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10 results for "entheogens"

Y_1_03 Altered States

Y_1_03 — Classical Antiquity Entheogens Synthesis

This document examines Classical Antiquity Entheogens Synthesis, a topic within the Consciousness research area. Key areas of investigation include Were Ancient Mediterranean Religions Entheogenic?, Why This Matters, The

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U_3_04 Art, Music & Culture

U_3_04 — Fermentation, Brewing & Sacred Beverages

Fermentation — the biochemical conversion of sugars to alcohol and carbon dioxide by yeast and bacteria — is among humanity's oldest biotechnologies, with evidence of intentional fermented beverages dating to the Jiahu r

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Z_4_06 Verified Molecular Biology

Z_4_06 — Psychedelic Neurochemistry: 5-HT2A, Tryptamines, and Molecular Mechanisms

Psychedelic neurochemistry — the molecular-level study of how psychedelic compounds alter brain function to produce their characteristic effects (visual hallucinations, synesthesia, ego dissolution, mystical-type experie

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T_1_03 Psychology & Social

T_1_03 — Transpersonal Psychology — Beyond the Personal Self

Transpersonal psychology extends psychological inquiry beyond the individual ego to encompass states of consciousness, spirituality, and experiences transcending ordinary personal identity. Emerging in the late 1960s fro

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B_5_13 Speculative Beings & Entities

B_5_13 — Insectoid Beings in Mythology and Modern Encounter Reports

Insectoid beings — entities with arthropod morphology including mantis-like, ant-like, and beetle-like forms — appear across two distinct domains: ancient mythology and modern encounter reports. In mythology, insects ser

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Y_1_01 Altered States

Y_1_01 — Altered States, Psychedelics & Ancient Knowledge

Psychoactive substances played a significant — possibly central — role in ancient knowledge traditions. The Eleusinian Mysteries (kykeon), Vedic tradition (Soma), Egyptian practice (blue lotus), and Mesoamerican religion

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N_1_04 Secret Societies

N_1_04 — Eleusinian Mysteries Deep Dive — Ritual Structure, Kykeon, and Legacy

The Eleusinian Mysteries were the most prestigious and longest-running initiatory rites in the ancient Greek and Roman world, practiced continuously for approximately 2,000 years (from ~1500 BCE to 392 CE) at the sanctua

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N_5_01 Secret Societies

N_5_01 — The Shamanic-to-Institutional Pipeline

Across every major civilization, a remarkably consistent pattern emerges: direct, experiential knowledge-traditions — shamanic practices rooted in altered states of consciousness — undergo a five-stage transformation int

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K_4_01 Consciousness

K_4_01 — Shamanism, Entheogens & Serpent Visions

Shamanism as a cross-cultural altered-state practice is Tier 1 anthropology (Eliade 1964, Winkelman 2010). Clinical psilocybin and DMT research is Tier 1 (Griffiths 2006/2019, Strassman 2001, Davis 2021). The consistent

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Y_1_00 Altered States

Y_1_00 — Psychedelics Entheogens: Subfolder Summary

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