Psychedelic Christianity
The Bible directly references several psychotropics, including the
highly regarded frankincense and myrrh, and the hallucinogenic
aphrodisiac mandrake, which Leah swapped with Rachel for an extra night
with their shared husband Isaac. There are also intriguing hints about
the temple incense, not least its Hebrew name ktoret ha-samim, literally “incense of drugs” (cocaine, LSD and marijuana are generically called Samim in modern Hebrew). Several linguists and rabbis agree that the kaneh bosm in the incense, which is also in the holy anointing oil of the prophets, is related etymologically to the Scythian word cannabis. As
Herodotus relates, the Scythians would throw this on the fire and,
“their drunkenness increasing, they often jump up and begin to dance and
sing”.
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