#211 – Brian Muraresku
15 Aug 2021Books mentioned on Lex Fridman Podcast #211:
- The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name by Brian C. Muraresku
- Supernatural: Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind by Graham Hancock
- Ancient Brews: Rediscovered and Re-created by Patrick E. McGovern
- The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries by R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck
- De Materia Medica by Pedanius Dioscorides
- The Dionysian Gospel: The Fourth Gospel and Euripides by Dennis R. MacDonald
- The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes
- Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge by Jeremy Narby
- Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism by Daniel Pinchbeck
- The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries (Duplicate) by R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck
- In the Dark Places of Wisdom by Peter Kingsley
- Reality by Peter Kingsley
Brian Muraresku is an author and scholar who wrote the book “The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name.” In the book, Muraresku explores the history of psychoactive substances and their role in ancient religions and rituals. He suggests that the use of these substances played a significant role in the development of many of the world’s major religions and spiritual practices, and argues that they may hold the key to understanding the origins of religious belief and experience.