Entheogens ~Basic introduction

Entheogen comes from the Greek word 'Ενθεογενή'. Analyzing this word we can see what it stands for:

Εν(In/Inside) + θεο(God) + γενη(Born). The idea is that the entheogenic experience leads one to experience a divine' bond with all living things, keeping one in touch with only the most delicate and meaningful side of his/her personality and the external world.

 A lot of confusion has been spread through out the media though. People have been lead to believe that entheogens create distortion confusion or fear, that can be associated with a deep delirium. This is clearly not the case. A true entheogenic experience will actually be very clarifying and can be described as 'stepping out of the distortional delirium ones mind usually is in'. Though LSD is an entheogen and definitely  the most well known one, there are other alternatives that have been used for much longer(thousands of years) and may be much more suitable for someone that is starting his/her journey into the world of entheogens. An entheogenic is a psychedelic, but I psychedelic is not allways an entheogen. The most strong entheogen I know of is found in HBWR. Its most active compound is LSA a natural occuring cousin of LSD) and it does not even cause real hallucinations.

[there will be more on that on another post devoted to LSA..] 

 While an entheogenic experience is going on, the individual can experience total harmony, extreme insight and understanding of ones self. It is common for people to conflict with their personal issues and overcome them. It is also very often at a time like this that many people have overcome long-term problems and meaningless tension found present in their personal relationships, by finaly aknowleding their bad habits. This is why entheogens like LSD have been studied a lot and proved to show great potentials in clinical psychiatry and personal improvement.

Here is a list of just some substances/botanicals that have been widely accepted as entheogens:

Cacti like 'San Pedro' and 'Peyote' - that contain mescaline.

Psilocybin mushrooms - that contain psilocin and psilocybin.

Morning Glories, Ololiuqui and Hawaiian Baby Woodrose seeds -that contain LSA

Ayahuasca remedies and its analogs - that contain DMT(N,N-Dimethyltryptamine)

LSD - a semi-synthetic chemical created by Albert Hofmann.

Some may say that this list is too small, but I only wanted to put in the most acceptable for their safety and value. I will cover various other psychedelics in following posts..