Ethnomycologist R. Gordon Wasson participated in Mazatec mushroom ceremony, publishing in Life magazine, sparking Western interest in entheogens. It mattered by connecting indigenous and global consciousness studies.

Wasson's encounter with María Sabina in 1955 not only catalyzed psychedelic literature but also inspired a generation of poets and writers, including Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, who sought to explore altered states of consciousness. This meeting highlighted the intersection of indigenous wisdom and modern literary movements, leading to a broader cultural fascination with mysticism and spirituality in poetry.