
Originally Posted by
NameLikeNoOther
Ever read this book by Allegro, The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross: A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East
My favorite example of hallucinogens in the bible are the 10 plagues.
"though it must be the culmination of the sequence of events which involved the previous nine plagues. Evidence from modern epidemics provided the vital clue: mycotoxins carried by the spores of moulds which grow in dark damp conditions. This could conclude that droppings from the locusts of the eighth plague, contaminated grain which was stored in damp cellars during the ninth plague. Mycotoxins cause disease in animals and humans. It is the firstborn who die, because the eldest sons are sent to get the grain, and they get bigger rations."