The Sacred Mushroom and The Cross: A study of the nature and origins of Christianity within the fertility cults of the ancient Near East

The book had been drenched in coffee. The condition was ok - but not very good.

I can honestly say that my reading of Allegro's book The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross very much changed my life. The book inspired my deep interest in researching further into comparative mythology, whereas before I had never really understood the 'point' of most of the complex tales, and the Bible I had always felt was utterly depressing! But when i saw how playful, humourous, and earthy the mythographers could be, I was HOOKED. As a visual artist now (probably also insome way inspired by that book) I love layers - of colour, meaning, and so on. So it makes sense that mythological writing also aspires to this aesthetic. Whatever the critics of Allegro's revolutionary work say, it IS extraordinarily plausible, and much more so for those who have partaken of sacred sacraments!!!!

When I first read this book back in 1972, I thought it would revolutionize Christianity coming from such a scholar as Allegro. And of course, that is why his book and his thesis have been shunted aside. Although true. Like so many truths, it is threatening to "Christians". A fact remains. Human rteligion was built upon psychoactive plants. I have read the book many times since 1972. Jon Thomas-Weger