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GCDS-9780872863262 03 01 City Lights Books 01 GCOI 87286100878750 02 0872863263 03 9780872863262 15 9780872863262 BC 1 A01 Wilson, Peter Lamborn Peter Lamborn Wilson <strong>Peter Lamborn Wilson, </strong>scholar, critic, poet, and visionary best known for <em>Sacred Drift: Essays on the Margins of Islam </em>(City Lights) and his radio commentaries on WBAI New York, offers a fascinating study on the use of psychoactive plants in ancient Ireland in <em>Ploughing the Clouds: The Search for Irish Soma.<br> 01 eng 150 01 <P>In <em>Ploughing the Clouds</em>, Peter Lamborn Wilson suggests that the ancient Celts of Ireland may have possessed a "Soma" ceremony similar to one described in the Rig Veda, one of the oldest scriptures in the world. Written in India in 1500 BC, the Rig Veda praises a holy plant called Soma or "magic mushroom" that grants the drinker enlightenment and ecstasy. By comparing Celtic myth and folklore with the Rig Veda, he uncovers an Irish branch of the great Indo-European tradition of psychedelic (or "entheogenic") shamanism, and even reconstructs some of its secret rituals. He uses this comparative material to illuminate the deep meaning of the Soma-function in all cultures: the entheogenic origin of "poetic frenzy," the link between intoxication and inspiration.</P> <P>Peter Lamborn Wilson is a scholar, critic, poet, and visionary best known for Sacred Drift: Essays on the Margins of Islam (City Lights) and his radio commentaries on WBAI New York.</P> 02 In Ploughing the Clouds, Peter Lamborn Wilson suggests that the ancient Celts of Ireland may have possessed a "Soma" ceremony similar to one described in the Rig Veda, one of the oldest scriptures in the world. Written in India in 1500 BC, the Rig... 08 " . . . brings new perspectives on the problems of Soma and broadens and deepens the context of its discussion. Information on possible Celtic relationships with psychoactive plants and fungi are most welcome." Terence McKenna 08 " . . . is the best thing of its kind since Robert Graves's The White Goddess. " Dale Pendell, author of Pharmako/poeia: Plant Powers Poisons and Herbcraft 04 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100878750/images/87286100878750L.gif 07 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100878750/images/87286100878750S.gif http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100878750 City Lights Publishers 01 City Lights Publishers 19990101 08 16 oz City Lights Books 01 WORLD 20 19990101 01 02 14.95 USD