Several months ago I had the wonderful opportunity to give a presentation to Ligare: A Christian Psychedelic Society. Now released on SENSESPACE, the dialogue shares my path from Christian upbringing to deep atheism and how early encounters with psychedelics catalysed the journey I am still on today.
The talk brings listeners alongside in my pilgrimage through philosophy, healing and the direct experiences that re-awoke the flame of Christ in my psyche.
I introduce my transformative project: Christianity Beyond Itself. Discussing some of its key principles including the trinitarian flow between Christianity, Philosophy and Plant Medicine and the distinction between a Christianity of “Arrival” versus “Journey.” I also explore what Dialogos is and its key role in transformative intercultural mediation.
Chapters:
2:00 Intro & Meditation
7:08 Jacob’s Christian Upbringing
10:33 Encountering Mushrooms
12:52 Self-Sacrifice
15:00 Dark Night of the Soul & Christ
17:40 Ayahuasca, The Art of Release, Jordan Bates
19:14 Introducing Christianity Beyond Itself
20:33 The Trinity of Christianity, Plant Medicine & Philosophy
23:11 A Christianity of Arrival vs. Journey
28:42 Mary & The Divine Mother
32:00 What is Dialogos
39:26 Talking to Christians About Plant Medicine
57:32 Building a Sacred Ecology of Practice
