Peyote on the Brain

Peyote on the Brain
-By John Horgan Even with several tablespoons of peyote in me, by 3 in the morning I’m fading.  For almost six hours I have been sitting in a tepee in the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in the United States, with 20 Navajo men, women, and...

The Drug War Is The Inquisition

The Drug War Is The Inquisition
-By Dan Russell The shamanic state, the state of spirit-possession, often induced by sacred herbs, is often encyclopedic – super-conscious, not subconscious. That’s why many shamans demonstrate uncanny memory.  We know that The Odyssey and The Iliad were...

Botanical Jewelry

Botanical Jewelry
-By W. P. Armstrong 1. Introduction Humans have been decorating their bodies with the beauty of natural objects for thousands of years. Primitive man wore necklaces made from the bones, claws and teeth of slain animals. Today most people think of natural jewelry as...