Breaking Open the Head

http://www.breakingopenthehead.com/

Daniel Pinchbeck's companion web site to his book on the cultural history of psychedelic use.

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.

Druidry

http://www.druidry.org/

Lots of information and resources.

Timeless Myths

http://www.timelessmyths.com/

Classical, Norse, Celtic, and Arthurian mythology.

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.

Foundation for Shamanic Studies

http://www.shamanism.org/

Michael Harner's crass commercial operation.

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.

A brief history of peyote

http://www.peyote.org/

Fascinating history of peyote.

The Basement Shaman

http://www.basementshaman.com/index.html

They offer some truly weird stuff.

Datura

http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/Datura.htm

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.

Sustained Action

http://sustainedaction.org/intro.htm

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.

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