"Ordinary Mystics makes a level-headed case for religious freedom, for the right of ordinary people to practice in community without being treated as criminals. The freedom to seek the Sacred directly belongs to all of us."

Rick Doblin
Founder & President, MAPS

"Matt Zemon does something wondrous in this book: he makes the ineffable, effable… Ordinary Mystics is a helpful new gospel, beautifully written. Let it take you to church."

Rev. Molly Phinney Baskette
UCC minister and author

"In Ordinary Mystics Matt Zemon, reasonably and without rancor, points the way to the normalization of sincere religious practices that merit respect and the law's protection. I did not expect to see a book like this in my lifetime, and I am grateful that I have."

William A. (Bill) Richards, STEM, PhD
Clinical Psychologist & Author of Sacred Knowledge

"I cannot recommend this book on the sacred use of psilocybin mushrooms too highly. It is the richest, most comprehensive, and wisest discussion I have encountered on the safe use of this important medicine in spiritual communities… A treasure for all present and future practitioners."

Christopher Bache, PhD
Professor emeritus and author of LSD and the Mind of the Universe

"My fellow veterans need to know this kind of healing is real. They need to know they are not broken beyond repair. And they should not have to leave the country to find it. Ordinary Mystics needs to reach every veteran it can, before it is too late."

Juliana Mercer
USMC Veteran, Executive Director, Healing Breakthrough

"Staying changed long after the glow has worn off is a discipline, and we have spent centuries learning it… Ordinary Mystics gives these experiences a tradition patient enough to turn them into lasting change." 

Rabbi Zac Kamenetz
Founder of Shefa