sacred peyote

photography and words by ALEPH MOLINARI peyote is a small psychoactive cactus, a sacred plant at the heart of the huichol and tarahumara cultures in the north of mexico. it is one of the oldest- known hallucinogens, used by humans for over 10 millennia. peyote immerses you in kaleidoscopic and animalistic visions on an atomic level, at one with the environment, stones, plants, sky, wind, sounds, and light. with psychonaut tourism on the rise in mexico, this rare, endangered plant and its fragile ecosystem must be protected. The land of peyote is a millenary ethnobotanical garden located in the sacred region of Wirikuta, a vast desert landscape in the north of Mexico. An area of unparalleled biodiversity, it is home to an astounding variety of flora, including bisnagas, yucas, saguaros, magueys, nopals, mesquites and … peyote. From time immemorial, peyote has been consumed by the indigenous tribes that still roam…