Recognizing the importance of coherence is a key to our
individual health and well-being, as well as to the survival of our
species. The Akashic paradigm highlights this fact, not as a moral command, but as the basic law of existence in the
biosphere.
9 Key Components of the Shift to Higher Consciousness
Personal evolution is the great duty and the great joy of all human beings. Here are 9 key components of the shift commonly experienced by evolving people.
Teaching Truly: Introducing Indigenous Worldviews into Mainstream Schooling
Modern teachers have overlooked Indigenous approaches to teaching and learning that kept the world in balance for tens of thousands of years because we have all been taught that nothing of value can be learned from “Indians.”
Mystic Chemist: The Life of Albert Hofmann and His Discovery of LSD
Hofmann was impressed by the intensity of his experiences during his first self-experiment with LSD-25. He knew of no other substance with such profound psychological effects at such a low dosage that so dramatically altered human consciousness.
Neurons to Nirvana: A Talk with the Filmmakers
If everyone who smokes pot said, "I smoke pot and I also pay my taxes, I
have a job, I am a soccer mom," that would change things. The same with
psychedelics. The more people who out themselves, the better off we'll all be.
The Inspiration Behind Entheon
Visionary mystical experiences are humanity’s most direct contact with God, the creative source of all sacred art and wisdom traditions. The best currently existing technology for outputting the mystic imaginal realms is a well-crafted artistic rendering by an eyewitness. That is why visionary art matters.
The State of the Occult: 2013
Reality Sandwich asked two of our leading occult scholars, Richard
Smoley and Mitch Horowitz, to share their observations about the current
state of mysticism in America, and where they see the field heading in
the future.
Become a Human Vibrator
Om is actually comprised of three distinct sounds compressed into one
syllable. They represent past, present, and
future, and thus evoke the timeless states that can be experienced
during lovemaking.
J. R. R. Tolkien and the Intensified Trajectory of Consciousness
While Tolkien might be surprised to find his fantasy works compared with
the enthnography of Amazonian Indians drinking psychoactive brews, his
depictions of characters singing over plant medicine in the forest reminds us how the Amazonian shaman will icarar the marirí of the plants into
manifestation in the world.
In the Valley of the Soul
Why do we tend to guru-ize the shaman? How do we reconcile our fantasies of what
the shaman should be with what is often a very different reality? In this conversation, Stephan Beyer, Stanley Krippner, and
Hillary S. Webb discuss the Western world's
intellectual and spiritual fascination with shamanic practices.
