Latest: Botanical Ecstasies
In 'Botanical Ecstasies: Psychoactive Plant Formulas in India and Beyond', Dr Matthew Clark proposes that the ancient ecstasy-inducing plants soma and hoama are an ayahuasca-like plant complex made.
He examines a range of candidates which in combination might produce an effect similar to the so-called 'classic' psychedelics. These early ecstatic experiences, he suggests, contributed to the emergent concept and ritual techniques of mysticism.
