Mushrooms, Myth and Mithras: The Drug Cult that Civilized Europe
Praise forPersephone's Quest: Entheogens and the Origins of Religionby Carl Ruck et al "[This book] is the pious meditation of an inspired devotee, a religious book in the deepest sense, the credo of a passionate initiate. A delightful book to read." -- Wendy Doniger,Times Literary Supplement"Mushrooms, Myth & Mithrasis an extremely well-constructed academic argument proving that it is impossible to deny the connection between the use of entheogenic substances and religious practice for generations across countries and cultures. The evidence is extremely well documented in art, literature (myths and oral storytelling), and architecture. Over time, all these forms of evidence become blended into cross-cultural metaphors and ideas that show the same information coming from multiple cultures."" -- Ian Jones,Verbicide"This book is all about the evolution of European culture, from ancient times right up through the advent and dominance of Christianity––and how it all started with and depended on shrooms. . . .  I feel like I took a class on the subject." -- Rio Connelly,Slug Magazine