Mike Marinacci's guest appearances

Mike Marinacci

The Entheogenic Evolution

Radio Misterioso

Into The Parabnormal with Jeremy Scott

Joshua Cutchin

Nick Redfern

Rosemary Ellen Guiley

Preston Dennett

Jeremy Corbell

Jeff Ritzmann

Dean Radin

Mike Clelland

Stanton Friedman

Peter Robbins

Eric Wargo

Alan Stivelman

Lon Strickler

Jeff Kripal

Adam Gorightly

OwlTail

My guest this week is author, Mike Marinacci, discussing his just-released book, Psychedelic Cults and Outlaw Churches: LSD, Cannabis, and Spiritual Sacraments in Underground America. It's a fascinating historical read and brings to light both well known and obscure religious movements in the US where psychedelics have been used as part of religious practice, covering from the formation of the Native American Church all the way up to internet religions in 2021. 

My guest this week is author, Mike Marinacci, discussing his just-released book, Psychedelic Cults and Outlaw Churches: LSD, Cannabis, and Spiritual Sacraments in Underground America. It's a fascinating historical read and brings to light both well known and obscure religious movements in the US where psychedelics have been used as part of religious practice, covering from the formation of the Native American Church all the way up to internet religions in 2021.

Episode 248: Psychedelic Cults and Outlaw Churches with Mike Marinacci

Benjamin Zeller

Whether you call it a religion or cult, organized groups who believe in divine powers have existed for generations. Some go far beyond traditional teachings such as using psychoactive drugs in the search for higher consciousness or taking their own lives. We'll travel to the underground with Mike Marinacci as we explore the spiritual sacraments of these outlaw churches. Dr. Benjamin Zeller pulls back the veil on the group known as Heaven's Gate and their mass suicide in 1997. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whether you call it a religion or cult, organized groups who believe in divine powers have existed for generations. Some go far beyond traditional teachings such as using psychoactive drugs in the search for higher consciousness or taking their own lives. We'll travel to the underground with Mike Marinacci as we explore the spiritual sacraments of these outlaw churches. Dr. Benjamin Zeller pulls back the veil on the group known as Heaven's Gate and their mass suicide in 1997. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ep. #563: GATES OF HEAVEN w/ Mike Marinacci & Dr. Benjamin Zeller

California Jesus

Based on an interview I conducted with my longtime friend Mike Marinacci in early 2105, I was contacted by a representative from Ronin Press about him possibly writing a book consisting of the entries from his Caifia’s Children blog. Fast forward to 2017, and the wonderful California Jesus has just been released. We spoke about this genesis and the weird characters who have arrived in California over the past couple of centuries to peddle their brands of Christianity, which have ranged from the simply strange to the downright frightening and even illegal. William Monéy, the man who published the first English language book in Los Angeles (with a Spanish translation alongside the text) also performed such stunts as having himself buried alive to prove his faith and religious authority. (He screamed immediately to be let out as the dirt fell on top of the box he was in.) We also examined the birth of the modern Pentecostal movement in a small house near present-day downtown L.A., Bebe and Thomas Patten, upon whom later televangelists modeled their acts (Thomas berated parishoners for large donations and then said that the Almighty wanted him and his wife to have a big house and shiny new cars) and even the scandal-ridden life of Thomas Jeffers, who was involved with white supremacist groups, weird (for the time) sex scandals, and who spent his life in and out of jail cells. DIRECT LINK

Based on an <a href="http://radiomisterioso.com/2015/02/24/mike-marinacci-crazy-california-cults/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">interview</a> I <a href="http://radiomisterioso.com/?powerpress_pinw=2587-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">conducted</a> with my longtime friend Mike Marinacci in early 2105, I was contacted by a representative from Ronin Press about him possibly writing a book consisting of the entries from his <a href="http://califias.blogspot.com/2014_12_01_archive.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Caifia’s Children</a> blog. Fast forward to 2017, and the wonderful <a href="https://www.amazon.com/California-Jesus-Irreverent-Evangelists-Latter-Day/dp/1579512305" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">California Jesus</a> has just been released. We spoke about this genesis and the weird characters who have arrived in California over the past couple of centuries to peddle their brands of Christianity, which have ranged from the simply strange to the downright frightening and even illegal. <a href="http://califias.blogspot.com/2015/02/william-money-and-reformed-new.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">William Monéy</a>, the man who published the first English language book in Los Angeles (with a Spanish translation alongside the text) also performed such stunts as having himself buried alive to prove his faith and religious authority. (He screamed immediately to be let out as the dirt fell on top of the box he was in.) We also examined the birth of the modern Pentecostal movement in a small house near present-day downtown L.A., <a href="http://califias.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-patten-ministry-patten-university.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bebe</a> and Thomas Patten, upon whom later televangelists modeled their acts (Thomas berated parishoners for large donations and then said that the Almighty wanted him and his wife to have a big house and shiny new cars) and even the scandal-ridden life of Thomas Jeffers, who was involved with white supremacist groups, weird (for the time) sex scandals, and who spent his life in and out of jail cells. <a href="http://radiomisterioso.com/audio/Mike_Marinacci_3_16_17.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DIRECT LINK</a>

Mike Marinacci – California Jesus