The Peruvian cultures had an intimate knowledge of the sacrament Psilocybin. Paracas and Nazca peoples depicted flying peoples with mushrooms in their hands. Interestingly the two cultures shared the bird head band, symbolic of spiritual fight. Notice that the far left Paracas artwork hold a blue capped gold stemmed mushroom. Notice also that the figures feet are those of a Jaguar. Directly at left is a golden statue of the Peruvian Moche culture.
The Moche culture lived in the Peruvian mountains and left for us a rich cache of sacramental art. Here we have a drinking vessel that was no doubt filled with the crushed seeds of one of the two Morning Glories. The seeds were plentiful and easily transported, the Franciscan missionaries were beside themselves in regards to this fact. This vessel uses the handle spouts as the flowers design while the tendrils signify that it is Morning Glories. The Humming bird is one of two creatures that frequent these species of Morning Glories, the Butterfly is the other closely associated symbol for Morning Glories.
The Moche like the Olmec, were well aware of the Amanita muscaria mushrooms as well. So, naturally artwork remains from each culture showing is sacramental use. Amanita muscaria is a tricky species to use and it isn’t recommended. It is said that the active ingredient ibotenic acid in Amanita muscaria must be transformed by heat or possibly drying into Muscimol in order for the experience to be a mystical one. Our research has shown that the state produced by these mushrooms when properly prepared is very like the description and nature of Star Trek’s Mr. Spock’s. The heart, or empathetic nature dies for the duration of the experience and pure cold logic prevails. Nothing like the nature of empathetic heart overflowing Psilocybin, save perhaps in its intensity and in the canyon like follow of depth of thought.
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