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Brian C. Muraresku: Could Jesus Exist Without Psychedelics?

Apr 30, 2024
Author Brian C. Muraresku explores the link between psychedelics and Christianity, suggesting Jesus could be Dionysus. Topics include Greek mystical practices, wine in church vs. Ancient Greece, ingesting the body and blood of Christ, and the role of Greek witches in shaping early Christianity.
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INSIGHT

Greek Spirituality

  • Ancient Greeks valued skepticism and sought deeper spiritual understanding beyond public rituals.
  • The mysteries offered a path to explore these questions and experience something meaningful.
INSIGHT

Eleusinian Mysteries

  • The Eleusinian Mysteries were a profound, secretive ritual promising immortality through a vision.
  • Participants drank a potion and encountered Demeter, Persephone, and sometimes Dionysus.
ANECDOTE

Stages of Initiation

  • Individuals made pilgrimages to Eleusis, becoming initiates in stages.
  • The first visit conferred Mestays status, while the second allowed for the culminating vision.
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