Thomas Hatsis, The Witches’ Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic; Psychedelic Mystery Traditions: Spirit Plants, Magical Practices, Ecstatic States

Authors

  • Chas S. Clifton

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.20502

Keywords:

Witchcraft, Witch Trials, History of Christianity, Psychedelic drugs, Entheogens

Abstract

Thomas Hatsis, The Witches’ Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic (Rochester, Vt.: Inner Traditions 2015), 304 pp., $19.95 paper; Psychedelic Mystery Traditions: Spirit Plants, Magical Practices, Ecstatic States (Rochester, Vt.: Inner Traditions, 2018), 288 pp., B&W illustrations, $19.99 softcover.

Author Biography

  • Chas S. Clifton

    Formerly of Colorado State University, Pueblo, he researches and writes on new religious movements and contemporary Paganism. He served as a contributing editor of Gnosis: Journal of Western Inner Traditions from 1986–2000, and as co-chair of the American Academy of Religion's Contemporary Pagan Studies Group from 2011–2016. His published work includes Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America and as co-editor with Graham Harvey, The Paganism Reader.

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Published

2021-09-06

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Book Reviews

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How to Cite

Clifton, C. S. (2021). Thomas Hatsis, The Witches’ Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic; Psychedelic Mystery Traditions: Spirit Plants, Magical Practices, Ecstatic States. Pomegranate, 22(2), 259–261. https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.20502