Johnson and Weitlaner are the First Modern White People to Witness to Mushroom Healing Ceremony

American anthropologist Jean Basset Johnson and his wife Irmgard Weitlaner become the first "modern" white people to witness a mushroom velada (healing ceremony) in Huautla, Mexico.

1938

American anthropologist Jean Basset Johnson and his wife Irmgard Weitlaner become the first “modern” white people to witness a mushroom velada (healing ceremony) in Huautla, Mexico.