Ancient Egyptians got high to seek transcendence through altered states of consciousness, archaeologists say

Ancient Egyptians got high to seek transcendence through altered states of consciousness, archaeologists say

Now we have proof that people drank psychotropic compounds in a carefully prepared concoction, to connect with the deity called Bes.Two thousand years ago, ancient Egyptians were sipping mugs of a potion that caused them to enter an altered state of consciousness, in hopes of divine connection and healing. Archeologists made the groundbreaking discovery using DNA and chemical analyses to decode the dregs of ingredients left behind in Bes mugs, w…