[Aztlan] Those pesky enemas again

[Nick Hopkins]

Two points-- (1) I certainly would not deny that there are plenty of  
hallucinogens lying around in the rain forest ready to be used,  
including Psilocybe spp. (I read somethere they also grow on deer  
dung), Amanita, morning glory seeds, datura, and so on, and that some  
members of modern Maya societies may use them.  The question is, What  
evidence is there that such substances were employed on a regular  
basis by the Classic Maya?  (2) It is my understanding that those  
"mushroom stones" from Chichen (for instance) were originally mounted  
on the wall sticking straight out (as they are in one reconstructed  
temple), not so much like a mushroom but much more like something  
else that has the same general shape.