Liber XI · Herbal Magick
Chapter II
Entheogens & Sacred Plants
6 min readEntheogens and Sacred Plants: Soma, Kykeon, Peyote, AyahuascaEntheogens and sacred plants in religious history: the term, Vedic soma, the Eleusinian kykeon, sacred mushrooms, peyote, ayahuasca churches and modern law and research.7 min readSoma and Haoma: The Sacred Drink of the Vedas and the AvestaSoma and Haoma: the sacred plant-drink of the Rigveda and Avesta, its pressing rite, Zoroastrian worship today and the long debate over which plant it was.7 min readThe Blue Lotus of Egypt: Sacred Flower of the Sun and RebirthThe blue lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) in ancient Egypt: creation myth, the god Nefertem, banquet scenes, rebirth and the debate over its use as an intoxicant.