Luke Caverns
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And so there's this idea that there may have been psychedelics, mild psychedelics that the Egyptians had access to, maybe the blue lotus that's being infused in these wines or beers that they're drinking, or maybe they're even smoking something to enhance their dream as they fall asleep. And I wondered if I was laying down in the temple of Komombo. I'm sorry.
And so there's this idea that there may have been psychedelics, mild psychedelics that the Egyptians had access to, maybe the blue lotus that's being infused in these wines or beers that they're drinking, or maybe they're even smoking something to enhance their dream as they fall asleep. And I wondered if I was laying down in the temple of Komombo. I'm sorry.
And so there's this idea that there may have been psychedelics, mild psychedelics that the Egyptians had access to, maybe the blue lotus that's being infused in these wines or beers that they're drinking, or maybe they're even smoking something to enhance their dream as they fall asleep. And I wondered if I was laying down in the temple of Komombo. I'm sorry.
I was laying down in the temple of King Canoom, and he's just this ram-headed god. And he has this beautiful temple, and he's got the night sky on his temple. And even at Dendera, there's like this beautiful blue night sky, and you have the goddess Nut going up and down. She's the Milky Way. And you're laying down there, and you can only imagine the torches like sparkling on the night sky.
I was laying down in the temple of King Canoom, and he's just this ram-headed god. And he has this beautiful temple, and he's got the night sky on his temple. And even at Dendera, there's like this beautiful blue night sky, and you have the goddess Nut going up and down. She's the Milky Way. And you're laying down there, and you can only imagine the torches like sparkling on the night sky.
I was laying down in the temple of King Canoom, and he's just this ram-headed god. And he has this beautiful temple, and he's got the night sky on his temple. And even at Dendera, there's like this beautiful blue night sky, and you have the goddess Nut going up and down. She's the Milky Way. And you're laying down there, and you can only imagine the torches like sparkling on the night sky.
and you're seeing this column that's acting as the stem of the blue Lotus and the blue Lotus is blooming into the night sky. And it made me wonder symbolically it, maybe it's undetectable, but is that symbolic of the fact that the blue Lotus is the gateway into the outer world? Does that make sense?
and you're seeing this column that's acting as the stem of the blue Lotus and the blue Lotus is blooming into the night sky. And it made me wonder symbolically it, maybe it's undetectable, but is that symbolic of the fact that the blue Lotus is the gateway into the outer world? Does that make sense?
and you're seeing this column that's acting as the stem of the blue Lotus and the blue Lotus is blooming into the night sky. And it made me wonder symbolically it, maybe it's undetectable, but is that symbolic of the fact that the blue Lotus is the gateway into the outer world? Does that make sense?
Because it's certainly very like a Mayanist way to interpret things, but I wonder if that's needed, you know, somebody with somebody with, uh,
Because it's certainly very like a Mayanist way to interpret things, but I wonder if that's needed, you know, somebody with somebody with, uh,
Because it's certainly very like a Mayanist way to interpret things, but I wonder if that's needed, you know, somebody with somebody with, uh,
highly symbolic perspective on the ancient world coming into Egypt and seeing something that an Egyptologist who was introduced to the Egyptian world from reading an Egyptology textbook you grow up within parameters right and you can't see outside the parameters it takes someone else with a different perspective to come in and see that and that was one of the ideas I had too is are these columns that are blooming into the night sky from the lotus flower is it symbolic of the fact that that is the path to get to this night sky outer world because
highly symbolic perspective on the ancient world coming into Egypt and seeing something that an Egyptologist who was introduced to the Egyptian world from reading an Egyptology textbook you grow up within parameters right and you can't see outside the parameters it takes someone else with a different perspective to come in and see that and that was one of the ideas I had too is are these columns that are blooming into the night sky from the lotus flower is it symbolic of the fact that that is the path to get to this night sky outer world because
highly symbolic perspective on the ancient world coming into Egypt and seeing something that an Egyptologist who was introduced to the Egyptian world from reading an Egyptology textbook you grow up within parameters right and you can't see outside the parameters it takes someone else with a different perspective to come in and see that and that was one of the ideas I had too is are these columns that are blooming into the night sky from the lotus flower is it symbolic of the fact that that is the path to get to this night sky outer world because
The Egyptians viewed all the stars in the night sky as being the places where the gods lived and where their ancestors lived. And so they didn't know that they were giant balls of gas in space. And so it makes me wonder if that lotus flower, another purpose of it is to consume it, to have vivid dreams.
The Egyptians viewed all the stars in the night sky as being the places where the gods lived and where their ancestors lived. And so they didn't know that they were giant balls of gas in space. And so it makes me wonder if that lotus flower, another purpose of it is to consume it, to have vivid dreams.
The Egyptians viewed all the stars in the night sky as being the places where the gods lived and where their ancestors lived. And so they didn't know that they were giant balls of gas in space. And so it makes me wonder if that lotus flower, another purpose of it is to consume it, to have vivid dreams.
that call upon the essence of these gods or ancestors to come down into your sleep and heal you, something akin to that. And dreams are so important in Egyptian society. One of the very first stories we have from Egypt is the story of Joseph, of the Bible in Egypt. maybe during the Middle Kingdom, sometime between 1600 and 1800 BC.
that call upon the essence of these gods or ancestors to come down into your sleep and heal you, something akin to that. And dreams are so important in Egyptian society. One of the very first stories we have from Egypt is the story of Joseph, of the Bible in Egypt. maybe during the Middle Kingdom, sometime between 1600 and 1800 BC.