A 2,200-year-old vase, bearing the intriguing effigy of the Egyptian dwarf god Bes, has just revealed an unexpected secret. Researchers have identified traces of a hallucinogenic beverage used during ...

Recent archaeological research unveiled that ancient Egyptians consumed a ritual drink combining fruits, nuts, psychedelics, bodily fluids, and alcohol, as discovered in a 2,000-year-old Bes mug.

A 2,200-year-old Egyptian vase depicting the dwarf god Bes has been found to contain traces of a hallucinogenic drink. Chemical analysis revealed ingredients like wild rue, Egyptian lotus ...

That was when he noticed, on a list of the museum’s holdings, a cup from the second century B.C. bearing the face of Bes, a notoriously ugly ancient Egyptian god who was fond of revelry.

The vase is decorated with the effigy of god Besassociated with protection, fertility and healing and the center of magical and medical practices of a religious nature. The study on the vase of the ...

The alcoholic and hallucinogenic cocktail was probably swallowed in the name of the god Bes, whose face is featured on the outside of the vessel. "There's no research out there that has ever found ...

The alcoholic and hallucinogenic cocktail was probably swallowed in the name of the god Bes, whose face is featured on the outside of the vessel. "There's no research out there that has ever found ...

While conversions did happen, the story isn’t so simple, as author and historian Manu Pillai argues in his new book, Gods, Guns, and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu. He writes about the ...

The term "God complex" is used to describe a person who believes they have exceptional power or authority and are superior to others. It is not considered a mental illness on its own, per the ...

Groundbreaking research has revealed that an ancient Egyptian "Bes mug," a vessel dating back 2,000 years, was last used to serve a potent cocktail. The beverage included psychedelic drugs ...