Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Kykeon Chemistry 101

Ok, this is kinda trippy.

When she was grieving, Demeter was down on Dionysus and so she refused to drink any wine. Her beverage of choice became something called Kykeon. It was some kind of mash up of barley and herbs... probably non-alcoholic. But there are some alternative theories about Kykeon's psychoactive properties. I will do more research on Entheogenic Theories. Jonathan suggested I read The Road to Eleusis and another book called Persephone's Quest. (I'll get them on interlib loan.)



The Hidden World - An Interview with Prof. Carl A. P. Ruck, who wrote a bunch of other books and is a professor in Boston. He invented the word ENTHEOGEN which I have never heard until today.

The podcast host keeps mispronouncing Eleusis as Ulysses. (a bit too much Kykeon??)

El·eu·sin·i·an /ˌɛlyʊˈsɪniən/ [el-yoo-sin-ee-uhn]

Looking for supplies... maybe try here

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