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aliases:
- R. Gordon Wasson
- R. Gordon Wasson
- Gordon Wasson
category: "Scientists & Researchers"
tags:
- Person
- Ethnomycologist
- Banker
- CIA
- MK-Ultra
- Psychedelics
- Mushrooms
- Finance
- Researcher
summary: "Wasson and his wife, Valentina, a pediatrician, had been investigating a mushroom cult in Mexico."
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R. Gordon Wasson was an American ethnomycologist and vice president at J.P. Morgan & Company bank, known for his pioneering research into the use of psychedelic mushrooms in shamanistic rituals. His work became central to the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s [[Project MKUltra|MKULTRA Subproject 58]]'s quest for the *teonanáctl* (God's flesh) mushroom[^1].
Wasson and his wife, Valentina, a pediatrician, had been investigating a mushroom cult in Mexico. He had traveled to Mexico twice and was planning a third expedition when he was contacted by [[Andrija Puharich]] and [[Alice Astor Bouverie]]. Wasson explained that the Mexicans believed the mushroom was a pathway to the supernatural and possessed divinatory powers, allowing human consciousness to separate from the physical body[^1].