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Classic hallucinogen mescaline is the active compound in the San Pedro cactus. Mescaline is also found in the peyote cactus, a religious sacrament of the Huichol people of Mexico and the Native American Church of the United States. Aubrey Marcus and friends travel to South America to experience a Huachuma ceremony that uses the San Pedro cactus.  Roland Griffiths on the mystical experience occasioned by classic hallucinogen psilocybin. 
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British adventurer Benedict Allen introduces us to the Huichol people of Mexico, where he had the rare privilege of taking part in a ritual ceremony with peyote, a cactus containing the classic hallucinogen mescaline.  Huichol Shaman in Bolaños, Jalisco. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huichol_people San Pedro cactus is a South American plant sacrament that also contains mescaline. Watch this sacrament used in the documentary, HUACHUMA. Like many indigenous American groups, Huichols have traditionally used the peyote (hikuri) cactus in religious rituals. Because of the visions and effects of the plant, the shaman is able to speak to the gods and ensure the regeneration of the Huichols' souls.  Structure of mescaline Representation of the Huichol god, Kauyumari (Blue Deer).  Photo by AndresXXV The Huichol and Tepehuan Indians religion consists of four principal deities, the trinity of Corn, Blue Deer, Peyote and the Eagle, all descended from their Sun God, "Tao Jreeku." Quautlatas, the Tepehuan prophet said: "Peyote is everything, it is the crossing of the souls, it is everything there is. Without peyote nothing would exist". Schaefer has interpreted this to mean that peyote is the soul of their religious culture and a visionary sacrament that opens a pathway to the other deities.  Photo by Peter A. Mansfeld "Mexico's peyote casts mind-bending spell on tourists" Roland Griffiths on the spiritual experience occasioned by classic hallucinogen psilocybin.  |
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