Working with stunning visual evidence found in cathedrals and churches, we invite you to join us as we relive our discovery of the “Psychedelic Gospels” and propose an alternative theory of the origins of Christianity—one radically different from that portrayed in the Bible. This book takes you along, step-by-step, on our decade-long anthropological adventure, providing an easily readable account of this controversial theory. It was during the turbulent decades of the 1960s and 1970s when we had our first experiences with psychedelics, a class of drugs that in time we came to know as “entheogens”: psychoactive plants and chemicals that generate mystical experiences. It was through entheogens that we first came to experience God as the divine intelligence that permeates the universe. Later, in 2006, we made an archaeological discovery that caused us to seriously consider the role of entheogens in the foundations of JudeoChristianity. At that point our personal experiences with psychedelics merged with our professional interests (Jerry’s in anthropology and religion, Julie’s in psychotherapy and spirituality), and we felt compelled to undertake a search for evidence of entheogens in Christian art. While our findings are startling, our intention is not to question people’s faith in Christianity but to uncover a mystery that we believe applies to many religions. Our findings do not deny the importance of religious sacraments but suggest that they should encompass all of God’s creations, including psychoactive plants. All that we ask of you, dear reader, is to consider what we have to say with an open mind and to follow our findings and speculations to their conclusions.