#141 - Thomas Hatsis

#141 - Thomas Hatsis

Author: Grimerica October 31, 2015 Duration: 1:52:43
Interview Starts 45:55
 
Thomas Hatsis aka Bane Ana on the roller derby rink is in Grimerica to chat about The Witches Ointment - the Secret History of Psychedelic Magic. his latest book.  Tom is a historian of witchcraft, magic, medieval pharmacopeia, and entheogens. And host of the website linked below...
 
Thomas schools us in Witchery and the history of different psychedelics. We chat about the credibility of psychedelic research, some of the positive and negative feedback with his research and we even touch on the modern drug war including CIA involvement and disinfo.
 
 
 
In the intro Red Pill Junkie joins us and catches us up on his latest podcast appearances. Darren concludes the fortune cookie challenge, and we chat about inner earth type mysteries. Check out Marty's "Learn Performance" workshop coming up in Canmore and one of our favorite listeners band Wasted Nation is playing at Morgan's pub this weekend.
 
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