Brian C. Muraresku

Brian C. Muraresku is the author of The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name, which presents the first archaeobotanical data for the ritual use of hallucinogens in Europe. His work has been featured in Forbes, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and Rolling Stone.

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The Past

The wild psychedelic origins of indigenous mystical rites — as revealed by archaeology

Brian C. Muraresku, New York Times best-selling author of "The Immortality Key," unpacks ancient evidence for the widespread ritual use of psychoactive plants.