In the course of the ceremony they make ritually prescribed gestures, listen to the prayers and exhortations of older members and the leader, consume portions of a small fleshy cactus known as 'peyote,' and take turns singing peyote songs.'-From introductory statement (page 11). ( 5) Members of the Native American Church do not consider their use of peyote recreational. Songs and chants used during the ceremonies can differ depending on the tribe. Groups of individuals ranging in number from two or three to thirty or forty gather in a night-long meeting. In fact, there are curious people who even spend alot of effort trying to get a hold of the substance out of curiosity for its hallucinogenic properties. In addition to sacramental consumption of peyote, there is also singing, prayer, and contemplation.

The cult is distributed generally in the western Plains area of the United States with extensions northward as far as Canada and into the Southwest as far as the pueblo of Taos and the Navaho and Apache country. Since the mid-1800s an intertribal religion, the Native American Church has developed a philosophy and ritual around the use of the peyote cactus. Item #186017 'The peyote cult, a religious movement nativistic in nature and often combining Christian with pagan elements, is active today and is spreading among many of the surviving groups of North American Indians. VG (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block.). They are typically accompanied by a rattle.

Tan wraps with black lettering 104 pp 62 unnumbered pages music. Peyote songs are a form of Native American music, now most often performed as part of the Native American Church.

Peyote cactus music