Cannabis Dances with the Devil

“Lady, Poya night, Devil dance, Lady like see?” It was our appoo (house servant) who spoke, I had commissioned him to a acquire all information concerning the holding of such rites, made up of barbarism, superstition and genuine Oriental occultism. Read More …

Disperceptions of Unknown Cause, 1951

“For every drug that benefits a patient, there is a natural substance that can achieve the same effect.” -Dr. Carl Pfeiffer Dr. Harry L. Williams (left) administers LSD to Dr. Carl Pfeiffer, chairman of Emory University’s Pharmacological Department, in 1955 Read More …

Yeats Smoke Session, 1872

O, WOMEN, kneeling by your altar rails long hence, When songs I wove for my beloved hide the prayer, And smoke from this dead heart drifts through the violet air And covers away the smoke of myrrh and frankincense; Bend Read More …

Offering Pipe To Earth, 1910

“A Cheyenne woman offering pipe to earth during a sun dance ceremony”, by Edward S. Curtis.  1910  

Legend of the Two Hemp Weavers

“Snake has no eyes but sings beautifully. Earthworm gives him his eyes in exchange for snake’s song.” – The Earthworm’s Song (Japanese Folktale) Japanese women weaving, c.1890 Legend of the Two Hemp Weavers Earthworms wear Hemp scarf’s… That’s just what Read More …