Moses led the twelve tribes of Israel, consisting of 600,000 people, out of Egypt and into the wilderness. The Lord came to Moses and said, “Here is the land where the sacred mushrooms and truffles grow abundantly. Camp here tonight and in the morning the sacred mushrooms, that the Pharaohs hid from the people and reserved for themselves, will cover the fields, and truffles will be found throughout the ground.” Moses said, “But are all of the people entitled to eat of it, mustn’t they earn the right through prayer, sacrifices, or fasting before plucking it from the ground and eating it?
The Lord said, “Remember, Moses, that in the beginning, all humans earned the right to this spiritual food, containing our 4-phosphorylated indoles, when your ancestors broke Enlil’s law and ate of it. Enki, wanted humans to receive the sacred wisdom without punishment, but Enlil, furious with the disobedience, hid and heavily guarded the Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Life, and placed very cruel punishments upon mankind.
Listen carefully, humans have earned the right to eat of these, and all of the sacred Sacraments, simply by being alive, their right is in their DNA, in their spirit and very essence of their being, as their lifespan has been shortened drastically due to their disobedience and they will return to dust before they can become as powerful as us. It is important that the children of Israel, and all of mankind, reap the rewards and not just the consequences of being human. Do not forget this, Moses.”
When the morning dew came, the people of the tribes saw something strange growing on the ground. It was not green, did not have leaves like other plants, and had only one stem with a small circular bulb on top that would spread into a round fleshy disc. They said to one another, “What is it?” For, at first, they were not sure what it was, as mushrooms, of any sort, were prohibited and strictly outlawed among the common people of Egypt, being reserved only for the Pharaoh, high priests, and royal families.
Moses said to them, “This is the sacred mushroom, which the Lord has intended for all of mankind to eat, not just the kings and priests!” He then showed them how the shapes of the mushroom at different stages in its life were the same as some of Egypt’s most sacred symbols: the Ankh (mushroom with veil), the Sun Disk (opened mushroom cap) held by the Scarab/Dung Beetle, the cobra with Sun Disc, or Uraeus, and the Hedjet crowns (mushroom pins) worn by the High Priests and Kings.
The Israelites were stirring with excitement as they saw that the sacred mushroom, that was prohibited and reserved only for royalty, was now growing all around them! They then ate the mushrooms, and after eating them they rejoiced and said, “This is surely, Manna, the food of the Gods, which we have not known until now!”
Exodus 16
OMS Version
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