Ancient cannabis references are found everywhere.
The Debate:
The question of whether cannabis played a large part in the lives of ancient people is not up for debate due to the amount of evidence that has been presented. But finding more depictions in ancient artifacts that point towards mind expanding substances used to alter consciousness maps a picture of how far back into our history cannabis and other plants like this appear.
The Artifacts:
The freeze carved into the stone temples of ancient Egypt seems to show something that looks very close to a cannabis leaf. Add in the fact that it resides above the head as if it was indicating a possible higher state of thinking or consciousness, and we see that it has an affiliation with what many people claim cannabis does for them, which would be to uplift the mind. The goddess Seshat may very well be indicating a correlation between the cannabis herb and a mental connection in these artifacts.
The artifact on the left is in the Luxor Temple and the one on the right is from the Dendera complex, both of which are in Egypt.
Cannabis and Knowledge:
Seshat is the goddess of wisdom and writing. She is the deity carved onto the sacred walls and pillars of temples that are thousands of years old. But what strikes many as odd, is the hieroglyph that hovers above her head.
Is it a cannabis leaf?
Or is it what people have been taught to believe it is without ever experiencing the effects of cannabis?
Those who use cannabis can attest to the fact that it has a lot to do with altering our perception of reality. Many have reported the manipulation of time being one of the effects that cannabis can produce in the user. This effect is similar to when someone is walking on a beach, or working on a task they become so absorbed in that time passes as if it didn’t exist. Then there is the moment of when they return to realize what has just happened. But from what did they return?
There are many people who claim their perception of time was altered during certain instances when they used cannabis, which brings up some interesting questions that may have been asked, and answered, by our ancient ancestors, some of whom used cannabis.
Could there be certain strains that can alter our perception of time more than another?
Does cannabis have a way of raising our consciousness to a level where we become enlightened with a type of wisdom that transcends time, space, and the spoken word?
The Hieroglyphs:
The artwork seen associated with the goddess Seshat could very well be a cannabis leaf. The amount of cultures worldwide that speak about cannabis being a sacred plant that provides food, shelter, clothing, plus medicine for the mind and body are numerous.
Seshat is said to also have a rib that tracks time, and we know that cannabis can alter time.
Is there a link between cannabis and time?
Knowing what we now know about our endocannabinoid system makes a metaphysical connection between cannabis and our minds seem more like reality than fiction.
Thoughts:
It seems as if we simultaneously live in two worlds; the world of thought and physical world of touch. Both of these combined allows us to feel a little bit more of existence with every thought we dare to think and ponder upon. Cannabis seems to have a very profound effect on our thoughts, which is fascinating.
To know there is ancient evidence in writings, drawings, and carvings says our ancestors understood something more about cannabis than what is currently said to be known.
Sid Prince
Photo credits: https://www.worldhistory.org/Seshat/
