Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2021-05-10
Books mentioned on 167. The Psychology of the Psychedelics | Roland Griffiths
Dr. Roland Griffiths, Ph.
Roland Griffiths discussed Maps of Meaning by Jordan B. Peterson. Jordan Peterson discussed Immortality Key by Brian C. Muraresku and The sacred mushroom and the cross by John Marco Allegro.
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Maps of Meaning
Maps of Meaning by Jordan B.
Discussed“and and frankly as this work has unfolded and as i've followed uh the your fascinating uh uh course maps of meaning and uh and your other uh books i really became intrigued by having a conversation with you about all this”
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Immortality Key
Why people recommend it: Brian C.
Discussed“i've been reading this book recently the immortality key by brian mararescu and he's making a case that has been made up by other people although he makes it in a very interesting way in a very original way it's reminiscent to me of john allegro's work from the early late 60s late 60s which sort of got pilloried at”
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The sacred mushroom and the cross
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John Marco Allegro is a controversial scholarly study that posits early Christianity originated from ancient fertility cults centered around the sacramental use of psychedelic mushrooms.
Discussed“i read the sacred mushroom and the cross years ago and i thought he's a linguist and he claims to have gathered an immense amount of linguistic data suggesting that early christianity was a mushroom cult and i couldn't assess his claims because i'm not a linguist but it certainly looked to me at the time like it was an”
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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“hello if you have found the ideas i discussed interesting and useful perhaps you might consider purchasing my recently released book beyond order 12 more rules for life available from penguin random house in print or audio format you could use the links we provide below or buy through amazon or at your local bookstore”
Plugged Beyond Order
“this new book beyond order provides what i hope is a productive and interesting walk through ideas that are both philosophically and sometimes spiritually meaningful as well as being immediately implementable and practical”
Plugged 12 Rules for Life
“beyond order can be read and understood on its own but also builds on the concepts that i developed in my previous books 12 rules for life and before that maps of meaning”
Plugged Maps of Meaning
“beyond order can be read and understood on its own but also builds on the concepts that i developed in my previous books 12 rules for life and before that maps of meaning”