Were you always wondering about “magic mushrooms” but afraid to ask? Well you’re in luck. The New York Times just ran a fascinating story about Rick Perry, the former governor of Texas, and his experience with hallucinogens. Written by NYT reporter Robert Draper, we learn that back in 2023, Rick Perry took a trip to a medical clinic just outside of Tijuana in Mexico. Here’s some excerpts.
“Rick Perry, the former Republican presidential candidate, energy secretary and Texas governor,” Draper writes, “lay down on a mattress, put on an eye mask and soon began to believe that he was hurtling through space. Objects flew past him. Some of them appeared to resemble Maya hieroglyphics. He saw an arm reaching out for him, and attached to it was a figure with horns. ‘Satan, get behind me, he heard himself say. The figure instantly disappeared.
“Mr. Perry’s hallucinations, induced by the powerful psychotropic drug ibogaine he had taken about 45 minutes before putting on his eye mask, continued for more than 12 hours. The experience was an ordeal. He vomited intermittently and lost much of his body coordination. It took all of Wednesday to recover.
Click HERE to read the rest of Robert Draper’s article.