Robert Gordon Wasson (1898–1986) was an American banker and amateur ethnomycologist who pioneered the study of the religious use of psychedelic mushrooms. His 1957 Life magazine article about Mexican mushroom ceremonies brought psilocybin mushrooms to Western attention.
Brought psilocybin mushroom ceremonies to Western public attention; co-authored The Road to Eleusis arguing for psychedelic origins of the Eleusinian mysteries.
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