On April 20, 1962, a group of theology students and professors gathered outside Boston University’s March Chapel, waiting for Good Friday services to begin. Nine out of the 10 students who took the mushrooms reported having a mystical experience. Their aim is to demystify the transcendent and deeply meaningful experiences that people often report having under the influence of psychedelic drugs. A Zen Buddhist roshi and an Orthodox Jewish rabbi have embarked on consciousness-expanding journeys in the name of science, along with Episcopal, Presbyterian and Eastern Orthodox Christian clergy. “But there is a common mystical experience...

Source: Huffington Post February 07, 2017 22:43 UTC