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The road to Eleusis : unveiling the secret of the Mysteries / R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, and Carl A. P. Ruck ; edited by Robert Forte ; preface by Huston Smith

This work investigates the ancient Greek Eleusinian Mysteries, arguing that the sacred potion consumed during the rites contained a psychoactive substance. It analyses the historical, chemical, and spiritual implications of entheogen use in foundational Western rituals.

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