What was the secret sacred elixirs known as Soma and Homa in the ancient world? Was it a psychedelic? Stimulant? Or something else? We will take a look at all the options tonight. In part 1 I interviewed Cannabis Historian and author Chris Bennett as he puts forth his hypothesis for why he believes it was Cannabis. In part two I interview academic and author Matthew Clark who puts forth in his hypothesis that Soma and Homa were both middle eastern ayahuasca analogs. I will add the links for both of those episodes below. Finally in this part I will go over all the other compelling evidence and possibilities to try to figure out what was the ancient elixirs known as Soma and Homa.

*Here is the YouTube and Spotify link to part 1 with Cannabis Historian Chris Bennett:

https://www.youtube.com/live/58uDnzF0tQs?si=PvPk0DcSfFqykCTn

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5dZ1yuAwlE1CbntSgzJQRu?si=VAE5U21kR_i7u0tLVQZrhQ

*Here is the YouTube and Spotify link to part 2 with Academic and Author Matthew Clark:

https://www.youtube.com/live/6rQJLU5ISK0?si=GZpNdg3vQDCvYopd

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0vv3sAyrtVmqQ8mkiBNA9B?si=ksnYCI1GRje7bstWoWYWMw

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