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Podcast #035 - 5-MeO-DMT, Ritual and T.O.A.D. - An Interview with Hal Lucius Nation
June 14, 2009 10:44 PM PDT
How is ritual important to the safe and proper use of entheogens? And how does ritual help facilitate a deeper entheogenic experience? What is 5-MeO-DMT, and why is it so seldom discussed in entheogenic studies? And what is T.O.A.D? Today I interview Hal Lucious Nation, the "Grand ArchBishop" of The Temple of Awakening Divinity, or T.O.A.D. 5-MeO-DMT (5-Methoxy-N-N-Dimethyltriptamine), is probably the most powerful of all entheogens and is not a "schedule 1 narcotic". Simultaneously, it is one of the least studied and discussed of all of the entheogens today. Like its cousin N-N-DMT, 5-MeO-DMT is a natural neurotransmitter found in all mammalian brains. In this interview will be looking into the use of ritual - and the ritualistic use of 5-MeO-DMT, and discussing some of the practices of the Temple of Awakening Divinity. Hal Lucius Nation is the founder, chief officiant and Hierophant of the Temple of Awakening Divinity. A student, teacher and practitioner of the Western Mystery School tradition for nearly 20 years - his work in Ceremonial Magick, Raja Yoga, Hermetic Qaballah, the Neo-Eleusinian Mysteries, Transpersonal Alchemy and Ontology prepared him for his personal reception of Entheogenic Gnosis, which he received in 2005. In 2007 he was called by Source to bring this revelation of the ”Great Mystery” to others and established the T.O.A.D. as a vehicle to bring Entheogenic spirituality to those drawn to a direct and deeper experience of the Divine. He has made several appearances on Dr. Martin Ball’s “Entheogenic Evolution” podcast in addition to making contributions to Dr. Ball’s book of the same name, which focuses on the Work of the Temple. He regularly conducts ceremonial circles for the Temple and is actively developing entheogenic spiritual communities across the west coast to assist members of the Temple in the integration of the Work. |
Podcast SummaryGnostic Media Research & Publishing's podcast with host Jan Irvin.A show that takes you far beyond the commonly understood concepts of religious practice, history, philosophy, the ancient mysteries, and politics, into the heart of cognizance itself. My focus is to bring together the leading independent and academic scholars from their respective fields of study to discuss shamanism, entheogens / psychedelics, religion, fertility cults, archaeoastronomy, direct religious experience, politics, and much more. My hope is that by providing a forum where both academic and independent scholars can present their ideas and research in a complete format, I will help to facilitate further understanding in these related fields - not only for the listening audience, but also for the researchers and everyone involved. Here the word 'gnostic' pertains to knowledge, and not necessarily dogmatic "Gnostic" teachings. The word gnostic has it's origins in the word 'knowledge' or to know [Greek gnosis, knowledge, from gignoskein, to know]. This is a one of a kind show, so sit back and relax as I take you on journey through time to deepest recesses of your mind. Jan Irvin of GnosticMedia.com is an independent researcher, author and lecturer in ancient and modern religious practices. He's the author of The Holy Mushroom: Evidence of Mushrooms in Judeo-Christianity; A critical re-evaluation of the schism between John M. Allegro and R. Gordon Wasson over the theory on the entheogenic origins of Christianity presented in The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross, © 2008. For more information, please see TheHolyMushroom.com  Jan is the co-author of Astrotheology & Shamanism: Christianity's Pagan Roots, © 2006/2009, and co-producer of The Pharmacratic Inquisition DVD, 2007, with Andrew Rutajit. See www.gnosticmedia.com and Pharmacratic-Inquisition.com   He is the publisher of the upcoming 40th anniversary edition of John Marco Allegro's The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross and is also the curator of the official John Allegro website and has contributed much to the re-examination of many of Allegro’s theories. See JohnAllegro.org   Stumble It!
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