David et al,
Great post... but if
"...the Indians had quietly brought peyote up from Mexico in the late 19th
century, ...."
is true... then how can Peyote be
"the source of their attitudes about freedom, equality, directness and
simplicity." ?
surely these were attitudes and attribute that Indians had for
time-immemorial??
The Peyote ceromony must be something absorbed into the pre-existing culture
of the Indians because it allows them a "quicker and surer way of arriving
at the condition reached in the traditional vision quest..." - which was
already part of their culture.
regards,
Leighton.
occasional non-lurker.
MOQ.org - http://www.moq.org
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