Chris Bennett: Cannabis, the God Plant of Human Evolution

Earth Ancients

Cliff Dunning

Society & Culture, Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2018

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

Seeking to identify the plant origins of the early sacramental beverages Soma and Haoma (Cannabis), this study draws a connection between the psychoactive properties of these drinks and the widespread use of cannabis among Indo-Europeans during this time. Exploring the role of these libations as inspiration for the Indian Rig Veda and the Persian Avestan texts, this examination discusses the spread of cannabis use across Europe and Asia, the origins of the Soma and Haoma cults, and the shamanic origins of modern religion.

Chris Bennett has been researching the historical role of cannabis in the spiritual life of humanity for more than a quarter century. He is the co-author of Green Gold the Tree of Life: Marijuana in Magic and Religion (1995); Sex, Drugs, Violence and the Bible (2001); and the author of Cannabis and the Soma Solution (2010). He has contributed chapters on this subject for a number of published anthologies as well as numerous articles for various magazines. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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0:00.0	With the
0:03.3	growing worldwide acceptance of cannabis, we look back into the ancient
0:04.3	pass to discover what was it about cannabis that was so
0:08.0	prized by the ancient Chinese, the Persians, and even the Egyptians. How did cannabis help the ancient hunter-gatherers in what scientists now say was an evolutionary leap?
0:22.0	We'll learn about the details of cannabis, its sacrament, and
0:26.9	how the church banned it for hundreds of years. Later we'll hear from Melissa Tittle on how cannabis affects us today and Adam Young will provide
0:36.1	us with links to ancient technology from the past.
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