We really should start a church or temple and declare our rights to use botanical-entheogens in the pursuit of spirituality.

We should have a simple set of beliefs and a list of supported entheogens.

We should accept all races, sexes and people of all types, as long as they are over 17.

Start organized religion and make plants sacred.


Beliefs-


A return to communal, logical and more economical systems of society.

The use of botanicals as a means of spirtuaility, enjoyment, enlightenment and happiness.

Equailty among sexes, classes and races.

Peace among all of humanity.

Eviromental resortation and preservation.

Research into botanicals medicines, shamanism and philosophy.

Meditate

Fast

Take entheogens



List of Supported Botanicals-

Lophophora williamsii ~ "Peyote"

Banisteriopsis caapi + Psychotria species + Diplopterys ~ "Ayahuasca" or "Yage"

Trichocereus species ~ "San Pedro"

Psilocybe Mushrooms ~ "'Shrooms"



Supported Spiritual Texts-

Tao Te' ching


Declaration of Religious Belief-

This document is intended as a formal Declaration of my Religious and/or Spiritual Beliefs. I, the undersigned, do hearby declare that traditional entheogenic botanicals are an essential and inseparable part of my religious/spiritual practice.

Due to ecological and social factors adversely affecting sacred botanicals in their native habitats, I also acknowledge that cultivation of such is a bonafide religious/spiritual practice and responsibility.

I do therefore declare that my consumption and cultivation of holy sacramental botanicals including but not limited to Lophophora ~ "Peyote", Caapi + Psychotria ~ "Ayahuasca", Trichocereus ~ "San Pedro" to be a strictly religious/spiritual practice afforded First Amendment protection under the Constitution of the United States of America and should be the right of each and every human being upon this Earth.



http://www.peyoteway.org/declaration_of ... Belief.htm


(TO BE EDITED!)

I found this place (spf) while researching Lw many years back. Matter of fact, peyote way came first for me.

Many similar groups have been formed throughout the ages. Many exist today. Most could give a rats ass about man's entheogenic laws.

Put the Spirit first and the rest will take care of itself, imo.

lw

ps: Don't forget to put a big hunk of black tourmaline in your pocket to help stay grounded while reaching toward heaven. - the book of laughingwillow -

btw2: Power plants are tools, imo. They have the ability to act as "measuring sticks" of personal growth for an individual as well as to awaken parts of the brain that we seldom use related to collective consciousness, imo.

Universal love and forgiveness are at heart of spiritual concepts I hold dear.

Most any organized human pursuit tends to leave a bad taste in my mouth. Organize in the Spirit and you just might cook up something special. - the book of laughingwillow -

lw

Quote- Religion is the worst thing to ever happen to spirituality.
Why people have to define, confine and otherwise force the concept of belief is beyond me.

Its so we can protect ourselves from crazy drug laws, duh!

All you have to believe to join the church is the following-

1) Killing people is wrong.

2) Men and Women and all people of Earth are equal.

3) We should take better care of the enviroment.

4) Humanity should seek enlightenment through entheogenic botanicals and other means.

Thats IT thats ALL you gotta believe.... other than that you can practice any religion, do/say anything...


Quote-Why institutionalize it and make all the fuss?!

Again, to protect use from organization like the government, if we're all a bunch of psychonauts with no church, temple of simple set of beliefs, theres no way we can claim religous use of these plants. I personally don't like being an outcast in society and if we could some-how make an acceptable place for entheogenic experience to take place, I think that'd be great!


Well when Jonny-Law comes knocking on your door just tell him the Saliva and Lophophora ~ "Peyote" is for the sole purpose of getting high and has no religous/spiritual signifigance what-so-ever, he'll apperciate it.

Don't grow Salvia or Peyote? That's ok... Just wait! They'll make Caapi, Trichocereus ~ "San Pedro" and other botanicals illegal soon! (IF we don't stop this now and go ahead and claim these botanicals to be holy, claiming that they "get us really high and make us feel goooood" isn't going to stop them from being made illegal.)


What do you think about the http://www.peyoteway.org church?


For those who don't think we need any change- Well enjoy your alcohol and tobacco, but I'd love to be able to take a stroll in the evening when the sun is going down and smoke a joint... and not worry about somebody smelling it and calling the cops...


I'm sure they'd arrest me, but it'd get thrown out in court.

Y'all really have read up on any of the cases, have you?

http://www.peyoteway.org/Utah%20Peyote%20Case.htm

http://www.peyoteway.org/Andrew%20Weil%20Testimony.htm

http://www.peyoteway.org/The%20religiou ... med....htm

http://www.peyoteway.org/Peyote%20Statutes.htm

http://www.peyoteway.org/Boyll%20decision.htm

Theres plenty more... just do some searching.

The "Peyote Way Church" has operated, had "Spirt-Walks" and used "Peyote" since 1978 without any trouble.

Point is... if your caught for having an illegal entheogenic plants... the ONLY way your gonna get out of it is if you claim religous or spiritual use.

Quote- Some dumbass cop isn't going to care if your in a church, he's going to arrest you!

I would encourage members of my church to peacefully allow the police officer (fucking goddamn pigs!) to arrest them.

I believe it would be thrown out in court... if you looked at the cases, you might know why I think this.

People have been arrested for Peyote, but it was thrown out in court.

Hell... Mr."Flaming Eagle" Mooney was arrested and his Peyote stolen by the state, the case was thrown out in court and now he's demanding his Peyote back!!!

And as a side note... I've got nothing agaist Jesus Christ, in fact, I believe very deeply in his teachings, though I really dislike organized Christianity.

Quote- Better than any "religion" is the careful and secluded meeting of like-minded individuals who fraternize responsibly around a favorite entheogen. This will never be prevented by law enforcement, although there is risk, depending on where you live. Nothing's better than a group of friends exploring the physical and spiritual dimensions of entheogens. Eh, come to think of it, isn't that what we do here, in virtual reality?

My advice - if you like structure, start a private club, rather than a religion; and keep it to yourselves.

Thats basically exactly what I'm talking about. I'd like to see people just sign up for this church online (I haven't got anything running yet, its just an idea) and proclaim that they belief a couple of simple things, non-violence, equailty, awareness of the Earth/enviroment and the spiritual use of entheogenic botancials.

We could even hold services and conferences in different cities around the world, we're out there, lots and lots and lots of us... and we need to be known! People need to know we're not criminals, we love our family, we care for our friends and the planet on which we live, and we ingest plants as a means of religion.

I really hope most people here imbrace the use of entheogens as a spiritual path, who use recreational psychoactives with the upmost care, respect and mindfulness of addictive potential. I truely hope most people here are not just about partying, shooting smack or eating pills. I personally only advocate the use of traditional botanical entheogens, and plant psychoactives, and believe that as a group this is the only sensible avenue to advocate for legalization. I do not believe that heroin, cocaine, meth and such should be legal in anyway shape or form, nor do I believe we should advocate the use of MDMA or other synthetic substances, there is no chance for legalization of these types of synthetic compounds, unless it by specialist prescription.

So basically....

Botanicals in their living and dried forms should always be legal.

Snythetics should remain illegal.

And... we should proclaim that entheogenic religion is a perfectly legitimate belief, and should be respected by society and the government that we have the right to (not run down the street tripping but) quietly practice our religion, openly grow our botanicals on our personal property, ingest entheogens in our private services and in private homes or on private land and freely talk about our spirituality without free that we will be raided, fined or jailed.

~ Teotzlcoatl ~

What consenting adults do in the privacy of their own homes is none of my bidness, imo.



Are you starting a religion or a gubmit?



Sounds like a plan.....

Now all you need is a sack-o entheogens, a group of like-minded individuals, a bunch of publicity and a lawyer to defend you in court when your case comes up. With a lot of luck, you'll get a legal exemption from entheogenic religious persecution. With a little luck, you won't do too much jail time. With a little less luck, you'll get a prosecutor and judge that are both firm in the belief that the masses will not have access to those drugs that make a person crazy. At least not on their watch. And then with a little luck an appeal will make its way higher up the court chain and maybe you won't even be in jail as this happens.

Or you can forego the publicity part and live your spiritual life as you see fit, always understanding that we live in a social jungle where you can fall prey to the legal system at any point in time.

Go on and fight the good fight. We'll be right here behind you all the way.

le laughingwillow

I'd rather have a battalion of Germans in front of me than a battalion of French behind me. - General G.S. Patton -

I suppose I'm doing both?

I certainly want absoutly NO publicity!

Basically heres all I'm saying...

People need to proclaim that entheogenic spirituality is a perfectly legitimate belief system, and that it's our rights as humans to practice entheogenic religions.

Yes, yes, by all means proclaim away.

But do you plan on practicing your spirituality in the mean time?

Those who take on the task of legalizations of this type usually do it from a point of post-bust or they get real clean before climbing the nearest rooftop and proclaiming their human right to pursue an entheogenically based spirituality system. But if you try and have it both ways, you will might well become a test case in court.

Just ask Carl Olsen....

lw

Of course.

I wish only to proclaim it on a simple peice of paper... no on any damn rooftops...

Then IF I'm caught... perhaps I'll go down that road.

Who's Carl?

And you are going to feel better about the legality of your religion by writing something on a sheet of paper?

Btw, where are you going to recruit your church members? On a public internet forum?

lw

Hmm recruit is a horrible word...

They may JOIN anywhere they like....

Declaration of Religious Belief (Feel free to print this out, sign it, and put it away in a safe place)

This document is intended as a formal Declaration of my Religious and/or Spiritual Beliefs.


I, the undersigned, do hearby declare that traditional entheogenic botanicals are an essential and inseparable part of my religious/spiritual practice.


Due to ecological and social factors adversely affecting sacred botanicals in their native habitats, I also acknowledge that cultivation of such is a bonafide religious/spiritual practice and responsibility.


I do therefore declare that my consumption and cultivation of holy sacramental botanicals including but not limited to Lophophora ~ "Peyote", Caapi + Psychotria ~ "Ayahuasca", Trichocereus ~ "San Pedro" to be a strictly religious/spiritual practice afforded First Amendment protection under the Constitution of the United States of America and should be the right of each and every human being upon this Earth.





Print Name X __________________________





Date X __________________________





Signature X __________________________

Maybe you should go door to door.

Hey Teo, you are preaching to the choir here.

"I really hope most people here imbrace the use of entheogens as a spiritual path, who use recreational psychoactives with the upmost care, respect and mindfulness of addictive potential. I truely hope most people here are not just about partying, shooting smack or eating pills."

And that was kind of condecending. Like my friend Kenbone says "Ya gots to know who you're partying with" Dude this is not psychedelic kindergarten. Know this: anywhere you go in the psychedelic world many of us have been. You cover lots of ground in 40 years of tripping.

Bro you seem to have a good heart, and your enthusiasm is obvious. But don't cast your pearls before swine(pig pun intended) and don't preach to the choir...........

Amen, jrl.

I've only been on the entheogenic path for 28 years, you old fuck.

Btw, we've been to the entheogenic temple and back, brawh.

lw

"Btw, we've been to the entheogenic temple and back, brawh."

Indeed.

Arlighty then.