Food Of The Gods: The Search For The Original T... -

The book offers a revisionist history of more common substances, arguing that our current "drug problem" is actually a crisis of connection.

: Early hunter-gatherer groups that utilized organic psychedelics like mushrooms to maintain egalitarian, nature-connected communities. Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original T...

: Hierarchical, patriarchal societies that emerged as psychedelic use was suppressed and replaced by "ego-reinforcing" substances like alcohol and sugar. ☕ Modern "Drugs" and the War on Consciousness The book offers a revisionist history of more

Terence McKenna’s 1992 book, Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge , is a foundational text in psychedelic literature that proposes a radical re-reading of human history through our relationship with mind-altering plants. 🍄 The "Stoned Ape" Hypothesis ☕ Modern "Drugs" and the War on Consciousness

Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge : a Radical History of Plants, Drugs and Human Evolution

: Induced "glossolalia" and ecstatic visions, which McKenna argues jump-started the development of spoken language and religious thought. 🏛️ Partnership vs. Dominator Cultures