Revisiting Wasson's Soma: Exploring the Effects of Preparation on the Chemistry of Amanita Muscaria

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Revisiting Wasson's Soma: Exploring the Effects of Preparation on the Chemistry of Amanita Muscaria

Post by Amanita Research » Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:44 am

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Abstract: In 1968 R. Gordon Wasson first proposed his groundbreaking theory identifying Soma, the hallucinogenic sacrament of the Vedas, as the Amanita muscaria mushroom. While Wasson's theory has garnered acclaim, it is not without its faults. One omission in Wasson's theory is his failure to explain how pressing and filtering Soma, as described in the Rig Veda, supports his theory of Soma's identity. Several critics have reasoned that such preparation should be unnecessary if equivalent results can be obtained by consuming the raw plant, as is done with other psychoactive mushrooms. In order to address these specific criticisms over 600 anecdotal accounts of Amanita muscaria inebriation were collected and analyzed to determine the impact of preparation on Amanita muscaria 's effects. The findings of this study demonstrated that the effects of Amanita muscaria were related to the type of preparation employed, and that its toxic effects were considerably reduced by preparations that paralleled those described for Soma in the Rig Veda. While unlikely to end debate over the identity of Soma, this study's findings help to solidify the foundation of Wasson's theory, and also to demonstrate the importance of preparation in understanding and uncovering the true identity of Soma.
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Re: Revisiting Wasson's Soma: Exploring the Effects of Preparation on the Chemistry of Amanita Muscaria

Post by Marv » Tue Oct 29, 2019 2:58 pm

Would be so great to have access to the whole article !

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Re: Revisiting Wasson's Soma: Exploring the Effects of Preparation on the Chemistry of Amanita Muscaria

Post by Shootman » Wed Nov 06, 2019 10:53 pm

You can download full article using http://sci-hub.tw Just paste doi no. 10.1080/02791072.2010.10400712 :D

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Re: Revisiting Wasson's Soma: Exploring the Effects of Preparation on the Chemistry of Amanita Muscaria

Post by T36 » Wed Nov 06, 2019 11:04 pm

@Shootman that website is broken i tried 2 different browsers...
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Post by Shootman » Thu Nov 07, 2019 8:40 am

It works for me, maybe try again

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Re: Revisiting Wasson's Soma: Exploring the Effects of Preparation on the Chemistry of Amanita Muscaria

Post by Marv » Sun Nov 10, 2019 10:01 am

OK, the site is censured by internet providers. It works perfectly with Tor browser or VPNs. Thanks a lot.

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Re: Revisiting Wasson's Soma: Exploring the Effects of Preparation on the Chemistry of Amanita Muscaria

Post by Fly Agaric Press » Tue Oct 27, 2020 12:16 am

Research Gate is a great source for accessing Peer Reviewed Journal Articles. You should be able to access an adapted copy of this article here:

https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... a_Muscaria

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