RNS via AP — For nearly two decades, Larry Hertz, a 64-year-old professional, had found healing and spiritual enrichment through underground ceremonies where he and others took psychedelics. But there was a part of him missing: Raised in a culturally Jewish home in California’s Bay Area, he found that few in psychedelic circles knew much about Judaism; if religion was present, it was usually Christianity. At the same time, his psychedelic practice made him feel as if he were living a double life. “I think a lot of times when you’re in the medicine world, you can feel very isolated...
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