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Organic psychedelic use in pre-history 2017-02-22 01:25:38 Post No.
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Hello /his/. I was wondering if any of you have read this book before, or anything similar and would care to discuss it.
I'd like to find out about the critical reception of his thesis. Is it widely regarded as bullshit?
I'd also like to know whether you personally see any merit to his ideas. Going into the book I thought it would be a load of hogwash, but the examples provide strong support to his theory.
After reading this it has kind of sent me down a psychedelic history rabbit hole. Having used a number myself I find myself agreeing with him. Psychedelic plant use is an integral part of the human experience which in the past has been used as a powerful tool for shaping society and improving the life of the people who live within it.
HOWEVER: I do recognise that most authors writing about psychedelics are going to be pretty biased in their favour, perhaps reading in causation to history where there is only correlation. If anyone could provide me with history books not exclusively about psychedelics, but which perhaps indicate or mention their use amongst cultures from the past.
Cheers in advance
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>>2401936
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>>2401948
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>>2401969
It's actually more about psilocybin.
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>>2401936
The only thing I know is that for funerals the Scythians would gather as family and friends in sweat lodges and burn bundles of cannabis.
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>>2401969
Yea there is only sporadic discussion of marijuana. He basically says that use of marijuana causes similar societal/cultural effects to psilocybin, but because it isn't as powerful a drug, the extent of those effects is less.
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>>2401997
Thanks for the information friend
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Haven't read the book, so I can't comment on it.
We know that plenty of ancient cultures used hallucinogenic drugs for rituals. Peyote is famous in the US. In South/Central America there were various groups that used other plants like San Pedro cactus (also mescaline), morning glory seeds (LSA), and various plants that contain DMT.
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>>2401997
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>>2401936
One of my books on Japanese shamanism argues that the use of psychedelics was always considered the inferior path compared to long austerities such as prayer and meditation to achieve a vision.
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>>2401936
>Psychedelic plant use is an integral part of the human experience which in the past has been used as a powerful tool for shaping society and improving the life of the people who live within it.
Yeah, but I think people like McKenna are being disingenuous by attempting to compare its strictly-ritualistic/religious usage in older societies to the almost entirely recreational usage of those hallucinogens now
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>>2402267
It's hard for there to be any ritualistic usage when you can wind up in prison for possessing or growing psychedelic plants.
I'd argue that there's little difference from a legal standpoint anyway. A person's reason for ingesting a psychedelic is irrelevant to a third party observer.
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