The Psychedelic Gospels by Brown, Jerry B. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Image Title Page Epigraph Acknowledgments Table of Contents Preface: An Invitation to Readers Map of Churches and Sacred Sites Visited Sacred Mushroom Seeker: R. Gordon Wasson (1898–1986)

Green Man Discovery Twentieth-Century Darwin Wasson’s Paradox

Part 1: The First Religion

Chapter 1. Green Man of Rosslyn Chapel: Roslin, Scotland–1446

Green Man Decoded Preeminent Authority Debunking The Da Vinci Code What Would Jesus Say? “Truth Conquers All” In for a Penny, In for a Pound

Chapter 2. O Immortal Soma!: Indus River Valley, India—1400 BCE

Hymn to the Sound of Truth When Gordon Met Valentina O Immortal Soma! Miraculous Mushroom Pissing Soma Day by Day With Soma Eyes Ancient Empty Streets

Chapter 3. Santa, the Reindeer Shaman: Siberia, Russia—2000 BCE

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy Mushroom Rock Art of the Chukchi Santa, the Reindeer Shaman “Rings of Smoke through the Trees”

Chapter 4. Eleusinian Mysteries: Greece—1500 BCE

“No One Knows” Homeric Hymn to Demeter Unveiling the Mysteries Trapped in the Telesterion Escape from Athens

Chapter 5. María Sabina and the Little Saints: Mexico–1955

Wasson Archives at Harvard God of the flowery Dream I Am a Lord Eagle Woman New World Migrations The Tragedy of María Sabina I, Gordon Wasson

Chapter 6. Miracle of Marsh Chapel: America–1962

The Good Friday Experiment Mind Explorers Michael Harner Stanislav Grof Inner Sanctum of the Soul The First Religion

Part 2: Hidden in Plain Sight

Chapter 7. Battle of the Trees: Mérigny, France–1291

Mushrooms of Eden R. Gordon Wasson vs. John Marco Allegro Maverick of the Dead Sea Scrolls “Thou Shalt Surely Die” Panofsky’s Studies in Iconology Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe

Chapter 8. The Prophet Has Spoken: Nohant-Vic, France–1120

Jesus Enters Jerusalem “To Remain Blind” The Prophet Has Spoken Purification of Isaiah’s Lips The Psychedelic Gospels “Live the Questions Now”

Chapter 9. Down the Rabbit Hole: Rennes le Château, France–1891

It’s Just Flunch The Mysteries of Rennes le Château Le Dragon de Rhedae Le Carol Schadenfreude

Chapter 10. Canterbury Tales: Canterbury Cathedral, England–1180

Saint Francis of the Animals Evil Elf Librarian The Great Canterbury Psalter Jesus Heals the Leper “I Never Noticed That” Medieval Magicians Saint Martin Window Story of Mary Magdalene City of Lights

Chapter 11. Saint Bernward’s Secret: Hildesheim, Germany–1015

Jewish Cathedral Builder Millennial Bishop Christ Column Tree of Jesse Dinner at Dachau Spiritual Principles

Part 3: Cosmic Consciousness

Chapter 12. The Pope’s Banker: Aquileia, Italy—330

Legend of Saint George Mosaics of Aquileia Mushrooms and Snails Church Triumphant Gordon Wasson

Chapter 13. The Dark Church: Cappadocia, Turkey—1050

The Dreaded Salafi The Dark Church Sponge of the Crucifixion A Desperate Threat Angels of Ihlara Valley “Jesus Said to them, ‘My wife . . .’” Spate of New Evidence Coming to America Tyranny of Belief

Chapter 14. Kingdom of Heaven: Jerusalem—30

Gnostic Gospels “I Am That Bread of Life” Christ Consciousness Kingdom of Heaven Entheogenic Egypt Archimedes’s Lever

Chapter 15. Psychedelic Renaissance: America–2015

Second Coming of Psychedelics Cosmic Consciousness Interdisciplinary committee on the Psychedelic Gospels Deepak Chopra on God Freedom of Religion God Is a River of Love

Appendix: Interdisciplinary Committee on the Psychedelic Gospels Footnotes Endnotes Bibliography About the Authors About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company Books of Related Interest Copyright & Permissions Index