Spirituality

California judge rules against feds in psychedelic tea case

U.S. Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone disagreed with Merrick Garland on all counts. “The court finds plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged a genuine threat of imminent prosecution … and this supports the conclusion that plaintiffs have demonstrated standing,” the judge states. “The court finds plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged a genuine threat of imminent prosecution … and…

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Spirituality

Detroit ‘psychedelic church’ moves to take case to federal court

Court documents defending Soul Tribes signed by Cannabis Cannabis Counsel attorney Thomas Lavigne argue “Soul Tribe’s free exercise of religion was adversely afffected by the unlawful search warrant executed by the City of Detroit Police Department and this subsequent nuisance abatement action pursued on behalf of the City.” They continue, “Michigan follows the Religious Freedom…

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Spirituality

Divinity… how shroom churches offer meaning

It’s the search for meaning, purpose, and spirituality outside conventional religious institutions. Many non-religious people are finding solace in psychedelic churches. There, psychedelic journeys and communal connections allow them to experience key elements of religious life. [For example]… don’t require belief in God or the supernatural. Instead, they aim to address questions of purpose, meaning,…

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Spirituality

City shuts down psychedelic church on Detroit’s west side

“They padlocked a church,” said Shaman Shu. Soul Tribes International Ministries has operated from the historic Bushnell Congregational Church site since early 2023. He said the padlocks came a week after police raided the place searching for psilocybin mushrooms, or shrooms, as they’re called in street terms. “I think it’s religious redlining,” Shu said. “I…

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Spirituality

Muslim women and psychedelics: a look at the past, present, and future

…the use of psychedelics falls somewhere in between social acceptance and outright prohibition among Muslim communities… and cultural perceptions of the psychedelic plant Peganum harmala. …the present study explores the historical as well as the current perspective on the use of plant medicine in Muslim communities and cultures, specifically focusing on Sufism… Original Article (Springer):Muslim…

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Politics

God, magic mushroom, and me

As Priest positioned himself on a sofa, Richards asked, “How do you feel?” “I’m a little nervous,” Priest told Richards, who held a degree in theology and was an ordained minister. Richards said with a smile, “You’re about to meet God.” He offered Priest a tablet of psilocybin in a chalice, as if it were…

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Spirituality

Judaism’s psychedelic…

My introduction to the intersection of psychedelics and Judaism came some five years before that best-ever Purim. The energy of Purim alone is enough to engender a psychedelic experience; but as we are commanded, substances like alcohol – or trippier substitutes – are an integral part of the program. I started to feel the blessed…

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Spirituality

Detroit police shutdown of psychedelic church…

Detroit police… raided a psychedelic religious institution, Soul Tribes International Ministries. Police searched the building, seized substances and shut down the facility, calling it an illegal operation… “As a result of the operation, which involved DPD personnel, BSEED (Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department) inspectors, and the work of our city attorneys, illegal controlled substances…

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