Ecstatic Integration

Ecstatic Integration

The mysterious death of the ketamine priestess

Part One: was the first prophet of ketamine therapy addicted to it?

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Jan 16, 2024
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On March 20th, 1981, two residents of a small town outside of Seattle discovered a human skull while walking down a slope near their home. This grim discovery was promptly reported to the Snohomish County Police. Dental records revealed that the skull belonged to Marcia Moore, heiress to the Sheraton hotel fortune, and a New Age celebrity and yoga pione…

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