Taispeántas
Magical, Mystical and Medicinal
Psychoactive plants and fungi
- Taispeántas: Magical, Mystical and Medicinal
Humans have experimented with psychoactive plants since ancient times. Early societies discovered that some plant species had ‘magical properties’ which were capable of altering consciousness. Shamans, magicians, witches and healers often served as intermediaries between the physical and spiritual worlds, either ingesting the psychoactive plants themselves or providing them to others.
Caibidlí
Introduction Deadly Nightshade – Hallucinations, Lightness and the Sensation of Flying Black Henbane – the Witches’ Favourite Mandrake – The Scream of Death Hemp – Smoke with a Bhang Opium Poppy – Off with Their Heads! Thorn Apple – Hallucinations, Seizures, Coma and Death Tobacco – Shamans and Smokers Coca – Freud’s Favourite Ergot – Albert in the Sky with Diamonds Creidiúintí