Matthew Clark – Soma, Haoma And Ayahuasca Part 3
The ancient Asian ritual drink known as ‘soma’ to the brahmans of India and as ‘haoma’ to Zoroastrians is central to the religious rites of these people. Over the last 250 years there have been dozens of theories about what this drink was made from. Currently, the only theories that have some degree of academic support are that soma/haoma was either ephedra, Syrian rue or fly-agaric mushrooms. In my recently-published book on this topic (‘The Tawny One: Soma, Haoma and Ayahuasca’, Muswell Hill Press, 2017) I suggest that none of these theories are properly supported by the textual evidence, and that soma/haoma was most probably an analogue of ayahuasca, made from a variety of plants, some of which I believe I have identified.
Filmed at Breaking Convention 2017 - 4th International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness University of Greenwich London, June 30th-July 2nd 2017
www.breakingconvention.co.uk
The ancient Asian ritual drink known as ‘soma’ to the brahmans of India and as ‘haoma’ to Zoroastrians is central to the religious rites of these people. Over the last 250 years there have been dozens of theories about what this drink was made from. Currently, the only theories that have some degree of academic support are that soma/haoma was either ephedra, Syrian rue or fly-agaric mushrooms. In my recently-published book on this topic (‘The Tawny One: Soma, Haoma and Ayahuasca’, Muswell Hill Press, 2017) I suggest that none of these theories are properly supported by the textual evidence, and that soma/haoma was most probably an analogue of ayahuasca, made from a variety of plants, some of which I believe I have identified.
Filmed at Breaking Convention 2017 – 4th International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness University of Greenwich London, June 30th-July 2nd 2017
www.breakingconvention.co.uk
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Cough…cough…somebodygive this man some water!
i feel global cultural unity may be achieved through beautiful dance events in nature which suggest that all the ancient delusions were rooted in the same experience i like to call "somannafest"
i pray you forgive the wordplay but i'm quite the pundamentalist.
I hope someday the authentic concoction of sacred SOMA is rediscovered for the benefit of all humanity, it's really sad that a gem so highly praised in the Vedas has been lost in time. Hey if anyone knows the title of the 'book' in the video please post in comments. Cheers…!
Dead on he is right, I found the same thing.
I appreciate the research here of Vedic tradition and Sacred medicine.