“Cannabis and Spirituality”

Stephen Gray presented a lecture on “Cannabis and Spirituality” for the 28th Annual Martin Lecture in Religion. He discussed the spiritual benefits of cannabis – the so-called “people’s plant” – in particular.

Gray is a teacher and writer on spiritual subjects, including entheogenic, sacramental medicines. He has worked extensively with Tibetan Buddhism, the Native American Church, and with several other entheogenic medicines. He authored Returning to Sacred World: A Spiritual Toolkit for the Emerging Reality, 2010. He is also the editor of and contributor to the forthcoming book Cannabis and Spirituality: An Explorer’s Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally (Park Street Press, 2017).

Gray is a teacher and writer on spiritual subjects, including entheogenic, sacramental medicines. He has worked extensively with Tibetan Buddhism, the Native American Church, and with several other entheogenic medicines. The author of Returning to Sacred World: A Spiritual Toolkit for the Emerging Reality, (O-Books, John Hunt Publishing, 2010), he is also a conference and workshop organizer, leader, and speaker as well as part-time photographer and composer of meditative music under the artist name Keary. Mr. Gray is also the editor and contributor to the forthcoming Cannabis and Spirituality: An Explorer’s Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally, (Park Street Press, Jan. 2017). He is the Creative Director of the Spirit Plant Medicine Conference in Vancouver, where he lives.

The lecture was held on October 5th, at 7PM, in the Hindle Auditorium in the Science Center, free and open to the public.