"The ancient psychedelics myth" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	01 May 2025 5:08 p.m. PST
The narrative of ancient tribes around the world regularly using ayahuasca and magic mushrooms in healing practices is a popular one. Is it true? The Guardian: link
Andrew Walters	02 May 2025 12:34 p.m. PST
Interesting. This deserves a lot of thought.
79thPA	03 May 2025 5:56 a.m. PST
Yes, an interesting read.
piper909	04 May 2025 10:13 p.m. PST
I'm surprised the writer didn't mention ancient Greece -- "The Road to Eleusis" (1978) by R. Gordon Wasson, Carl A.P. Ruck, and Albert Hofmann discusses how ergot fungus on wheat, rye, and barley and the psychoactive effects it would produce -- similar to psilocybin mushrooms -- might have played a key role in the "mystery" rites of Demeter at her temple at Eleusis for centuries.