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[[File:Flowering San Pedro cactus.jpg|200px|thumbnail|right|Flowering San Pedro, an entheogenic cactus that has been used for over 3,000 years<ref>http://www.mescaline.com/sanpedro/</ref>]]

'''Entheogens''' ("~~becoming~~ the divine within") are a ~~class~~ of [[psychoactive substances]], typically of plant origin, that are used in religious, ritual, or spiritual contexts. [[Jonathan Ott]] is credited with coining the term in 1979.<ref>The Road to Eleusis (2008) By R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck, Huston Smith pg. 139</ref>

'''Entheogens''' (from the Ancient Greek ἔνθεος '''entheos''' ["god", "divine"] and γενέσθαι '''genesthai''' ["generate" - "generating the divine within"]) are a family of [[psychoactive substances]], typically of plant origin, that are used in religious, ritual, or spiritual contexts. [[Jonathan Ott]] is credited with coining the term in 1979.<ref>The Road to Eleusis (2008) By R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck, Huston Smith pg. 139</ref>

Entheogens have been used in a ritualized context for thousands of years and their religious significance is well established with anthropological and academic literature. Examples of traditional entheogens include [[psychedelics]] like [[Lophophora williamsii (botany)|peyote]], [[psilocybin mushrooms]], [[ayahuasca]], and [[iboga]]; atypical [[hallucinogen]]s like [[salvia]] and ''[[Amanita muscaria]]''; quasi-psychedelics like [[cannabis]]; and [[deliriants]] like [[datura]].

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 [[File:Flowering San Pedro cactus.jpg|200px|thumbnail|right|Flowering San Pedro, an entheogenic cactus that has been used for over 3,000 years<ref>http://www.mescaline.com/sanpedro/</ref>]]
-'''Entheogens''' ("becoming the divine within") are a class of [[psychoactive substances]], typically of plant origin, that are used in religious, ritual, or spiritual contexts. [[Jonathan Ott]] is credited with coining the term in 1979.<ref>The Road to Eleusis (2008) By R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck, Huston Smith pg. 139</ref>
+'''Entheogens''' (from the Ancient Greek ἔνθεος '''entheos''' ["god", "divine"] and γενέσθαι '''genesthai''' ["generate" - "generating the divine within"]) are a family of [[psychoactive substances]], typically of plant origin, that are used in religious, ritual, or spiritual contexts. [[Jonathan Ott]] is credited with coining the term in 1979.<ref>The Road to Eleusis (2008) By R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck, Huston Smith pg. 139</ref>
 Entheogens have been used in a ritualized context for thousands of years and their religious significance is well established with anthropological and academic literature. Examples of traditional entheogens include [[psychedelics]] like [[Lophophora williamsii (botany)|peyote]], [[psilocybin mushrooms]], [[ayahuasca]], and [[iboga]]; atypical [[hallucinogen]]s like [[salvia]] and ''[[Amanita muscaria]]''; quasi-psychedelics like [[cannabis]]; and [[deliriants]] like [[datura]].