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• Draws parallels between Vedic beliefs and Judeo-Christian sects, showing the existence of a mushroom cult that crossed cultural boundaries.
• Contends that the famed philosophers' stone of the alchemist was a metaphor for the mushroom.
• Confirms and extends Robert Gordon Wasson's hypothesis of the role of the fly agaric mushroom in generating religious visions.
Rejecting arguments that the elusive philosophers' stone of alchemy and the Hindu elixir of life were mere legend, Clark Heinrich provides a strong case that Amanita muscaria, the fly agaric mushroom, played this role in world religious history. Working under the assumption that this "magic mushroom" was the mysterious food and drink of the gods, Heinrich traces its use in Vedic and Puranic religion, illustrating how ancient cultures used the powerful psychedelic in esoteric rituals meant to bring them into direct contact with the divine. He then shows how the same mushroom symbols found in Hindu scriptures correspond perfectly to the symbols of ancient Judaism, Christianity, the Grail myths, and alchemy, arguing that miraculous stories as disparate as the burning bush of Moses and the raising of Lazarus from the dead can be easily explained by the use of this strange and powerful mushroom. While acknowledging the speculative nature of his work, Heinrich concludes that in many religious cultures and traditions the fly agaric mushroom--and in some cases ergot or psilocybin mushrooms--had a fundamental influence in teaching humans about the nature of God. His insightful book truly brings new light to the religious history of humanity.
• Draws parallels between Vedic beliefs and Judeo-Christian sects, showing the existence of a mushroom cult that crossed cultural boundaries.
• Contends that the famed philosophers' stone of the alchemist was a metaphor for the mushroom.
• Confirms and extends Robert Gordon Wasson's hypothesis of the role of the fly agaric mushroom in generating religious visions.
Rejecting arguments that the elusive philosophers' stone of alchemy and the Hindu elixir of life were mere legend, Clark Heinrich provides a strong case that Amanita muscaria, the fly agaric mushroom, played this role in world religious history. Working under the assumption that this "magic mushroom" was the mysterious food and drink of the gods, Heinrich traces its use in Vedic and Puranic religion, illustrating how ancient cultures used the powerful psychedelic in esoteric rituals meant to bring them into direct contact with the divine. He then shows how the same mushroom symbols found in Hindu scriptures correspond perfectly to the symbols of ancient Judaism, Christianity, the Grail myths, and alchemy, arguing that miraculous stories as disparate as the burning bush of Moses and the raising of Lazarus from the dead can be easily explained by the use of this strange and powerful mushroom. While acknowledging the speculative nature of his work, Heinrich concludes that in many religious cultures and traditions the fly agaric mushroom--and in some cases ergot or psilocybin mushrooms--had a fundamental influence in teaching humans about the nature of God. His insightful book truly brings new light to the religious history of humanity.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF AN UNUSUAL BOOK
1 BEATING AROUND THE BURNING BUSH
2 THE SOMA DRINKERS
3 THE FLY AGARIC
4 CURIOUS EVIDENCE
5 THE DWARF SUN-GOD
6 THE RED-EYED HOWLER
7 THE SECRETS OF EDEN
8 THE PROPHETS OF ANCIENT ISRAEL
9 LIVING WATER AND THE BREAD OF LIFE: THE STORY OF JESUS
10 THE KNOWERS OF GOD
11 THE MYSTERIOUS GRAIL
12 ELIXIR: THE SECRET STONE OF ALCHEMY
13 AN ARTISTIC CONSPIRACY?
14 HEAVEN AND HELL
LAST WORD
APPENDIX: THE LEGEND OF MISKWEDO
NOTES
ILLUSTRATIONS
INDEX
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Importe |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Esoterik & Anthroposophie |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9780892819973 |
| ISBN-10: | 0892819979 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Heinrich, Clark |
| Hersteller: | Inner Traditions/Bear & Company |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 252 x 203 x 15 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Clark Heinrich |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.09.2002 |
| Gewicht: | 0,64 kg |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF AN UNUSUAL BOOK
1 BEATING AROUND THE BURNING BUSH
2 THE SOMA DRINKERS
3 THE FLY AGARIC
4 CURIOUS EVIDENCE
5 THE DWARF SUN-GOD
6 THE RED-EYED HOWLER
7 THE SECRETS OF EDEN
8 THE PROPHETS OF ANCIENT ISRAEL
9 LIVING WATER AND THE BREAD OF LIFE: THE STORY OF JESUS
10 THE KNOWERS OF GOD
11 THE MYSTERIOUS GRAIL
12 ELIXIR: THE SECRET STONE OF ALCHEMY
13 AN ARTISTIC CONSPIRACY?
14 HEAVEN AND HELL
LAST WORD
APPENDIX: THE LEGEND OF MISKWEDO
NOTES
ILLUSTRATIONS
INDEX
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Importe |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Esoterik & Anthroposophie |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9780892819973 |
| ISBN-10: | 0892819979 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Heinrich, Clark |
| Hersteller: | Inner Traditions/Bear & Company |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 252 x 203 x 15 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Clark Heinrich |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.09.2002 |
| Gewicht: | 0,64 kg |
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