Week Two Blogs

Thanks again for another week of insightful blogging. You all bring interesting perspectives and information to our online discussion.
Josh states that he's more interested in reaching ASCs through through meditation or yoga, and asks, "Is it because I've been taught that taking drugs is bad?" Is it? Good question? And if the answer is yes, then why is our culture so different to the cultures who welcome the use of entheogens in their society?
Mr. Lance also questions the use of drugs by the Shamans, asking why they are considered special by their group if its only through drugs that they can reach an ASC. Another good question, and we'll watch a documentary next week that might help to answer that question. In the meantime, though, Jenna suggests that perhaps not everyone can do what they do, even with drugs.
Suset also brings up the issue of drug use with Shamans, and while there a justifications for their use of drugs, let's also not forget that not all Shamans use drugs. Various forms of deprivation and long training on focus are also used to induce journeys into other worlds.
On a final note, Suset also mentions the legacy of the people who created the cave drawings, and asks what legacy we are leaving behind with the technology we have today. An interesting question. 20,000 years from now what will are descendents make of the DVDs and CDs they find buried in our landfills? A piece of jewelry, perhaps, or maybe a tool for stripping twigs off a thin branch? They could imagine any number of things if they think of us as primitive, and if they don't have any functioning CD players.