Although there is much controversy regarding the place Morning Glories hold in Shamanic tradition, there is plenty of relatively undocumented evidence that points to extensive ritualistic use by at least the Aztecs. From our extensive travels to the regions where this plant still exists in its natural habitat, we have uncovered a history that is never recorded in traditional accounts of Aztec culture, including their reverence for many entheogens besides the sacred Morning Glory.
In fact, it turns out that they incorporated many psychoactive and visionary herbs into their religious rituals. A few key examples include Pulque, which is made from fermented Agave sap, Peyote Buttons (as do the Native American Indians), Datura flowers and seeds (which we have personally seen growing on the mountains of Machu Picchu), psilocybin, Black Nightshade, Shamanic Tobacco, and, yes; Morning Glory Seeds. In fact, the use of Morning Glory in Shamanic and ritualistic tradition extends throughout Mexico as the natives in Mexico in the Oaxaca region (famous for Maria Sabina's mushroom cults and the now infamous Salvia divinorum, Rivea corymbosa, and Calea Zacatechichi) believe that a powerful deity lives within the seeds.
Since ingestion of these sacred botanicals has been deemed illegal in most parts of the world (a strange coincidence that powerful and dangerous psychoactives such as alcohol and tobacco are completely legal to ingest), we offer these botanical specimens as viable seeds for your own Shaman's Garden. They are easy to cultivate, and will practically grow themselves, year after year, regardless of climate. There is much more information in the
Ipomoea violacea - Morning Glory article at Entheology.org.
