August 18, 2016
- August 21, 2016
Telluride Mushroom Fesival is Held
The Telluride Mushroom Festival is held in Telluride, Colorado.
Timeline of Psychedelic Cultural Events
1957
Humphry Osmond Creates the Term “Psychedelic”
Psychiatrist and researcher Humphry Osmond coined the word "psychedelic."
December 2, 1955
BBC Reporter Christopher Mayhew Films His Mescaline Experience
BBC reporter Christopher Mayhew films his experience after taking mescaline.
June 29, 1955
Gordon and Valentina Wasson Participate in Mushroom Velada Led By Maria Sabina
R. Gordon Wasson, his wife Valentina, and photographer Allan Richardson participate in a mushroom velada led by Maria Sabina.
1938
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.
1865
Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” is Published
Lewis Carroll's book "Alice in Wonderland" is published.
June 15, 1521
Catholic Church Punishes Native Mexicans for Using Entheogens
Catholic priests punish native Mexicans for using entheogens.
1450
- 1500
Mixtec Mesoamerican Codex is Published and Shows Ritualistic Use of Mushrooms by Gods and Godesses
The Mixtec Mesoamerican Codex shows the ritual use of mushrooms by Mixtec gods.
1450
- 1500
Xochipilli Statue Carved by the Aztecs
Xochipilli statue depicting Psilocybe aztecorum is carved by Aztecs
33
- 325
Use of Psilocbye Mushrooms in Early Christianity
Psilocybe mushrooms are used in early Christian worship and Christian art.
1100 B.C.E.
- 600
Greek Eleusinian Mystery Initiations Use Psilocybe Mushroom
Scholars believe that the ancient Greek Eleusinian Mystery initiations were centered around a species of Psilocybe.