Episode #2047
Brian Muraresku
Books mentioned
The War of Art
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The Book of the Dead
Mentioned by Brian Muraresku · at 00:41:17 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Supernatural
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The Odyssey
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The Aeneid
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The Iliad
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Passport to Magonia
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Brian Muraresku, author of "The Immortality Key," discusses his research into the role of psychedelics in ancient Greek mystery religions and early Christianity. The conversation also covers human evolution, including Homo naledi's burial practices, and the nature of consciousness and creativity.
What they talked about
- Ancient Greeks potentially using psychedelics
- Kundalini yoga and psychedelic-like states
- Homo naledi burial rituals and death
- Human brain evolution and consciousness
- Domestication of wolves into dogs
- Gigantopithecus and Bigfoot speculation
- Psychedelic rituals and the birth of democracy
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