The Dr. Pat Show-Talk Radio To Thrive By!

The Dr. Pat Show: Talk Radio to Thrive By!: Cannabis & Spirituality: An Explorer’s Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally with Author Stephen Gray.  Truly a medicine for body & soul, one of cannabis’s greatest gifts is its remarkable potential for spiritual healing & awakening. In this authoritative guide, editor Stephen Gray & 17 other influential voices of the modern cannabis movement explore the spiritual benefits of cannabis & offer guidance on how to interact with the intelligence of this plant ally, a companion & supporter of humanity for millennia. Exploring cannabis spirituality in practice, Gray’s chapters examine dosage, strains, & methods of intake; the use of cannabis to open the creative channels; how to conduct group ceremonies with cannabis;& cautions and counterindications for cannabis use. We hear from Chris Bennett on the religious & ritual use of cannabis from pre-biblical times to the present, Joan Bello on marijuana and the body-mind connection, Dee Dussault on ganja yoga, Kathleen Harrison on humanity’s co-evolution with cannabis, & cannabis shaman Hamilton Souther on working with the spirit of cannabis. The contributors explore the spiritual future of this plant ally as well as the ritual use of cannabis by the Rastafarians of Jamaica and the Sadhus of India.
Revealing the potential of “the people’s plant” to enhance a wide range of spiritual practices, such as meditation, yoga, chanting, visualization, shamanism, spirit work, and& explorations with other entheogens, this guide shows how cannabis is an effective ally on the awakening journey, unlocking the receptive energy in us all and helping us to feel connected to nature, to each other, & to ourselves.

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