Mushroom-Cult

Above: Depiction of an ancient Aztec man
holding the sacred mushroom in his hand.

Where did the Flesh Cap mushroom
people get their name?

The “FleshCap Family” is well known by people who are familiar with
underground groups. Ask any such person about FleshCap and
immediately they will begin telling you far-fetched tales of an elusive
and notorious group of spiritual renegades. This is not surprising
since FleshCaP is in fact one of today’s most notorious
underground factions.

Despite their widespread popularity however, few people can say
they know anything about the deep symbolism behind the name.
Much like members of the faction, the name Flesh Cap remains
shrouded in mystery.

In order to find clues that may uncover the meaning behind the
name, one must travel nearly 500 years back into the depths of
history.

In the mid-sixteenth century, Spanish priest Bernadino de Sahagun traveled throughout Mexico and wrote
about Aztec culture which included a mystifying “mushroom cult.”

In his account of his travels in 1559, titled the Florentine Codex, Sahagun recorded the first known account of
a magic mushroom ceremony. He noted that during the ceremony the participants would eat small mushrooms
they called “teonanactl” which literally means “Flesh of God.” This so called “God’s flesh” or teonanactl was
eaten in an attempt to gain sacred knowledge and spiritual insights. It had been estimated by Sahagun that this
“mushroom cult” had been conducting such ceremonies for several thousand years.

It is from this ancient mushroom cult and ceremony that the modern day FleshCap group has taken their
name. Flesh referring to the “flesh of god” or the godly nature of the magic mushrooms, and Cap referring to
the top of the mushroom. Together we get the name FleshCap.