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Íakch', O Íakche!

from Transfigurations by Xisco Rojo

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The Eleusinian Mysteries were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece. The mysteries represented the myth of the abduction of Persephone from her mother Demeter by the king of the underworld Hades, in a cycle with three phases: the descent (loss), the search, and the ascent, with the main theme being the ascent of Persephone and the reunion with her mother. For the initiated, the rebirth of Persephone symbolized the eternity of life which flows from generation to generation. The procession to Eleusis shouted "Íakch', O Íakche!", possibly an epithet for Dionysus, or a separate deity Iacchus, son of Persephone or Demeter. Numerous scholars have proposed that the power of the Eleusinian Mysteries came from the kykeon's functioning as an entheogen, or psychedelic agent. Many psychoactive agents have been proposed as the significant element of kykeon, like the ergot, a fungal parasite of the barley or rye grain, which contains the alkaloids ergotamine, a precursor to LSD, and ergonovine.

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from Transfigurations, released May 21, 2021
Xisco Rojo: Processed Portuguese guitar, bass, synths

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