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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>]] | [[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''' (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''' (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> | ||