Not only were Marsh's theories now beyond all scientific credibility, but his methods— such as quoting Allegro's The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross or Graves' The White Goddess as if they were as reputable as Boas, Mead, or Frazer— seemed to indicate senility. This impression was increased by the eccentric dedication 'To Ezra Pound, Jacques De Molay and Emperor Norton I.

• discordianism
• reference point
• mead
• goddess