Liber XI · Herbal Magick
Chapter I
Cannabis in Religion & Magic
6 min readCannabis in Religion and Magic: From the Scythians to RastafariCannabis in religion and magic: Scythian burials and Herodotus, bhang and Shiva in India, Daoist lore, hashish and the Sufis, the Hashischins, Crowley, Rastafari and the law.7 min readLe Club des Hashischins: Gautier, Baudelaire and Moreau in ParisThe Club des Hashischins of 1840s Paris: Moreau de Tours's hashish psychiatry, Gautier's Hôtel Pimodan, Baudelaire's Artificial Paradises and occultists.8 min readThe Assassins and the Hashish Legend: History Behind a MythThe Assassins and the hashish legend: who the Nizari Ismailis were, Marco Polo's garden of paradise, and how 'hashishi' became the word 'assassin'.
Forthcoming in this chapter
6- Cannabis in the Atharvaveda: Meaning, History and Practice
- Cannabis and the Scythians: Meaning, History and Practice
- Cannabis in Ancient China: Meaning, History and Practice
- Cannabis in Modern Witchcraft and Paganism: Meaning, History and Practice
- Cannabis Law and Religious Freedom: Meaning, History and Practice
- Is Cannabis Used in Magic?