Plant Medicines In Religion, "Journeying" Without Drugs, A Medical Use For Entheogens & Much More With "The Christian Psychedelic" Paul Risse.

Nov 19, 2022

Paul Risse, author of "The Psychedelic Christian" and CEO of Cleanse America, blends faith with the exploration of psychedelics. He shares his transformative journey of integrating plant medicines into his Christian background. The discussion dives into the spiritual benefits of psychedelics, personal healing, and the challenges of navigating faith with these practices. Risse emphasizes the importance of grounding experiences in scripture and understanding the potential risks of psychedelics, fostering a nuanced dialogue about their role in spirituality.

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ANECDOTE

Paul's Psychedelic Journey

Paul Risse, raised in a Christian home, rebelled at 12 and explored drugs recreationally.
After a divorce at 21, he used mushrooms intentionally for spiritual exploration, almost 1,000 times over a decade.

INSIGHT

Microdosing Concerns

Microdosing mushrooms lacks clear biblical prohibition, but the current cultural climate makes innocent use difficult.
The potential for escalating usage and spiritual vulnerability poses a concern, especially given the widespread interest in psychedelics.

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Visions vs. Psychedelics

Visions from God lead to repentance and a desire for worship, similar to psychedelic experiences but clearer.
Both can involve visual, physical, and mental components, affecting the body and mind.

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Plant medicine, psychedelics, Christianity, spirituality.

For the past year, I've been engrossed in how those topics fit together, if and how I want to incorporate those practices and concepts into my life, and what I want to share with you if you're also looking to sort through things yourself.

What has been particularly helpful in this process of thought and study is talking to (and reading books written by) other people who are also on this reflective journey. Paul Risse is one of those people. Paul first joined me on the podcast "The Christian Psychedelic: Should Christians Use Plant Medicines, Is Microdosing (Or Tripping) A Sin, Accessing Spiritual Realms, DMT & Much More With Paul Risse & Ben Greenfield." Today, Paul is back.

Paul is also the CEO of Cleanse America, where he has led 10,000 people through a cleansing process over two years, writing numerous eBooks, producing videos, and orchestrating each of these cleanses. He built his own house without experience going into the process, and he wrote a book about the journey called "Kinda Tiny Home, An Unorthodox Approach to Building and Owning Your Own Home."

Perhaps most relevant to today's show, Paul took psychedelics around 1,000 times over a decade, including DMT, Salvia, 2CB, 2CI, and LSD, though 99% of what he engaged in was mushrooms. Paul recently released a book called "The Psychedelic Christian," which is part art, free verse, poetry, Bible verses, spirit realm exploration, testimony, and Holy Spirit encounters.

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