"Some historians and anthropologists think people who claimed to be

possesed may have been drugged

However, the drugging was accidental

The theory suggests they may have eaten moldy rye grain wich contained

an ergot

This poisonous substance can cause hallucinations similar to those

brought on by LSD



During the middle ages a similar witch hunt broke out in Europe

It is thought that ergot poison was to blame then, too

Whatever the cause, whether it was an adolescent craving for attention

Or the accidental ingestion of a psychadelic substance, the results were

terrifying"