mescaline

Noun

Meaning

the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons

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Aldous Huxley took the drug mescaline and then chronicled his experience in the book The Doors of Perception. Now, I don't actually think that's the first thing he wrote: he probably wrote 'my brain is melting' ten thousand times, but it was the book that the critics latched on to. Bill Bailey

Aldous Huxley took the drug mescaline and then chronicled his experience in the book The Doors of Perception. Bill Bailey

As with LSD, synesthesia can occur especially with the help of music. citation An unusual but unique characteristic of mescaline use is the "geometricization" of three-dimensional objects. Source: Internet

Bedford (1974) p. 142 He also wrote that he looked forward to the mescaline experience and reassured Osmond that his doctor did not object to his taking it. Source: Internet

Christianity and mescaline seem well-suited for each other; the Native American Church for instance uses the drug as a sacrament, where its use combines religious feeling with decorum. Source: Internet

Although this new direction cannot be attributed entirely to mescaline or Huxley, it had made a strong impact on politics, art and religion. Source: Internet

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