The Sacred Mushroom
Key to the Door of Eternity
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The Sacred Mushroom
Narrated by:
Jez Sands
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Narrated by:
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Jez Sands
About this listen
• Describes ancient Egyptian spiritual practices centered on Amanita muscaria (fly agaric) mushrooms
• Details the author’s research work with R. Gordon Wasson and his experiments with Aldous Huxley and famed psychic Peter Hurkos
In 1954, neurologist Andrija Puharich, M.D., receives a call from a wealthy supporter of his lab about an unusual subject worthy of further research: Harry Stone, a young sculptor with unusually acute extrasensory perception. When handed an ancient Egyptian artifact, Harry had fallen into a deep trance, drawing hieroglyphic symbols, including mushrooms, and using ancient Egyptian phrases to describe a drug that can enhance psychic abilities.
Intrigued, Dr. Puharich studies Harry’s trance-induced statements and discovers that they are clearly describing ancient spiritual practices involving Amanita muscaria (fly agaric) mushrooms. He begins direct investigations with Harry at his lab in Maine, learning more about the use and preparation of the sacred mushroom as well as about astral travel and past lives. Dr. Puharich shares his research with ethnomycologist R. Gordon Wasson, who is about to travel to Mexico on a CIA-funded research trip, and the two researchers agree to test telepathic communications between the lab in Maine and a Mexican curandero. The results of the psychic experiment lead Puharich to discover Amanita muscaria growing in the wild near his research facility.
Now with a supply of the sacred mushroom, Dr. Puharich begins to study its psychic and visionary potential and the veracity of Harry Stone’s channeled Egyptian statements. He studies the effects of Amanita muscaria not only on Harry, but also on famed psychic Peter Hurkos and other visitors to his lab, including Aldous Huxley. This book reveals all the details of that story in this new edition of the psychedelic classic. It also includes an in-depth introduction by psychedelic historian P. D. Newman.
Critic Reviews
“In The Sacred Mushroom, Andrija Puharich takes us on an extraordinary journey into a realm where ancient whispers intertwine with the pulse of modern exploration. The Amanita muscaria— mysterious and powerful, a gateway to the unseen—reveals its long-veiled truths through his words, weaving a path through luminous corridors of consciousness and awakening. A beacon for seekers, a key for the curious, this book dissolves the walls of the ordinary, unveiling the infinite mystery that lies beyond. A must-read for those drawn to the sacred dance of mysticism, science, and the eternal unknown.”
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