The word entheogen was coined to denote psychedelic chemicals and botanicals that engender the experience of god within. Drawing on William James, Charles Tart, and Ken Wilber, the authors claim that a complete study of religion must include entheogens, and they propose topics leading toward an entheogen research agenda:(a) the spiritual nature of the human mind, (b) the dispute over the authenticity of entheogen-assisted religious experiences, (c) pastoral counseling, (d) experimental mysticism, (e) entheogenic origins of religion, and (f) policy issues in freedom of conscience and freedom of religion. The authors conclude with seven recommendations to churches, religious orders, seminaries, and scholarly and scientific professional groups for actions they can take to promote entheogenic research.
Researchers in diverse fields are con structing a new intellectual direction and a new image of human nature. This article sketches some of the resulting implications for teacher education, especially the acceptance of "conscious ness" as a legitimate topic of scholarly and scientific inquiry. New principles of learning based on the research on states of consciousness offer opportunities for teacher educators to restructure curricu lum, to modify content, and to revise instructional methods.
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