Posted by planetfrog on 12/21/2004, 6:27 pm, in reply to "At a guess ..."
Hi folks, I occasionally peruse your forum as find it a good read, but on this issue I've become aware of a thread of thought that has not yet been mentioned re halos and symbolism.
Over the last year I've run across and been quite persuaded by the idea that often depictions of the Buddha and Christ show halos featuring classic lines radiating outwards ( often in a "wave" ) which look very much like the underside of the sacred mushroom. The blue colour commonly featuring in the halos ( and christs robes ) could also draw parallel with the "blue ink" of the mushroom - its active halucinogenic ingredient....