Gordon Wasson, Reid Kaplan, Keewaydinoquay Peschel speaking about Miskwedo (Amanita Muscaria)


These tracks were taken from a tape given to me by Paul Freeman of San Francisco.  A friend of his (Norman Woodbury) taped this at the conference "Hallucinogens in Native America" held in San Francisco 9-28 to 10-1, 1978.  I think this tape is fascinating and want to make it available to others.
Speakers on this tape are Gordon Wasson, Reid Kaplan, Keewaydinoquay Peschel.

The tracks are below. 

Track 1. 20:06 Introduction, Gordon Wasson
 
Track 2. 21:50 Keewaydinoquay and Reid Kaplan 1
 
Track 3. 21:53 Kee and Reid 2

Track 4. 12:46 Story of the Scroll

Track 5. 6:34 Story of the Brothers 2

Track 6. 24:54 Use of Miskwedo stories

Track 7. 18:19 Old Hunter and other stories

Track 8. 18:06 Reid's experience

 

GordonWasson
Information on Gordon Wasson:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Gordon_Wasson

http://www.erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms_article5.shtml


Keewaydinoquay Peschel
From the Publisher of
"Puhpohwee for the People: A Narrative Account of Some Uses of Fungi among the Ahnishinaabeg"
Author: Keewaydinoquay Peschel
Keewaydinoquay is an Ahnishinaabe herbalist & shaman who, in her childhood, was apprenticed to the famous Ahnishinaabe herbalist, Nodjimahkwe, thus falling heir to the traditional knowledge of the plant world among her people. The native peoples of America actually believe that there is an herb to meet every possible need. The word PUH-POH-WEE is an old Algonkian term that means 'to swell up in stature suddenly & silently from an unseen source of power.' It is particularly suitable when referring to fungi. The Ahnishinaabeg can find a potential PUH-POH-WEE in their ancient cultural heritage. This is a book about the harmony of tribal life in which Keewaydinoquay weaves the medicinal uses of fungi with tales from her own life. Keewaydinoquay is well-known in medicinal circles & tribal organizations in the Lake Michigan & Lake Superior area, also having connections with institutions interested in the anthropology & history of that area. She has a Master of Education degree from Wayne State University. She is the only resident on Miniss Kitigan in Lake Michigan, where some hundreds of her people once lived. (Miniss Kitigan is the northern-most island of the Amikogenda archipelago.)

Keewaydinoquay Peschel was born around 1919 and died on July 21, 1999.

Other information about Kee:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keewaydinoquay_Peschel

A list of her books from Amazon.com

A contrary view of the material on this tape:

http://singingtotheplants.blogspot.com/2008/02/hallucinogens-in-north-america.html