After taking psilocybin, I’m no longer concerned about where I go after I die because I know this isn’t the end and we can scarcely imagine what happens next because I don’t think we need to. 

When the belief in a vengeful sky daddy (who might send you to hell if you don’t jump through certain hoops) begins to evaporate from your mind, I believe Jesus’s true teaching begins to become clear, especially if you read direct translations of the ancient greek from the oldest scrolls uncovered in the last 150 years.

If we want a shot at understanding what Jesus actually said and meant, start there.  I think you will find it enlightening, to say the least. 

***Did you know the word “hell” is not actually in any original texts of what later would become the KJV bible?

The original words were three primarily:

1. Hebrew: “Sheol” or a place of still darkness that lies after death. 
2. Aramaic: “Gehenna” which was the trash dump of Jerusalem where the lepers and undesirables frequented approx. 30AD.
3. Greek: “Aeon” which means a long cycle of time.

were translated into English as “hell” or eternal separation from god.

In other words, these three words all got lumped into one dark-age re-translation.  

Alas, we live in the age of information which happens to not leave very much room for the middleman. That said, if we are to transcend the limiting and fear-based stories of our past we must see them for what they are. 

At best, people throughout history doing their best to translate obscure but significant historical information from one generation to the next, and at worst a corrupt hand influencing popular books of the time to manipulate and suppress vast amounts of people. 

Paraphrasing JC and his disciples: “The kingdom of heaven is within you and you can perform these and greater miracles.”

Don’t get me started on the devil.  How else can people control you unless they get you to believe in something scary that has power over you?

Besides, where is this devil so many speak of? 

The further I move my life towards an agnostic level of joy, gratitude, and service to others, the less all of these religious totems and trinkets matter, and the better my life becomes. 

I say this with humility but also with a lack of fear for any deity who people believe claims to be somewhere waiting to cast judgment or deploy a trap. 

Living guarded and afraid of any given cultural boogeyman is not the same as being vigilant, respectful, and aware of your own power to create and destroy. 

After 39 orbits, I’m convinced the only fear that ever lives and manifests in our lives are the fears we hold in our own hearts. Life simply acts as a mirror for what is on the inside.  

Most of us have inherited various forms of superstition that we get to scrub away from our third eye and our hearts.  In other words, sometimes having the hell scared out of you can be very uplifting and empowering. 🙂 

Who is your devil?

The left, the right, the socialists, the Christians, the atheist, lucifer?

I suggest it’s far more fruitful to prepare for and spend your time knowing how to respectfully and safely handle people with poor mental health, aggressive/ignorant conduct, and polarized beliefs and boogeymen in their heads. 

if you want war and a fight, you’ll find one every time.  

You’ll use phrases like “us vs. them” and “those assholes over there.” 

With the help of psilocybin, I now understand the universe is arranged via harmony, resonance, and vibration. In other words, if you are getting fights, battles, and struggles you must be putting that out on some level. 

What do you believe you have to fight? 

As leaders, the most persistent demon you will face in this age is an angry citizen that knows their rights.  

What about the planet?  Let’s not forget about the people who think the Earth might fly out of orbit at any moment. Whatever the calamity or apocalypse, the army of “hopeless scientists” who snort short-sighted climate models each morning and try to convince others they are right are an interesting breed indeed. 

Have you considered that the earth is a conscious participant in our evolution and wants to support us, if we would seek to learn her ways?  Hey now, slow down Kyle what are you trying to say, that the earth loves us as much as any sky daddy does? 

Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying.  

It is now hilarious to me (although perhaps a little tragic) that large groups of people are taught to fear nature’s pharmacy AND the people who curate the wisdom of nature.  Look no further than the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. 

Hopefully, those days are behind us. Nobody is above natural law and we all reap what we sew. 

True laws can’t be broken. What we put out is what we get back. 

Life is a mirror and blame is a toxic substance. 

One last thought to put the devil in his place for good. 

On this planet, if you want to see the face of evil, look what happens when you combine humans and too much alcohol.

You don’t need to summon demons or wait for the fiery pit to open up.  We can create hell just as well for ourselves. No skydaddy or devil is needed. 

If you find yourself nervous about these things on any sort of regular basis, I suggest you turn off the scary movies, turn off the conspiracy theories and draw a circle around you, your home, and what you can ACTUALLY control.

All else is masturbation and projection.  

For many of us, we unconsciously project our fears and beliefs onto the world so we don’t have to look within and own our shit, our true power and our direct connection to all that is. 

#dontlimitgod

More than anything, the “truth” (that I believe psilocybin helps us realize) is that we are all eternal souls enjoying a temporary ride in a human body. A ride in a body that is unique on all of planet Earth.  

All of this on a beautiful planet that is unique in all of the cosmos. That’s a really special thing if you ask me. 

Most of all, you are not here by accident.

In other words, if you are here, you matter to the whole, or you wouldn’t be here.

To think otherwise is actually rooted in arrogance.  To believe that you exist, but without a purpose (or without unconditional love) is a fallacy perpetuated by those who rely on your fear to keep you in line serving their agenda.

Instead of what makes you happy and fills you up. 

Whose agenda have you bought into? It usually starts with what you inherited from your parents and community. 

Religion, politics, race, gender, etc.  These are all bias-laden concepts we must transcend, or suffering will be the order of your life and you will most likely call it fate. 

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” ~ Carl Jung

There is god, there is government and there is humanity. Everything else is interpretation. 

Is this the end of the line for sky daddy? 

Can we collectively put to bed the idea that a vengeful sky daddy put us here?

A sky daddy who gives us 60-80 years (if we are lucky) to figure this game out, AND if you don’t do the “Jesus-blood-ritual-thing” then you are subject to an eternity in hell?

Who wrote that story? Dark-age scribes. That’s who. 

That is not unconditional love, that’s a pirate’s bargain at best. The more you sit and think about it, the more absurd it becomes.

You can either believe we live in a realm and a creator of conditional love or you can follow a distorted projection of an outdated belief system.  I’m not sure there is much room in the middle any longer. 

Some of you might laugh about all of this but do not underestimate the number of people who are still operating under an evangelical program and how that influences their decision-making in leadership, etc.

Are you waiting for a savior? 

The very idea that someone “out there” can save you is one of the most disempowering beliefs there is. 

Growing up where I did, I watched lots of relatives sit on their asses and waste away, delaying their dreams because Jesus was probably coming back soon and the world was going to hell in a handbasket.  So why try?  Better to dig down and store food in the basement. 

This is not much different from the college professor who poisons the minds of students with inconclusive climate data to serve their pessimistic bias about their belief which is probably more likely a reflection of how they feel about themselves, the girl who didn’t love them, and the university to didn’t accept them. 

None of this however means god is dead. Quite the opposite. However, we’ve finally put the prime creative force (that we are all part) of in a more rightful place. 

This includes prayer or spirituality.

Post psilocybin, I feel more strongly than ever that there are spiritual dimensions that respond to our thoughts and prayers. 

To me, none of this negates the idea of Christ being a worthy role model and someone for science and humanity to study and emulate.

Before the mushroom, I truly thought all of this was likely bullshit. A Story made up for some to feel better, and for others to control. 

After the mushroom, I perceive that our five primary senses only perceive a narrow slice of reality. 

I like to think of Jesus as a one-in-a-billion savant who had unusual insights about how our physical world works that we scarcely understand even to this day. 

If you study Hindu and Tibetan traditions you will see they maintain a handful of stories of very wise and loving men who could perform very similar acts that Jesus did. 

Why are we so uncomfortable with self-healing, light as a language, and ultimate personal responsibility? Have you ever heard of Reiki? *look it up. 

JESUS???…”The only son of god and your only chance at a shot in heaven if you perform the blood and bread ritual?” #Get-the-fug-outta-here. 

Either way, Jesus remains my homeboy and my compass for what humanity is capable of.  I know we can heal ourselves and we can have a direct, empowered, and personal connection with our creator. 

Most of all, I know that our dreams and desires are given uniquely to us for them to be lived out, experienced, and enjoyed. 

Do you think Steve Jobs will be remembered in 2,000 years? It is unwise to dismiss the Christian grassroots movement that was so powerful it disrupted the residing global superpower so sufficiently that within 300 years of Jesus’s lifetime, Roman Emperor Constantine adopted Christianity as fact and the state religion.   

The same goes for the Hebrew lineage and accurate translation of their documents. *Not that it is without bias.  Evidence is beginning to circulate that the true Hebrew story going all the way back to King Solomon may have been significantly altered for political gain. 

Either way, if you want a good life, you still don’t have to look much further than the ten commandments. 

Don’t get me started on atheists.  Atheism by definition is the most unscientific hypothesis you can maintain. Agnostic? Yes, that makes sense, but in my experience, hard-line atheists have usually been subject to the policies and principles of bible-thumping hell-fire Christians so sufficiently, they are doing their best to get as far away from that flavor of skydaddy as they can. 

“I ain’t here to argue about his facial features. Or here to convert atheists into believers. I’m just saying the way school need teachers the way Kathie Lee needed Regis that’s the way I need Jesus.” ~ Kayne West

Who would have thought that the fruiting body of a humble mycelial network could contain ideas and keys to the best-kept secrets of our existence? Dirt cheap and right under our feet. 

Do we simply swallow what we have been taught and told, or should we question what we believe?  

As for me, I won’t let any idea live in my head unless I’ve tested it out for myself first.