Entheos

Early worshippers of Dionysos reenacted this gruesome scene by whipping themselves into a frenzy and tearing a live bull to pieces with their hands and teeth. These grisly rites, accompanied by loud music and the crashing of cymbals, were intended to propel the revelers into a state of ecstasy, a word literally meaning 'outside the body' to the Greeks. Through this ecstasy, the cultists hoped to transcend their earthly bonds and allow the soul a temporary liberation from the body. Only in this way could the soul achieve a condition of enthousiasmos, meaning 'inside the god,' which the worshipers believed was a taste of what they might one day enjoy in eternity.

Entheos are an Irish band who take their name form the definition above.

by boddahdidit July 7, 2010

entheogen

A term derived from the Greek 'entheos', directly translated to mean having "God (theos) within" or more loosely translated as "inspired" and 'genesthe' meaning "to generate". 'Entheos' was typically used to describe poets, musicians and other artists who were believed to receive their gifts from the divine. The word entheogen thus exposes itself as meaning "that which generates God/the divine in a person". The term was first coined in 1979 as a replacement for 'psychedelic' and 'hallucinogen' which both carry with them certain denigrating connotations. The cultures of those who use psychoactives that fall within the category of entheogen (or enthnobotanical, a related term which refers specifically to psychoactive plants) and those who use such substances for 'recreational' or secular uses are in some cases, strongly at ends, and in others allied. Entheogen is a term to be used in strict reverence of substances that act as divine sacraments and facilitate transcendent experiences.

I participated in the ritual use of the entheogen, Mescaline/Peyote when I went on a spirit walk at the Peyote Way Church in Arizona.

by Michael Nelson January 3, 2008

entheogenist

Is a person who grows, experiments with and/or uses entheogens (see entheogen ).

An entheogenist typically uses entheogens for divining, healing, enlightening or ritualistic purposes, not recreational purposes. Reiterated: etheogenists are spiritual individuals and use entheogens to become close to their god/s more for than the purpose of getting high.

"Why are you growing all those weird plants in back? Are you a shaman or something?"

"Not quite, I'm an entheogenist"

by Hesteen1 September 22, 2009

entheogenic

n. a substance or process that draws one closer to the god within

The peyote medicine is entheogenic when used traditionally.

by reptiles October 4, 2002

entheogen

Refers to a psychoactive substance, usually of plant origin, which is ingested to produce an expanded state of consciousness for religious or spiritual purposes, providing transcendental experiences reported as a contact with God and the spiritual world.

adj. noun.
UK: ɛnθɛəʊdʒɛn | US: ɛnθɛoʊdʒɛn

ETYMOLOGY: From the Greek "entheogen", which literally means "inner manifestation of the divine" or “to become divine from within”. Entheos means "God (theos) within" or "inspired by God" and geno indicates "generation, production of something”.

by André Fagundes June 4, 2020

entheogen

Yesudas's voice.

Example 1:

Egyptian: Our ancestors used the blue lotus as an entheogen
Peruvian: Our shamans still commune with the Gods with Ayahuasca...
Keralite/South Indian: You can kiss my ass, you li'l bitches! We've got Yesudas! On mp3!

Example 2:
(An unsuspecting guy/gal enters my room, to hear Yesudas's 'Parayoo nin ganathil' playing)
Guy/gal (falling on the floor, eyes rolled up): This is Neo. I hear You, God! Fuck Dawkins in the ear!
Me: Om Shanti!

by Da Global Observer May 25, 2017

entheogen

A drug used to bring about spiritual connections.

We ate some entheogens and saw jesus.

by Justin Robison October 31, 2003