1. Nikodaemus arrived to bless them and helped propel their vision forward, but he was not the focal point of their aims. Had another god or multiple gods come to her, all would be accepted.

2. Ancient texts and rites suggest it is possible to reach divinity through metamorphosis. She combined this concept with plants containing hallucinogens and transformative properties in hopes one will provide the correct trigger. Josselyn's research is not particularly innovative nor revealing. Rather, it seems she simply combined the work and understanding of many sources into a dangerous concoction that no one prior to her would have wanted to or had a reason to try.