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San Pedro: The Sacred Succulent
"...An hour and a half later, I
was sitting in my study, looking intently at a small glass vase. The vase
contained only three flowers-a full-blown Belie of Portugal rose, shell pink
with a hint at every petal's base of a hotter, flamier hue; a large magenta and
cream-colored carnation; and, pale purple at the end of its broken stalk, the
bold heraldic blossom of an iris. Fortuitous and provisional, the little nosegay
broke all the rules of traditional good taste. At breakfast that morning I had
been struck by the lively dissonance of its colors. But that was no longer the
point. I was not looking now at an unusual flower arrangement. I was seeing what
Adam had seen on the morning of his creation-the miracle, moment by moment, of
naked existence. "
- Aldous Huxley from Doors
of Perception
Mescaline:
Peyote and San Pedro Cactus - Shamanic Sacraments
By D.M.Turner
"The only mind that strayed
from the meeting was my own. The resounding drum thundered throughout
my being. I could not distinguish the hogan from the interior of my
own skull. I drifted further away from the meeting until I was
completely unaware of sounds or the presence of others. I walked over
to a huge velvet curtain and as I touched it, it slowly parted... "Mescaline
- A Psychedelic Catalyst for Healing
"Our society has a negative view of hallucinogenic drugs and the
psychedelic experiences that they produce. Hallucinogenic drugs are
seen as inherently worthless and inherently dangerous, producing
negative societal changes. In contrast to this view is the fact that
hallucinogenic plants have been used as religious sacrament, healing
medicine, and spiritual guides for thousands of years." I
Trichocereus: A Tale of the Cacti
By Paul Gardner
"Its
probably safe to say that many of you reading this have probably been
made aware of the religious and magical powers of the genus
Trichocereus through the Internet. The speed with which
"information" can be spread from one corner of the world to
the other is truly miraculous and would no doubt amaze and appall the
shamans of old who traditionally would pass this information on
through an arduous apprenticeship with hand picked students who just
may or may not make the final cut."San
Pedro for the Masses - A Scratch on the Surface of the Marvelous Trichocereus
Pachanoi
By Gnosis
Among all my plants, my pachanoi
come first in my heart, and so here on these electrons you see before
you, I try to give something back to these lovely organisms by helping
you propagate and care for their kind. Keep in mind that my way of
doing things is not necessarily the best, it’s just what’s worked
for me. Also, these tips should work just as well for trichocereus
peruvianus.
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