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  • Many prehistoric handprints show a finger missing

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 25 07:36:38 2023
    Many prehistoric handprints show a finger missing. What if this was
    not accidental?

    Canadian scientists say evidence from cave art all over the world
    shows digits may have been ritually removed to appease deities or aid
    social cohesion

    https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/dec/23/prehistoric-handprints-finger-missing-ritually-removed

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue Dec 26 13:32:14 2023
    On 2023-12-25, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:
    Many prehistoric handprints show a finger missing. What if this was
    not accidental?

    Canadian scientists say evidence from cave art all over the world
    shows digits may have been ritually removed to appease deities or aid
    social cohesion

    Saw this article and read it, but was not impressed how quickly they
    move straight to conjecture. There really isn't any evidence for what
    they're proposing. Guess they got some clicks though.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to fungus@amongus.com.invalid on Tue Dec 26 12:23:51 2023
    On Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:32:14 GMT, Retrograde
    <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

    There really isn't any evidence for what
    they're proposing.

    I believe Muslims have chopped off hands/feet, but this religion was
    not around then.

    Aboriginal Australians did some body modifications, and iirc, when
    coming of age, a female would get ganged fucked, and then the last
    male to do it, would die with her via logs falling on them.

    Aztec human sacrifice ritual - Estimates of the number of sacrifices
    in relation to the population vary, however, it has been estimated
    that up to 250,000 people were sacrificed per year. This is equivalent
    to approximately one percent of the population. "This quarter of a
    million figure, according to Borah (personal communication) is
    consistent with the existence of thousands of temples throughout the
    Triple Alliance alone and with the sacrifice of an estimated one
    thousand to three thousand persons at each temple per year. "(Harner
    1977:119) http://rubens.anu.edu.au/raid1/student_projects97/aztec/ACosWorldView.html/World1a.html

    If one accepts out-of-body experiences are real, its possible a
    "leader" had twisted ideas about this/that.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to fungus@amongus.com.invalid on Sat Dec 30 10:11:11 2023
    On Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:32:14 GMT, Retrograde
    <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

    There really isn't any evidence for what
    they're proposing.

    Prehistoric people...What was the "artist's" mindset, had this person
    digested hallucinogenic plants, and what mind effect(s) did this have?
    Was this symbolic or a realist sketch?

    I suspect there is an untold history on how hallucinogenic plants
    shaped their thinking. Tripping out then was a perception shift. ====================

    Sidebar

    Toxicity From Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) After Ingestion or
    Inhalation: A Case Series

    Plant extracts and other novel psychoactives can be ingested, vaped,
    injected, or insufflated. This includes products such as extracts from
    the blue lotus flower (Nypmhaea caerulea), which is known to produce
    euphoria and hallucinations at high doses. https://academic.oup.com/milmed/advance-article/doi/10.1093/milmed/usab328/6338457

    The Blue Lotus flower has been part of Egypt's mythology, culture, and
    medicine for thousands of years. In the Middle East, the plant is
    known as Egyptian Lotus and Sacred Lily of the Nile, and images of the
    aquatic plant grace the walls of pharaohs' tombs and monoliths. The
    history of the famed Blue Lotus is not only medicinal, but also
    mystical, in nature. Finding its way out of Egypt, around 300 BCE, the
    lotus landed in Greece where the prevailing culture incorporated it
    into the religion of Isis and Serapis. Near the close of the Roman
    Empire, Blue Lotus was being traded to the far corners of the known
    world, from Brittania to India. The lotus even features prominently in
    Mayan religious art, costumes, and ceremonies

    https://organicindiausa.com/blog/all-about-the-ancient-blue-lotus/

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