
Microdosing spirituality: How our everyday attachments connect us to the divine
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According to a 2022 study, 5.5 million Americans use hallucinogens a year, often for a "spiritual" experience. What would the Torah say about this practice?
Mark Gerson is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who, along with his wife Rabbi Erica Gerson, is the largest individual supporter of Christian medical missions – through African Mission Healthcare, which he co-founded and chairs. He is the author of the forthcoming book from Ben Bella Books, "God Was Right: How Modern Social Science Proves the Torah Is True."
It is popular. According to a 2022 study from Columbia University (using data from 2019), 5.5 million Americans use hallucinogens a year. This number is surely greater now, especially given the significant number of popular television shows that now celebrate the use of psychedelics and that they are legal in some states.