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Apr 20, 20263 min
Flesh Of The Gods - Religious Drug Use Throughout History
FEATURE | RONGOĀ / DRUGS Written by Stu Paul (any pronoun) Contributing Writer Painting from Jaipur, India, showing the use and effects of bhang , anonymous, ca. 1800. The spiritual and religious use of mind-altering drugs goes back to the very earliest records in human history. In this article, I will explore several different substances that have been used by various cultures to attain alternate states of consciousness for spiritual and religious purposes. Soma was the name given to a...

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Mar 8, 20264 min
Trans-Buddhism - A Case for Paradoxical Spiritual Identity
FEATURE | WAIRUATANGA / SPIRITUALITY Written by Stu Paul (any pronouns) | Contributing Writer I considered myself a Buddhist long before I ever realised that I was transgender. I grew up within the confines of mainstream Christianity in a family that was not particularly religious, but with a worldview that I would describe as culturally Catholic. This was a world where men were men, women were women, and queerness was an abnormality to be quietly tolerated but never celebrated. I rejected...

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Sep 21, 20253 min
Top 5 Campus Cryptids: What They Study (and Do for Fun)
FEATURE | PŪRĀKAU / MYTHOLOGY Written by Stu Paul (he/him) | Contributing Writer Bigfoot An athlete since his youth, the basketball...

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Aug 3, 20254 min
Salvia Divinorum — Visions of La Maria
FEATURE | RONGOA / DRUGS Written by Stu Paul (he/him) | Contributing Writer Illustrated by Tashi Donnelly (she/her) | @tashi_rd |...

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May 11, 20254 min
Vibes from the Vault: A Brief Journey Through Aotearoa Hip-Hop
FEATURE | PUORO O AOTEAROA / LOCAL MUSIC Written by Stu Paul (he/him) | @stooey.peep | Contributing Writer Hip-hop in Aotearoa has been...

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Mar 30, 20253 min
Earthly Guardians: Nature Deities from Around the World by Stu Paul
FEATURE | WHENUA | TOUCHING GRASS Written by Stu Paul (he/him) | Contributing Writer Edited & illustrated by Tashi Donnelly (she/her) |...

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