Tonight I sit down with researchers Alex Criddle, Brandon Crockett, and Cody Noconi to discuss their documentary on the psychedelic origins of Mormonism called “EnthoMagus”. Alex has a MA in Philosophy and researches philosophy of mind, mental illness, psychedelics, mysticism, occult, mormon history, birds, permaculture. Cody and Alex have contributed to academic papers on this topic and I added the links below along with their info if you would like to connect with them. 

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*Here is a link to Alex, Brandon, and Cody’s Info:

EntheoMagus Documentary Website and Trailer: 

https://seerstonedproductions.com/

Contact Alex: https://alexcriddle.com/ or [email protected]

Contact Brandon: https://seerstonedproductions.com/ 

Contact Cody: [email protected]

***Documentary screenings: April 27-29, 2024 in Salt Lake City, UT and May 11, 2024 in Portland, OR. Online Screenings TBA.

*Here are the links to the academic papers:

“The Entheogenic Origins of Mormonism: A Working Hypothesis” - Dr. Robert Beckstead, Bryce Blankenagel, Cody Noconi, and Michael Winkelman’s paper published in the Journal of Psychedelic Studies in 2019:

https://www.semanticscholar.org/reader/39aab10ff7ef8d07f48d51f28f1bf75c20608bd9

“The Psychedelic History of Mormonism, Magic, and Drugs” by Noconi, Cody:

https://pickering.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S981C14555489

“Psychedelics as a Means of Revelation in Early and Contemporary Mormonism (Part 1)”:

https://alexcriddle.com/psychedelics-as-a-means-of-revelation-in-early-and-contemporary-mormonism-part-1/

“The Higher Powers of Man” by Frederick M. Smith:

https://ia800707.us.archive.org/9/items/cu31924029193781/cu31924029193781.pdf