🌿 The Rig Veda's hymns to Soma, the drink of the gods, were long a puzzle. Gordon Wasson gathered the evidence in the 1960s and argued in 'Soma: The Divine Mushroom of Immortality' that Soma was Amanita muscaria — a link the speakers tie to Mithraism and Zoroastrianism. Still disputed ⚖️
Video: Rig Veda Soma identified as Amanita muscaria by Gordon Wasson in the 1960s
Key facts
- The video states that the Rig Veda contains hymns to Soma, described as the drink of the gods
- It credits Gordon Wasson with assembling the evidence in the 1960s and argues Soma was Amanita muscaria, in his book 'Soma: The Divine Mushroom of Immortality'
- The video also asserts ties between the Soma-Amanita identification and Mithraism and Zoroastrianism
- The speakers present the Soma identification as a disputed scholarly theory rather than an accepted identification
Sources
Soma (drink)en.wikipedia.org
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