Show threadPlanetMedicinesJun 13, 2024
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/32/the-eleusinian-mysteries-the-rites-of-demeter/ #eleusinianmysteries #Psychedelics #ancientgreece #olympicgames #kykeon #lsd #worldbookencyclopedia #psychedelictherapy #jeuxolympiques #ancientrituals
The Eleusinian Mysteries: The Rites of Demeter

The Rites of Eleusis, or the Eleusinian Mysteries, were the secret rituals of the mystery school of Eleusis and were observed regularly from c. 1600 BCE - 392 CE. Exactly what this mystic ritual was...

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ReallyCanadianFlyJun 17, 2023

World Book was my first exposure to an encyclopedia. I learned so much from them as a kid!

#worldbookencyclopedia #books

I just bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and I regret nothing | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/culture/2023/06/rejoice-its-2023-and-you-can-still-buy-a-22-volume-paper-encyclopedia/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

I just bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and I regret nothing

The still-updated World Book Encyclopedia is my antidote to the information apocalypse.

Ars Technica
Poetry NewsJun 10, 2023

Knowledge apocalypse?
World Book Encyclopedia-
All is not lost yet

#worldbookencyclopedia #infoapocalypse #knowledge #haiku #poetry

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2023/06/rejoice-its-2023-and-you-can-still-buy-a-22-volume-paper-encyclopedia/

I just bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and I regret nothing

The still-updated World Book Encyclopedia is my antidote to the information apocalypse.

Ars Technica
royalJun 9, 2023
Lord knows I miss real #encyclopedias. Thankfully, one can still be bought today. #worldBookEncyclopedia
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2023/06/rejoice-its-2023-and-you-can-still-buy-a-22-volume-paper-encyclopedia/
I just bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and I regret nothing

The still-updated World Book Encyclopedia is my antidote to the information apocalypse.

Ars Technica
Show threadTanquistApr 17, 2023
@sundogplanets
I can relate. I used to spend hours reading about #NASA and #rockets in our 1970 #WorldbookEncyclopedia
Now all I see with each new launch announcement is crass #profiteering.
Show threadTanquistJan 24, 2023
@rasterweb Does anyone else love going through the font selections in a good document app? it's almost as much fun as leafing through the 1971 #WorldbookEncyclopedia set we had when I was a kid. #ActuallyAutistic