-=> Quoting Jane Kelley to Jerryl Evanee <=-
 JK> After extensive reading in this area, I am convinced that those who
 JK> use mind altering drugs do so because they are too blasted lazy and
 JK> ignorant to learn what has been known for centuries by those who have
 JK> the wisdom to know the difference.
 JE>     And I tend to agree. There are rituals that ancient peoples used
 JE>     to use to train the mind and body to use its full powers. These
 JE>     rituals sometimes used herbs and ingested aids to reach that
 JE>     state - but it was closely monitored for a specific purpose,
 JE>     usually to heal the body or work out a certain problem.
 JE>     Drugs for "entertainment" alone is a horrible twist.
 JK> Something died along with the use of these rituals.  A good portion of
 JK> our inheritance should be the combined wisdom of thousands of years of
 JK> known history.  We deprive our young of that in every possible manner,
 JK> beginning with the lack of discipline and structure for the very
 JK> young.
 
Hi,
I just had to jump in here, and let you know that such
rituals, and mind training, are not dead in todays world.
There are plenty of us out here who do these things.  We are
labeled New Agers, Neo-Pagan, Wiccans, and just plan "NUTS."
There are books on the subject, that explain how to do this,
with and with out herbs, or other substances.
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