Mystic Garden Gathering

For this talk, independent entheogenic researcher, Martin W. Ball,
Ph.D., will discuss the topic of “Entheogens, Mystical Experience,
and the Nature of Reality.” Having undergone his own radical
transformation through the use of entheogens, Dr. Ball now writes and
lectures widely on the topic of the non-dual, unitary energetic nature
of reality and the self. His insightful understanding of the nature of
the human ego, the role of psychedelics in transcendent and mystical
experiences, and the fractal energetic structure of reality as a
unified system is radical, challenging, provocative, and potentially
profoundly liberating. The talk will primarily focus on the potential
roles of DMT and 5-MeO-DMT in affecting profound changes in
humanity’s understanding of itself and its role as direct
embodiments of universal consciousness.

BIO: Martin W. Ball, Ph.D., is a professor of Religion and independent
entheogenic researcher. He is the author of numerous books on
psychedelics/entheogens and mystical experience, the most recent of
which is The Entheological Paradigm: Essays on the DMT and 5-MeO-DMT
experience and the Meaning of it All. His previous book, Being Human:
An Entheological Guide to God, Evolution and the Fractal Energetic
Nature of Reality has been an Amazon.com best-seller and is widely
regarded as a revolutionary work on the question of the nature of
self, reality, and the potential role of entheogens in human
liberation from illusion. An active lecturer, Dr. Ball has presented
his work at Burning Man, the Science and NonDuality conference, the
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, and more. He
has also been involved with bringing psychedelic education to the
public at the Mystic Garden events for several years now and is host
of the Entheogenic Evolution podcast.