And Madame Blavatsky indulged in hashish herself. Particularily before seances . Plant medicine. Barbara Aurora Farm. the only unsubsidized, family-run seed farm in North America offering garden seeds grown using Rudolf Steiner's methods of spiritual agriculture. http://www.kootenay.com/~aurora
-----Original Message----- From: Allan Balliett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, January 17, 2003 11:32 AM Subject: Re: [globalnews] Jesus 'healed using cannabis' >Well, roll away the stone, eh? > >>Don't sound so pious, there, Falwell. While they may >>have blown their story out of proportions due to their >>interests, there is definitely some truth to parts of >>it. Gnostics, for one, definitely would use heavily. >>And there are many Sufi, Hindu, and Taoist who use. > >Although it was commonly stated in the 60's that yoga and trantra >were ways ecstatic states that do not rely on drugs and drugs are not >mentioned in the common traditional texts, people I know who made the >actual pilgrimages to India say that hash is such an essential part >of the practices that noone ever thought there was any reason to >write it down. Everyone already knew to get loaded before they >started their exercises. > > >> >>And, more close to this list, while they are not my >>favorite bunch, the OTO (of whom RS was once a >>secretary) heavily uses hash in their rituals. > >Now the laughs on me. I never noticed this in the texts. Was it just >standard procedure, not worth mentioning, or was it codified, like >that 'spear in the chalice' talk? > >Even if the High Times artice were true, wasn't the Christ in this >version still creating healings that hash-oils alone are not known to >accomplish??? Anyone who know, please tell me more. > >-Allan >
