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The First Psychedelic with Mike Jay (HoH Podcast – Ep, 84)

Mike Jay is a prolific and accomplished author who writes about a number of subjects in a wide range of disciplines. He joins me to talk about his new book Mescaline: A Global History of the First Psychedelic (Yale, 2019). The book is a definitive history of mescaline that explores its mind-altering effects across cultures, from ancient America to western modernity. Jay has written a number of books including Stranger than Fiction (Daily Grail, 2018) and High Society: The Central Role of Mind-Altering Drugs in History, Science, and Culture (Park Street, 2010) among many others. Some Highlights: Cross-cultural interactions based on a mind altering drug Aldous Huxley - The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell William James The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature The Western Science "discovery" of Peyote Indigenous use of Peyote and Spiritual Seekers The use of colors and art in the psychedelic experience Frederick Madison Smith and the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Thousands of Years of History Havelock Ellis and other famous writers Native American Church USA James Mooney and Ethnography Sources and approaches to writing global history Spiritual vs. Scientific approaches to drugs Suggestions: Mike - The Moor's Account- by Laila Lalami Steven - I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer - by Michelle McNamara Thanks for listening, please subscribe and like below! More great content at hourofhistory.com