Update on Reading Material
Mar. 27th, 2002 01:37 amI have read Kaneh Bosm: Cannabis in the Old Testament. This is far superior to Jesus Smoked Cannabis (Blade, you might want to take a look and make a fairly non-biased comparison).
I've also found some other stuff to keep my brain busy:
( Fairly interesting oddball stuff )
"Closer to Moses' own time, cannabis was used as a topical hallucinogen by the ancient worshippers of Asherah, the Queen of Heaven. Asherah has also been referred to as the Hebrew Goddess.
"The shamanic Ashera priestesses of pre-reformation Jerusalem mixed cannabis resis with those of myrrh, balsam, frankencense, and perfumes, and then anointed their skins with the mixture as well as burned it."
"In The Sacred Mushrooms and the Cross, Scholar John M. Allegro points out that ancient peoples believed psychoactive plants to be living gateways to other realms, and thought of them as angels. The Greek and the Hebrew equivalent of the word angel literally means messenger or worker of miracles.
Footnote 1: "In 1903, British physician Dr. C. Creighton wrote Indications of the Hashish Vice in the Old Testament, in which he concluded that several references to cannabis can be found in the Old Testament. Examples are the 'honeycomb' referred to in the Song of Solomon, 5:1, and the 'honeywood' in 1 Samuel 14:25-45. Creighton also suggested that Saul's madness, Jonathan's and Samson's strength, and the first chapter of Ezekiel are all to be explained by the use of cannabis."
"Footnote 10: "Wings on gods or angels can be seen as symbolizing the ability to travel between the 'two worlds'. For example, the Greek god Hermes, who's [sic] winged feet enabled him to act as messenger between men and gods." (emphasis mine)
I've also found some other stuff to keep my brain busy:
( Fairly interesting oddball stuff )