Archaeologists Identify Traces Cannabis in Ancient Jewish Shrines
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Archaeologists Identify Traces Cannabis in Ancient Jewish Shrines
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Re: Archaeologists Identify Traces Cannabis in Ancient Jewish Shrines
#2I've always had a pet theory that Judaism (and thus Christianity and Islam) had its roots in psilocybin mushrooms and cannabis, especially the book of Exodus. One of my Israeli friends always jokes that the story of Moses and the burning bush was actually about Moses smoking a joint, and if you imagine that Moses ate magic mushrooms when he walked up Mt Sinai, the story makes a lot more sense.
Re: Archaeologists Identify Traces Cannabis in Ancient Jewish Shrines
#3I've always had a pet theory that Judaism (and thus Christianity and Islam) had its roots in psilocybin mushrooms and cannabis, especially the book of Exodus. One of my Israeli friends always jokes that the story of Moses and the burning bush was actually about Moses smoking a joint, and if you imagine that Moses ate magic mushrooms when he walked up Mt Sinai, the story makes a lot more sense.
There's some theories that the burning bush was an acacia tree, which could contain DMT. [0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_bush#Biblical_entheoge... also https://www.rickstrassman.com/publications/dmt-and-the-soul-...
Re: Archaeologists Identify Traces Cannabis in Ancient Jewish Shrines
#4For some reason I was under the impression that cannabis was a new world plant, but apparently it hails from Asia.
Re: Archaeologists Identify Traces Cannabis in Ancient Jewish Shrines
#5The same research was discussed two days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23387374
Re: Archaeologists Identify Traces Cannabis in Ancient Jewish Shrines
#6I've always had a pet theory that Judaism (and thus Christianity and Islam) had its roots in psilocybin mushrooms and cannabis, especially the book of Exodus. One of my Israeli friends always jokes that the story of Moses and the burning bush was actually about Moses smoking a joint, and if you imagine that Moses ate magic mushrooms when he walked up Mt Sinai, the story makes a lot more sense.
Re: Archaeologists Identify Traces Cannabis in Ancient Jewish Shrines
#7For some reason I was under the impression that cannabis was a new world plant, but apparently it hails from Asia.
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Re: Archaeologists Identify Traces Cannabis in Ancient Jewish Shrines
#8For some reason I was under the impression that cannabis was a new world plant, but apparently it hails from Asia.
A (rather infamous? I recall a ton of controversy about it) wikipedia article for you:
Re: Archaeologists Identify Traces Cannabis in Ancient Jewish Shrines
#9I've always had a pet theory that Judaism (and thus Christianity and Islam) had its roots in psilocybin mushrooms and cannabis, especially the book of Exodus. One of my Israeli friends always jokes that the story of Moses and the burning bush was actually about Moses smoking a joint, and if you imagine that Moses ate magic mushrooms when he walked up Mt Sinai, the story makes a lot more sense.
There are multiple books and research on the subject.
For people that have had psychedelic experiences, the link between religion/spirituality and these experiences, as well as the practices that produce them, is undeniable.
Here are some additional links besides the ones provided in sibling comments:
https://psychedelictimes.com/amanita-muscaria-and-psilocybin...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1620555026/ref=as_li_tl?ie...
Re: Archaeologists Identify Traces Cannabis in Ancient Jewish Shrines
#10I've always had a pet theory that Judaism (and thus Christianity and Islam) had its roots in psilocybin mushrooms and cannabis, especially the book of Exodus. One of my Israeli friends always jokes that the story of Moses and the burning bush was actually about Moses smoking a joint, and if you imagine that Moses ate magic mushrooms when he walked up Mt Sinai, the story makes a lot more sense.
No doubt.
Religion basically goes.
1. Take drugs and related stuff for fun or whatever
2. See something impressive
3. Cultivate your ability to use the drugs or whatever to investigate the impressive thing more closely.
4. Said cultivators impress the locals.
5. Locals document the whole thing.
6. Cultivators fall out of fashion, come into conflict with the local ruling class or for whatever reason disappear from public view.
7. But the documentation remains. Forming the seed of a new document-based culture.
8. Rulers of said culture forbid drugs and similar explorations. The scholars become a theological ruling class.