The road to Eleusis: unveiling the secret of the mysteries

Robert Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck

Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1978 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 126 pages

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Review: The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries

User Review  - Mici - Goodreads

While I'm not sure I accept the actual substance used, I think the authors have a convincing case for some psychotropic substance being in the Kykeon of Eleusis. I would not want to experiment as they did, however.

Review: The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries

User Review  - Mark - Goodreads

Imagine, that the rituals which are often considered to be a basis of Western Civilization, have been persecuted and made illegal- at least, the modern-day elements of same, happen to be. An ...

Contents

• Foreword by R Gordon Wasson: 9
• The Wasson Road to Eleusis R G W ii: 25
• hi Solving the Eleusinian Mystery C A P R: 35

Bibliographic information

• Title: The road to Eleusis: unveiling the secret of the mysteries; Issue 4 of Ethno-mycological studies; Volume 4 of Harvest/HBJ Book
• Authors: Robert Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1978
• Length: 126 pages
• Subjects: Body, Mind & Spirit / Spirituality / General; History / Ancient / Greece; Nature / Plants / Mushrooms; Religion / Antiquities & Archaeology; Religion / Christianity / History