ESSAY (pick 2) (30 min)
*What does the expression "mystical states of consciousness" mean?
*If it were accepted that the word kaneh-bosm (mentioned in the original Hebrew text of the Old Testament in Exodus 30:23, Song of Songs 4:14., Isaiah 43:24, Jeremiah 6:20, Ezekiel 27:19) refers to cannabis, would the plant be registered as a schedule 1 drug? Why or why not?
*What is the significance of the pipe for the Ogallala Sioux?
*Compare and contrast the healing sessions of Maria Sabina with Auyahausca healing sessions.
*Should entheogens be used by the prison system as a valid option for rehabilitation?
*Traditional use of tobacco in Native American ceremonies differs drastically from its current use. Why? What are the consequences?
*Kabbalah literally means_____________. How does one achieve this state?
*What is the difference between an entheogen and a hallucinogen?
*What effects have entheogens already had on current religious practice, ritual, ethics, and the religious community?
PART 2
(Choose 1) 15 min
*The disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us, how will our end come?"
Jesus said, "Have you found the beginning, then, that you are looking for the end? You see, the end will be where the beginning is. Congratulations to the one who stands at the beginning: that one will know the end and will not taste death."
*The disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us what Heaven's kingdom is like." He said to them, "It's like a mustard seed, the smallest of all seeds, but when it falls on prepared soil, it produces a large plant and becomes a shelter for birds of the sky."
*If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would
appear to man as it is, infinite. ----William Blake
PART 3
(10 min)
Define:
sacred:
entheogen:
esoteric