Psychedelics in Christian Art

For many years now, people have noticed psychedelic mushrooms throughout religious art. Often in scenes from the Bible. In fact, across medieval artworks, you’ll seem to find these “mushrooms” everywhere. Like the Plaincourault fresco, that 12th-century wall painting of the Garden of Eden. It’s a bizarre image, the tree of knowledge looks like a giant fungus. Then there are the visions of Hildegard von Bingen with divine cities in the sky and incomprehensible beings that take the appearance of angels. Others are abstract geometric shapes: rings, circlets, and sacred diagrams. Could artworks like these reveal hidden truths about Christianity and psychedelics? Or is there another explanation? One that’s more rooted in the weird world of medieval illustration. Welcome to Strange Christian Art. This Episode: Psychedelics. Seems like my previous video on Biblical Demons went down a treat. Glad you all enjoyed it. More religion/mythology content to come! Thank you for 716k subscribers. H. REMINDER: Amanita Muscaria is toxic. Do not eat. -------- Sources & Further Reading: Does This Medieval Fresco Show A Hallucinogenic Mushroom in the Garden of Eden? https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/muscaria-hallucinogenic-mushroom-fresco Criticism of mushrooms in Christian art by Tom Hatsis and Chris Bennett https://cyberdisciple.wordpress.com/2021/09/26/criticism-of-mushrooms-in-christian-art-by-tom-hatsis-and-chris-bennett/ --------- Music: Intro - Epic of Gilgamesh in Sumerian by Peter Pringle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcTs... The Inspector by David Celeste Via Epidemic Sound Erudition by Amber Jaune Via Epidemic Sound Never Forgotten by Christoffer Moe Divletsen Via Epidemic Sound O Frondens Virga by Hildegard of Bingen Via Wikimedia Commons Outro - Peaceful Ambient Music by CO.AG https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcav... License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... ----- Find me on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/hochelaga_yt Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hochelaga_yt/ Discord:https://discord.gg/29tngpT ----- Email me: [email protected]