Ancient Psychedelia: Alien Gods & Mushroom Goddesses
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In the First Prayer Book of Edward VI (1549), the feast was officially called Whitsunday, and this name has continued in Anglican churches. The priests would wear red vestments to symbolize the “tongues of fire” that descended on the disciples from the Holy Spirit. Members of the congregation would wear red in some traditions and the altar would be dressed in a red cloth as well. (155) Distinctive use of the red and white together represents the A. muscaria and what is occurring during a baptism anyways? The baptism represents the “initiation” or the “blessing” of the priest, symbolizing “purification” and the entrance into a new “spiritual” life. Cardinals are red birds and dress like amanitas (67 i, k). Popes are dressed in white, usually, and in one image I have, he looks just like a mushroom, veil and all (67j).   R: (67k) The Cardinal Infante by Gaspard de Crayer 1639 AD  Amanita Muscaria  (67j) The Pope |
Random artifacts from the Roman era which take on the symbolism of the mushroom include “fertility rings” (58g, h), lockets (58i); belt buckles (58j) and “nails” (58k).   R: (58h) Roman Bronze Ring L: (58i) Enamled Seal Box. c. 300-400 AD    M: (58j) Zoomorphic Belt Buckle R: (58k) Roman Bronze "Nail" Church doorways and entrances have always represented mushrooms, at least since the beginning of Mithraeums in Greece and Etruscan Italy. They all have distinctive red ridging of the mushroom cap gills, along the archways (57c, e, f, g; 60g, h, i, j, k).  (57c) Catacombs of Rome (155) https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pentecost-Christianity |
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