Alex's Thoughts and Curiosities

Call For Papers: On the Mormon Experience of Psychedelics

Personal essays for an anthology on the Mormon experience of psychedelics

Jan 17 • 

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September 2024

On The Medicinal History of Datura

A brief history of the beautiful and misunderstood datura plant.

Sep 17, 2024 • 

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June 2024

Voices of the Garden: The Secret Language of Plants

A meditation on learning how plants communicate

Jun 25, 2024 • 

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May 2024

The Psychedelic Kirtland Temple Dedication

Psychedelic sacraments, psychedelic anointing oils, visions of angels, cloven tongues of fire, speaking in tongues, and the visionary festivities!

May 20, 2024 • 

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April 2024

Psychedelics as Spiritual Healers

A reflection on how psychedelics have impacted my spirituality and what role a religious community can play in that path.

Apr 24, 2024 • 

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March 2024

Joseph Smith, Mormonism, and Reincarnation

Looking at whether or not the founder of Mormonism taught the principles of reincarnation.

Mar 20, 2024 • 

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January 2024

On Memory

Musings on remembering and the role of forgetting.

Jan 10, 2024 • 

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December 2023

Co-Creating Music With Nature

Music from plants, organs made with caves, and other musical curiosities

Dec 14, 2023 • 

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New Philosophy and Psychedelics Course

I'm super excited to announce the release of my upcoming course on philosophy and psychedelics beginning in January 2024.

Dec 1, 2023 • 

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October 2023

Upcoming Philosophy of Psychedelics Course, Interintellect Salons, and New Papers

Hello!

Oct 31, 2023 • 

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September 2023

The Interconnected Self Part 2: Depression and the Atomization of the Individual

Depression isn’t an individual defect or disorder as the cultural understanding would have you believe.

Sep 28, 2023 • 

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August 2023

A Real Spiritual High: In Defense of Psychedelic Mysticism

As someone who was first introduced to psychedelics through ketamine assisted psychotherapy for depression while an active Latter-day Saint, the nexus…

Aug 16, 2023 • 

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