Mazatec

Description

1 spore print

A fantastic cubensis from Mexico, these spores were collected by the Mazatec Indians near Huautla de Jimenez, Mexico. This is one of the magic mushrooms used by the Mazatec Indians of the area in shaman ceremonies, which was generally used to heal pain.

A little history on psilocybin mushrooms, it was these very shamans from Mexico that helped make psilocybe mushrooms known to the world. Back in 1956 a mushroom enthusiast named Gordon Wasson took a team of researchers to Huatla de Jiminez Mexico to learn about psilocybe mushrooms and the shamanic ceremonies of the now famous shaman Maria Sabina. Time Life magazine published their story and pictures in Life magazine in 1957 and the world became aware of these sacred mushrooms. A very interesting story that can be read in a great book on the subject is Sacred Mushroom Seeker: Tributes to R. Gordon Wasson.