Ergot

throughout the town of Salem, Massachusetts. Among the many accusers of witchcraft, the most common offenders were teenage girls (“Salem Witch Trials”). The Witch trials are believed to have happened for three possible different reasons: the effects of ergot poisoning, a boring puritan lifestyle, and to gain land or economic prosperity. Although many theories exist, the Salem Witch Trials most likely occurred due to a boring and strict Puritan life (Shah). The Salem Witch trials were a series…

The Salem Witch Trials is a series of tragic events that occurred in colonial American history. Hundreds were accused, many sat in jail for months and five died there, nineteen men and women were hanged, one man was pressed to death, and two dogs were allegedly killed. Most people have heard about the Salem Witch Trials, but few know the details about the incident. It all started in February of 1692. Six-year-old Betty Parris, daughter of Reverend Samuel Parris, became suddenly ill. However,…

In 1692, Massachusetts Bay Colony became a site of mass hysteria, defined by Merriam-Webster, as a situation in which a myriad of people behave or react in an extreme or uncontrolled manner as a result of fear or anger. This mass hysteria dispersed itself throughout the region of Salem, involving witchcraft accusations that ushered in a period of trials, torture, imprisonment, and executions. By the time the trials came to a halt, an astonishing 20 people were executed, while an additional 162…

The shaman uses different rituals to develop a connection with the spirit world and help others do the same. Example of these rituals include using entheogens like mushrooms or ergot, singing music and songs, fasting, sweat lodge, and magic items like drums, hats, and others . Practices of the shaman might be to pray for the sick, do a dance at a specific time of year, or do something when something bad has happened to someone…

One of the many major scens of the book is when Eli’s father flashes back and tells the story of how the compound was built and kept secret he first stated how the workers had to walk miles and miles to a buss station where they would be blindfolded and bussed to the compound. He said it would be hard to find due to everything looking the same. In another conversation Eli dosen’t want to listen to his dad when he thinks they should start cloning humans. He said his sister lexie was on board…

Whether it had been the work of the Devil or the symptoms of ergot, the Witch Trials of Salem could be categorized as one of the darkest moments in American history. Beginning in spring of 1692 and ending the following year of 1693, the trial took the lives of 19 Puritans. In addition, the trial accused more than 150 men, women and children over the several months of its occurrence. The Witch Hunt was a time of fear and speculation, it was a time of chaos and bitterness, and those emotions were…

Richards reports experiments in which he himself administered high doses of LSD to a poverty-stricken research volunteer that saw images of a Hindu God with many spiraling arms during his psychedelic experience. He found out because the young man, who was in his mid-twenties, pointed it out in a magazine he was looking through some time after the experiment at Richards office and it was exactly that, a Hindu rendition of the God Shiva. “Psychedelic research, however, does suggest that there are…

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Intro: A. Alkaloids are the most diverse group of natural products that exist within living organisms (Hartmann, 1998). Alkaloids are a diverse group of low molecular weight; nitrogen-containing compounds mainly derived from amino acids, and are found in about 20% of plant species. Alkaloids play a very important role in organism metabolism and functional activity. They are metabolic products in plants, animals and microorganisms (Aniszewski, 2007). Due to their potent biological activity, many…

delusional psychosis” (Linder). The hallucinations, violent fits, and pinching sensations could have also been linked to ergot. “Ergot is caused by a fungus which invades developing kernels of rye grain, especially under warm and damp conditions such as existed at the time of the previous rye harvest in Salem” (Linder). Although the symptoms of the girls match with that of ergot, it is also believed that their behavior could have been caused by their relationships with adults. According to…