Stephen Gray Discusses The Long History Of Cannabis And Psychedelics (Part 2)

Stephen Gray is an author, editor, event organizer and speaker, and ceremony leader. He has been deeply involved with spiritual practices and sacramental (psychedelic) medicine work for over 40 years, including Tibetan Buddhism, the Native American Church (peyote prayer ceremonies), and ayahuasca. Stephen is an influential figure in the Sacramento psychedelic and cannabis space, having been an editor, event organizer, speaker, ceremony leader, and thought leader over the last 40 years. He has faced ridicule and stigma for his views but believes his involvement has helped bring about a modern renaissance in psychedelic and cannabis use. When asked where he got his start in this movement, Stephen said he believes he was involved with the Tibetans over 1000 years ago, but more realistically, his age has been a major factor in his involvement. He has written three books, with his most recent one being How Psychedelics Can Help Save the World. Stephen has also been involved with spiritual awakenings and Tibetan Buddhism, as well as the Native American Church From How Psychedelics Can Help Save the World: Exploring the way forward for Humanity in the Face of unprecedented crisis, more than 25 contributors show how the wisdom of Indigenous peoples and the power of psychedelics can help us enact the radical shift in consciousness necessary to navigate the collapse of the old world order and the birth of a new consciousness. Visionary and Indigenous Voices Speak Out: We hear from psychedelic visionaries Christopher Bache, Zoe Helene, Wade Davis, Chris Kilham, Laurel Sugden, and others on the promise of psychedelic medicines for spiritual and healing work. We learn about Indigenous stories to support our transformation from Native American leader Solana Booth, ancestral memory from Grandmother Maria Alice Campos Freire, cannabis’s role in world building from Minelli Eustàcio-Costa, the ritual roots of talking plants from Michael Stuart Ani, and alchemy across the arc of time from shaman Ya’Acov Darling Khan.