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Author:

Marinacci, Mike, author.

Title:

Psychedelic cults and outlaw churches : LSD, cannabis, and spiritual sacraments in underground America / Mike Marinacci.

Publisher:

Park Street Press,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

xvii, 366 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Major sects. The Native American Church -- The Church of the Awakening -- The Peyote Way Church of God -- The Oklevueha Native American Church -- The League for Spiritual Discovery -- The Neo-American Church -- The Brotherhood of Eternal Love -- Shivalila -- The Church of Naturalism -- The Church of the Tree of Life -- Temple of the True Inner Light -- The Shiva Fellowship -- The Psychedelic Venus Church -- The Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church -- The Church of the Universe -- The Hawai'i Cannabis (THC) Ministry -- The International Church of Cannabis -- Ayahuasca Healings -- Minor sects. An A-Z Guide.

Summary:

"Explores prominent psychedelic churches and sects in depth, including the Native American Church and their peyote rituals, the cannabis-sex temple known as the Psychedelic Venus Church, and the Church of Naturalism, an LSD-therapy cult that came to a murderous end. Presents an encyclopedic survey of dozens of minor organizations-many of which have never before been documented in an authoritative source. Shares personal interviews and anecdotes about the strange, outrageous adventures of religious psychonauts, alongside rare photos and illustrations"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

164411707X
9781644117071

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1394914494

Locations:

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)