We have had some debate recently on the spirit of various plant psychedelics compared to synthesized substances like LSD. I think the answer lies in perspective and may answer some nagging questions. The hole in Terrance McKenna’s “stoned ape” hypothesis has always been a lack of known psychedelics available to early man in certain regions. But I think we are once again discounting our ancestors’ ability and ingenuity. LSD is derived from ergot, a fungus that grows on rye. While direct consumption of ergot can cause hallucinations, and we have many historical examples of this, it is also poisonous. Yet, Albert Hofmann is quoted as saying, the ability to extract the psychedelic compounds from ergot were, “well within the range of possibilities open to Early Man.” So in essence, LSD is most likely a direct lineage of the shaman’s medicine as used in the West. Northern African and European prehistoric hunter-gatherers did have access to a psychedelic compound. This is another way in which EMK attempts to re-make the esoteric tradition of the West.
Been wanting a color laser printer for a long time. Finally broke down and bought one for our Gen Con printing needs. As a bonus, I now have the ability to make new devotional candles.
My thoughts on this holy day celebrating the first night of the prophet and his bride:
I’m not a Thelemite. But damn I loves me some Thelemites. Thems good people.
LOOK AT THESE PENS FROM GOULET PENS (you may need to click on them for the best quality)
LoOK HOW PRETTY
LOOK AT THE P E N S T A N D S
NOT ONLY ARE THEY PRETTY BUT LOOK
LOOK AT THESE TWO
These two glow in the dark
And like they are a bit expensive but honestly pens like these I was expecting to go for over hundreds of dollars–like look up some of the cool visconti or aurora pens and those are all like 500 dollars minimum or that one pen that looks a bit like an amethyst or a geode and to buy that you gotta spend 15k
This is the one I’m talking about. This one costs twelve thousand dollars and these are just 74 dollars, an extra 6 if you want one the 2 glow in the dark pens I’m so hype this is the website you can get them from you can sign up for an email notification from them if you’re on the fence–it’s not pre-ordering–they have a few other pens coming in like these ones
from this brand that are also super cool called the chameleon anyway it looks like the nibs come in extra fine, fine, and medium you can look at them here
OH YEAH ANOTHER THING
even the PEN HOLDER GLOWS IN THE DARK GUYS
They’re all apparently handmade???? Every single one so like if you google and find one that isnt exactly alike that’s because they’re not well dang
