Entheogen

psilocybian mushrooms and lysergic acid-containing morning glory seeds, as a ritual entheogen (hallucinogen) and divinatory aid. It is propagated vegetatively by the Mazatecs, and no wild specimens of the plant have been observed by researchers. The diterpene salvinorin A is the chemical responsible for the visionary effects of this species. The plant now enjoys limited use among "basement shamans" in the North as an entheogen similar to LSD and psilocybian mushrooms, and is sometimes cultivated

This lecture covered stimulants and hallucinogens, such as the morning glory which has alkaloids similar to LSD, but has about 10th the potency of LSD. Typically the seeds are coated with an herbicide so users must be cautious when using morning glory. Mescaline is derived from the peyote cactus, and is not legal in America, but is permitted in some states for the use among Native American religious ceremonies. Plants with hallucinogenic properties such as belladonna, mandrake, henbane, and Datura

Hallucinogens are a class of drugs that share a vast history, and were used for spiritual and religious practices since the prime of early civilization. They are referenced in the Hindu holy book, Rig Veda, the healing rituals of the Aztecs of Pre-Columbian Mexico, and are often attributed to the illicit practices of those prosecuted during the Salem Witch Trials. The first synthetic hallucinogens were discovered by a Swiss chemist named Albert Hoffman in 1938, and were originally manufactured to

Entheogens, psychoactive plants used as spiritual sacraments, have been used as tools to facilitate cosmological understanding in many indigenous cultures. The Indo-Aryan people’s use of the entheogenic substance, soma, was revered, as the ingestion of such was thought to induce greater understanding and wisdom about the individual and the world. In this ritualized tradition, only the most spiritually pure individuals were deemed fit for experiencing this heightened state of consciousness. Examining

It is no secret that drug use has the ability to completely alter a person’s state of consciousness, whether it be through extreme euphoria, increased hyperactivity, pain relief or psychedelic hallucinations. Although many drugs are used for medical purposes, the global issue of recreational drug use is now being fronted as an extremely serious matter that is steadily on the uprise. Recreational drug use is often associated with negativity, addiction and as having serious physical and mental repercussions

The early development of human consciousness seems to have given humans a genetic predisposition to the belief in religion. During this early development many chemicals known as entheogens were used during religious sacraments and ceremonies, especially during times when religion was undergoing critical stages of development. Once early humans could communicate concepts effectively they utilized experiences derived from such substances in the integration of theological belief systems. Describing

embarking on the journey one has while experiencing the properties and magic of psilocybin mushrooms. It was my first time experimenting with any type of entheogen, and it was my first intensely clear and vivid realization of the divine network of life and creation in which I am apart of in this universe. Experiences with hallucinogens and entheogens are difficult to explain because of their empirical nature. However, deep within me I connected to the network of a unified consciousness that some refer

During a visit to Mexico, Gordon Wasson, a mycologist, discovered the use of psilocybin mushroom in spiritual ceremonies by Indian tribes. Upon experiencing the spiritual and hallucinatory effects of the mushroom, Wasson returned to the area accompanied by an experienced mycologist, Roger Heim, who managed to cultivate the mushroom once in France and send samples of it to the scientist who had discovered lysergic acid, Albert Hoffman. From the mushrooms, Hoffman successfully isolated two compounds

ideology and federal laws have prevented research or studies into entheogens and the human mind. To understand whether or not entheogens can produce religious experiences it important to understand the parameters and definitions that make up the typology of religious experiences, the effects of entheogens like lysergic acid diethylamide on the human mind, and previous case studies that tried to understand the relationship between entheogens and religious experience. Prior to understanding and describing

The use of entheogenic mushrooms in early human societies birthed the méconnaissance between the penis and the phallus that acts as the dominant fiction of modern civilization through the spread of major religions. According to Richard Miller in Drugged: The Science and Culture Behind Psychotropic Drugs, men used entheogenic mushrooms in order to feel closer to god. The mushrooms brought about a societal mirror stage as outlined by Jacques Lacan in The mirror stage as formative of the function of