Shroom
Research & scholarshipThe revival
The standard history, and the one that checks the field's favourite stories. Start here.
Sacred Mushroom of Visions: Teonanacatl, A Sourcebook on the Psilocybin Mushroom
Research & scholarshipThe revivalHistory, culture & policy
What it is
Edited by Ralph Metzner, this sourcebook collects contributions from more than thirty writers spanning the chemical, biological, cultural, psychological, and experiential dimensions of psilocybin mushrooms. It gathers firsthand session accounts alongside historical and ethnographic material, including reflections connected to early Harvard psilocybin work. As an edited anthology rather than a single-author study, it functions as a reference compiling perspectives from researchers and experienced users rather than reporting original clinical trial data.
The record
- Author
- Ralph Metzner
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Park Street Press (Inner Traditions)
- ISBN
- 9781594770449
- Kind
- Research & scholarship
- Subject
- History, culture & policy
- Era
- The revival
- Links checked
- 31 Jul 2026, by request that the host refused. The page is live and declines automated readers.
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