[wideawake]

He said the psychedelic effects of ayahuasca were comparable to those produced by concoctions based on bark of the acacia tree, that is frequently mentioned in the Bible.

In the Hebrew Scriptures acacia is not mentioned as an ingredient in concoctions.

It is referred to as a building material and as one of several other plants in an idealized landscape.

Nowhere in the Hebrew Scriptures are any rituals involving psychoactive substances discussed or described.

[listenhillary]

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.