soma enigma
The mystery of ancient Indian entheogenic substances primarily revolves around Soma, the ritual drink praised in the Vedas, whose botanical identity is still debated. However, historical and mythological sources suggest the ritualistic or medicinal use of other psychoactive plants and fungi as well. Loss of the soma plant: The exact plant used to prepare the ancient soma drink is a botanical mystery. It is believed to have grown in mountainous regions and may have become scarce or gone extinct, possibly due to overharvesting or climate change. By around 800 BCE, the original plant was largely unavailable in the Gangetic plain where Vedic people had settled. Texts from this later period show substitutes being used in expiatory prayers that apologized to the gods for the missing ingredient. Soma: The elusive Vedic elixir Soma was a ritual drink used during the Vedic period (c. 1700–1100 BCE) to induce altered states of consciousness. Its recipe was lost sometime afte...
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