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Closer Look: A Remote Arizona Church Offers Followers Peyote-Induced Psychedelic Trips

Take a visual journey to Peyote Way Church of God. Although not a house of worship in the traditional sense -- there's no steeple, no ornate architecture, no flowing robes or pulpit -- Peyote Way is, in fact, a church. It was founded based on the beliefs of Peyotism, a Native American religion that uses the hallucinogen peyote as a sacrament and combines the teachings of various other mainstream organized religions -- including Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Mormonism, Hinduism, and Islam -- in its doctrine. Read the full story on Peyote Way here.

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The Peyote Way Church of God near Safford offers followers psychedelic "Spirit Walks" fueled by the hallucinogenic cactus peyote.

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Peyote Way Church founder Immanuel Trujillo (right) stands with Reverend Anne Zapf and Rabbi Matthew Kent.

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Peyote Way Church founder Immanuel Trujillo as a young man.

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Peyote Way Church founder Immanuel Trujillo (left) with Reverend Anne Zapf and Rabbi Matthew Kent on the church property near Safford.

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Peyote Way Church founder Immanuel Trujillo (right) with Reverend Anne Zapf and Rabbi Matthew Kent standing near the front gate of the church property.

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Trujillo pictured in the Bronx in 1993.

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Timothy Leary pictured in 1989, in Los Angeles, California.

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After 26 miles of dirt road, a large, red mailbox marks the entrance to the Peyote Way Church of God.

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The front gate leading to Peyote Way Church.

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The Peyote Way sign next to the front gate of the property is painted with the church's tax ID number in case any curious government officials come knocking.