The Entheogen Theory of Religion and Ego Death
by Michael Hoffman
April 16-24, 2006
Salvia Divinorum, Issue 4
Contents
The Entheogen
Theory of Religion
How Entheogens Work in Religion
Entheogens Generally Historically Common
Entheogens Throughout Particular Religions
Entheogens the Main and Most Effective Method
Religion Explained by Integrating 4 Subjects
Myths Reflect Dissociation, Fatedness, and
Controllership
‘Mixed Wine’ the Common Practice
Initiation as Natural Developmental Sequence
Recreational Use Leads to Religious Discovery
Higher-Order and Lower-Order Religion
Origins of Christianity in Entheogenic Initiation
Entheogens Used Throughout Christian History
Canonical Christianity Combined Many Themes
Ahistoricity of Jesus, Paul, and the Apostles
Sociopolitical Strategy of Canonical Christianity
Domain Linkage through Entheogens
Altered State Integrated into Ancient Culture
Origin of Single-State Culture
Altered State Not Integrated into Modern Culture
Modernity a Single-State Culture
Rock Music as Initiatory Mystery Religion
Drug Policy Reform: Abandon the Schedules
The Claim and Promise of Religious Freedom
Freedom for Higher-Order Religion
Role of Democracy Given Danger of Religious
Experiencing
Initiation Required for Mature Normal Development
The Entheogenic Future of Religion and Culture
Entheogen Application Ergonomic and Systematized
Future of Historical Scholarship in Religion and
Culture
Future of Religious Initiation and Christianity
Future of Schizophrenia and Abnormal Psychology
The Dissociative Cognitive State
Preconfigured Innate Modes and Structures
Representation/Referent Splitting
Representation and Referent Fused in the Ordinary
State