Tom Hastis Discusses The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic with Stephen Gray and Tasha Simms

Thomas Hatsis is a historian of witchcraft, magic, Western religions, contemporary psychedelia, entheogens, and medieval pharmacopeia. He recently published The Witches Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic the first study to address how medieval witches and Renaissance magicians utilized psychedelic and entheogenic drugs in their magical systems. A derbygypsy, juggler, musician, and potion-mixer, Hatsis also skates throughout the global derby underworld, dodging police, visiting rare archives, slinging elixirs, and coaching roller derby.  He lives … somewhere … with a kitty cat.

Stephen Gray is a teacher and writer on spiritual subjects, including entheogenic, sacramental medicines. He has worked extensively with Tibetan Buddhism, the Native American Church, and with several other entheogenic medicines. He is the author of Returning to Sacred World: A Spiritual Toolkit for the Emerging Reality, (O Books • John Hunt Publishing, 2010), and editor/contributor for Cannabis and Spirituality: An Explorer’s Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally, (Park Street Press, Dec. 2016) He is also a conference and workshop organizer, leader, and speaker as well as part-time photographer and composer of meditative music under the artist name Keary.

 

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