Positively contributing to our collective illumination …
When Moses received the Ten Commandments from God, he was summoned right to the top of Mount Sinai.
But the man who led the Children of Israel to safety may have been even higher at the time, if an Israeli academic is to be believed.
Psychology professor Benny Shanon says it was likely Moses was hallucinating under the influence of a mind-altering drug at the time of his biblical achievements.
Link: Moses was high on hallucinogenic drug when he received Ten Commandments, claims top academic
If anyone has not yet seen this documentary i highly reccomend you hunt it down (it is also available to purchase through the site). Very informative account of a man travelling to the amazon to experiance an ayahuasca ritual. Also features input from Terrence McKenna.
Shamans of the Amazon is a personal account of Film-maker Dean Jefferys returning to the Amazon with his partner and one year old daughter. They journey deep into the heart of the Ecuadorian rainforest to meet two Amazon Shamans, to learn about and experience the ancient ayahuasca ritual. The film will also show how this hallucinogenic ritual is being adapted and used in western cultures.
