Psilocybin
This Rave Promoter Is Also a Rabbi Who Curates Magic Mushroom Retreats for His Congregation
Ben Gorelick is likely the only religious leader who can also claim the title of rave promoter. As you may have already guessed, the ceremonies Gorelick leads for his community, The Sacred Tribe, are uncommon to anything you’d normally see in institutional religion. Based out of Denver, the congregation currently has around 270 members. Once a month, Gorelick reportedly hosts a psychedelic-influenced retreat where he and participating members consume psilocybin mushrooms and sink into a meditative state. One of Gorelick’s intentions with the experience is to help users augment “the relationship to self, community, and God.” According to The Denver Post, reactions among participants varied. Nonetheless, each was personal to the individual. “The level ...
Kacey Musgraves Lists Daft Punk, Magic Mushrooms as Influences of Upcoming Album
In a recent interview, six-time Grammy Award-winning artist Kacey Musgraves spilled the tea on the influences behind her forthcoming feature-length album, due later this year. In the mix for the country queen was a guided magic mushroom trip at the beginning of 2021. Her takeaway? “Less time for bullshit,” Musgraves told ELLE. “I am so repelled by the artificial, the chatter, the pressures of society. It doesn’t matter. We’re not here for very long.” In addition to psilocybin, the Texas native revealed an eclectic group of musical influences for the project, including legendary electronic music duo Daft Punk. “I feel like I don’t belong to country in any way on one hand, but on the other hand, I’m deeply rooted in that genre. So I’m not owned by ...
