Use of these substances is likely to be safer and more beneficial if used in a religious context with others, than alone or with others who are more novelty-seekers than truly spiritually.
Salvia became associated with the Virgin Mary, and San Pedro Cactus (a cactus with mescaline, kind of like Peyote) means "Saint Peter Cactus", a reference to saint peter holding the keys to heaven.
A Church has won the legal right in the U.S. to use Ayahusaca in ceremonies. It is relatively modern, syncretic, religion and unlike Peyote, you do not have to have any specific racial ancestry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Daime#United_States
Salvia became associated with the Virgin Mary, and San Pedro Cactus (a cactus with mescaline, kind of like Peyote) means "Saint Peter Cactus", a reference to saint peter holding the keys to heaven.
A Church has won the legal right in the U.S. to use Ayahusaca in ceremonies. It is relatively modern, syncretic, religion and unlike Peyote, you do not have to have any specific racial ancestry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Daime#United_States