Films Media Group - Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey. Introduction to Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey(0. FREE PREVIEWLSD and other hallucinogens may have sparked the early art and imaginings of our prehistoric ancestors. Though much remains unknown about hallucinogens, Wade Davis, inspired by Richard Evans Schultes, sets out to discover more about hallucinogens- -and retrace Schultes' steps. Hallucinogen of the Ancients(0. Inspired (and funded) by his professor Oakes Ames, Harvard student Richard Schultes heads for Oklahoma to research the use of the peyote cactus by the Kiowa Indians. William James was one of few non- Indian experimenters of peyote. Understanding Hallucinogens(0. Experts discuss the differences between hallucinogens and other types of drugs, including heroin. Andrew Weil explains that native peoples used psychedelic plants for positive purposes. Native American Peyote Ritual(0. Wade Davis travels to Navajo country to witness a Navajo peyote ceremony; he considers Schultes journey in the context of the times. Native Americans prepare for the ceremony after which Wade Davis emerges and describes his sweat lodge experience.
Schultes Immerses Himself in Kiowa Culture(0. In the 1. 93. 0s, Richard Schultes earned the Kiowa's trust and was welcomed to participate in peyote rituals. He could not avoid the nauseating side- effects of the cactus. Preparing for Sacred Peyote Ceremony(0. As Navajo tribe members prepare for the ceremony, Schultes' student Wade Davis describes the symbolism of this event and its importance in healing for the Navajo. Peyote to LSD, A Psychedelic Odyssey (2010) video ebooks.torrent. This torrent has no flags. American Indian Religious Freedom Act Protects Peyote(0. Not all state laws conform with the federal mandate, resulting in Native Americans being arrested for transporting peyote. Peyote to LSD - A Psychedelic Odyssey. Search the history of over 502 billion pages on the Internet. Featured texts All Texts latest This Just In Smithsonian Libraries. A brief history takes us from the Aztecs to Quanah Parker and anthropologist James Mooney, who helped Native Americans legalize peyote through organization of the Native American Church. Healing Peyote(0. In this Native American peyote ceremony participants use peyote as a sacrament, taking as much or little as appropriate for the situation. Wade Davis describes the different effects and side effects of peyote. The ceremony is completed and followed by an explanation of peyote as medicine in this culture. Teonan. In 1. 93. Richard Schultes found a letter that inspired him to search for an ancient mushroom. We follow Schultes' footsteps to a Mazatec village in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico. Mazatec Mushrooms: . Wade Davis does the same today. The Mazatecs use the mushroom for medicine. With local help, Wade Davis searches for the mushrooms that were first officially identified by Richard Schultes in 1. Psilocybin Mushroom Ceremony(0. Learn the religious history of teonan. We observe a mushroom ceremony in which one young participant hopes to be cured from unexplained pain. The compound psilocybin alters our perception of the world. Andrew Weil comments on psilocybin research. Lysergic Acid Diethylamide(0. In 1. 93. 8, Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann tested ergot, and eventually synthesized the compound LSD. In archival footage Dr. Albert Hofmann discusses his experience on the drug. We hear a written account of his 1. The company sent samples of LSD to researchers around the world. Hofmann would be known as the father of LSD. Ololiuqui - Serpent Vine(0. Schultes went in search of the Aztec . Two species of morning glories were used as hallucinogenic plants. Hofmann discovered the chemical constituents in LSD matched those of the . He was monitored by the CIA, which had its own interest in the mind- altering substance. Wasson's 1. 95. 7 Life Magazine article, . Wade Davis heads to for the Cofan Indian village in Ecuador to retrace the steps of Richard Schultes. Curare - . People of the 1. The plant mixture, curare, has both paralyzing properties and medical potential. Schultes Travels in South America(0. Schultes survived months in the treacherous region with no contact from the outside world. He did not believe in weapons for protection. Andrew Weil was told to use Schultes' name if he ever needed help while researching in Columbia. Raised as a Cofan(0. Anthropologist Wade Davis meets up with Randy Borman in the Cofan village Richard Schultes visited in 1. They hike to a part of the forest where the Cofan still gather the plants that yield the toxin curare. Cofan - Sophisticated Pharmacists(0. Blowguns are used to take down small and large animals but have been used on humans during times of war. Davis explains the curare plant mix and the unparalleled level of genius when it comes to the Cofan mixing toxic plants. Rubber Shortage(0. On the verge of unraveling the mysteries of ayahuasca, Schultes was called back to Washington D. C. He discusses the use of plants by shaman to cure illnesses. Davis and others discuss the use of various plant combinations and their application in shamanic medicine. Tales of Wild Visions(0. Chemicals found in ayahuasca resemble those used in modern antidepressants. In 1. 95. 3, writer William Burroughs went to Colombia in search of ayahuasca. His experience terrified him. Wade Davis describes the powerful effect of the drug. Hallucinogens In Mainstream America(0. William Burroughs' novel . LSD and other drugs become available to the masses. Timothy Leary's Drug Study(0. Timothy Leary began testing various hallucinogens on Harvard students. Leary later gave hallucinogens to prisoners in hopes that inmates would be positively affected by the drug's eye opening effects. LSD's Path to Mainstream(0. Timothy Leary set up a center dedicated to the study of hallucinogens at Millbrook Mansion. LSD had made a long and strange journey to the masses. Return to the Cosmic Uterus(0. In the 1. 96. 0s Schultes disapproved of hallucinogens being available to the public. Viewers see the hallucinogen concoction after it has been cooked and prepared. Randy Borman describes the ayahuasca experience in which the shaman accompanies the patient. By the mid- 1. 96. LSD caused a hallucinogenic revolution, and influenced music and fashion. MK- Ultra(0. 2: 1. The CIA financed a study on the effects of psychoactive drugs. Ken Kesey's involvement inspired him to create his bestseller, . Ken Kesey describes the LSD experience. Schultes' Race Against Death(0. Richard Schultes had a love for and an understanding of the Amazon. In 1. 94. 7 Schultes contracted Beriberi. On the brink of death, Schultes discovered a new species and hallucinogen. We hear his harrowing journey as he attempted to reach life- saving medicine. Summer of Love - Schultes' Unwanted Child(0. Richard Schultes' work helped create the hallucinogenic revolution of the 1. Richard Schultes students were inspired by his pioneering work. Davis considers Schultes, his colleagues and his legacy- -part of which was the overrunning of native people in the Amazon by drug seeking students. LSD- -Cause or Cure?(0. LSD became illegal in 1. We hear '6. 0s propaganda against LSD, and consider today's socially acceptable drugs. At leading American universities, researchers are reconsidering hallucinogens to treat various disorders. Legacy of Richard Schultes(0. In 2. 00. 6, LSD discoverer Albert Hofmann celebrated his 1. Richard Schultes passed away in 2. Today he is celebrated as the greatest Amazonian explorer of the 2. We hear some of Schultes other contributions to science and medicine. Credits: Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey(0. Credits: Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey. For additional digital leasing and purchase options contact a media consultant at 8. 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