Ondřej Kyselý - Názory Aktuálně cz blog.aktualne.cz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from blog.aktualne.cz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of entheogens
There are a number of entheogenic plants and fungi living right here among us in Alaska. Iâve heard reports of foragers and âvoyagersâ alike finding psilocybin, panaeolus, Phellinus igniarius and a variety of other entheogens that have been used here since time immemorial. There is one spectacular and oft misunderstood ancient hallucinogen growing in most of our backyards. It is completely legal in the U.S. to eat, drink or smoke. Youâve also seen them in literature, movies, and video games - the mysterious Amanita muscaria, aka Fly Agaric. Â
Muscaria is one of humanityâs oldest-known and widely-distributed entheogens. Remains of a woman buried 19,000 years ago in Spain revealed spores of Amanita muscaria in her tooth plaque. This revered fungi is portrayed in ancient cave paintings as well as early religious artwork. Gordon Wasson believed it to be the main ingredient in the ancient dr
. in the mid fifty s the american researcher gordon wasson made an unusual discovery in the highlands of mexico. and in conspicuous mushroom swallowed as a sacrament during religious rituals to contact the world of the gods. gordon wasson took some samples of the mystic mushroom home to new york. and. went on that the not get out and then they thought that there s that substance and basel the ls again and it has the same effect. on the pub so they asked us if we