For years, Laurel Sugden has studied Huachuma, – aka, the San Pedro cactus, both on the ground in Peru and in the academy. She has now become a remarkable source of knowledge on most subjects related to the sacred cactus. Here she discusses such topics as: How Huachuma’s time has come as she “gathers the world under her wings” and helps humanity restore balance; the mysterious and sudden explosion of art and culture in northern Peru just as the cactus appears in the archeological record about 4,000 years ago; the many different species of Huachuma with diverse effects and Spirits; the vast difference between plants grown with love and those treated only as product; and much more.
