From Weed To Religion - blog post

[Jon_Bundesen]

@Leo Gura
 

Could you elaborate on this post and explain how cannabis can provide insights? If you’ve used it yourself, I’d also be interested in hearing what kinds of insights you’ve experienced.

https://actualized.org/insights/from-weed-to-religion

[Leo Gura]

Same insights you'd get on any psychedelic.

[Rigel]

Lots of people take weed. What’s different about early humans that weed would affect them differently than today? And how do the humans who don’t experience cannabis the way Leo does get convinced to go along with those supposed realizations from genetics outliers? I guess the question remains even without weed in the picture.

[Leo Gura]

55 minutes ago, Rigel said:

What’s different about early humans that weed would affect them differently than today?

It doesn't need to affect them differently. Normal distrubtion curve is enough. Only the elite mystics need it anyways. Not your average farmer or coal miner.

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And how do the humans who don’t experience cannabis the way Leo does get convinced to go along with those supposed realizations from genetics outliers?

My theory is that the elite priests and shamans use it, and then the knowledge gets passed down and codified into religion for the ignorant and insensitive masses. Then the religon gets hijacked by political elites for power and population control.

You just know the ancient Egyptian high priests were smokin somethin. The only question is what and how much?

Edited 3 hours ago by Leo Gura

[cistanche_enjoyer]

[Leo Gura]

@cistanche_enjoyer Are those real or AI fakes?

We can't tell anymore

[cistanche_enjoyer]

@Leo Gura they are real! Mostly coming from cathedrals/churches art. I saw a documentary about it long before AI was a thing.

You can see here an example: http://www.thecannachronicles.com/sicilys-cannabis-cathedral-1174/

 

[Nemra]

I just checked the pictures and it's real.

Wikipedia: Monreale Cathedral

Edited 2 hours ago by Nemra

[Magnanimous]

1 hour ago, Leo Gura said:

My theory is that the elite priests and shamans use it, and then the knowledge gets passed down and codified into religion for the ignorant and insensitive masses. Then the religon gets hijacked by political elites for power and population control.

Leo what's the genetic factor that draws the few rare people like us in the forum towards spirituality in a world filled with normies?

Is that just higher baseline consciousness calling to us? 

And how prevalent do you think manual techniques were among those people? I'm guessing some societies didn't use them at all while others were still being invented. (eg probably India)

Edited 1 hour ago by Magnanimous

[Leo Gura]

11 minutes ago, Magnanimous said:

Leo what's the genetic factor that draws the few rare people like us in the forum towards spirituality in a world filled with normies?

I don't know how much that is genetic. Lots of people are drawn to personal development and psychological topics.

Personality type is a factor. Lots of INTPs here.

Edited 1 hour ago by Leo Gura

[Jehovah increases]

I always said cannabis was more like a  psychedelic in its own right. There is a different experience if one ingests cannabis because it produces a different, more potent compound. For me smoking it is more of a  psychedelic experience. Men and woman have been having it for over 1000 years even longer.

 

Edited 22 minutes ago by Jehovah increases