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Psyche

Religion and Insanity

Jay Michaelson

Who's more nuts: the Orthodox Jew who believes that God wrote a grammatically bizarre and narratively confusing text – or the businessman who spends most of his waking hours chasing money and possessions? Which is more nuts: the retreat center or Wal-Mart? Is it all just a matter of taste which insanity you choose to embrace? (more)

5-8-08

Psyche

Polytheism and Nonduality

Jay Michaelson

Why would precisely those spiritual traditions which emphasize that "all is one" – Hinduism is the great example – multiply into infinity the faces and manifestations of God, gods, and goddesses? It may be that polytheism and polymorphism are more accurate, not less, than traditional monotheism.  (more)

3-21-08

Psyche

Ayahuasca and Kabbalah

Jay Michaelson

Since Aldous Huxley published "The Doors of Perception," most spiritual practitioners have assumed that the point is: All is One. But as more spiritual seekers pursue non-unitive paths – including drinking ayahuasca and smoking DMT – I have a hunch that it is about to change. (more)

1-15-08