Luminous: A Podcast about Psychedelics from To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Did the ancient Greeks use drugs to find God?


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Brian Muraresku makes the controversial argument that the famous Eleusinian Mysteries were fueled by a psychedelic wine. And he speculates that this secret ceremony, with its mind-altering drugs, became the Eucharist — the foundational event of early Christianity.

Original Air Date: May 04, 2024

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Brian Muraresku

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