Editing Entheogen (section)

== In literature ==
Many works of literature have described entheogen use; some of those are:
* The drug [[Melange (fictional drug)|melange]] (spice) in [[Frank Herbert]]'s [[Dune (franchise)|''Dune'' universe]] acts as both an entheogen (in large enough quantities) and an addictive [[geriatric]] medicine. Control of the supply of melange was crucial to the Empire, as it was necessary for, among other things, [[faster than light|faster-than-light]] (folding space) navigation.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}
* Consumption of the imaginary [[mushroom]] ''anochi'' [enoki] as the entheogen underlying the creation of Christianity is the premise of [[Philip K. Dick]]'s last novel, ''[[The Transmigration of Timothy Archer]]'', a theme that seems to be inspired by John Allegro's book.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}
* [[Aldous Huxley]]'s final novel, ''[[Island (Huxley novel)|Island]]'' (1962), depicted a fictional [[psychoactive mushroom]]{{Snd}}termed "[[moksha]] medicine"{{Snd}}used by the people of Pala in rites of passage, such as the transition to adulthood and at the end of life.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gunesekera|first1=Romesh|title=Book of a Lifetime: Island, By Aldous Huxley|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/book-of-a-lifetime-island-by-aldous-huxley-6295203.html|website=Independent UK|date=26 January 2012|access-date=30 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | pmc= 2779438 | pmid=17486431 | doi=10.1007/s11019-007-9059-1 | volume=10 | issue=2 | title=Brave New World versus Island--utopian and dystopian views on psychopharmacology | journal=Med Health Care Philos | pages=119–28 | last1 = Schermer | first1 = MH| year=2007 }}</ref>
* [[Bruce Sterling]]'s ''[[Holy Fire (novel)|Holy Fire]]'' novel refers to the religion in the future as a result of entheogens, used freely by the population.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sterling |first=Bruce |title=Holy Fire |date=1997 |page=228|title-link=Holy Fire }}</ref>
* In [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger]]'', Book 1 of ''[[The Dark Tower (series)|The Dark Tower]]'' series, the main character receives guidance after taking [[mescaline]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}
* The [[Alastair Reynolds]] novel ''[[Absolution Gap]]'' features a moon under the control of a religious government that uses neurological viruses to induce religious faith.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}
* A critical examination of the ethical and societal implications and relevance of "entheogenic" experiences can be found in [[Daniel Waterman]] and [[Casey William Hardison]]'s book ''Entheogens, Society & Law: Towards a Politics of Consciousness, Autonomy and Responsibility'' (Melrose, Oxford 2013). This book includes a controversial{{according to whom|date=December 2020}} analysis of the term entheogen arguing that Wasson et al. were mystifying the effects of the plants and traditions to which it refers.{{page needed|date=December 2020}}