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Articles and guides on Mescaline from the Psychable Learn hub.
In the Andean mountain range of Peru, the use of San Pedro cactus goes back nearly 8,000 years. Archeological evidence suggests that ceremonies using San Pedro tea were held at a massive temple site called Chavin de Huantar. Even today, descendants of these cultures continue to practice ceremony and ritual in what is broadly known […]
By Katie Stone
In recent years, many people have pointed to peyote’s religious exemption and argued that any psychedelic that facilitates mystical experiences should be made legal for religious and spiritual use. But these arguments, while perhaps intuitive and rational, may lack some social and historical context. This article hopes to offer a little support in that regard. […]
By Alice de Witt
The Wixárika, also known as Huichol, are an indigenous people that inhabit certain regions of the Western Sierra Madre in central Mexico. Admired around the world for their superb artisanry, the Wixárika are also known because of the strong cultural and spiritual traditions that they maintain, including the annual pilgrimage to their spiritual homeland of […]
By Psychable Team
Mescaline is a naturally occurring alkaloid found in the peyote and San Pedro cacti of North and South America. The substance is closely intertwined with the history of psychedelics and was one of the main inspirations for psychiatrist Humphry Osmond, who first coined the term psychedelic in 1957. Psychedelic comes from two Greek words, ψυχή […]
By Psychable Team
Lophophora williamsii (peyote) is a small species of cactus native to Mexico and the southwestern United States. It is small, round, and spineless, with a flower that develops at the top and produces fruit. Peyote contains mescaline, a psychoactive compound that produces visionary effects. Peyote has been used in religious ceremonies and as a sacramental […]
By Amelia Walsh
Sustainability is typically applied to ecological issues, but it also deals with cultural concerns. For peyote, sustainability is a conversation about environmental concerns and sustaining the cultures that use peyote as a religious sacrament — namely the Native American Church (NAC). Considering that mescaline derived from peyote inspired the very term psychedelic, there is a […]
By Alice de Witt
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