Tree Of Life: A Medicine & Sacrament

What plant bears twelve manner of fruit, heals the nations, and rises on the last page of scripture? Tree of Life: A Medicine & Sacrament traces cannabis through the oldest altars and the newest laboratories-from sacred incense in the Temple of Israel to the receptor named anandamide hidden in every human brain. Illuminati Congo draws on archaeology, scripture, and modern research to make a single, powerful case: that the world's most controversial plant is also its most ancient sacrament-and that a century of prohibition buried what every major tradition once knew. Inside you'll discover: - - Sacred Archaeology: Cannabis burned on the altar of the God of Israel at Tel Arad, confirmed by modern residue analysis. - - Lost History: The African origins of the smoking pipe and the Kimbundu roots of the word "marijuana." - - The Endocannabinoid System: How the body carries an entire receptor system shaped for this plant's compounds. - - Global Faiths: The sacred uses of cannabis in Hindu, Rastafari, Ethiopian Coptic, and Indigenous traditions. - - Prophetic Scripture: Why Genesis, the Song of Songs, and Revelation all point toward the same holy herb. - - Ritual & Practice: A contemplative practice for partaking as sacrament-the chalice as a portable altar. This is not a book about getting high. It is a book about remembering what was buried-and why the leaves were always for the healing of the nations. Recommended for readers of: Martin Lee's Smoke Signals, Chris Bennett's Cannabis and the Soma Solution, the writings of Rastafari elders, and anyone who senses that scripture and science are converging on the same truth.

Pagina's: 83, Paperback, Independently published