Elder Voices: LSD and Claviceps

Each of the molecules we call "psychedelic" and each of the organisms that produce these molecules is a unique expression of the intelligence of life itself. Once a month, in a series we are calling "Elder Voices," we will explore the unique nature of one of these medicines and the ways it interacts with human minds. We begin this month with the Claviceps purpurea fungus and its most famous semi-synthetic derivative, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide.