Finnian Moore-Gerety, CSWR, Psychedelic Intersections: 2024 Conference Anthology
Finnian Moore Gerety traces the enduring interest in the authentic botanical identity of soma in the Vedic texts of the Hindu tradition. Moore Gerety argues that speculation on soma’s identity tracks with the drug fashions of the era in which thinkers speculated about soma’s botanical identity. He proposes a shift in focus away from certainty about soma’s botanical identity and towards the ritual and scripture pertaining to soma.