The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross: A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East

“Did you ever get into any of John Marco Allegro's stuff? I'm aware of the sacred mushroom and the cross, but it's mainly etymological. That's the main argument. And it has been just torn to shreds.”

“No, that seems to look a lot like that. You know, and then there's the John Marco Allegro, the guy who wrote The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross, the guy who was on the Dead Sea Scrolls Commission, who was an ordained minister, but also was agnostic.”

“There's a great book called The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross you ever read that John Marco Allegro book”