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Traditionally, and what the current research is showing, is that these substances are treatments for not being in a good place, mentally.



I just looked up "entheogen" (e.g. LSD, psilo, salvia, mescaline) in my personal dictionary and the origin is this: "Greek, literally becoming divine within."

Just a perfectly-generated word, based on my own personal experiences of connecting with the above examples (except S. divinorum, which can go to hell (or take you there)).




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