#mescaline

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Max Ernst Messaline enfant, 1957 signed max ernst and dated 57 (lower right); signed max ernst, titled and dated 1957 (on the reverse) oil on canvas 48 by 36 in.

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Untitled (mixed media on paper, mescaline drawing, 1947/48) Henri Michaux

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vintage postage stamps featuring various psychoactive plants/substances

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Young Guns - Mescaline Trip

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Femtasona??

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Psychoactive Substances of the Maya

By Kmusser - Foster, Lynn (2002). Handbook to Life in the Ancient Maya World. New York, US: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-518363-4. OCLC 57319740. Page 4.Sharer, Robert J.; Loa P. Traxler (2006). The Ancient Maya (6th (fully revised) ed.). Stanford, California, US: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4817-9. OCLC 57577446. Page 24., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=969112

The Maya, who lived in Mesoamerica from 2000 BCE - 1697 CE, had a complex society and religion that built cities with monumental architecture and a complex writing system. Because of that writing system, we know about their relationship with psychoactive plants that grow in the area they lived.

By MyName (Hans B.) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1979722

One of the most known plants they used was peyote, a small, spineless cactus that creates mescaline. Its use was part of rituals, either dried and chewed or in a drink, along with chanting, music, dancing, and other ritual components. Mescaline causes vivid hallucinations, sensory enhancement, altered states of consciousness, and a feeling of being connected to the divine. In this state, the Maya believed that the gods would speak directly with them, with shamans guiding the rituals, becoming a touchstone between the mundane and the spiritual.

By Roger Culos - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=115664231 and By Didier Descouens - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23229117

Other hallucinogenic plants that were used included morning glory seeds and jimsonweed seeds. Morning glory seeds contain lysergic acid amide, which is a precursor to LSD, and has effects similar to mescaline and were eaten to produce their altered states of consciousness and visions. Jimsonweed seeds could be ingested or used in an ointment to produce hallucinations during rituals.

By Arp - This image is Image Number 6514 at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12066335

Mushrooms of various types were used for their hallucinogenic properties, though exactly how they were used is still being debated among researchers as their is less evidence for their use than there is for mescaline. The major substance from mushrooms that caused the desired effects is psilocybin. There is evidence of cultures around the Maya, such as the Zapotecs and Mixtecs, as well as mushroom shaped objects in their artwork, making it likely that the Maya did use psilocybin-containing mushrooms.

Source: https://archaeologymag.com/2023/05/hallucinogenic-drugs-maya/

Alcohol was also part of the rituals. The Maya produced several types of alcohol, such as one from the bark of the balché tree, as well as fermented fruit juices and honey wines. These drinks were used in ceremonies as well as a part of building social bonds.

Source: https://archaeologymag.com/2023/05/hallucinogenic-drugs-maya/

Because rituals were seen as maintaining cosmic order and harmony, ensuring the continued well-being of their communities, the Maya believed that these substances were an important way to connect themselves with the gods, their ancestors, and other spiritual beings. They also helped maintain community connections and orders.