The Forgotten History of Psychedelics with with Author Brian C. Muraresku

Were the Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers tripping? Was everybody from Pythagoras to Plato, Cicero to Marcus Aurelius, initiated into visionary knowledge? In his New York Times bestselling book The Immortality Key, Brian brings new evidence to light for the sacred use of psychedelics across the Greek, Roman and early Christian worlds.
This talk was recorded at Summit At Sea in May 2023.
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[@HawaiiLimey]

I have been through many Ayahuasca ceremonies. I was completely lost in life and heavily dependent upon alcohol prior to seeking help in the Peruvian Amazon. I quit the booze and found a passion for studying physiology. Seven years later I discovered from my own research that I have curable terminal disease that was missed by multiple doctors. Accepting Ayahuasca into my life was both brutal and profound, it gave me a second chance at life.

[@franklylayer4313]

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[@franklylayer4313]

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[@wes555]

thanks for sharing. ayahuasca gave me a second chance as well

[@usertogo]

John4:10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” ... 13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” ... 35 Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe (_white_ KJV) for harvest. 36 Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. 37 Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. 38 I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”

[@themushmonk]

Brian is the perfect person to do this study. Very nice soul, and a fantastic researcher.

[@kyletornow5781]

Good to see Brian is out there spreading the word of his many years of positive investigative research into our lost history. Thank you so much!

[@hypnoglyph3125]

Its actually insane this only has 1k views

[@patrickday4206]

KZbin filters some subjects so it's harder to be suggested Google was funded by the US government

[@trevorable04]

I know, bro.

[@trevorable04]

After school has some videos on Brian Muraresku’s work, though.

[@thomashull7669]

this is an incredible presentation. can only imagine the experience that catalyzed his research and decision dedicate his life to this field

[@RhythmJunkie]

Beautiful presentation & talk afterwards! Thank you so much!✨🙏🏼💖

[@patrickday4206]

These are things I've been researching and studying and am so glad he has made progress

[@franklylayer4313]

They're got great psychedelics products

[@word-pictures]

As a psychedelic Christ follower, I say ‘Amen’

[@david-cugini]

laughed all the way through this... great stuff, if only alot more find you and understand your work

[@brettlott570]

This is one of the best rabbit holes to go down along with the whole UFO/UAP stuff. AMAZING TIMES 🤩

[@OnerousEthic]

I can’t tell if you are raving or mocking or both. Which is it?

[@thomasrayharneriii6561]

Excellent Work Brian... I have been Studying this for Years...

[@franklylayer4313]

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[@WitnessUnderground]

Brilliant! folllowing!

[@paulgullan9493]

So awesome to see other people talking about saving the planet and humanity and going back through millennia, similar thoughts to my DMT knowing's, encouraging!

[@freedomseekerz440]

Bravo

[@franklylayer4313]

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[@brettlott570]

I believe he very well could be right about humans eating/using psychedelics millions of years ago. Psychedelics have always been on earth and humans were hunter gatherers and surely ate all types of plants. Some people knew what to eat and others stayed away from it just like in this day and age. This was an amazing conversation

[@franklylayer4313]

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[@brettlott570]

@@franklylayer4313 Who are you talking about and what store? I missed something or you meant to comment on someone else’s post

[@juniorgc8]

Brian M. Is fascinating. I love the Immortality Key is amazing

[@franklylayer4313]

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[@jamesc8843]

This is wild. About 10 years ago I had a psychedelic experience. Saw my late aunt and uncle. My ex even remembers me texting her that night telling her I know how to be eternal.

[@brettlott570]

That’s pretty cool. The trip had you thinking that’s the way to be eternal with psychedelics? Seriously asking

[@jamesc8843]

I really have no idea what happened that night. When I watch videos like this and see if you die before you die, you won’t have to die before you die. It makes some sense of it. I also saw my mother who is still alive but she was very old in my vision. Fast forward 10 years later I was at a confirmation listening to a priest say when you see the Virgin Mary you will see what appears to be your mother. All these things blow my mind lol

[@George-ur8ow]

Utilizing psychedelics in an effort to reach a higher spirituality is a fruitless path that only leads to self delusion, not revelation. Psychedelics can only provide a cheap, false mirage for true spiritual attainment. Mind-altering chemicals cannot bring anyone to a positive spiritual plane. Participation is simply spiritual self-delusion, otherwise known as "prelest". Chemically induced changes in perception (whether limited to those that are sensory or not, cannot help to assist in achieving Theosis (meaning synergy with God, by participating in the Divine Energy, but not the Essence of God). Theosis requires purification. Purification requires repentance and humility. The Holy Spirit will not inhabit that which is unclean. Psychedelia is in no way, shape or form a substitution for these things. The speaker has an Orthodox background, whether he knows it or not (his last name is Romanian). For someone who mentions the motto of the Monks of Athos as the first thing he does ("We come here to die so that when we die, we won't die) without mentioning it's Orthodox origin is quite strange. Especially so since the speaker's central thesis is to obsfucate and muddy flimsily accounted for historic evidence of pagan based pyschedelic use with that celebrated during the Divine Liturgy. Anyone with a basic understanding of Orthodox theology can see how deluded this is.

[@OnerousEthic]

@@George-ur8owby what authority do you commit to such condemnation? Are you speaking from experience? Why must you deny the validity of someone’s lived experience? This is how you elevate Eastern Orthodoxy in public speech? In case you didn’t notice, the assembled heretics are not enamored of orthodoxy. We are gathered here for a public stoning of orthodoxy, metaphorically. Unlike every orthodox tradition, healing requires respect for lived experience. BTW, your first sentence is awkward and confusing. Perhaps you could clarify please?

[@George-ur8ow]

@@OnerousEthic I edited my comment from earlier, I hope that you find it much clearer

[@DrTomoculus]

This may seem unrelated, but I promise it will in the end. And I'll try and make it as short as possible, with a massive subject. When I look at The Secret Book of John, also known as The Apophrycon of John, which is an early Gnostic Christian text that survived being almost wiped out by the new Roman authorities over religion, I see a metaphysical side that bears great resemblance to the complexities of Hinduism and Buddhism, which is nowhere to be found in the Old (Septuagint) or New Testaments. Construction of the Human Body The seven Powers began to work: . Goodness made a psyche of bone Providence made a psyche of sinew Divinity made a psyche of flesh Lordship made a psyche of marrow Kingdom made a psyche of blood Zeal made a psyche of skin Understanding made a psyche of hair The host of demons took these substances from the Powers to create the limbs and the body itself. They put the parts together and coordinated them. The first ones began by making the head: Abron created his head; Meniggesstroeth created the brain; Asterechme the right eye; Thaspomocha, the left eye; Ieronumos, the right ear; Bissoum, the left ear; Akioreim, the nose; Banenrphroum, the lips; Amen, the front teeth; Ibikan, the molars; Basiliademe, the tonsils; Achcha, the uvula; Adaban, the neck; Chaaman, the neckbones; Dearcho, the throat; Tebar, the shoulder; Mniarcon, the elbow; Abitrion, the right arm; Evanthen, the left arm; Krys, the right hand; Beluai, the left hand; Treneu, the fingers of the right hand; Balbel, the fingers of the left hand; Kriman, fingernails; Astrops, the right breast; Barroph, the left breast; Baoum, the right shoulder joint; Ararim, the left shoulder joint; Areche, the belly; Phthave, the navel; Senaphim, the abdomen; Arachethopi, the right ribs; Zabedo, the left ribs; Barias, the right hip; Phnouth the left hip; Abenlenarchei, the marrow; Chnoumeninorin, the skeleton; Gesole, the stomach; Agromauna, the heart; Bano, the lungs; Sostrapal, the liver; Anesimalar, the spleen; Thopithro, the intestines; Biblo, the kidneys; Roeror, the sinews; Taphreo, the spine; Ipouspoboba, the veins; Bineborin, the arteries; Atoimenpsephei, respiration; Entholleia, the flesh; Bedouk, the right buttock; Arabeei, the penis; Eilo, the testicles; Sorma, the genitals; Gormakaiochlabar, the right thigh; Nebrith, the left thigh; Pserem, the kidneys of the right leg; Asaklas, the left kidney; Ormaoth, the right leg; Emenun, the left leg; Knyx, the right shin; Tupelon, the left shin; Achiel, the right knee; Phnene, the left knee; Phiouthrom, the right foot; Boabel, its toes; Trachoun, the left foot; Phikna, its toes; Miamai, the toenails. And those who were appointed over all of these are: Zathoth, Armas, Kalila, Iabel, Sabaoth, Cain, Abel. The energizing powers in the limbs were divided among: the head made by Diolimodraza; the neck by Yammeax; the right shoulder Yakouib; the left shoulder Verton; the right hand Oudidi; the left Arbao; the fingers of the right hand Lampno; the fingers of the left hand Leekaphar; the right breast Barbar; the left breast Imae; the chest Pisandriaptes; the right shoulder joint Koade; the left shoulder joint Odeor; the right ribs Asphixix; the left ribs Synogchouta; the abdomen Arouph; the womb Sabalo; the right thigh Charcharb; the left thigh Chthaon; the genitals Bathinoth; the right leg Choux; the left leg Charcha; the right shin Aroer; the left shin Toechtha; the right knee Aol; the left knee Charaner; the right foot Bastan; its toes Archentechtha; the left foot Marephnounth; its toes Abrana." This goes on and on, names upon names, functions upon functions. And I look at the names given, and there is no history on their roots or origins, their etymology, beyond this recovered document. Lost. Are they Greek names? Egyptian? Proto-Indo-European? Another civilisation's names? How far do they go back. Why is Phikna in charge of the toes and Miamai, the toenails? Who are these entities??? Why do the Gnostic texts hold vast amounts of references to the origins of humanity, its building, its purpose. And why do they think the god of the old testament is the devil??? And why is it hard to prove that they're not wrong, just by that god's actions??? They have a case! Seeing the efforts made to tie Christianity & Judaism together, into one hybrid ethos, and to destroy everything of the mystery religions, from Eleusis, to Serapis, to Alexandria, EVERYTHING that conflicts with promoting a death and resurrection show, with middlemen guiding your soul, while conducting witchhunts, and executions ... I could go on and on. The effort to suppress a hidden knowledge that seems incredibly important to those that preceded them. Göbekli Tepe SAYS something was here that EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT, but "they" are doing everything in their power to make sure no one discovers it. No one questions it. No one digs too deep without suffering punishment of some kind. And the hate campaign against women. I will never ever understand this, but the damage this has done to civilisation, to every society. It has caused women to completely mistrust every man on Earth. Fortunately, not every man agrees with what The Bible's main purpose seems to be. To cause division. To cause break. I didn't write that stuff. I don't agree with it. But I feel the damage is so far gone now, that any reconciliation between Male and Female is going to take another 2,000 years to fix. For what aim???? Is it power, wealth? The crushing of these mystery religions, came with dire warning. Humanity may be destroyed if we do not have the wisdom these mystery religions held. If we let go of these philosophies, these practices, these things that tie us intrinsically to Earth, to Nature, we will surely see humanity extinct. And it absolutely looks like it worked. We have an Earth crippled by our presence. Was this their goal?????? To destroy the only place you can be is stupid. No amount of wealth is going to change the fact you're destroying the home where you store that wealth. I'm just so fascinated by the cover up of these mystery religions. That sheer determination to totally bury it, and "this is the new law" tactics employed. Our way or the highway. But the highway is damned. There is nothing good at the end of it. Trying to find out where the names of demons come from, should be a psychedelic journey.

[@KingMansaMusa18]

As Brian's book elucidates, fungal sacraments extend back long before ancient Egypt and Jews, likely to primordial Atlantis itself - the mother culture from which occult knowledge streamed globally. Similar shamanic values existed amongst pre-dynastic Egyptians and Sinai desert Jews indicates perhaps an ancient shared line of entheogenic wisdom, symbolized by serpents, trees, magical chariot ride visions, and coded references to psychotropic manna and temple adornments that initiated priest-kings since the beginning. Canonical adherence to state theology obscured direct discussion. But Brian convincingly surfaces and decodes the Egyptian, Cannanite, early Judaic role preserving use of psychedelics for accessing divinity indwelling life's aboriginal mystery.

[@lorigonzales3996]

Native Americans use to pop a few seeds of datura to astral project. Native Americans use to use datura to cure schizophrenia. DMT was used by ancient Jewish people.

[@franklylayer4313]

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[@thomasm9461]

In Eleusis as well as all cults of Dionysos were in 06.-09. January. Christianity stole everything from Greeks. Holidays, Philosophy, Churches, Concepts, customs and so on. Even their most prominent leader, which was Apollonius of Tyana

[@brettlott570]

The year 06-09? I’m very interested in all of this

[@JayBry1989]

Don't forget, Greeks were just redoing what ancient Egypt had already done

[@thomasm9461]

@@JayBry1989 ok so give us exactly feedback, data and sources. If not, stop claiming crap and paraphrasing wrongly.

[@JayBry1989]

@@thomasm9461 you seem to think yourself/your point superior. What you think makes you sound intelligent, really has you sounding ignorant. There's plenty of research and resources regarding ancient Egypt and their reach around the world but sure, you get pissy instead 🤦‍♂️ the Greeks just invented everything with no prior civilisation helping, they're just the best 😂🤦‍♂️

[@thomasm9461]

@@JayBry1989 So I've exposed you and you have no evidence to back up your claim. Now you try by insulting other people being ignorant, to hide your non existent knowledge, bravo. In contrast to you, i read books about this vast topic and didn't collect information from badly researched youtube shorts 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@GlobeHackers]

They drink MINI Beer here in Portugal. A small beer will stay cold and fresh longer. They probably had larger pitchers stored in a cool place and sipped out of small cups. Who knows. I really love your work. I envy your studies. I want to read those languages.

[@franklylayer4313]

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[@mattd2641]

They found ergot in those cups. Not sure if you caught that part.

[@GlobeHackers]

@@mattd2641 That's right. One of these days they will find more evidence.

[@Hhhhoi]

Anybody know if brian is still pursuing the research from the book? or was the book his final work?

[@timoxyz1466]

he said he dedicates the next 10 years to this on jre

[@Zacchus]

Ammon Hillman is also on top of this. Ruck still is as well.

[@wes555]

has Ammon put out anything on the topic lately? His channel has a lot of videos! @@Zacchus

[@Zacchus]

@@wes555 have you seen his Lady Babylon channel? His last live stream (after 7 seasons) was Wednesday, but I would highly recommend watching all of his livestreams in chronological order. They’re amazing. Ammon is focused on the language though and the source texts (with laser focus on the drugs and the mystery) whereas Brian is bridging the gap with the archaeologists. I imagine Brian learned a lot from Ammon though since he’s read so many medical/pharma. texts.

[@maxotazumindmedicacademy]

TBH the government would run way better if anyone appointed would have at least 3 sessions.

[@patrickday4206]

I believe the Pythagoras followers also took such substances as they avoided meat and beans the same things people who do ayahuasca avoid due to hypertension

[@franklylayer4313]

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[@keithk8275]

Dare I say… a second coming?

[@franklylayer4313]

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[@Idiot-lf4cj]

41:40 another myth of the drug world "one time lasts", the mushrooms either posses you (which is good) or they are without meaning

[@ChickenCastleQQ]

But Ergot alkaloïds in that fungus have a very very narrow therapeutic index.....

[@patrickday4206]

One type found in Mexico is not as toxic I'm guessing the Greeks had a similar strain

[@thebigfuckers]

It was so life changing socrates did it 7 times

[@franklylayer4313]

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[@Dreddwinner]

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[@franklylayer4313]

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[@Hullified]

Mr. Muraresku…get back to Austin! Share your new research findings with Mr. Rogan.

[@jaylinsa]

He did!

[@brettlott570]

They avoided meats and beans before taking psychedelics cause of hypertension?

[@franklylayer4313]

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[@eminescinescu]

”calda” - means hot / warmth in romanian language

[@victorarchuleta4949]

In Spanish "caldo" is soup or broth.

[@goodnatureart]

next bring the Dionysus rituals back...maybe not the goat slaughter since we are always at war?

[@franklylayer4313]

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[@nathankilgore7061]

Cogito ERGOT sum 🤣

[@joelalexander928]

"Bonefied evidence".... i see what you did there

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[@TontonMacoute]

2000 years. 2000 years. When you hear this span, which happens to be the time between AD 1 to 2001. Or 1700 BCE to 300 CE maybe. Or what? Sloppy talk equals sloppy thought. You should read the Economist. You might get a ‘meaningful’ experience.

[@christiansmith-of7dt]

It doesn't sound like we won

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[@franklylayer4313]

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[@mikev7357]

What are the odds Brian pounded her out?

[@Zacchus]

0%. He’s married with kids and he’s not a piece of shit.

[@power9k470]

Banged who?

[@mikev7357]

Brian ignited a profound shift in her....she said he was a really Fun-gi

[@SweetPeteUnleashed]

​@@mikev7357 That wasn't Brian, that was Gus. FunGus. He's a real FunGi

[@sourcetext]

If it's by an author,it's a con to sell his books , silly people 😂

[@maxheedrum100]

Psychedlics is a form of pharmakia; Greek word φαρμακεία, transliterated pharmakeia, which means 'sorcery' and is prohibited in the bible. The apostle Paul lists sorcery as one of many sinful practices that mark the lives of unbelievers: “Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife . . . and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God” (Galatians 5:19-21). Interestingly, the New Testament Greek word translated “sorcery” is pharmakeia, which is the source of our English word pharmacy. In Paul’s day, the word primarily meant “dealing in poison” or “drug use” and was applied to divination and spell-casting because sorcerers often used drugs along with their incantations and amulets to conjure occult power.

[@Zacchus]

Nice! Yup, φάρμακον is a substance, drug or remedy.

[@George-ur8ow]

Reviewing this also from a Christian perspective, albeit an Orthodox one. Using psychedelics will lead to conclusions that are a cheap substitute for that which is not achievable through mind-altering chemicals. This is spiritual self-delusion, called Prelest in Orthodoxy. Chemically induced changes are NOT Theosis (achieving synergy with God) Theosis requires purification. The Holy Spirit will not inhabit that which is unclean. Purification requires repentance and humility. For someone with an Orthodox background (his last name is Romanian) and for someone who took the motto of the Monks of Athos ("We come here to die so that when we die, we won't die) without mentioning it once, this is just a sad ape of Orthodox theology. Anyone with a basic understanding of Orthodox theology can see how deluded this is.

[@usertogo]

Do also consider the holy living water chapters John 3rd and 4th where you are asked to be reborn in the water and the spirit and that even point to the thing growing in the field that we have not planted but are send to harvest so that the potentially ignorant of it's existence are not damaged by ergotism (Matthew 18:8) but can experience happiness together with the brewer of that holy kykeon!

[@thymeparzival]

Paul was also Pro-Slavery and contradicted Jesus’ teachings throughout his writings. If you are going to uphold fundamentalist beliefs then you would also be anti modern medicine since the word Pharmacy is derived from the word Pharmakia.

[@audacide]

I think it's pretty sad that only one person in your audience goes to church on Sundays. Psychedelics are one thing, but faith in God is essential.

[@franklylayer4313]

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[@wes555]

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[@wes555]

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[@Zacchus]

The ancient pre-Christian cults (that Christianity borrowed everything from) would probably disagree. They relied reason and reality, not faith.