For men and women the message of Peyote has been to serve the Earth Mother. Five hundred years of persecution during this millennium, followed by centuries of repression, have caused women to suppress their personal strengths of compassion, forgiveness, cooperation, patience, tolerance, creativity and nurturing. Men cannot give life. More and more women, in an effort to achieve recognition as equals to their male counterparts, are participating in the dominator-corporate culture, violent sports and the military. Peyote has taught me that I do not need to imitate men.
Fear is one of the keepers of the keys to the gates of consciousness.
Don't be afraid of Peyote. The worst you can experience is temporary nausea. The best that can happen is a personal experience of the divine. The religious use of Peyote is legally protected in Arizona, and our Church is well known in Graham County. Once an individual turns off Highway 70 and down the unpaved Aravaipa-Klondyke road, they leave the familiar world behind them.