Matt KendallDetailing the experience of taking psilocybin mushrooms in 1955 in Oaxaca, Mexico, “Seeking the Magic Mushroom”, by amateur mycologist Robert Gordon Wasson, is a fascinating photo essay worth checking out.
According to Wikipedia, Wasson was one of the first Westerners to participate in what is known as a “Mazatec ceremony”, as well as being the first to describe the psychoactive effects of the Psilocybe species.
The essay had a huge influence on hippy culture in the United States, leading many on a pilgrimage to Mexico as they hunted for the mind-altering mushroom — Timothy Leary was among them.
The journey was so interesting that a Time magazine editor wanted to learn about it, allowing them to pitch a story about the experience.
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