In the Ben Franklin thread, Wordminstrel cited painting by Delacroix of Liberty leading the people into battle.
She was wearing a Phrygian cap, so I looked that up. I ran into a long discussion of mind altering mushrooms
and their use in ancient rituals and mysteries. The catchall word for such substances is "entheogens" which was new to me.Here is a link to sites on this topic:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Pharmacy/Drugs_and_Medications/Types/Entheogens/Religious_Use/