steve_bank
Diabetic retinopathy and poor eyesight. Typos ...
Had no idea people would remember Castenada. I met someone a few years go who back in the day went onto a reservation to take peyote when it was legal for outsiders to participate as part of the Native American Church.
I remember a scene in the book when he has an AHA! moment. He was being influenced by drugs and the power of suggestion. Power of suggestion being an essential ingredient n folk magic.
It is also important in stage magic.
I'd have to fact check, I believe in some out out the way place in Europe Houdini was actually accused of witchcraft.
Why does the Native American Church use peyote?
Peyote, eaten in the ritual context, enables the individual to commune with God and the spirits (including those of the departed) in contemplation and vision and so to receive from them spiritual power, guidance, reproof, and healing.
I remember a scene in the book when he has an AHA! moment. He was being influenced by drugs and the power of suggestion. Power of suggestion being an essential ingredient n folk magic.
It is also important in stage magic.
I'd have to fact check, I believe in some out out the way place in Europe Houdini was actually accused of witchcraft.