Paperback: 672 pages
Publisher: North Atlantic Books; 6.9.2013 Edition (July 30, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781583946008
ISBN-13: 978-1583946008
There can be no doubt that our ancient ancestors used mind-altering substances to commune with the other side, the ancestors and eventually the gods, and sometimes demons. Mind-altering substances, evidenced by liver enzymes and receptor sites in the brain, have been with human kind for many millions of years, and these experiences are at the base of shamanism and every – what is loosely called – “religion” in the world. Decision-making and thus cultural directions for our ancestors, as in today’s world, are closely connected to the use of a wide variety of mind-altering substances and yet these substances are left out of the discussion.
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