Alchemy, Entheogens, & The Esoteric with P. D. Newman

P. D. Newman is author of Alchemically Stoned: The Psychedelic Secret of Freemasonry and also Angels in Vermilion: The Philosopher's Stone from Dee to DMT. He is a 32nd degree master mason. Here he points out that many species of the acacia tree contain DMT, the most potent psychedelic known. The very earliest alchemical writings – ie, those of Zosimos in the fourth century, AD – explicitly refer to the use of the acadia tree to derive the "philosopher's stone." Fourteen centuries later, the writings of Cagliostro are explicit that a potion derived from the acacia tree served as the basis for illumination in the Egyptian Rites that he initiated. Many other examples point to an intimate connection between entheogens and western esotericism. New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in "parapsychology" ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). He is also the 1st Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death. (Recorded on October 11, 2022) For a complete, updated list with links to all of our videos, see https://newthinkingallowed.com/Listin.... For opportunities to engage with and support the New Thinking Allowed video channel -- please visit the New Thinking Allowed Foundation at http://www.newthinkingallowed.org. To join the NTA Psi Experience Community on Facebook, see   / 19530..  . To download and listen to audio versions of the New Thinking Allowed videos, please visit our new podcast at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n.... You can help support our video channel while enjoying a good book. To order Alchemically Stoned: The Psychedelic Secret of Freemasonry, click here: https://amzn.to/3ThDWQC. To order Angels in Vermilion: The Philosopher's Stone from Dee to DMT, go to https://amzn.to/3EMRgIq (As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.) Our Facebook page:   / newthinkinga.  . Our Twitter page:   / newthinkallowed   Our Instagram page:   / jeffreymish.  . Our LinkedIn discussion group:   / 13860.  .