Wombkind’s Book Club
What happens when a comedian, a scientist, an artist, an author, and an activist come together to explore a book from different perspectives?
Welcome to our book club, where we explore well-being from the inside out.
The Immortality Key: May 4th to June 8th
Our launch book is The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name by Brian Muraresku.
Over the next 6 weeks we have a dynamic discussion group coming together to discuss themes from the book every Tuesday evening at 6pm PST, and daily reading rooms hosted by the author every morning at 7am PST, so we can listen along together.
The Wombkind Collective choose this book, because Samantha Rose Stein, our founder, accessed psychedelic-assisted therapy to heal from PTSD. When she discovered the author, a psychedelic virgin interested in paleo-chemistry’s trove of research, she started to question how the history of mind altering substances as religious sacraments connects to today’s use of psychedelics as therapeutic breakthroughs.
Across the next 6 weeks, we will explore modern psychedelic science, current legalization efforts, the power of ritual, how humor heals, and of course, the history of religious sacraments — and so much more.
Wombkind Book Club CAlendar
The Immortality Key will be explored May 4th to June 8th. The author, Brian Muraresku will host daily reading rooms for the book from 8am-9am PST with Wombkind’s host, Samantha Rose Stein (links below).
The Wombkind Book Club will meet every Tuesday evening at 6pm PST on Clubhouse featuring Brian Muraresku, selected author, Rick Doblin, MAPS founder, Samantha Rose Stein, mental health advocate, Pete Holmes, comedian, Alex Grey, artist, Matthew Johnson, psychedelic scientist, Nana Meriwether, entrepreneur, and rotating celebrity guests.
Access to The Immortality Key audiobook.
WEEKLY LIVE DISCUSSION LINKS
Focus: How are psychedelics being used as a breakthrough therapeutic?
Special Guest: Rick Doblin, Founder MAPS
Focus: What evidence exists for the role of ritual in psychedelic experience from the dawn of Western civilization? What is the role of creativity in healing, and how is it captured from burning man to experience design?
Special Guest: Alyson Stoner, Actress, Singer, & Founder
Focus: What is the case for the psychedelic Eucharist in paleo-Christianity, and what does it mean for today's Church?
Special Guest: Dr. Candida Moss
Focus: What role do women take in curating visionary rituals across time, and what are the implications for the future of psychedelic medicine, religion, and wellness?
Special Guest: Elise Loehnen, Writer & Host of Goop Podcast
Focus: How is legalization paving the way for the psychedelic renaissance? What becomes of psychedelics over the next 10 years from FDA-approved therapeutics to microdosing to 1st-Amendment protected sacraments?
Special Guest: Julie Holland, Author of Good Chemistry: The Science of Connection from Soul to Psychedelics
Focus: Trip Reports: How does humor heal?
Special Guest: Duncan Trussell, Creator of The Midnight Gospel
DAILY READING ROOMS:
Week 1:
Sunday, May 2nd at 7am PST / 10am EST Foreward read by Samantha Rose Stein, Artist & Mental Health Advocate
Monday, May 3rd at 7am PST / 10am EST Introduction read by Lauren Pfeifer, Lyme Detection Innovator
Tuesday, May 4th at 7am PST / 10am EST “Identity Crisis Part 1” read by Linh Pham, NLP Certified Designer
Wednesday, May 5th at 7am PST / 10am EST “Identity Crisis Part 2” read by Charles Michel, Food Educator
Thursday, May 6th at 7am PST / 10am EST “Fall from Grace Part 1” read by Mohit Arora, Health Equity Activist
Friday, May 7th at 7am PST / 10am EST “Fall from Grace Part 2” read by Ida Faldbakken, Founder Katapult Community
Saturday, May 8th at 7am PST / 10am EST “Barley Meal & Laurel Leaves Part 1” read by Andy Zangrilli, Lawyer & Artist
Sunday, May 9th Send your mother love, & at 6pm PT/9PM ET open discussion group*.
*Note: You must search @wombkind and join the club to access the weekend open-format discussion groups in your Clubhouse hallway.
Week 2:
Monday, May 10th at 8am PST / 11am EST “Ch. 6: Graveyard Beer” Introduction read by Charles Michel, Food Educator
Tuesday, May 11th at 8am PST / 11am EST EST “Ch. 7: The Kukeon of Catalonia”, read by Tyler Norris, Chief Executive of the Well Being Trust
Wednesday, May 12th at 8am PST / 11am EST EST “Ch. 8: The Drug of Immortality” read by Samantha Rose Stein, Artist & Mental Health Advocate
Thursday, May 13th at 8am PST / 11am EST “Ch. 9: Vineyards of Heaven” read by Alex Enchin, Mental Health Entrepreneur
Friday, May 14th at 8am PST / 11am EST EST “Ch. 10: Holy Elixirs in the Holy Land” read by Aneel Chima, Stanford Graduate School’s Head of Wellness Education and the Flourishing Research Initiative (FRI)
Saturday, May 15th & Sunday May 16th at 6pm PT/9PM ET open discussion group*.
*Note: You must search @wombkind and join the club to access the weekend open-format discussion groups in your Clubhouse hallway.
Week 3:
Monday, May 17th at 8am PST / 11am EST “Ch. 8: The Drug of Immortality” Introduction read by Samantha Rose Stein, Artist & Mental Health Advocate
Tuesday, May 18h at 8am PST / 11am EST EST “Ch. 9: Vineyards of Heaven Part 1,” read by Jacob Marshall, Interdisciplinary Artist
Wednesday, May 19th at 8am PST / 11am EST EST “Ch. 9: Vineyards of Heaven Part 2,” read by TBA
Thursday, May 20th at 8am PST / 11am EST “Ch. 10: Holy Elixirs in the Holy Land Part 1 ” read by Holly Regan, Writer
Friday, May 21st at 8am PST / 11am EST EST “Ch. 10: Holy Elixirs in the Holy Land Part 2” read by Monica Ramos, Creative Director, Harmony Healing Centre
Saturday, May 22nd & Sunday May 23rd at 6pm PT/9PM ET open discussion group*.
*Note: You must search @wombkind and join the club to access the weekend open-format discussion groups in your Clubhouse hallway.
Week 4:
Monday, May 24th at 8am PST / 11am EST “ Ch. 11: Drunk with the Nectar of Eternity” read by Samantha Rose Stein, Artist & Mental Health Advocate
Tuesday, May 25th at 8am PST / 11am EST EST “Ch. 12: All This Was Not Just Panicking Part 1,” read by Holly Regan, Writer
Wednesday, May 26th at 8am PST / 11am EST EST “Ch. 12: All This Was Not Just Panicking Part 2,” read by Lauren Pfeifer, Lyme Detection Innovator
Thursday, May 27th at 8am PST / 11am EST “Ch. 13: The Holy Grail ” read by Brian Muraresku, Author
Friday, May 28th at 8am PST / 11am EST EST “Ch. 14: A Gnostic Eucharist” read by Monica Ramos, Creative Director of The Harmony Healing Centre
Saturday, May 29th & Sunday May 30th at 6pm PT/9PM ET open discussion group*.
*Note: You must search @wombkind and join the club to access the weekend open-format discussion groups in your Clubhouse hallway.
Week 5:
Monday, May 31st at 8am PST / 11am EST “ Ch. 15: Mystery Coast Highway” read by Lauren Pfeifer, Lyme Detection Innovator
Tuesday, June 1st at 8am PST / 11am EST EST “Ch. 16: The Gospel of Infinity and the Toad Eucharist Part 1,” read by Samantha Rose Stein, Wombkind’s Founding Curator
Wednesday, June 2nd at 8am PST / 11am EST EST “Ch. 16: The Gospel of Infinity and the Toad Eucharist Part 2,” read by Monica Ramos, Creative Director, The Harmony Healing Centre
Thursday, June 3rd at 8am PST / 11am EST “Ch. 16: The Gospel of Infinity and the Toad Eucharist Part 3 ” read by Ida Faldbakken, Founder Katapult Community
Friday, June 4th at 8am PST / 11am EST EST “Ch. 17: Our Eyes Have Been Opened Part 1” read by Charles Michel, Food Educator
Saturday, June 5th & Sunday June 6th at 6pm PT/9PM ET open discussion group*
*Note: You must search @wombkind and join the club to access the weekend open-format discussion groups in your Clubhouse hallway.
Week 6:
Monday, June 7th at 8am PST / 11am EST “ Ch. 17: Our Eyes Have Been Opened Part 2” read by Lauren Pfeifer, Lyme Detection Innovator
Tuesday, June 8th at 8am PST / 11am EST EST “Afterward Part 1,” read by Samantha Rose Stein, Wombkind’s Founding Curator
Wednesday, June 9th at 8am PST / 11am EST EST “Afterward Part 2,” read by Monica Ramos, Creative Director, The Harmony Healing Centre
Thursday, June 10th at 8am PST / 11am EST “Recapping Key Sections ” lead by Ida Faldbakken, Founder Katapult Community
Friday, June 11th at 8am PST / 11am EST EST “Brian, Samantha, and the Community Q & A” lead by Brian Muraresku
Saturday, June 12th & Sunday June 13th at 6pm PT/9PM ET open discussion group*
*Note: You must search @wombkind and join the club to access the weekend open-format discussion groups in your Clubhouse hallway.
