible God actually grew weak and died? Some of these theologians and their...
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Horror Trips
This episode includes graphic material. Listener discretion is advised. 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…
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Psychedelic Ghost Stories - Double Feature
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...
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LIVE with the HippieCatholic at the Wild Goose Festival
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...
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Was Jesus a Mushroom?
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.
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DMT - An Entheogen Guide Mini-Episode
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.
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2C-B - An Entheogen Guide Mini-Episode
2C-B is a liminal psychedelic. Somewhere between the effects of LSD and MDMA, this substance possesses fantastic opportunities for exploration that are only beginning to unfold.
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MDA - An Entheogen Guide Mini-Episode
In this mini-episode, learn about the lesser-known psychedelic MDA and its legacy in an Episcopal church in NYC
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Ceasefire Now: Ayahuasca and Imagined Paths to Peace
In this podcast episode, listeners will learn about the potential and limitations of psychedelics for addressing world conflict and injustice. Through the stories of Palestinians and Israelis who took ayahuasca together, particularly an IDF elite force veteran and a formerly self-hating…
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Epiphany: Psychedelics, Christian Community, and the New Search for God
In this live recording from The Advocate Episcopal Church in Chapel Hill North Carolina, Kaleb Graves guides participants through an introduction to the Psychedelic Renaissance and the Christian church's place in it. Psychedelics can induce cognitive and sensory changes similar to those described...
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1970 Christmas Happening
Come hear the greatest story rarely told: the 1970 Christmas Happening. On Christmas Day 1970, around 20,000 hippies descended on Laguna Beach, CA for a three-day “riotous birthday party for Jesus.” Music flowed on a stage decorated with a multi-colored cross, yin-yang, Christmas trees, and a...
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Mary, Undoer of Knots
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.…
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Theosis and Apokatastasis (Part 2)
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.
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Theosis and Apokatastasis (Part 1)
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.
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Heaven, Hell, and Everything In-Between
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! https://www.patreon.com/PsychedelicTheology...
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Death and Dying
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? Linktree:...
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What do psychedelic drugs like LSD or DMT have to do with the Christian faith? Join Rev. Kaleb Graves as he unpacks psychedelics, spirituality, and how they can intersect recreationally and medically.
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