This puritanical idea doesn't hold much real sway. Its true that psychedelics can be misused or just used recreationally in a wide variety of contexts, but that doesnt reflect on them more just the intent in which they are used.
Genuine spiritual practices and meditation is important, and these practices can be significantly enhanced with psychedelics. The psychedelics are also significantly enhanced with spiritual practices.
I would highly highly recommend you get this book and watch this talk about the possibilities of genuinely working spiritually with LSD over an extended period and what the possibilities are.
I'm a Christian and God has used LSD more powerfully in my life than anything else, by far. You would not expect the Christian God to support LSD in comparison to people more into Eastern Spirituality, but God uses LSD profoundly as well. LSD and a "spiritual journey" go hand-in-hand for sure. There's nothing else like it. I wouldn't be a Christian without LSD I don't think.
In all seriousness, LSD is something 'holy' to me: to be treated with respect and seriousness for personal growth. It's also very fun, but the spiritual activation it offers is way more important than the fun it provides.
For my first Christian experience... I'll explain. I had a lady, my cleaner, pray for me to understand why I needed Jesus in my life. Because I had an idea of God that I understood and could relate to but who is this "Jesus" person and why do I need him?
That weekend, not even thinking about it - I had tripped on 150micrograms earlier that week - I took 3.5 hits, or 350 micrograms. I had never taken that much and I had only tripped one time on the good LSD I get online. This is the same night that my addiction to cocaine was obliterated. I felt so good, so much euphoria, I've never felt so good in my life. And during the night I went out to the beach a few times and looking up at the stars it was like, "wow, the universe is so big and yes we are just small people on a small planet in the middle of nowhere but
life is important. What you're doing is sooo important, you have to stay disciplined." That was just like imparted to me as intuitive spiritual knowledge -- it eradicated all thoughts of existential despair or trouble for myself mentally. I felt totally justified and even righteous in caring about my life and believing that I had value objectively.
I went home, trip going amazing still, and then I decide to go back to the beach for sunrise - one of my favorite activities. There was an amazing sunrise and looking at the sun and the clouds, it looked like heaven up there. And then I realized what day it was: EASTER SUNDAY. Omg. I couldn't believe. My 'soul' was exhausted from the trip, I felt like the universe had broken through my body and cleansed me of all impurities and I was worn down a bit - not in a bad way but just like registering that "whatever happened was a BIG deal."
I couldn't accept the Easter Sunday revelation - I wasn't ready for God. I just remarked: holy shit, lol. Eventually, after several more experiences of God, I converted to Christianity that year, 2015, on December 6th.
The way I converted was that I had this Christian friend who I knew from church way back in the day (I used to be a christian during middle school and some of HS). I kept telling him about LSD and he was like no way dude, that's not God at all - God doesn't use drugs. And I'm like bro, I know what I'm feeling: it's God, I can tell. And we would go back and forth about this throughout the year until that night on December 6th we were having a conversation and we were both describing our experience of God and we both realized that we were talking about the exact same thing: the same feeling, the same God. Then God showed me how He had been with me my whole life and how He was still with me and I converted that night, asking Jesus to forgive me of my sins.
Here are some pictures from that Easter Sunday that a lady out on the beach took of me and she later emailed them to me.
