Dr. Francois Lallemand and the Prophecies of ‘Le Hachych’
CANNABIS CULTURE – The 19th century French Physician Francois Lallemand (1790-1854) was one of the first people in France to write about his experiences with hashish in Asia.
Browsing: urban Shaman
Dante’s Hashish Infused Shamanic Journey?
Dante’s Divine Comedy (1321) is one of the pioneering classics of Western literature.
The Cannabis Soma/Haoma Theory: A Synopsis Based on the Latest Textual and Archeological Evidence
CANNABIS CULTURE – This is part 2 of a series on The Soma Haoma Question, exploring the identity of the ancient Vedic and Avestan entheogenic sacrament.
The Soma-Haoma Question
CANNABIS CULTURE – The Sacred soma/haoma were plant based ritual drinks of the ancient Vedic and Avestan religions, thought to have originated from a common earlier past.
The Ganja Culture of India
CANNABIS CULTURE – In India we are dealing with a sacramental role for cannabis ranging from ancient times to the present day. This continued use of cannabis through the millennia offers many insights into the beliefs and role of cannabis likely held in the ancient world.
Cannabis in Ancient China, Part 1: Ma, plant of the Tao
CANNABIS CULTURE -Recent news stories about the discovery of a 2,500 yr old cannabis burning brazier from China, have inspired me to take a further look at cannabis long and controversial history in this area in a two part article. The first part will deal with cannabis’ role with the indigenous Han Chinese, its medicinalRead More
The Mother Plant of the Goddess – Cannabis
CANNABIS CULTURE – Like us, cannabis occurs in both male and female forms a differentiation which marks higher forms of both botanical and animal species . “Propagation of the female species… is the total concern of the grower interested in the narcotic power of the plant. It is thus a kind of happy coincidence thatRead More
The Psychedelic Phantasmagoria Shows of the 18th century!
CANNABIS CULTURE – Although little known, in the 18th century certain magicians would utilize drugs in combination with smoke and mirror illusions to convince audiences they had witnessed talking and moving ghosts and apparitions! While researching Liber 420: Cannabis Magickal Herbs and the Occult, one of the things I was most fascinated to learn aboutRead More
Cannabis the Once and Future Tree of Life
CANNABIS CULTURE – A fascinating current archeological theory proposes that a variety of ancient depictions of vegetation as the “Tree of Life” are ancient illustrations identifying cannabis use as an ancient entheogen.
