| Liber 420: Cannabis, Magickal Herbs and the Occult Contributor(s): Bennett, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 1634241657 ISBN-13: 9781634241656 Publisher: Keneh Press OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Body, Mind & Spirit | Entheogens & Visionary Substances - Health & Fitness | Herbal Medications |
| Physical Information: 1.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.88 lbs) 777 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - New Age - Topical - Health & Fitness |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Although little known, cannabis and other psychoactive plants held a prominent and important role in the Occult arts of Alchemy and Magic, as well as being used in ritual initiations of certain secret societies. Find out about the important role cannabis played in helping to develop modern medicines through alchemical works. Cannabis played a pivotal role in spagyric alchemy, and appears in the works of alchemists such as Zosimos, Avicenna, Llull, Paracelsus, Cardano and Rabelais. Cannabis also played a pivotal role in medieval and renaissance magic and recipes with instructions for its use appear in a number of influential and important grimoires such as the Picatrix, Sepher Raxiel: Liber Salomonis, and The Book of Oberon. Could cannabis be the Holy Grail? With detailed historical references, the author explores the allegations the Templars were influenced by the hashish ingesting Assassins of medieval Islam, and that myths of the Grail are derived from the Persian traditions around the sacred beverage known as haoma, which was a preparation of cannabis, opium and other drugs. Many of the works discussed, have never been translated into English, or published in centuries. The unparalleled research in this volume makes it a potential perennial classic on the subjects of both medieval and renaissance history of cannabis, as well as the role of plants in the magical and occult traditions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bennett, Chris: - CA |