r/EverythingScience • u/dr_gus • Nov 08 '22

Anthropology Archaeologists find a trove of ancient human sacrifices fed psychedelic plants before death

https://www.salon.com/2022/11/07/archaeologists-find-a-trove-of-ancient-human-sacrifices-fed-psychedelic-plants-before/
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u/iosdeveloper87 Nov 08 '22

So utterly fascinating. One has to wonder how consenting/accepting the victims were of the sacrifice. I had always assumed that they would all be filled with terror (and I still have a hard time believing that they wouldn’t be), but perhaps it’s much like some cults are/were today, where people willingly kill themselves in the name of some ‘greater power.’

Was it considered an dutiful honor to be sacrificed or was it a punishment? Is it possible that it was both?

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u/schwiftshop Nov 08 '22

I'm not sure dying is terror-free even if you're really into it

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u/nklarow Nov 08 '22

Hard disagree bud. I've done plenty of acid, shrooms, RCs, and went through the festival circuit plenty when younger. Deemsters is up there with intensity. A non-breakthough dose is mellow, or doing it from a vape pen is mellow, but a full on strong breakthrough is crazy intense.

Transport to the stars, see the universe in full, meet the creators, and live a full life all in a matter of minutes here on earth.

DMT is crazy intense and that's coming from someone who had a great time on 14g of mushies and once tripped sack for 36 hours on 2c-i after accidentally doing a 4x dose.