check out my series on apocalyptic thinking, I'll be getting into Trump - chrisbennett420.substack.com/p/apocalypti...
The Strange Case of Wahid Azal: Bayān Messiah or Blaspheming Madman?
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Answering Wahid Azal's More of the Same Bullshit Defence of Ayatollah Rūḥānī’s 2014 'Psychedelic fatwā
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The parent of the Baha’i faith is Bábism. Although the Baha’i faith has strict prohibitions, 19th century accusations of hashish and opium use were often directed at Bábism. (Some revived notes from an old file, combined with a Grok history summary.)
I’ve know the self described ‘Psychedelic Historian’ Tom Hatsis, a decade or more, and considering what a gender neutral flamboyant little man he is, he has to be one of the more ironic converts to MAGA that I have witnessed.
Historically, Cannabis has appeared as an offering in Kali's Puja festivals, and as a sacramental offering in Tantric rites.
Professor Christopher Partridge’s Cannabis, Sacred and Profane (2024) portrays the long history of cannabis’ use in various religions, as a modern fantasy of ‘420 Churches’ and ‘Cannabis Apologists’ ‘sacralizing a plant they fetishize’.
Interestingly, there was a cannabis wine infusion known as the “drync of Antioche”, which was infused with "a good handful...of femaille hempe" that dates back to at least the Crusade era.
Yaacov Apelbaum has taken a weird interest in my work and is attempting to discredit me, any insights into this @jsweetli.bsky.social ? Here is an article I put together on Apelbaum and me - www.cannabisculture.com/content/2025...
...and his weird song - www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZXI...
do you think he is a spy? (The Israeli Government may well be interested in my research.)
@jsweetli.bsky.social Applebaum has been weirdly writing about me, and I'm wondering about it. He has an article and a song about me! His article misrepresents my work, and I can answer any of his criticisms.
Article - www.yaacovapelbaum.com/2024/02/26/a...
Join us for Ancient Roots: Cannabis & Spirituality with Chris Bennett, a unique opportunity to explore the rich history and spiritual significance of cannabis. Chris Bennett, a renowned cannabis historian with over three decades of research,.
"The few established certainties, as Chris Bennett explains, are the testimonies affixed to grimoires which were prohibited at the time (and therefore not always in the best condition) or via the transcriptions of the famous minutes of the Inquisition trials."
In India, cannabis is considered a divine plant in ancient texts, but its trade and use have been officially banned since 1985. A very relative prohibition, since hashish and ganja are still widely produced and consumed. When will the sacred be (re)legalized?
Archaeologists Identify Traces of Burnt Cannabis in Ancient Jewish Shrine www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/c...
well here is a backstory for you, Muraresku read 3 of my books and asked me questions for 2 years before finishing his, and did not cite me. - www.cannabisculture.com/content/2021...
As Global democracies responds to Trumps tariff war, a new World order begins to emerge and Canada will be playing a pivotal role in this new Unification, and new era of American Isolationism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAoU...
Joining such hits as “vaccines,” in the long list of things folks say cause autism but factually do not cause autism: cannabis does not cause autism, and this guy is weird www.marijuanamoment.net/trumps-new-d...
Errol Musk named his son after a character in a sci-fi book, 'Project Mars: A Technical Tale' by the inventor of the V-2 Rocket, Nazi scientist Werner von Braun, who Elon celebrates as a hero.
“Ain, a esquerda vê nazismo em tudo”
