Do you have any resources or posts on kykeon or the use of barley, as well as the Eleusinian mysteries?? I would really appreciate it!

If you look through my essays I had some early abortive attempts at trying to make kykeon a year or two ago on Thesmophoria. You can find those posts in the section on my blog titled “essays”, where I also talk extensively about the Eleusinian Mysteries. I plan on making kykeon again this year, perhaps a little earlier, as I think I’ve finally figured out the correct ratios of barley and water to mint and honey, and will post the finished product here. (note: it’s a LOT less barley than I used last time).

The great thing about kykeon is that the recipe itself is written into the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, which is the text I’ve been using to try to recreate it.

*side note to anyone: despite what you may have read in “Road to Eleusis”, kykeon is NOT an entheogen. If you use my recipe expecting to have *ahem* visionary results, you will be sorely disappointed.