San Pedro

Me with blooming San Pedro (Trichocereus pachanoi) cactus.Sacred plant,used by the shamans of South America for curing,divination and sorcery.Cactus of the Four Winds.Trichocereus grows wild in the Andes.San Pedro has a special symbolism in curanderismo (folk healing)for a reason:San Pedro is always in tune with the powers of animals,of strong personages or beings,of serious beings,of beings that have supernatural powers.The oldest archaeological evidence,a Chavin stone carving in a temple in Peru,goes back to 1300 B.C.,making it one of the most ancient of the magic plants of South America.From a 15 inch cutting planted 10 year ago, I got all this.Flowers only for a day.Photo by Andonis