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Shrouded in mystery for centuries, Soma is simultaneously a sacred hallucinogenic plant, a personified God, and a cosmological principle. With the renewed interest in the ritual use of psychoactive substances, shamanism, and alternative modalities of healing, Soma provides an important key to understanding the earliest systemized methods of medicine, psychology, magic, rejuvenation, longevity, and alchemy.
Arguing that we ought to look to psychedelic aesthetics of the 1960s in relation to current crises in liberal democracy, this book emphasizes the intersection of European thought and the psychedelic. The first half of the book focuses on philosophical influences of Herbert Marcuse and Antonin Artaud, while the second half shifts toward literary and theoretical influences of Aldous Huxley on psychedelic aesthetics. Framed within an emergent discourse of political theology, it suggests that taking a postsecular approach to psychedelic aesthetics helps us understand deeper connections between aesthetics and politics.
This book provides you means and methods for accessing expanded or higher states of consciousness. It gives you a plan on using these experiences to awaken to yourself as consciousness, to help you profoundly heal, and to self-realize. You will then live in innate presence and subsequently transform your life. I discovered ancient priesthood ritual methods for accessing expanded states of consciousness while researching the archaeology of the Sun god religions of Egypt, India, and Central and South America. Ritual Meditation and Transcendental Self-Inquiry methods, derived from these discoveries, will help you know yourself as consciousness within and beyond objective reality. You will find ...
Pagliaro (pharmacopsychology, University of Alberta, Canada) analyzes trends in the abuse of both prescribed medications and illicit substances not covered in standard therapeutic texts, and provides facts on the brand and street names, classification, dosage forms, mechanism of action, and effects
A bold thriller filled with esoteric secrets, psychedelic rituals, blackmail, and murder • Follows American archaeologist Monica Bettlheim, her benefactor Maltese billionaire Sebastian Pinto, and Pinto’s son Rafael as they make startling discoveries about the ancient world, hallucinogenic sacraments, and modern-day crime syndicates • Reveals a secret ritual at the heart of Christianity, knowledge of which was passed on underground by Gnostics and alchemists for centuries • Explore the use of the Kykeon, the psychedelic brew of the Eleusinian mysteries, which offers those who drink it a direct experience of God Amid the European refugee crisis, with the background of Southern Europe h...
Hallucinogens are a diverse group of drugs that can alter a user's perception, thinking, and feelings. They can be natural or made in laboratories. They are also very addictive. This book examines the consequences of hallucinogen abuse and offers solutions for those who suffer from, or know someone who suffers from, an addiction to hallucinogens such as LSD or "magic mushrooms." Featured sidebars and narratives from real users provide the context for the harm these substances cause, as well as hope for recovery from addiction.
The origins of modern religion in human sacrifice, ritual cannibalism, visionary intoxication, and the Cult of the Dead • Explores ancient practices of producing sacred hallucinogenic foods and oils from the bodies of the dead for ritual consumption and religious anointing • Explains how these practices are deeply embedded in the symbolism, theology, and sacraments of modern religion, specifically Christianity and the Eucharist • Documents the rites of Cults of the Dead from the prehistoric Minoans on Crete to the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Hebrews to early and medieval Christian sects such as the Cathars Long before the beginnings of civilization, humans have been sacrificed and t...
This book aims to discuss and practices all the issues pertaining to medicinal plants research, documentation, utilization. conservation activities, standardization, quality control, tissue culture, biotechnology, biochemistry, phytochemistry and chemical characterization taking place in various Universities, Institutions, Colleges and their impact on medicinal plants.
Vor dem Hintergrund von Animal Studies und New Materialism fokussiert Mit Tieren denken zeitgenössische künstlerische Arbeiten, die lebende Tiere inszenieren, und fragt, wie Tiere Kunstwerke verändern. Was ist das Spezifische an einer tierlichen Ästhetik? Welche Diskurse eröffnen Tiere in der Kunst und wie kann sich mit den Tieren ein Denken entfalten, das über menschliche Subjekte als Bezugsgrößen hinausgeht? Über die Analyse von vier zeitgenössischen Arbeiten entwickelt Annalena Roters Werkzeuge, die nicht nur das Vermögen der Tiere, ästhetisch wirksam zu werden, berücksichtigen, sondern auch die diskursive Vielschichtigkeit der Kunstwerke offenlegen. Exemplarisch zeigt sie, w...
A clear and accessible introduction to one of the fastest growing and most highly debated spheres of international law.