In various ways, spiritual practitioners might appreciate more deeply the richness of their own tradition while being more tolerant of the spiritual paths of others.Psilocybin, used carefully, is proving to be a wonderful tool for prospectively investigating the nature and consequences of mystical-type experiences.
Would there be a common experience? If not, how would they be different? Perhaps a pastor would preach with more confidence on Sunday morning or a minister would bring greater depth to their work with the dying. By Insight Editions. Time is short. An all-star team of professional and amateur mycologists, artists, foodies, ecologists, doc Fantastic Fungi: The Coloring Book. I believe that exploration of this inner knowing through contemplative and other spiritual practices can result in a profound, uplifting shift in worldview; a waking up to a sense of freedom, peace, joy, and gratitude that many people simply find unimaginable.Paraphrasing the eminent psychotherapist Stan Grof, psychedelics are to psychology as the telescope is to astronomy or the microscope is to bacteria. He has discovered several new species of mushrooms, including Psilocybe cyanofibrillosa and Psilocybe azurescens; pioneered countless new techniques; published several best-selling books; and won numerous awards.LOUIE SCHWARTZBERG is an award-winning producer, director, and cinematographer whose notable career spans more than three decades. Fantastic Fungi, directed by Louie Schwartzberg, is a consciousness-shifting film that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into the magical earth beneath our feet, an underground network that can heal and save our planet. To understand our inner worlds, we need the right tools, and psychedelics have been used by both Eastern and Western civilizations for thousands of years to understand the human soul and psyche. What this team reveals will blow your mind and possibly save the planet.This visually compelling companion book, edited by preeminent mycologist Paul Stamets, will expand upon the film in every way through extended transcripts, new essays and interviews, and even more facts about the fantastic realm of fungi. There’s a brilliant chemistry to mushrooms, and endless possibilities. We’re just at the beginning of understanding them.Reflect on the mysterious truth that, if you turn your attention inward, you can become aware that you are aware. An all-star team of professional and amateur mycologists, artists, foodies, ecologists, doctors, and explorers joined forces with time-lapse master Louie Schwartzberg to create Fantastic Fungi, the life-affirming, mind-bending film about mushrooms and their mysterious interwoven rootlike filaments called mycelium. And many mystics throughout the ages, such as Teresa of Avila, Meister Eckhart, Hildegard von Bingen, Plotinus, and Rumi, had direct experiences with some transcendent energy, something much bigger than them, and the impacts were profound. Because many have said that institutionalized religions have drifted from their mystical core, my colleagues and I had a radical thought: What would we learn if we invited a diverse group of spiritual leaders—ordained practitioners from Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, and other traditions—to go through this important doorway?
If so, what? When you do so, an indisputable and profound inner knowing arises that is at the core of our humanity: We recognize that we are all in this together, and an impulse for mutual care taking arises. Companion to the film Fantastic Fungi. About The Book.