> He was friends with Marsilio Ficino, who taught his students to hallucinate by chewing laurel leaves while playing the lyre Which doesn't work, according to

> He was friends with Marsilio Ficino, who taught his students to hallucinate by chewing laurel leaves while playing the lyre Which doesn't work, according to a quick search. And I'd believe Google over some cusp-of-Renaissance whack, who was clearly more than a little bit off.