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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>]]

An '''~~entheogen~~''' ("generating the divine within")<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/entheogen</ref> ~~is a~~ [[psychoactive ~~substance~~]] used in a religious, shamanic, or spiritual context<ref>http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000500010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en</ref> that may be synthesized or obtained from natural sources. Jonathan Ott ~~helped coin~~ the term "entheogen".<ref>The Road to Eleusis (2008) By R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck, Huston Smith pg. 139</ref>

'''Entheogens''' ("generating the divine within")<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/entheogen</ref> are [[psychoactive substances]] used in a religious, shamanic, or spiritual context<ref>http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000500010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en</ref> that may be synthesized or obtained from natural sources. Jonathan Ott is credited with coining the term "entheogen".<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>]]
-An '''entheogen''' ("generating the divine within")<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/entheogen</ref> is a [[psychoactive substance]] used in a religious, shamanic, or spiritual context<ref>http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000500010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en</ref> that may be synthesized or obtained from natural sources. Jonathan Ott helped coin the term "entheogen".<ref>The Road to Eleusis (2008) By R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck, Huston Smith pg. 139</ref>
+'''Entheogens''' ("generating the divine within")<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/entheogen</ref> are [[psychoactive substances]] used in a religious, shamanic, or spiritual context<ref>http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000500010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en</ref> that may be synthesized or obtained from natural sources. Jonathan Ott is credited with coining the term "entheogen".<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]].