Chris Bennett | Liber 420, Cannabis' Ancient Roots and Occulted History

My Family Thinks I'm Crazy

Mark Steeves Jr

Society & Culture, Comedy, Philosophy

4.6 • 676 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2021

⏱️ 81 minutes

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We spoke to Author, Activist, and Cannabis Connoisseur Chris Bennett about his book Liber 420: Cannabis, Magickal Herbs, & The Occult. Chris shared his thoughts on Black Elk's Prophecy, and the legal cannabis industry before diving into new findings for cannabis resin on an ancient altar in Jerusalem, archaeological evidence for Cannabis use as far back as 800 B.C.E, we jumped ahead to the spreading of cannabis by way of the silk road, its use amongst the Templars, Alchemists and Mystics Like Villard De Honnecourt, Paracelsus, and Rabelais and its use in the Phantasmagoria shows of the 1800's which influenced the beginning of modern cinema and horror shows. Chris Bennett is the Author of; Cannabis and the Soma Solution (2010); and Liber 420: Cannabis, Magickal herbs and the Occult (2018) and Co-Author of Green Gold the Tree of Life: Marijuana in Magic and Religion (1995); Sex, Drugs, Violence and the Bible (2001). Our Sponsors: * Check out Hims: https://hims.com/CRAZY * Check out Mood and use my code CRAZY for a great deal: https://mood.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/my-family-thinks-im-crazy/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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1:38.3	Welcome to the My Family Thinks from Crazy podcast. Welcome to the My Family Thinks Some Crazy Podcast. I'm Oh, we have this greener kind of future that that cannabis and the psychedelics promises.
2:37.5	You know what I mean?
2:38.6	And cannabis, in my mind, is the healing of the nation.
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2:48.4	And it treats us on so many levels.
3:28.0	Yeah. the world sacrament, and it we had a fantastic conversation with chris bennett joining me as my producer jay how are you jay hey who's chris bennett mark
3:34.7	chris bennett is the author of four awesome books he's also also behind the cannabisculture.com.
3:44.1	Go over there and check out some really great articles.
3:47.6	And the books that he wrote are fantastic.
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