// Definition
The historical use of cannabis in European occult and magical practices, often blended with other psychoactive plants like nightshades (henbane, mandrake, brugmansia/angel's trumpet) and opium in ritual preparations.
// From the Episode
Chris Bennett discusses how cannabis was pervasive among European occultists. Robert Hooke (contemporary of Newton) gave a presentation to the Royal Society in England circa 1600s about acquiring cannabis from the East. Books like Sepher Raziel contain recipes mixing cannabis with wormwood (artemisia). Skunkman Sam notes European hemp had little or no THC so they imported from the East.
// Source
Ep. 116 Hash Church CXIII 113 →