{"product_id":"dmt-and-the-soul-of-rick-strassman-9781594773426","title":"DMT and the Soul of Prophecy: A New Science of Spiritual Revelation in the Hebrew Bible","description":"Naturally occurring DMT may produce prophecy-like states of consciousness and thus represent a bridge between biology and religious experience \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Reveals the striking similarities between the visions of the Hebrew prophets and the DMT state described by Strassman's research volunteers \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Explains how prophetic and psychedelic states may share biological mechanisms \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Presents a new top-down \"theoneurological\" model of spiritual experience \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter completing his groundbreaking research chronicled in \u003ci\u003eDMT: The Spirit Molecule\u003c\/i\u003e, Rick Strassman was left with one fundamental question: What does it mean that DMT, a simple chemical naturally found in all of our bodies, instantaneously opens us to an interactive spirit world that feels more real than our own world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen his decades of clinical psychiatric research and Buddhist practice were unable to provide answers to this question, Strassman began searching for a more resonant spiritual model. He found that the visions of the Hebrew prophets--such as Ezekiel, Moses, Adam, and Daniel--were strikingly similar to those of the volunteers in his DMT studies. Carefully examining the concept of prophecy in the Hebrew Bible, he characterizes a \"prophetic state of consciousness\" and explains how it may share biological and metaphysical mechanisms with the DMT effect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExamining medieval commentaries on the Hebrew Bible, Strassman reveals how Jewish metaphysics provides a top-down model for both the prophetic and DMT states, a model he calls \"theoneurology.\" Theoneurology bridges biology and spirituality by proposing that the Divine communicates with us using the brain, and DMT--whether naturally produced or ingested--is a critical factor in such visionary experience. This model provides a counterpoint to \"neurotheology,\" which proposes that altered brain function simply generates the impression of a Divine-human encounter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheoneurology addresses issues critical to the full flowering of the psychedelic drug experience. Perhaps even more important, it points the way to a renewal of classical prophetic consciousness, the soul of Hebrew Bible prophecy, as well as unexpected directions for the evolution of contemporary spiritual practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Strassman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1594773424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594773426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Park Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/08\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2014 pg. 5","brand":"Rick Strassman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049879597311,"sku":"9781594773426","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7237419a-e8d8-4df3-8055-f47be8f05b60.jpg?v=1685003933","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dmt-and-the-soul-of-rick-strassman-9781594773426","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}