Darrel Mcdonald

Sacred and Profane Uses of the Cactus Lophophora Williamsii from the South Texas Peyote Gardens

Dangerous Harvest April 22, 2004 Clarissa T. Kimber, Darrel Mcdonald 4 citations

Peyote is one of the best-known plant sources for a psychedelic experience. This small cactus is also associated in the popular mind with North American Indians and Hippies. Although its ritual use is thought to be over 7,000 years old (Furst 1989, cited in Schaefer 1996: 141), its use by Indians of the Native American Church (NAC) is less than 100 years old. The peyote button is the essential...