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Overview Mission The Spirit Walk Testimonials Membership U.S. Statutes Regarding Peyote Use Peyote Cultivation What is Mana Pottery? FAQs Financial Disclosure How to Find Us Contact Check out our beautiful pottery at Manapottery.com! Mana Pottery is the support organization of the Peyote Way Church. When you buy Mana Pottery, you not only support American handmade products, but you help support the Church. Donations of funds, materials and trust gifts will be gratefully received. You can donate using Paypal: Or send a check to: The Peyote Way Church, 30800 W. Bonita-Klondyke Rd., Klondyke, AZ 85643 Thank you for your continued support! My experience was incredibly intense and unpleasant, but this later turned into an incredibly positive life-changing event for which I am very grateful to you all. —C.M.	The Peyote Way Church of God is a non-sectarian, multicultural, experiential, Peyotist organization located in southeastern Arizona, in the remote Aravaipa wilderness. It is not affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the Native American Church, or any other religious organizations, though we do accept people from all faiths. Church membership is open to all races. We encourage individuals to create their own rituals as they become acquainted with the great mystery. We believe that the Holy Sacrament Peyote, when taken according to our sacramental procedure and combined with a holistic lifestyle (see Word of Wisdom), can lead an individual toward a more spiritual life. Peyote is currently listed as a controlled substance and its religious use is protected by Federal law only for Native American members of the Native American Church. Non-Indian Peyote use is protected in five states : AZ, NM, CO, NV, and OR. We do not have access to Peyote where it grows in South Texas and Mexico. As it is an endangered species, we believe an essential and inseparable part of our religious practice is the growing and stewardship of the Holy Sacrament Peyote. The Church records 140 Associate members and 12 clergy. Vowed clergy members steward church grounds near Klondyke, meeting the church's financial obligations by producing and selling "Mana" black-rimmed earthenware pottery and paintings. The pottery is the work of Rabbi Matthew S. Kent, Rev. Anne L. Zapf and Rev. Immanuel Trujillo. Mana is the secular vehicle and financial arm of the Peyote Way Church of God. Peyote is a spiritual medicine. It can bring us in touch with the God within us, our Heavenly Father and our Earthly Mother. Peyote puts us in balance again with the Earth underneath our feet... Peyote is a plant sacrament. It is a plant teacher. It is a way of life. Our time in these bodies is brief. When we eat the Peyote we experience time and eternity, and it is from that vantage that, the next day, we can live our life in a very positive and non-trivial way, realizing that this day could be the last and everyone around us is our brother and sister and we need each other. —Rabbi Matthew S. Kent	July 2009 $15 OFF ALL POTTERY Get $15 off on orders of $75 or more at Mana Pottery—just use the coupon code MAYDAY when you check out. MANA POTTERY at MATEEL FESTIVAL Mana Pottery was one of the 100+ arts and crafts vendors present at the Mateel 33rd Annual Summer Arts & Music Festival at Benbow Lake, CA, on June 6 and 7. We'll be posting photos from the festival shortly. PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW "Return of the Corn Mothers" features Annie Zapf Renee Fajardo-Anstine, with photographer Todd Pierson, has created a beautiful series of photos with videos and a book, which tell the stories of many remarkable women from communities of the American Southwest--and Annie Zapf is one! Learn about this show and see some photos (including Annie's).You can help this project receive funding for expansion by voting for it (must register first) HERE. BYPASS UPDATE: HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINE TO CARVE OUT ROUTE A plan for a bypass to ease traffic to and from Tucson was scrapped spring 2008 (aka the San Pedro plan). But the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) may still be considering alternative plans for a highway that will violate sacred wilderness areas in Aravaipa and Aravaca. IN FACT, we have learned of a high voltage transmission line being considered for the same route (by Aravaipa Canyon and Copper Creek) called the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project, and will involve 2 parallel lines of towers ranging up to 175 feet in height. Two main concerns: 1)Project leaders may not have considered existing infrastructure corridors with less environmental impact--may be going for path of least political resistance, and 2) This line could ease the way for a future highway, if provisions aren't specifically made to preclude such a possibility. A public meeting will be held at: Oracle Community Ctr 685 E. American Ave., at 5 PM on June 23. If you are on the east side of the Galiuros: Manor House Convention Center, 415 E. Hwy. 70 in Safford, at 5 PM on June 24, 2009. Valley Telephone Compan conference room, 752 E. Maley St. in Willcox, at 5 PM on June 29, 2009. Please spread the word to interested parties! GRANDCHILDREN'S GREENHOUSE UPDATE In 2005, the Peyote Way Church undertook the major project of building a greenhouse, where Peyote would be planted for use in future Spirit Walks (for our grandchildren!). The Peyote fields in South Texas are being encroached upon by ranches, oil wells and Agribusiness farming. We believe such greenhouses are the only answer to the increasing shortage of Peyote in the wild. Since its erection, the greenhouse has been planted with over 5,000 Peyote plants. Construction may be complete, but the buildings and plants have continuous needs. We hope this work will be embraced by all Peyotists. Your donation is much appreciated! MORE