De la découverte des champignons à psilocybine à la renaissance psychédélique Vincent Verroust Actes du colloque «Sacré végétal - Metz, 8 septembre 2018» Ethnopharmacologia, 2019, n°61, 8-17. Résumé Les substances psychédéliques sont des molécules psychoactives dont les propriétés psychiques n’ont été découvertes et investiguées que relativement récemment dans l’histoire des sciences biomédicales. Nous retracerons l’histoire de la découverte des champignons divinatoires du Mexique et des recherches thérapeutiques qu’elle a suscitées, depuis les années 1950, avec les observations ethnographiques et les collectes des époux Wasson, jusqu’à la « renaissance psychédélique », qui caractérise ces deux dernières décennies marquées par le regain d’intérêt porté à ces substances [...]
Lire la suiteThe Religious Significance of Entheogenic Drugs Hugh Asher More Info: This is my unpublished Master's Dissertation. Abstract This paper examines the use of psychoactive substances such as Psilocybin, Mescaline, and LSD as adjuncts to mystical, religious or spiritual experiences. There is an analysis of the psychological changes and the changes in perception that these substances cause and how these can be interpreted as contributing to religious or spiritual enlightenment. There is also a discussion on the nature of what could be considered a religious experience. An overview of the use of such ‘entheogenic’ drugs from an historical perspective follows, looking specifically at the use of [...]
Lire la suiteRevisiting Wasson’s Soma : Exploring the Effects of Preparation on the Chemistry of Amanita muscaria. Kevin FEENEY Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2010, 42, (4), 499-506 In 1968 R. Gordon Wasson first proposed his groundbreaking theory identifying Soma, the hallucinogenic sacrament of the Vedas, as the classic spotted fairy tale mushroom – Amanita muscaria. While Wasson’s theory is compelling on many levels he neglected to explain how the pressing and filtering of Soma, as described in the Rig Veda, supported his theory of Soma’s identity. This omission has led to several criticisms of his theory, including: (1) that such an elaborate process of extraction [...]
Lire la suite