Ancient Greek priestesses may have used hallucinogenic ergot during the Eleusinian Mysteries, rituals carried out by the cult of Demeter and Persephone.

The Eleusinian Mysteries were secret religious rites in ancient Greece honoring the goddess Demeter and her daughter ...

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

Researchers from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens have identified a possible explanation for the visions associated with the ancient ...

For over a thousand years, people from across the Mediterranean flocked to the temple of Eleusis in Greece to take part in a ...

This video also examines the mysterious role of psychoactive substances in religion, from the poppy goddess of the Minoans to the Eleusinian Mysteries, and considers recreational use in Ancient Rome.

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The mystery cults of classical Greece and Rome remain appropriately mysterious to historians. In contrast to the mainstream currents of Greco-Roman paganism, where rites were conducted in the open, ...

It’s a simple question, right? The vast majority of us would describe a mushroom as a stem topped with an umbrella-like cap. But believe it or not, defining what actually constitutes a mushroom has ...

When you make coffee, adding milk, sugar and cinnamon is par for the course. But mushrooms? That’s an entirely different conversation. Whether you find the idea repulsive or intriguing, mushroom ...