Exile Ecstasy, Madison Margolin
Exile Ecstasy, Madison Margolin
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Exile & Ecstasy
Growing Up with Ram Dass and Coming of Age in the Jewish Psychedelic Underground

Author: Madison Margolin

Narrator: Madison Margolin

Unabridged: 6 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Hay House LLC

Published: 11/07/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Exile and Ecstasy sets out to explore the psychedelic path that occupies the crossroads between the Ram Dass movement and Hasidism. It's a path of seeking and escape, rebellion and return, medicine and magic. Bridging the polar ends of the Jewish and psychedelic worlds, while buttressing the experience with expert reportage, Madison Margolin prods at Be Here Now to find its relevance and utility in a new generation, facing different issues than those Ram Dass faced as a generally well-to-do boomer. In doing so, she looks at solutions to our lack of presence and offers practices that help us integrate our psychedelic experiences in mundane life, as well as in the context of our roots and religious identities. This book is for anyone looking to feel spiritually kindled, to make peace with where they come from, and to reconcile seemingly disparate experiences of spirituality and psychedelics, with traditional religion.This audio product contains a PDF with supporting material, and the PDF is available to download.

About The Author

Madison Margolin is a journalist covering psychedelics, cannabis, spirituality, and Jewish life. As a memoirist, she also documents growing up in both the Ram Dass community and the cannabis legalization movement. Co-founder of DoubleBlind magazine, she has written for publications like Rolling Stone, Playboy, VICE, and Ayin Press, where, as contributing editor, she curates a column-"Speaking from Experience"-featuring in-depth conversations with artists, scientists, mystics, healers, activists, and fringe thought leaders engaging with a range of paradigm-shifting encounters, from somatics to psychedelics to cybernetics, going beyond the edges of Jewish life and culture. Also a co-founder of the Jewish Psychedelic Summit and host of the Be Here Now Network's Set & Setting podcast, Madison has traveled from cannabis farms in Northern California to underground ceremonies in Brooklyn to the shores of the Ganges River and all over Israel/Palestine, reporting on the role of entheogens in religion, culture, and healing.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Noah on January 31, 2024

Loved this book. Memoir meets new-new journalism. Margolin’s writing is stellar and the stories are fascinating!......more

Goodreads review by Des on December 14, 2023

This is an excellent exploration of Judaism and the psychedelic experience. Madison's life story is fascinating, and I just love hearing people's tales of how they found light through the darkness and confusion of early adulthood. It's not a primer for psychedelic Judaism, nor does it offer any new......more

Goodreads review by Ruth on August 07, 2023

Ram Dass has been my spiritual teacher since 1973, and I was born into a Jewish household. I have also used various chemicals to explore consciousness when I was younger. So when I saw there was a book about Ram Dass, Judaism, and psychedelics I was intrigued. I had no idea the rabbit hole I would f......more

Goodreads review by Sherri on August 07, 2023

Madison has done a wonderful job of entertaining the reader, inviting the reader into her Hinjew “hippie” yet in many ways very traditional and mainstream Jewish upbringing, while also delivering background information in chassidic and Jewish spiritual thought woven together in a touching and oftent......more

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