"From Peyote to LSD"...on the History Channel tonight

tonight as in (4/19)...in the U.S. at least. And I imagine it'll be up on youtube or somewhere on the internet pretty soon.

Here's the description:
A history of hallucinogenic substances examines their origin, discovery and uses, and also explores the work of ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes (1915-2001) and his pioneering studies of the uses of hallucinogenic plants in various cultures. Among those commenting: physician Andrew Weil; and musician Bob Weir. Anthropologist Wade Davis hosts.

 

Ill look for it.

 

I'm watching that right now
Well actually I was, but my sister stole the tv from me lol
I have a lot of it recorded I'm gonna watch it later

Well I can tell you the first 20 minutes of it;

Basically started with a shitty documentary type narration of a guy going to a peyote ceremony, they don't elaborate on the effects or deep epiphanies of anything (as far as I know of)
It started out more of a general history of the tribal leaders and their importance
....that whole thing took a while, the basic restating the obvious thing

 

I watched the second half of it. I'm gonna catch the first half when it comes on again at 2am.

 

watching it right now.... Thanks so much OP is hard to find a decent tv guide...

 

I was tripping too hard when it was on and had to leave my friend's house. Its been fun!

 

"....that whole thing took a while, the basic restating the obvious thing.."

I saw half the program so far. I couldn't disagree more with the above statement. There was so much new info (at least to me) of the early history of who (Richard Evans Schultes) was responsible of bringing not only the knowledge of peyote out side the circle of native americans, but also magic mushrooms, morning glory and to top it off ayahuasca. That's just insane.

I did wish they would of went in how the trips are a like/different, I'm sure it's on the cutting room floor.. maybe a dvd extra, but then again from what I hear, no words could describe a trip.

Imagine how different history would of been if Richard Schultes was the mouth piece of LSD and not Leary.

 

I watched it last night. Very interesting. It makes me want to travel to Oaxaca and the Amazon. Did anyone notice that the narrator couldnt pronounce lysergic acid diethylamide properly?

 

Yes, he said something like "diethylalimde", and added another syllable that doesn't exist, and in that calm and cool journalistic know-it-all voice too. haha

Shultes probably didn't approve of lsd at all, since he was mainly interested in plant psychedelics. And did you hear that part of the program where William Burroughs spoke of the Yage experience saying "It was earth shattering", and Shultes responed "That's funny Bill, I just saw pretty colors"? Was he trying to keep these sacred substances secret? Or was he trying to have a mystical experience, but falling short?

 

Like I said I only watched about 10-20 minutes of it
The opening indian ceremony scene was pretty tedious you have to admit
I just watched more of it last night and ya, you are right, it did get pretty good after that

They didn't elaborate on the trip itself but hey, its the history channel lol