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#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics
Lex Fridman Podcast
The Importance of the Wine in the Imagination of Religion
The ancient Greek audience would have heard that in a very different way from us. And so they're referring to it maybe as a Pharmakon, but the followers of Dionysus, which precedes Jesus. The sacramental drinking of the wine was interpreted as consuming the god himself and becoming one with him. This is where we get the idea of enthusiasm because the language matters.
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