In order to address these specific criticisms over 600 anecdotal accounts of Amanita muscaria inebriation were collected and analyzed to determine the impact of preparation on Amanita muscaria’s effects. Several critics have reasoned that such preparation should be unnecessary if equivalent results can be obtained by consuming the raw plant, as is done with other psychoactive mushrooms. One omission in Wasson’s theory is his failure to explain how pressing and filtering Soma, as described in the Rig Veda, supports his theory of Soma’s identity. While Wasson’s theory has garnered acclaim, it is not without its faults. Gordon Wasson first proposed his groundbreaking theory identifying Soma, the hallucinogenic sacrament of the Vedas, as the Amanita muscaria mushroom.
Wasson's last completed work, The Wondrous Mushroom explored the ancient Vedic intoxicant soma, which he hypothesized to be based on the psychoactive mushroom fly agaric, as opposed to alcohol which was the commonly held interpretation.In 1968 R.
Working closely with botanist Roger Heim, Wasson collected and identified the chemical structure of various species of fungi containing psilocybin and psilocin. Morgan and Co., Robert Gordon Wasson made great contributions to the fields of anthropology and ethnobotany through his studies in the historical uses of entheogens for spiritual and religious purposes. In fine condition in the original slipcase.Īmerican author, ethnomycologist, and Vice President of Public Relations at J.P.
One of only 501 copies signed by Robert Gordon Wasson, this is number 232.
Quarto, original half morocco over illustrated cloth, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated throughout with full color photographs. Signed limited first edition of Robert Gordon Wasson’s important contribution to the field of ethnomycology. The Wondrous Mushroom: Mycolatry in Mesoamerica.
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