Life Magazine May 13, 1957 Magic Mushroom

In ethnobotanical and psychedelic history, this is truly the most iconic issue of Life Magazine ever printed. It contains the single most influential article on magic mushrooms in Western history, actually introducing them to the Western world.

"Seeking the Magic Mushroom" was a multi-page story written by the famous researcher Gordon Wasson. It introduced magic mushrooms to the West and played a huge role in starting the psychedelic movement of the 1960s. The entire story about María Sabina (the woman who showed him this ancestral use) is actually very sad; her community deeply resented her for revealing their sacred practice to outsiders. Nonetheless, this article is insane, and this copy is a true original. You are buying the entire Life Magazine issue that changed culture forever.

The condition is meh—some pages are falling out, so you should be gentle while handling it.