Comments by "Phoenix O\x27Brien" (@phoenixobrien163) on "Occult Literature 388: The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites" video.
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I can see why Styx takes an interest in ancient religions. Once I get to reading wiki, there are so many aspects to it, like Carl Jung, the new
entheogenic theories, all of the ancient or historical paintings and sculptures that one can study that depicted the Elysian Mysteries. And here's something very interesting:
Dimitris Lyacos in the second book of the Poena Damni trilogy With the People from the Bridge, a contemporary, avant-garde play focusing on the return of the dead and the myth of the revenant combines elements from the Eleusinian mysteries as well as early Christian tradition in order to convey a view of collective salvation. The text uses the pomegranate symbol in order to hint at the residence of the dead in the underworld and their periodical return to the world of the living. [63]
● What does he mean by the periodical return of the dead to the world of the living?
Ghosts?
The Mysteries represented the myth of the abduction of Persephone
from her mother Demeter by the king of the underworld Hades,
In a cycle with three phases: the descent (loss), the search, and the ascent, with the main theme being the ascent of Persephone and the reunion with her mother.
Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961) borrowed terms and interpretations from the late 19th and early-20th century classical scholarship in German and French as a source of metaphors for his reframing of psychoanalytic treatment into a spiritualistic ritual of initiation and rebirth. The Eleusinian mysteries, particularly the qualities of the Kore, figured prominently in his writings.[62]
Entheogenic theories
Numerous scholars have proposed that the power of the Eleusinian Mysteries came from the *kykeon's functioning as an entheogen, porpsychedelic agent.[7] *
[See asterisk at end for what a kykeon is]
The use of potions or philtres for magical or religious purposes was relatively common in Greece and the ancient world.[65] The initiates, sensitized by their fast and prepared by preceding ceremonies (seeset and setting), may have been propelled by the effects of a powerful psychoactive potion into revelatory mind states with profound spiritual and intellectual ramifications.
The rites, ceremonies, and beliefs were kept secret and consistently preserved from antiquity. For the initiated, the rebirth of Persephone symbolized the eternity of life which flows from generation to generation, and they believed that they would have a reward in the afterlife.[6] There are many.
Indirect evidence in support of the entheogenic theory is that in 415 BC Athenian aristocrat Alcibiades was condemned partly because he took part in an "Eleusinian mystery" in a private house.[68
Many psychoactive agents have been proposed as the significant element of kykeon
*Kykeon (Ancient Greek: κυκεών, kykeȏn; fromκυκάω, "to stir, to mix") was an Ancient Greek drink of various descriptions. Some were made mainly of water, barley and naturally occurring substances. *Others were made with
wine and grated cheese.[1]*
● Wine mixed with grated cheese? Ugh.
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