The Mushroom in Christian Art: The Identity of Jesus in the Development of Christianity
“A picture is worth a thousand words. In this enlightening book, and on the well-illustrated DVD, John Rush identifies the real Jesus and argues convincingly for the prevalence of the historical, religious use of hallucinogenic mushrooms in Christianity.”—Jan Irvin, author ofThe Holy Mushroom. “Going beyond the identification of putative fungal shapes in the religious art of Europe, John Rush has provided an eloquent and sophisticated context for their significance, a kind of grammar of symbolic forms, lavishly illustrated, opening up an essential topic of dialogue for anyone interested in understanding the creative imagination of this vast and intriguing period of history.”—Carl Ruck, professor of Classics at Boston University and author ofSacredMushrooms of the Goddess: Secrets of Eleusis“The Mushroom in Christian Artis a valuable addition to the growing corpus on the question of whether hallucinogens played a central role in Christianity and, as such, is well worth the read.”—The Psychedelic Press UK