This is Entheogen: three human beings discussing generating the divine within while still being human beings.
In this episode, recorded on June 22, 2015, we are honored to be joined by Dr. Carl Ruck, professor in the Classical Studies department at Boston University. Ruck is credited with coining the term Entheogen to describe neurotropic substances.
Ruck explains the importance of the term entheogen as distinct from neurotropic and other terms which may be used in scientific literature (see also: alchemy…chemistry, astrology…astronomy; alchemy minus theology = chemistry).
Dangers of guidance under the guise of a false guru.
Ancient entheogenic substances and principles of practice being reinterpreted in modern culture is prone to pitfalls.
"Our own European culture has a rich panoply of paradigms to help us with the experience, but we're told that it has nothing to do with this kind of drug induced visionary experience, so people don't understand that the ancient greek myths are a fantastic way of mapping out a pathway for self-discovery." - Carl A. P. Ruck
What is the role of the entheogen in society?
Finding ways to go to "the origins of religious cognition."
Should entheogens be used in a ritualistic setting, or as a private experience?
The Gaia Project: Reclaiming the Mysteries of Eleusis (more info)
The Breaking Conventions conference
Further reading: Entheogens, Myth, and Human Consciousness