A productive approach for this classification scheme: don’t only look at the field of altered states; combine it with the field of esotericism: four levels.
motivating main idea for starting this page: realization that the Moderate entheogen theory, which is the elevated branch… of merely the *Minimal* major branch position, = 🍄
the Moderate entheogen theory of religion = 🍄
The lameness of the Ruck school approach is perfectly represented by 🍄 the “secret cult of Amanita” that Letcher Hatsis rails against – while at the same time defensively saying in sep 2021 livestream w Mura Benn, & McK “i AGREE with Ruck! 🐍 forked tongue, sure u do.
“i agree w the guy who is driving & pushing the secret aman cult propagation premise that I’m taking down” – makes sense.
Dr. Secret isn’t an opposing derby team against the Witches.
“We’re besties” – while Ruck says Hatsis clearly dont know sht about Latin, this is sub-amateur slop, the image plainly says “THIS IS A SPEAR” not a parasol of victory, (whatever the f thats supposed to be).
“Historian”: maker of sh!t up.
Levels of entheogen theory sophistication & adequacy
4.
grade level: advanced university upperclassmen, grad school, post-grad
very best:
redosing psilocybin to control intensity & duration
the maximal {re-dosing psilocybin} theory of religion, integrated with the Egodeath theory, which is analogical psychedelic eternalism & dependent ctrl, incl {non-branching} mytheme
maximal psil is re: antiqy & pre-modern history studies
late 20th C tools eg 1-hour 4 HO-DiPT / 4-ACE w re-dosing
6-hour psil w/ re-dosing is the benchmark Gold Standard of Timeless High Culture
3.
grade level: upper classmen high school & undergrad college
2nd best: psilocybin (assumed low-skill, unrefined, 1-time dose non-technique), acacia + rue
the maximal entheogen theory of religion
The 2006 Egodeath theory, lacking the {non-branching} master mytheme, employing the term ‘determinism’
2.
grade level: grade school
Ruck school: Amanita & scopalamine, ancient ivy must have been psychoactive
ignorant of mytheme decoding, despite being professor of mythology
cannabis (eg) , pop sike 🍄 , Astrotheology & Shamanism.
1.
grade level: preschool
straight; osc-premised. regular wine + stupid clueless dictionaries of myth; Wouter Hanegraaff Dictionary of gnosis – good luck finding any mention of visionary plants. plants as symbols.
See any uninspired, non-altered state book on magic, witchcraft lore or esotericism. exoteric esotericism.
The Egodeath theory 