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stephan huller · 03-13-2013, 07:23 AM

does nt work

Clivedurdle · 03-13-2013, 08:18 AM

http://www.freeratio.org/thearchives...d.php?t=296245

http://www.freeratio.org/thearchives...ad.php?t=42854

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I did a little web search on kaneh-bosem and found some correspondence in the Boulder Weekly

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. . .according to references such as Smith's Bible Dictionary, the Hebrew words "Kaneh" and "Bosem" meaning aromatic reed, are found in Exodus 30:23, and refer to the recipe for the Holy Anointing Oil of Israel. Kaneh Bosem is the Semitic root origin of the word "Kannabus" (Greek) and "Cannabis" (Latin). The rewriting of history to which Jeremy refers was actually done in 300 BC when Cannabis was mistranslated from the Hebrew Kaneh Bosem to the Greek meaning calamus. This recipe was revealed to Moses at the same time as the Ten Commandments. In modern units of measure it calls for nearly 8 pounds of Cannabis, along with other spices, for its preparation.

This oil was used to anoint all of the ceremonial vestments of the Hebrew tabernacle and the members of the Aaronic priesthood, as well as prophets and kings. Someone whose hair was anointed with this oil in the hot Sinai desert would contrast the earthly fragrances of desert nomads and would automatically seem "special". Also the fat soluble THC in the Cannabis would be absorbed through the scalp and "inspire" such an individual, so blessedly anointed, with enhanced spiritual receptivity, as is the effect of Cannabis. . . .

from a letter from Rev. Dennis Shields/The Religion of Jesus Church/Hawaii

Etymologist Sara Benetowa of the Institute of Anthropological Sciences in Warsaw discovered in 1936, the connection between kaneh bosm in the Old Testament as the original Semitic Hebrew origins of the word cannabis. Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1980 confirmed this information as correct. The five passages that experienced the "missing" are Exodus 30:23; Song of Solomon 4:14; Isaiah 43:24; Jeremiah 6:20; & Ezekiel 27:19. Kaneh bosm was mis-translated after the dark ages, where the Bible was prohibited by the Roman Empire. . .

from Stan White/Dillon, Colo.
There is more history here on the Christian Libertarian forums (message 666 - ?)

Toto · 03-13-2013, 12:18 PM

Published on Nov 6, 2012

Filmed last night (11/3/12) at Last Word Books in Olympia WA
Cannabis Chassidis presents: Mythic Pre-history of Cannabis, specifically in the context of the Hebrew Bible

I think it was filmed by a stoner.

Cannabis Chassidis (or via: amazon.co.uk) is a $4.99 kindle ebook on Amazon

http://cannabischassidis.blogspot.com/

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High!

"An enthusiastic and interesting excursion into the psychedelic fringes of hasidic culture."

Alan Moore

"Here's this emerging genius dude who has a big and growing following in real life and online - this guy who makes Judaism new and real again, who digs deep into the Chassidic tradition for its deeply stoned truths. A Jewish Terence McKenna, mining the Torah's hidden landscape..."

Douglas Rushkoff

Cannabis Chassidis is a book, published now by Autonomedia Press, about the history, implications, impact and conditionally reccomended use of Marijuana and other natural entheogens in Judaism and it's related heresies. The author is in North America until December, you can contact him to come and speak-perform on the subject through Jim@autonomedia.org

"Some years ago, I came to Jerusalem, just out of high school, looking for an authentic religious tradition for how to smoke marijuana ...rightly, helpfully, more effectively and more meaningfully.

What I found additionally and instead was a living culture, wrestling with the mystery of how to incorporate the exctatic; and the mystery of the causes for it's repression, along with alot of brilliant guidance and terrible truths about the nature of religion, law, idealism and drugs.

Cannabis Chassidis: The Ancient and Emerging Torah of Drugs (A memoir) details the question and it's exploration: How could it be that something as inherent to modern life as Marijuana, something with a rich history of human usage, has no tradition in Torah, a guidance system that I was raised to understand as encompassing everything good that one should know? There are answers for what IS there in the tradition, rich allusions to herbs and smokes used in different capacities, and the more interesting answers and questions are about what there isn't in the tradition, and why.

Amazon comment:

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This is an excellent book. it may not overly scholarly, and yeah, there may be a few typos, but Yoseph's neshama shines through. The author has a way of really sharing Torah, sharing the Truth with the reader in a way that leaves you enlightened. My favorite part is the end, where he tells you that yeah, cannabis can really help you see things in a different way, but the most powerful drug is Love. G-d bless you Yoseph for your words.

I'm skeptical . . . is it worth $5 to find out more?

stephan huller · 03-13-2013, 12:51 PM

Maybe you have to be high to understand it - like Pink Floyd.

Vorkosigan · 03-13-2013, 08:26 PM

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does nt work

No, the NT does not work. That's why millions of us are atheists.

mountainman · 03-13-2013, 11:18 PM

Or heretics.

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