Reality: New and Emerging Concepts of...

• Reality Tunnel
• Shaman Physics
• Fred Alan Wolf: The Spiritual Universe (excerpt) (YouTube)
• Fred Alan Wolf: The Dreaming Universe (excerpt) (YouTube)
• Dr. Fred Alan Wolf and Quantum Spirituality - P1/3 (Youtube)
• Dr. Fred Alan Wolf and Quantum Spirituality - P2/3 (YouTube)
• Dr. Fred Alan Wolf and Quantum Spirituality - P3/3 (YouTube)
• Hot Guano
  An interesting and somewhat humorous take on religion and hallucinogens...by Jim Cranford
  
  However a warning early on..."Some folks might be better off if they just pass on this material and stick to their beliefs. Proceed at your own risk. However, if you are a seeker, and serious about 'meaning of life' issues, you can't afford to turn back now."
• Talking to Animals and Other Creatures Part 1 ...by Jim Cranford (YouTube)
• Cognitive Liberty (Wikipedia)

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Shaman Physics

• Shamanic Healing: Why it Works...by William S. Lyon"The most startling discovery in the scientific history of mankind proves that shamans know what they're doing."
• Consciousness, Quantum Physics, and Shamanic Healing...Ann Gelsheimer
• Fred Alan Wolf: Part 1 Complete Shamanic Physics (YouTube)

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Alan Wilson Watts (1915 – 1973)

• Alan Wilson Watts (1915 – 1973) (Wikipedia)
• Psychedelics and Religious Experience...by Alan Watts

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Walter N. Pahnke (1931–1971)

• Walter N. Pahnke (Wikipedia)
  "On April 20, 1962 Pahnke conducted an experiment as part of his Ph.D. thesis in Religion and Society under his thesis advisors Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert. In this experiment, ten students from Andover Newton Theological School were given 30 mg psilocybin and ten an active placebo (niacin - vitamin B3) in a religious setting (a Good Friday service) to see whether entheogens could help facilitate a genuine religious experience. Nine out of ten of the students reported religious or mystical experiences while only one of ten in the placebo group reported the same. Among those who participated in the study were Leary and Huston Smith, professor of philosophy at MIT and respected religious scholar."
• Implications of LSD and Experimental Mysticism...Walter N. Pahnke & William A. Richards
• Drugs and Mysticism...by Walter N. Pahnke
  "An Analysis of the Relationship between Psychedelic Drugs and the Mystical Consciousness. A thesis presented to the Committee on Higher Degrees in History and Philosophy of Religion, Harvard University, June 1963"
• LSD and Religious Experience...by Walter N. Pahnke
• The Psychedelic Mystical Experience in the Human Encounter With Death...by Walter N. Pahnke

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Key Players in the Paths to the Divine Realm: The Entheogenic Tradition

• Walter N. Pahnke (1931–1971)
• Alan Wilson Watts (1915 – 1973)

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Early Christianity and hallucinogens

"The essence and origin of religion is the use of visionary plants to routinely trigger the intense mystic altered state....

The main origin and ongoing wellspring of religion is the use of visionary plants. These plants include Psilocybe mushrooms, Henbane, Cannabis, Opium, Peyote, Salvia divinorum, and Amanita mushrooms. "...The Entheogen Theory of Religion and Ego Death...by Michael Hoffman

• Christianity and Mushrooms
• The Religion of Paul the Apostle...by John Ashton
  "Traditionally, Paul is treated and viewed as if he were a theologian — which is to say, it is his thoughts on religion and God which are the focus of attention. His writings are systematized and categorized and treated as though they were part of an organized theology. But Ashton tackles his subject from a different perspective, arguing that it is Paul’s mystical experiences, and his reactions to them, which should receive greater attention. "...Book Review: The Religion of Paul the Apostle, by John Ashton
• The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross...by John M. Allegro
• DID EARLY CHRISTIANS USE HALLUCINOGENIC MUSHROOMS? ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE....Franco Fabbro
• Hallucinogens as Angels of Light...by Anon
  An interesting contemporary experience with links to others. Read to the end for an interesting post-experience comment.
• Jesus Christ the Magic Mushroom (part 1)
• Jesus Christ the Magic Mushroom (part 2)

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Holotropic Breathwork

• Holotropic Breathwork (Wikipedia)
  " Holotropic Breathwork is intended as an approach to self-exploration and healing that integrates insights from modern consciousness research, anthropology, various depth psychologies, transpersonal psychology, Eastern spiritual practices, and mystical traditions of the world.... The term holotropic means "moving toward wholeness" (from the Greek ὅλος holos "whole" and τρέπειν trepein "to turn or direct towards a thing")."
• BREATHE DEEPLY—A Conversation with Holotropic Breathwork's Stanislav Grof
• Holotropic Research and Archetypal Astrology...by Stanislav Grof
• Critical Remarks on Holotropic Breathwork and the MAPS Strategy...by Kevin R. D. Shepherd
• Stanislav Grof - Holotropic Breathing (YouTube)
• Christina and Stan Grof - Holotropic Breathwork (YouTube)

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