Ancient Greek mystery cult priestesses may have chemically tweaked fungus to induce psychedelic hallucinations

Ancient followers of the Eleusinian Mysteries may have used a highly toxic fungus to create psychedelic hallucinations during ...

Ancient Greek priestesses may have turned ergot fungus into a psychedelic brew during the Eleusinian Mysteries

The Eleusinian Mysteries were secret religious rites in ancient Greece honoring the goddess Demeter and her daughter ...
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Ancient Greece’s Most Secretive Cult May Have Used A Psychedelic Hallucinogen For Its Rituals

Ancient Greek priestesses may have used hallucinogenic ergot during the Eleusinian Mysteries, rituals carried out by the cult of Demeter and Persephone.
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Have we finally uncovered the key to the Eleusinian mysteries, the most fiercely guarded secret of ancient Greece?

For over a thousand years, people from across the Mediterranean flocked to the temple of Eleusis in Greece to take part in a ...
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The Secret Psychedelic of Eleusinian Mysteries Could Have Been Found

The idea isn’t brand new, but the work gives the debate a fresh jolt because it tests a concrete preparation method rather than leaning on vibes, metaphors, or modern wishful thinking. Coverage by ...
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Does Confession in Christianity Come from Ancient Greece?

Evidence show that confession might actually have an origin in the pre-Christian religious customs of ancient Greece.
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Mystery Greek hominin skull dated to be at least 286,000 years old

Research led by Institut de Paléontologie Humaine is providing a finite minimum age for a nearly complete cranium from Petralona Cave in Greece that has perplexed researchers since its discovery in ...