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Mushrooms, Myth & Mythras by Carl A.P. Ruck, Mark A. Hoffman & Jose Alfredo Gonzales Celdran




Antiquarian / Second Hand

Published: City Lights Books, San Francisco 2011
Condition: A paperback in fine, as new, condition. Binding firm, spine uncreased, pages clean and unmarked.

This illustrated book traces the history of an unlikely force in the shaping of Western civilization: the use of psychedelic mushrooms, namely by a secret society called the cult of Mithras. Nero was the first emperor to be initiated by the group’s “magical dinners,” and most of his successors embraced the ritual as a source of spiritual transcendence. The cult was officially banned after the Conversion, but aspects of their rituals were assimilated or co-opted by Christianity, and the brotherhoods persist today as secret societies such as the Freemasons. This is a fascinating exploration of a powerful force kept behind the scenes for thousands of years.



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