--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The most popular version of the Indian myth 'Churning the Milk Ocean' > is found in the Eighth Canto of the Bhagavata Purana. In Buddhist > mythology, Amrita is the drink of the gods, which grants them > immortality. The Ninth Mandala of the Rigveda is known as the Soma > Mandala. > > According to Terrence McKenna in his book "The Food Of Gods", the > psilocybin-containing Stropharia cubensis mushroom is a likely Soma > candidate. Psilocybin, the active psychoactive component in Stropharia > Cubensis has a strong hallucinogenic nature. > > Soma (Sanskrit), or Haoma (Avestan) was a ritual drink of importance > among the early Indo-Iranians, and the later Vedic and Iranian > cultures. It is frequently mentioned in the Rigveda, which contains > many hymns praising its energizing or intoxicating qualities. >
Interesting how people want to assume that Soma is current hallucinogens. McKenna probably believed is own mind while tripping. Baseless assumption. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
