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Siegrid Knecht 1971 – Rauchen und Rauchern in Nepal
Identifier
015772
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
The following is provided to show you what you can do if you want to be really extreme in your combinations -- my comments are in brackets….
A description of the experience
Siegrid Knecht 1971 – Rauchen und Rauchern in Nepal
The state of true trance is attained by inhaling the smoke of a juniper fire [oxygen deprivation]; by biting on juniper branches [some plant psychedelic content, though of dubious value in this context]; by drinking the blood of a male kid goat [of no earthly use at all spiritually - symbolic]; the trance dancer runs around jumping wildly [frenetic exercise] … he repeatedly interrupts his fast run to listen to the musical instruments and finally breaking down over a drum [drumming ] he sings his prophecy in the ancient language he is incapable of speaking or understanding when he is awake.