consciousness and alternative perception. Throughout history, this

fact has been exemplified and documented within all cultures and

societies, from the Native Americans to the Chinese to the Catholic

priests. Moreover, homeopathic remedies and herbalist practices remain

the laid foundation for modern medicine. Despite the undisputable

evidence that "drugs" have played a natural, pivotal, and essential

role in the existence of man, society, through the centuries, has

attempted to demonize these substances and their potential as destructive and

demoralizing forces as well as extirpate their influence in a blind and

Paganism, even today is associated heavily with the use of drugs and

herbs, and, since the rise of Christianity, Paganism has been portrayed

as the religion of the devil. The example of original sin, where Eve

was seduced by the serpent to eat the apple from the tree of Knowledge

is demonstrative of subliminal forces to vilify pagan ways, as the

serpent and the apple are both seen as powerful symbols in pagan

religions. In addition, women are continuously identified with

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