I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Rev. Hunt Priest, an Episcopal priest who openly shares how psilocybin (magic mushrooms) transformed his faith and ministry. Hunt took part in a groundbreaking Johns Hopkins/NYU study where clergy explored psychedelics, and the experience reshaped and reinvigorated his spiritual life.
In our conversation, Hunt shares how partaking in the study expanded his understanding of Christianity, deepened his relationship with God, and challenged him to rethink how the church approaches healing. For Hunt, psychedelics became not just an altered state of consciousness, but a doorway into mystical experience, emotional wholeness, and spiritual renewal.
Out of that calling, he founded Ligare - a Christian Psychedelic Society. Through education, retreats, and spiritual direction, Hunt and his team are creating supportive communities for Christians to wrestle with big questions: How can psychedelics help us heal? What role do they play in faith today? And what does it mean for the church to reclaim its historic role in health and wholeness?
I invite you to listen to this fascinating conversation, where we explore theological history, modern science, and the intersections of mental health, psychedelics and spirituality.
And now I give you, Hunt Priest.
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