There's a growing body of evidence to support the theory that all esoteric "religious" schools sprang from the structured use of visionary plant concoctions..."mixed wines". The myth and story lines were never meant to be literal or historical. They are allegory for the intense visionary/mystical state so induced.

Believe this or not, but once you recognize what mental construct the ancients were trying to convey, most myth, poetry, lyric and religious tales can be seen as representing the mystic state. The mental construct has to do with, no separate self, no free will, tenseless pre-existing future, ie fatalism. The "enlightenment" gained from initiation and practice with the plant induced mystic state reveals the delusion of "believing" in your ego as an actual controller and steersman. It is the recurrent archetype of "dying and rebirth"

I suggest gaining a working knowledge of this allegorical story line. Then when you have occasion to be mystically catalyzed, you will be amazed how well it describes the experience. This is ancient stuff folks. Modernity has us captured by literalism and the "phamacratic inquisition". Probably one of the big reasons lengthy "trip reports" are silly. See: egodeath.com

Peace