Psychedelics

  • Psychedelics, Scholarship

    The Weird Naturalism of the Brothers McKenna

    Esoteric Media and the Experiment at La Chorrera

    Esoteric Media and the Experiment at La Chorrera

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Psychedelics, Scholarship
    33 min

    The Psychedelic Book of the Dead (Paper)

    Timothy Leary and the Bardo

    Timothy Leary and the Bardo

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Psychedelics

    Capitalism on Psychedelics

    The Mainstreaming of an Underground

    The Mainstreaming of an Underground

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Psychedelics

    Mushroom Magick

    A Visionary Field Guide

    A Visionary Field Guide

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Psychedelics
    3 min

    Yuri’s Night

    NASA meets Burning Man

    NASA meets Burning Man

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Psychedelics

    Multidisciplinary Psychedelics

    Psychedelic Discourse

    Psychedelic Discourse

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Quotes

    Quote 3

    “Messages from beyond” are forms of information, and information is a trickster

    “Messages from beyond” are forms of information, and information is a trickster

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Psychedelics
    12 min

    Return Trip

    Psychedelic Research Resurgence

    Psychedelic Research Resurgence

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Esoterica, Psychedelics, Scholarship
    30 min

    Gnostic Psychedelia

    And the Archetype of the Archons

    And the Archetype of the Archons

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Psychedelics

    The Psychedelic Reader

    A new introduction (2007)

    A new introduction (2007)

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Quotes

    Quote 1

    But what if the medium is the message?

    But what if the medium is the message?

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Quotes

    Quote 4

    It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment

    It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Psychedelics
    2 min

    Jeremy Narby Interview

    The ayahausca anthropologist

    The ayahausca anthropologist

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Psychedelics

    The Tantra of Psychedelia

    The Paisley Gate, from Zig Zag Zen

    The Paisley Gate, from Zig Zag Zen

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Art and Design, Psychedelics
    6 min

    Visionary Art

    Visionary Art and Tradition

    Visionary Art and Tradition

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Media, Psychedelics

    The Psychedelic Book of the Dead

    Bardo-Tripping with Timothy Leary

    Bardo-Tripping with Timothy Leary

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Psychedelics
    9 min

    Psychonauts

    Explorers of inner space

    Explorers of inner space

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...
  • Psychedelics

    Psychedelic Culture(s) of the New Millennium

    One or Many?

    One or Many?

    This article first draws out one particularly important feature of gnostic myth—the idea of the archons, or fallen "rulers" against whom the gnostic wages spiritual warfare. In contemporary conspiracy culture, the archons now hold a prominent place at the table, but they are also described in both orthodox and heterodox texts of antiquity. Since I am describing a type rather than analyzing a particular sect or text, some scholars will probably find my use of the term too loose to...