http://www.breakingopenthehead.com/
Daniel Pinchbeck's companion web site to his book on the cultural history of psychedelic use.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Excoriation of the yard
He describes another more unusual use for Yarrow: the juice was injected by syringe to cure a distressing ailment known as the "the excoriation of the yard {penis} caused by pollution or extreme flowing of seed, and any inflammation or swelling caused thereby, as has been proved by some single or unmarried persons, who have been very much oppressed on this account."
- Maida Silverman (1977) A City Herbal: Lore, Legend, & Uses of Weeds (link here)
Sounds painful.
- Maida Silverman (1977) A City Herbal: Lore, Legend, & Uses of Weeds (link here)
Sounds painful.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Haters, professing to be Christians
A woman beheaded after she was accused of causing a girl to spit pins and convulse was exonerated Wednesday, more than 200 years after she became the last person executed as a witch in Europe.
- AP/ajc (link here)
Christians have murdered millions of innocents through the years.
- AP/ajc (link here)
Christians have murdered millions of innocents through the years.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Datura or Peyote?
http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/awakening101/carlos_datura.html
Interesting discussion of Datura vs. Peyote in the context of Carlos Castaneda's books.
Interesting discussion of Datura vs. Peyote in the context of Carlos Castaneda's books.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Datura
http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/Datura.htm
Excellent discussion of the mythology and history of Datura.
Excellent discussion of the mythology and history of Datura.
The dark legacy of Carlos Castaneda
Much has been written about the slippery boundaries between fiction and nonfiction, the publishing industry's responsibility for distinguishing between the two, and the potential damage to readers. There's been, however, hardly a mention of the 20th century's most successful literary trickster: Carlos Castaneda.
- http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/04/12/castaneda/index.html
Excellent coverage of the abusive cult of personality surrounding Carlos Castaneda.
- http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/04/12/castaneda/index.html
Excellent coverage of the abusive cult of personality surrounding Carlos Castaneda.
Sustained Action
http://sustainedaction.org/intro.htm
Dedicated to information about the abusive cult of personality that surrounded Carlos Castaneda.
Dedicated to information about the abusive cult of personality that surrounded Carlos Castaneda.
Enigma of a Sorcerer
http://www.castanedamovie.com/enigma/enigmald.html
Documents the abusive cult of personality surrounding Carlos Castaneda.
Luckily, I checked it out of the library for free instead of buying it.
Low production values.
Documents the abusive cult of personality surrounding Carlos Castaneda.
Luckily, I checked it out of the library for free instead of buying it.
Low production values.
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