Liber 420 | Free Book
Cannabis, Magickal Herbs and the Occult
Although little known, cannabis and other psychoactive plants held a
prominent and important role in the Occult arts of Alchemy and Magic,
as well as being used in ritual initiations of certain secret
societies. Find out about the important role cannabis played in
helping to develop modern medicines through alchemical works. Cannabis
played a pivotal role in spagyric alchemy, and appears in the works of
alchemists such as Zosimos, Avicenna, Llull, Paracelsus, Cardano and
Rabelais. Cannabis also played a pivotal role in medieval and
renaissance magic and recipes with instructions for its use appear in
a number of influential and important grimoires such as the Picatrix,
Sepher Raxiel: Liber Salomonis, and The Book of Oberon. Could cannabis
be the Holy Grail? With detailed historical references, the author
explores the allegations the Templars were influenced by the hashish
ingesting Assassins of medieval Islam, and that myths of the Grail are
derived from the Persian traditions around the sacred beverage known
as haoma, which was a preparation of cannabis,opium and other drugs.
Many of the works discussed, have never been translated into English,
or published in centuries. The unparalleled research in this volume
makes it a potential perennial classic on the subjects of both
medieval and renaissance history of cannabis, as well as the role of
plants in the magical and occult traditions.
In The Press
"Bennett has done it again. Going right to the primary sources, he has produced an extraordinary volume outlining the history and occult secrets of cannabis. ... Should you be interested in knowing how and why cannabis found employment in the occult arts throughout history, take heart in knowing that you hold in your hands the definitive work written by a brilliant historian." —Tom Hatsis, author of The Witches' Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic (2015)
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