Packet L: Tossup 12

A concoction of tobacco juice, piri piri peppers, and this substance is used to perceive living pathogenic spirit darts known as tsentsak that are stored in the phlegm. A vision of the Virgin Mary deeming this substance “the blood of Christ” led Mestre Irineu to found a church centered on it. Members of the UDV and Santo (-5[1])Daime (-5[1])(“SAHN-too DYE-mee”) religious traditions draw upon earlier vegetalismo traditions when imbibing (-5[1])this substance. (10[1]-5[1])Medicinal chants known as icaros (10[2]-5[1])are most (-5[1])commonly sung during rituals centered around this substance (10[2]-5[1])and (10[1])its auditory hallucinations. (10[2]-5[3])Chacruna (10[1])leaves (10[2])and the caapi vine (-5[1])are brewed together to create (10[1])this (10[1])substance, (10[3])which is used (10[1])during vomiting-inducing (10[3])“vision (10[2]-5[1])quests” (10[3])that are (10[2])catered (-5[1])to tourists. (10[3]-5[2])For (10[1])10 (10[1])points, (10[1])DMT (10[1])is the active ingredient of what psychoactive entheogen (10[1])used by Amazonian shamans? (10[2]) (10[10]0[4])■END■

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