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- Talk Description -
This talk will explore how symbols, concepts, and principles derived from mystical and magical traditions have informed several influential models of psychedelic experience. Figures such as Aldous Huxley, Timothy Leary, and Terence McKenna deliberately employed metaphors derived from esoteric spiritual philosophies to create maps for navigating with intention through psychedelic realms of ecstatic consciousness. Through their work, these models have seeped into the popular discourse around psychedelics. The use of esoteric symbolism also serves to convey the apparently fundamentally mysterious nature of the psychedelic experience, and can even be considered an attempt to resolve the tension between a scientific attitude and a religious instinct. This talk will analyze the key features of some influential esoteric maps of psychedelic space, highlight their purpose, and evaluate their explanatory and therapeutic potential. It will also draw upon recent work in the emerging field of the philosophy of psychedelics to frame the discussion in terms of contemporary academic philosophy.
- Bio -
Patrick Everitt is a researcher of western esotericism and esoteric philosophy from Ireland. His BA philosophy dissertation analyzed the system of magical attainment described in the Oratio (1486) of Italian Renaissance philosopher Pico della Mirandola. He completed the Master of Arts in Religious Studies (Western Esotericism) at the Center for the History of Hermetic Philosophy in the University of Amsterdam, where his thesis explored the role of peyote in the life and work of English occultist Aleister Crowley. He has conducted several studies on the intersection of esoteric philosophy and entheogenic practice in the works of Terence McKenna, Robert Anton Wilson, and Timothy Leary. He has presented his academic research on esotericism and psychedelics at a number of international conferences and events, including the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism conference (ESSWE), Breaking Convention, Beyond Psychedelics, Altered Conference, Occulture Conference, and the O.Z.O.R.A. Festival.