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An Extinct Lotus Flower had Psychedelic Impacts on Ancient Egypt | #49 Luke Caverns
10 Apr 2025
In this mind-expanding conversation, Luke Caverns returns tothe podcast to dive deep into ancient mysteries and overlooked truths. We kick things off with his recent travels through South America and how those experiences tie into broader patterns seen across ancient civilizations. From there, we confront the “Archaeological Wall of Shame”—the cultural and institutional forces that suppress uncomfortable discoveries. We then examine enigmatic ancient vases and why theircreation may have suddenly stopped. But the heart of the episode centers on an extinct variety of the lotus flower—once possibly used as a psychedelic sacrament in Ancient Egypt. What was its true purpose, and why has it vanished from history? Follow Matt Beall Limitless: https://x.com/MattbLimitlesshttps://www.tiktok.com/@mblimitlesshttps://www.instagram.com/mattbealllimitless/https://www.facebook.com/people/Matt-Beall-Limitless/61556879741320/ Listen on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mattbealllimitlessSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4PEaXTfAy8NkLjmukUJfXZ?si=b5fa7ee1b1d54736Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/matt-beall-limitless/id1712917413 Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-6727221 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MattBeallLimitless Check out Luke Caverns:https://www.youtube.com/@lukecavernshttps://www.instagram.com/lukecaverns/?hl=enhttps://x.com/lukecaverns Episode Timeline:00:00 Introductions02:42 South American Travels29:31 Archeological Wall of Shame43:41 Vases01:03:36 The Lotus Flower01:47:39 Vase Creation Stopped?02:04:56 Pyramid Structures02:18:57 Origins of Western Civilization02:53:26 Kurt Cobain Updates03:04:44 ClosingThe views and opinions expressed on this podcast are not necessarily the views of the host or of any business related to the host.
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Like, I'm not saying that the acid could dissolve and soften the stone to make it like a cinnamon roll. I just mean it softened it where it was compressed by half an inch. With the Americas, it's like we're studying aliens, right? Because they're so different from the Western mindset.
The dilemma that we have with studying the Maya is the same dilemma that we have with studying the Egyptians in that we look at them the way they wanted to be looked at. Their propaganda worked and it worked for all of eternity. The big mystery here is that the ancient Egyptian lotus flower does not exist anymore. They used them so much and they were so popular that they went completely extinct.
He's like describing the experience of the lotus flower. He says, when you take of the lotus flower, your mind expands and your eyes become imbued with dynamic properties. And we have this idea of Egyptians living in the desert. They didn't live in the desert. They lived in the fertile oasis on the green Nile, walking on grass every single day. God's really out there. He's far away and distant.
It doesn't have a lot to do with our lives, but here's what we can do to control our lives. That began in Athens in the 5th century. That is such a perfect example of who the Athenians are as a people. Their central piece of public architecture is not a pyramid. It's not a coliseum. It's just an open colonnade building for people to meet and talk to one another.
And they drew the line in the sand on that day in the early 5th century BC between West and East. And that's where Western society was born on that day.
Appreciate you coming down, brother.
Yeah, man. Thanks for having me back. The studio has evolved so much since I've been here.
Yeah. What's your impression?
It feels like I'm in a real studio this time. I walked in, and it was like I was on the set of a TV show or something. I just love it. The colors are so vibrant, and I don't know. It's just like you guys have just evolved so much in the last, what's it been, a year and a half?
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