Description
Can drugs be used intelligently and responsibly to expand human consciousness and heighten spirituality? This two-volume work presents objective scientific information and personal stories aiming to answer the question.
About the Author
J. Harold Ellens, PhD, is a retired professor of psychology and philosophy, a retired Presbyterian theologian and pastor, and a psychotherapist in private practice.
Reviews
The broad scope of the essays in this first volume urges one to reconsider the long-held belief that psychoactives merely 'played a role' in the history of religion. Instead they suggest that this role was extensive and might even have been decisive in the formation of the spiritual faculty in man. . . . [A]ll essays are well-documented and provide a plethora of references for those wanting to double-check if the authors don't read too much into the available evidence. This volume provides a wealth of ideas and knowledge for anyone interested in the spiritual aspects of the psychedelic experience. * Stitching Open, Open Foundation *
[E]ntheogens can provide experiences that help people understand what had previously been only abstract religious ideas. Concepts such as awe, sacredness, eternity and grace can become profound with meaning with entheogens. They have attracted serious scholarly attention . . . . J.H. Ellens' two-volume anthology, Seeking the Sacred with Psychoactive Substances: Chemical Paths to Spirituality and to God, is the most thorough recent study. These scholars' research refutes the claim that entheogenists are merely leftover hippies from the 1960s. * Religion News Service *
Book Information
ISBN 9781440830877
Author J. Harold Ellens
Page Count 830
Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Weight(grams) 1758g