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The Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis in ancient Greece. They are the "most famous of the secret religious rites of ancient Greece". It is thought that their basis was an old agrarian cult which probably goes back to the Mycenean period (c. 1600 – 1100 BC) and it is believed that the cult of Demeter was established in 1500 BC. The mysteries represented the myth of the abduction of Persephone from her mother Demeter by the king of the underworld Hades, in a cycle with three phases, the "descent" (loss), the "search" and the "ascent", with the main theme the "ascent" of Persephone and the reunion with her mother. It was a major festival during the Hellenic era, and later spread to Rome. The name of the town, Eleusís, seems to be Pre-Greek and it is probably a counterpart with Elysium and the goddess Eileithyia.
The rites, ceremonies, and beliefs were kept secret and consistently preserved from antiquity. The initiated believed that they would have a reward in the afterlife. There are many paintings and pieces of pottery that depict various aspects of the Mysteries. Since the Mysteries involved visions and conjuring of an afterlife, some scholars believe that the power and longevity of the Eleusinian Mysteries came from psychedelic drugs.
Terence Kemp McKenna (November 16, 1946 – April 3, 2000) was an American ethnobotanist, mystic, psychonaut, lecturer, and author who spoke and wrote about a variety of subjects, including psychedelic drugs, plant-based entheogens, shamanism, metaphysics, alchemy, language, philosophy, culture, technology, and the theoretical origins of human consciousness. He was called the "Timothy Leary of the '90s", "one of the leading authorities on the ontological foundations of shamanism", and the "intellectual voice of rave culture".
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Terence McKenna was born and raised in Paonia, Colorado, with Irish ancestry on his father's side of the family.
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Terence McKenna unfolds various theories about the secret psychedelic celebrations of the Eleusinian mysteries. Psychedelic Salon Podcast: 224-McKenna: "Hermeticism and Alchemy" Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcluftdk1tuDU71ZdGNpHTA Dan Attrell (MA) gives a lecture on the subject of the Eleusinian Mysteries, a secret cult which endured over a thousand years, and into which most classical Athenians had been formally initiated. Visit http://www.themodernhermeticist.wordpress.com for more information and for other lectures by Dan Attrell. Bibliography Angus, Samuel. Mystery Religions & Christianity (Kessinger Publishing, 2003). (http://amzn.to/1Pyj6nm) Burkert, Walter. Ancient Mystery Cults. Harvard University Press, 1989. (http://amzn.to/1JRwgPZ) Burkert, Walter. Greek Religion. Harvard University Press, 1982. (http://amzn.to/1JRwhTU) Carpenter, Edward. Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning (New York, Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1920). (http:/...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcluftdk1tuDU71ZdGNpHTA Many P. Hall discusses the Eleusinian Mysteries Please note, this is an old and relatively 'out-dated' recording as much has changed in our understanding of what transpired at Eleusis. There are a number of good recent publications which one can turn to for more up-to-date information about the Athenian state mysteries. Manly P. Hall was the embodiment of the interest in esoteric and 'theosophical' matters so prevalent throughout the Victorian era. Once the colonial powers of Europe had thoroughly spread out their dominions around the globe, European scholars voraciously collected and translated a wealth of esoteric literature from numerous ancient cultures. This was quickly gathered together and interpreted using a predominant...
A case pending before the United States Supreme Court presented by an appeal by the New Mexico chapter of the Uniao do Vegetal (UDV) Christian church cites the Eleusinian Mystery as precedent for a psychoactive Eucharist within a well-ordered religious ceremony. For approximately two millennia, beginning about 1500 BCE and ending with the conversion of the Greco-Roman world to Christianity, people gathered at the village of Eleusis outside ancient Athens to experience something that would change them and their expectations about the meaning of life and death forever. LSD - Problem Child and Wonder Drug International Symposium on the Occasion of the 100th Birthday of Albert Hofmann Friday, 13 January 2006 in Basel
The Eleusinian Mysteries were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis in ancient Greece. They are the "most famous of the secret religious rites of ancient Greece". It is thought that their basis was an old agrarian cult which probably goes back to the Mycenean period (c. 1600 – 1100 BC) and it is believed that the cult of Demeter was established in 1500 BC. The mysteries represented the myth of the abduction of Persephone from her mother Demeter by the king of the underworld Hades, in a cycle with three phases, the "descent" (loss), the "search" and the "ascent", with the main theme the "ascent" of Persephone and the reunion with her mother. It was a major festival during the Hellenic era, and later spread to Rome. The name of the town, Eleusís...
The Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια) were initiation ceremonies held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis in ancient Greece. They are the "most famous of the secret religious rites of ancient Greece". It is thought that their basis was an old agrarian cult which probably goes back to the Mycenean period (c. 1600 – 1100 BC) and it is believed that the cult of Demeter was established in 1500 BC. The mysteries represented the myth of the abduction of Persephone from her mother Demeter by the king of the underworld Hades, in a cycle with three phases, the "descent" (loss), the "search" and the "ascent", with the main theme the "ascent" of Persephone and the reunion with her mother. It was a major festival during the Hellenic era, and later spread t...
Prosternatur is a secret band from Europe. The debut album was released on July 29, 2016 entitled "Abyssus abyssum invocat" which features a grueling Black Metal assault. All songs deal with ancient occult mysteries, and rituals. Available on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/abyssus-abyssum-invocat/id1133223941
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The myth of the abduction of Persephone hides the powerful knowledge of the Eleusinian mysteries. Includes discussion of our three brains, the consciousness, the ego (klipha), the Divine Mother, Hades, and more. Read the lecture transcription. Scriptures: Orphic Hymn 29 to Persephone (Greek hymn 3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.): "Hymn to Persephone. Daughter of Zeus, Persephone divine, come, blessed queen, and to these rites incline: only-befotten, Plouton’s [Haides’] honoured wife, O venerable Goddess, source of life: ‘tis thine in earth’s profundities to dwell, fast by the wide and dismal gates of hell. Zeus’ holy offspring, of a beauteous mien, Praxidike (avenging Goddess), subterranean queen. The Eumenides’ [Erinyes’] source, fair-haired, whose frame proceeds from Zeus’ ineffable and secret s...
Bruce Eisner, The History and Future of LSD A two hour talk recorded at the 2001 International Conference on Altered-States of Consciousness, Sante Fe, New Mexio, US The talk covers the history of LSD or lysergic-acide diethylamide tracing its origin in the organic compounds ergot said to be used in the Mysteries of Eleusius. The talk also looks at potential future uses of LSD, Neo-Eleusinian Mysteries combining a variety of conscsiouness and mind-tranforming techiques and technologies. The Message Company & Cine Productions
An Equinox Mystery Drama performed at the Castle of the Muses on Odin's Day, 21 September 2011 with Thomas Clough Daffern and Sophia Craig-Daffern. The Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια) were initiation ceremonies held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis in ancient Greece. Of all the mysteries celebrated in ancient times, these were held to be the ones of greatest importance. It is acknowledged that their basis was an old agrarian cult which probably goes back to the Mycenean period (c.1600-1100 BC) and it is believed that the cult of Demeter was established in 1500 BC.[1] The idea of immortality which appears in syncretistic religions of antiquity was introduced in late antiquity.[2] The mysteries represented the myth of the abduction of Perse...
This 5-parter on the Eleusinian, Bacchic and Orphic mystery religions is taken from Professor Joseph Hughes' course "Classical Mythology" (Missouri State University), which is fully and freely available on iTunes U: https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/classical-mythology/id655630388 Professor Joseph Hughes' page at Missouri State: http://courses.missouristate.edu/josephhughes/stuff/official.htm
Something about the overindulgent nature of our society juxtaposed with something about the dissolution of the ego as a reflection of something about psychedelic counter-culture portrayed as something about an inner universe subverted into something about the solar system relating to something about the Eleusinian Mysteries of ancient Greece. * * * Experimental film by Sophie Wright Experimental soundtrack by Sophie Wright and Sam Jackson * * * Starring: Margaret West (as Hermes) Kornelija Tenyte (as Aphrodite) Laura Sager (as Gaia) Marc Magill (as Ares) Jack Dickens (as Zeus) Sean Nestor (as Saturn) Jonas Lapinas (as Uranus) Jonjo Presland (as Poseidon) https://www.flickr.com/photos/sophierw/