R. Gordon Wasson (1898-1986) was an English banker who with his wife Valentina, a Russian pediatrician, spent their lives investigating the entheogenic use of mushrooms. Wasson became the world's top-ranking ethnomycologist. His books include The Wondrous Mushroom, The Road to Eleusis and Soma, Divine Mushroom of Immortality.
Wasson, Gordon

Code	Name	Price	Description
10801	Wasson, Gordon Magic Mushrooms and Maria Sabina	$18.95	Wasson recounts the story of his and his wife's journeys to discover the role of mushrooms in human life throughout the ages. Their interest focused on the mushroom's sacred or entheogenic use in the religion of early man. Entheogenic means God within us, and refers to those plant substances that, when ingested, give one a divine experience.In the mid 1950s, Wasson discovered an existing mushroom cult in Oaxaca, Mexico where the people still use entheogenic mushrooms as a part of daily human activity and as a source of constant spiritual strength. He descrobes, in intimate detail, his journey to the village of Huautla de Jimenez and his work there with Curandera Maria Sabrina. - 1975 Esalen - Two Audiotapes
10803	Wasson, Gordon Ancient Entheogenic Images	$11.95	Wasson examins, in great detail, the Aztec statue of Xochipilli, the "Prince of Flowers.[` He then goes on to explore other statues and images depicting the use of scared plants. Since the discussion is rich with his knowledge and wit, the recording can be appreciated without seeing the slides he used through the original talk. - 1975 Esalen - One Audiotape