One Step Beyond: The Sacred Mushroom (1961)

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John Newland along with doctors, and scientists took along a camera crew into the mountains of Mexico in search of the Sacred Mushroom. In one scene, a few “brujos” (native shaman) are encountered and agree to guide the party in a mushroom ceremony. In the next scene, John Newland is back in the states, and along with Dr. Andrija Puharich, several ESP tests are conducted on John before and after injesting the mushroom they call “X”. This really is a facinating thing to watch considering this was series television (ABC) broadcast nationally in 1961… possibly one of the only times a psychedelic substance was injested and broadcasted.

3 Responses to “One Step Beyond: The Sacred Mushroom (1961)”

  1. Scott, on October 16th, 2008 at 3:15 pm Said:

    Classic stuff! Check out my site – Online Documentaries 4 U – for the eternal Narcotics: Pit of Despair (1967).

  2. Daniel, on August 15th, 2009 at 9:44 pm Said:

    Best moment -

    “I feel like I would like to dive into the middle of it!”

  3. s, on October 13th, 2009 at 6:39 pm Said:

    Dr Brown had such a clear headed, rational and well intentioned outlook for the uses of psilocybin for the exploration of consciousness. Aaaand then came policics to take away one of the most basic natural laws of man.

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