Psychedelic salon looks to the possibility of sacred healing
“We’re seeing the emergence of a psychedelic religion or religious culture,” said Gary Laderman, a religion scholar at Emory University in Atlanta who teaches a popular course called “Sacred Drugs.”
The first EntheoCon, advertised as a “psychedelic salon,” held Aug. 20, 2022, was organized by a new network of advocates… who aim to create awareness about psychedelics’ healing properties. They had invited therapists, shamans, wellness gurus and community members to listen and perhaps reconsider the stigma attached to using psychedelic Schedule I substances. A former church – built as a Presbyterian church in 1903 and now owned by an arts group called the Union Project – was a fitting place to open their minds, said Ross Sullivan, one of the organizers of EntheoCon (“entheo” is Greek for “God within”)… Brown attended Catholic school but as an adult was baptized at a Presbyterian church. His journey with meditation, healing and psychedelics has expanded his spiritual framework, and while he still considers Christianity to be the foundation of his faith, he also calls himself an omniest – someone who finds truth in all religions.
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Psychedelic salon looks to the possibility of sacred healing
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