The idea of the truth shall set you free, right, [SPEAKING GREEK], in 8:32. There's all kinds of reasons I haven't done it. Listen to #646: Brian C. Muraresku with Dr. Mark Plotkin The Eleusinian Mysteries, Discovering the Divine, The Immortality Key, The Pagan Continuity Hypothesis, Lessons from Scholar Karen Armstrong, and Much More, an episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.
The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name That's the big question. That's one narrative that I feel is a little sensational. Nazanin Boniadi I write it cognizant of the fact that the Eucharist doesn't work for many, many people. BRIAN MURARESKU: Right. Now, that date is obviously very suggestive because that's precisely the time the Christians were establishing a beachhead in Rome. So it's hard for me to write this and talk about this without acknowledging the Jesuits who put me here. Like savory, wormwood, blue tansy, balm, senna, coriander, germander, mint, sage, and thyme. There's some suggestive language in the pyramid texts, in the Book of the Dead and things of this nature. Nage ?] Maybe for those facing the end of life. But it was not far from a well-known colony in [INAUDIBLE] that was founded by Phocians. We know that at the time of Jesus, before, during, and after, there were recipes floating around. There are others claiming that there's drugs everywhere. And they found this site, along with others around the Mediterranean. But in Pompeii, for example, there's the villa of the mysteries, one of these really breathtaking finds that also survived the ravage of Mount Vesuvius. It's something that goes from Homer all the way until the fall of the Roman Empire, over the course of well more than 1,000 years. Several theories address the issue of the origin of the Romanians.The Romanian language descends from the Vulgar Latin dialects spoken in the Roman provinces north of the "Jireek Line" (a proposed notional line separating the predominantly Latin-speaking territories from the Greek-speaking lands in Southeastern Europe) in Late Antiquity.The theory of Daco-Roman continuity argues that the . They followed Platonic (and other Greeks) philosophy. And so I don't know what a really authentic, a really historic-looking ritual that is equal parts sacred, but also, again, medically sound, scientifically rigorous, would look like. And I asked her openly if we could test some of the many, many containers that they have, some on display, and many more in repository there. But it just happens to show up at the right place at the right time, when the earliest Christians could have availed themselves of this kind of sacrament. I really tried. Is this only Marcus? We're going to get there very soon. And when you speak in that way, what I hear you saying is there is something going on. We have plays like the Bacchi from Euripides, where we can piece together some of this. 7:30 The three pillars to the work: the Eucharist as a continuation of the pharmako and Dionysian mysteries; the Pagan continuity theory; and the idea that through the mysteries "We can die before we die so that when we die we do not die" 13:00 What does "blood of Christ" actually mean; the implied and literal cannibalism So I have my concerns about what's about to happen in Oregon and the regulation of psilocybin for therapeutic purposes. I don't know why it's happening now, but we're finally taking a look. And to be quite honest, I'd never studied the ancient Greeks in Spain. The actual key that I found time and again in looking at this literature and the data is what seems to be happening here is the cultivation of a near-death experience. One attendee has asked, "How have religious leaders reacted so far to your book? Is taking all these disciplines, whether it's your discipline or archaeochemistry or hard core botany, biology, even psychopharmacology, putting it all together and taking a look at this mystery, this puzzle, using the lens of psychedelics as a lens, really, to investigate not just the past but the future and the mystery of human consciousness. If we're being honest with ourselves, when you've drunk-- and I've drunk that wine-- I didn't necessarily feel that I'd become one with Jesus. With more than 35 years of experience in the field of Education dedicated to help students, teachers and administrators in both public and private institutions at school, undergraduate and graduate level. And I'm trying to reconcile that. I mean, this is what I want to do with some of my remaining days on this planet, is take a look at all these different theories. And if you're a good Christian or a good Catholic, and you're consuming that wine on any given Sunday, why are you doing that?
#646: Brian C. Muraresku with Dr. Mark Plotkin The - Chartable So I think this was a minority of early Christians. Get personalized recommendations, and learn where to watch across hundreds of streaming providers. So at the very-- after the first half of the book is over, there's an epilogue, and I say, OK, here's the evidence. It's some kind of wine-based concoction, some kind of something that is throwing these people into ecstasy. Now the archaeologist of that site says-- I'm quoting from your book-- "For me, the Villa Vesuvio was a small farm that was specifically designed for the production of drugs." Because very briefly, I think Brian and others have made a very strong case that these things-- this was a biotechnology that was available in the ancient world. 474, ?] Part 1 Brian C. Muraresku: The Eleusinian Mysteries, Discovering the Divine, The Immortality Key, The Pagan Continuity Hypothesis and the Hallucinogenic Origins of Religion 3 days ago Plants of the Gods: S4E1. Psychedelics Today: PTSF 35 (with Brian Muraresku) Griffithsfund.org So thank you, all who have hung with us. We have some inscriptions. So again, that's February 22. And you suspect, therefore, that it might be a placebo, and you want the real thing. Perhaps more generally, you could just talk about other traditions around the Mediterranean, North African, or, let's even say Judaism. And I think we're getting there. These Native American church and the UDV, both some syncretic form of Christianity. Now-- and I think that we can probably concede that. CHARLES STANG: OK. Now let's move into the Greek mystery. I know that's another loaded phrase.
Ep #1 Show Notes | Brian Muraresku: Psychedelics, Civilization BRIAN MURARESKU: Good one. Despite its popular appeal as a New York Times Bestseller, TIK fails to make a compelling case for its grand theory of the "pagan continuity hypothesis with a psychedelic twist" due to recurring overreach and historical distortion, failure to consider relevant research on shamanism and Christianity, and presentation of speculation as fact." And what you're referring to is-- and how I begin the book is this beautiful Greek phrase, [SPEAKING GREEK].
"Pagan" and "Christian" Marriage: The State of the Question I mean, if Burkert was happy to speculate about psychedelics, I'm not sure why Ruck got the reception that he did in 1978 with their book The Road to Eleusis.
Theories of Origins about Witch Hunts - King's College So welcome to the fourth event in our yearlong series on psychedelics and the future of religion, co-sponsored by the Esalen Institute, the Riverstyx Foundation, and the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. I am excited . Now, it's just an early indication and there's more testing to be done. I think the only big question is what the exact relationship was from a place like that over to Eleusis. I'm not sure many have. The Continuity Hypothesis was put forward by John Bowlby (1953) as a critical effect of attachments in his development of Attachment Theory. And so in my afterword, I present this as a blip on the archaeochemical radar. But I think the broader question of what's the reception to this among explicitly religious folk and religious leaders? I'm happy to be proven wrong. And there were moments when the sunlight would just break through. It's really quite simple, Charlie. In this hypothesis, both widely accepted and widely criticized,11 'American' was synonymous with 'North American'. There's no mistake in her mind that it was Greek. I can't imagine that there were no Christians that availed themselves of this biotechnology, and I can't imagine-- it's entirely plausible to me that they would mix this biotechnology with the Eucharist. So how exactly is this evidence of something relevant to Christianity in Rome or southern Italy more widely? I also sense another narrative in your book, and one you've flagged for us, maybe about 10 minutes ago, when you said that the book is a proof of concept. I mean, about 25 years ago, actually. let's take up your invitation and move from Dionysus to early Christianity. But by and large, no, we don't really know. 44:48 Psychedelics and ancient cave art .
The Religion has a Name: "Shamanism" - AKJournals There's also this hard evidence that comes out of an archaeological site outside of Pompeii, if I have it correct. And I got to say, there's not a heck of a lot of eye rolling, assuming people read my afterword and try to see how careful I am about delineating what is knowable and what is not and what this means for the future of religion. But maybe you could just say something about this community in Catalonia.
Leonardo Torres Pagan, PhD - Subject Matter Expert & Editor - LinkedIn BRIAN MURARESKU: It just happens to show up. In this episode, Brian C. Muraresku, who holds a degree from Brown University in Latin, Greek and Sanskrit, joins Breht to discuss his fascinating book "The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name", a groundbreaking dive into the use of hallucinogens in ancient Greece, the Pagan Continuity Hypothesis, the role of the Eucharist in early Christianity, the . First, I will provide definitions for the terms "pagan", "Christian", Thank you for that. Not because it was brand new data. 283. So even from the very beginning, it wasn't just barley and water. Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been translated into 40+ languages. I understand more papers are about to be published on this. A rebirth into a new conception of the self, the self's relationship to things that are hard to define, like God. Dogs, indicative of the Greek goddess Hecate, who, amongst other things was known as the [GREEK], the dog eater. I'm trying to get him to speak in the series about that. We still have almost 700 with us. Why don't we turn the tables and ask you what questions you think need to be posed? I was satisfied with I give Brian Muraresku an "A" for enthusiasm, but I gave his book 2 stars. And if there's historical precedent for it, all the more so. BRIAN MURARESKU: We can dip from both pies, Dr. Stang. 101.
#646: Brian C. Muraresku with Dr. Mark Plotkin The Eleusinian 18.3C: Continuity Theory - Social Sci LibreTexts That they were what you call extreme beverages. BRIAN MURARESKU: I'm bringing more illumination. I wish that an ancient pharmacy had been preserved by Mount Vesuvius somewhere near Alexandria or even in upper Egypt or in Antioch or parts of Turkey. So to find dog sacrifice inside this Greek sanctuary alludes to this proto-witch, Hecate, the mother of Circe, who is mentioned in the same hymn to Demeter from the 8th, 7th century BC, as kind of the third of the goddesses to whom these mysteries were dedicated. And I want to ask you about specifically the Eleusinian mysteries, centered around the goddesses Demeter and Persephone. Mona Sobhani, PhD Retweeted. As much as we know about the mysteries of Eleusis. Including, all the way back to Gobekli Tepe, which is why I mentioned that when we first started chatting. I try to be careful to always land on a lawyer's feet and be very honest with you and everybody else about where this goes from here. From about 1500 BC to the fourth century AD, it calls to the best and brightest of not just Athens but also Rome. I see it as-- well, OK, I'd see it as within a minority. Here's the big question. Up until that point I really had very little knowledge of psychedelics, personal or literary or otherwise. And let's start with our earliest evidence from the Stone Age and the Bronze Age. And so part of what it means to be a priest or a minister or a rabbi is to sit with the dying and the dead. And he was actually going out and testing some of these ancient chalices. Wise not least because it is summer there, as he reminds me every time we have a Zoom meeting, which has been quite often in these past several months. There's evidence of the mysteries of Dionysus before, during, and after the life of Jesus, it's worth pointing out. Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2023 And I wonder and I question how we can keep that and retain that for today. The whole reason I went down this rabbit hole is because they were the ones who brought this to my attention through the generosity of a scholarship to this prep school in Philadelphia to study these kinds of mysteries. And so how far should this investigation go? And the one thing that unites both of those worlds in this research called the pagan continuity hypothesis, the one thing we can bet on is the sacred language of Greek. Now you're a good sport, Brian. And so I don't think that psychedelics are coming to replace the Sunday Eucharist. And as a lawyer, I know what is probative and what's circumstantial evidence, and I just-- I don't see it there. Rachel Peterson, who's well known to Brian and who's taken a lead in designing the series. Just from reading Dioscorides and reading all the different texts, the past 12 years have absolutely transformed the way I think about wine. And I want to say that this question that we've been exploring the last half hour about what all this means for the present will be very much the topic of our next event on February 22, which is taking up the question of psychedelic chaplaincy. And I think it's very important to be very honest with the reader and the audience about what we know and what we don't. CHARLES STANG: So that actually helps answer a question that's in the Q&A that was posed to me, which is why did I say I fully expect that we will find evidence for this? They were relevant to me in going down this rabbit hole. I would have been happy to find a spiked wine anywhere. So can you reflect for us where you really are and how you chose to write this book? You won't find it in many places other than that. So psychedelics or not, I think it's the cultivation of that experience, which is the actual key. 48:01 Brian's psychedelic experiences . A combination of psychoactive plants, including opium, cannabis, and nightshade, along with the remains of reptiles and amphibians all steeped in wine, like a real witch's brew, uncovered in this house outside of Pompeii.
pagan continuity hypothesis - diamondamotel.com And I, for one, look forward to a time when I can see him in person for a beer, ergotized beer or not, if he ever leaves Uruguay. So what I think we have here in this ergtotized beer drink from Catalonia, Spain, and in this weird witch's brew from 79 AD in Pompeii, I describe it, until I see evidence otherwise, as some of the very first heart scientific data for the actual existence of actual spiked wine in classical antiquity, which I think is a really big point. This event is entitled, Psychedelics, The Ancient Religion With No Name? What's significant about these features for our piecing together the ancient religion with no name? 55 This is very likely as it seems that the process had already started in the 4th century. And so even within the New Testament you see little hints and clues that there was no such thing as only ordinary table wine. So the mysteries of Dionysus are a bit more of a free-for-all than the mysteries of Eleusis. [1] According to this theory, older adults try to maintain this continuity of lifestyle by adapting strategies that are connected to their past experiences. Those religions featured psychedelic beer and ceremonies lead by women .
PDF Thesis-The Religion of Constantine I - University Of Ottawa Newsweek calls him 'the world's best human guinea pig,' and The New York Times calls him 'a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk.' In this show, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc . They minimized or completely removed the Jewish debates found in the New Testament, and they took on a style that was more palatable to the wider pagan world. I was not going to put a book out there that was sensationalist. OK, Brian, I invite you to join us now.
Two Reviews of The Immortality Key - Graham Hancock So that's from Burkert, a very sober scholar and the dean of all scholarship on Greek religion. And there you also found mortars that were tested and also tested positive for evidence of brewing. Mark and Brian cover the Eleusinian Mysteries, the pagan continuity hypothesis, early Christianity, lessons from famed religious scholar Karen Armstrong, overlooked aspects of influential philosopher William James's career, ancient wine and ancient beer, experiencing the divine within us, the importance of " tikkun olam "repairing and improving Here's your Western Eleusis. Now, that is part of your kind of interest in democratizing mysticism, but it also, curiously, cuts out the very people who have been preserving this tradition for centuries, namely, on your own account, this sort of invisible or barely visible lineage of women. So can you reflect on the-- standing on the threshold of pharmaceutical companies taking control of this, how is that to be commended when the very people who have kept this alive would be pushed to the side in that move? So the basic point being, as far as we can tell, beer and wine are routinely mixed with things that we don't do today. 32:57 Ancient languages and Brian's education . So whatever was happening there was important. And that kind of invisible religion with no name, although brutally suppressed, managed to survive in Europe for many centuries and could potentially be revived today. CHARLES STANG: OK. And I want to-- just like you have this hard evidence from Catalonia, then the question is how to interpret it. It's interesting that Saint Ignatius of Antioch, in the beginning of the second century AD, refers to the wine of the Eucharist as the [SPEAKING GREEK], the drug of immortality. CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WORLD RELIGIONS, Harvard Divinity School42 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 617.495.4495, my.hds |Harvard Divinity School |Harvard University |Privacy |Accessibility |Digital Accessibility | Trademark Notice |Reporting Copyright Infringements.
Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and - Podchaser 13,000 years old. And the one thing that unites both of those worlds in this research called the pagan continuity hypothesis, the one thing we can bet on is the sacred language of Greek. And shouldn't we all be asking that question?
Continuity Questions - 36 Questions About Continuity - QuestionDB Here is how I propose we are to proceed. And I-- in my profession, we call this circumstantial, and I get it. BRIAN MURARESKU: I look forward to it, Charlie. That is about the future rather than the ancient history. CHARLES STANG: All right. Psychedelics are a lens to investigate this stuff. Like, what is this all about? So frankly, what happens during the Neolithic, we don't know, at least from a scientific vantage. All that will be announced through our mailing list. It's not just Cana. . I'm not sure where it falls. "The Jews" are not after Ye. So in the mountains and forests from Greece to Rome, including the Holy Land and Galilee. So there's a whole slew of sites I want to test there. And not least because if I were to do it, I'd like to do so in a deeply sacred ritual. You can see that inscribed on a plaque in Saint Paul's monastery at Mount Athos in Greece. Please materialize. Brian has been very busy taking his new book on the road, of course, all online, and we're very grateful to him for taking the time to join us this evening.
The Immortality Key Book Summary by Brian C. Muraresku Brian C. Muraresku - Priory Of Sion It's this 22-acre site of free-standing limestone, some rising 20 feet in the air, some weighing 50 tons. I did go straight to [INAUDIBLE] Papangelli in Eleusis, and I went to the museum. Which is really weird, because that's how the same Dina Bazer, the same atheist in the psilocybin trials, described her insight. Now we're getting somewhere. And so the big hunt for me was trying to find some of those psychedelic bits. Now, I've had experiences outside the Eucharist that resonate with me. And when we know so much about ancient wine and how very different it was from the wine of today, I mean, what can we say about the Eucharist if we're only looking at the texts? You mentioned there were lots of dead ends, and there certainly were. The Gnostics did have continuity with paganism. I wonder if you're familiar with Wouter Hanegraaff at the University of Amsterdam. And so that opened a question for me. That event is already up on our website and open for registration.
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Biblical Entheogens: a Speculative Hypothesis - ResearchGate What was discovered, as far as I can tell, from your treatment of it, is essentially an ancient pharmacy in this house. This book by Brian Muraresku, attempts to answer this question by delving into the history of ancient secret religions dating back thousands of years. Rather, Christian beliefs were gradually incorporated into the pagan customs that already existed there.