Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide

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Just as there is a blind spot in the visual system--the part of the retina where all the “wiring” goes through--there is also a blind spot in our conceptions of nature. And more, they are endowed with the technological prowess to make hundreds, or even thousands, of identical leaf structures, each leaf packed with photosynthetic machinery. It's not entirely convincing, but it has moments of rhetorical brilliance and argument that I'm willing to entertain.

As the narrative progresses, Pollan provides his own “mental travelogue,” discussing his firsthand experience with consciousness-expanding psychedelics as a person who formerly had little to no spiritual inclinations. Also, your grower's kit needs to be free from any form of mushroom pest and diseases, to enable them grow well.pages, clean of marks, light fox to end papers and interior cover, some minor wear to cover edges from use. As is often the case with Alan Watts, the broader presence of Consciousness is the foundation of his narrative. Pollan, author of award-winning and bestselling books about botany, food politics and the way we eat, was born in 1955, a little too late for the Summer of Love. There are also some line-drawn artworks that depict psychedelic mushroom in their cultural context – both in the ancient shamanic tradition and the more recent wave of use. This description should convince any hunter of psilocybin mushrooms that mushroom identification must be approached seriously and with the utmost caution.

It's a popular outdoor activity enjoyed by enthusiasts who are interested in identifying, collecting, and sometimes consuming various species of mushrooms. It highlights the revolutionary potential this substance offers to the fields of psychology, mental health/therapy, and the greater human condition. He’s now on the board or a scientific adviser to four psychedelic companies, and has received consulting fees from others. An advisor and consultant to the Program for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Medical School and the 1998 recipient of the Collective Heritage Institute's Bioneers Award, Stamets lives in Kamilche Point, Washington with his collection of more than 250 medicinal mushroom cultures.Powell offers a guide to safely navigating and maximizing the healing and spiritual potential of psilocybin. At one point, he tells us, his only option was to seek funding from Channel 4 to run a live TV trial of MDMA. If you’re interested in cultivating mushrooms or are very curious about fungi, I’d recommend this book.

To desaturate that dried husk with feeling is to see it again for what it is: the loveliest and most deeply rooted of truths, hidden in plain sight. This hobby can be both recreational and educational, as it allows individuals to explore nature, learn about different mushroom species, and appreciate the diverse ecosystems in which mushrooms thrive. The book features over 40 step-by-step photographic instruction guides to each step of the process, including: sterilizing the equipment to produce mushrooms; how to build the containers used during home mushroom cultivation; safety measures for preventing contamination of the mushroom cultures; and a guide to consuming magic mushrooms safely and enjoyably. Surely you cannot be serious that one needs all this complex stuff just to do what happens naturally everyday!

The Trip of a Lifetime: Michael Pollan explores what LSD and other psychedelics can do for the no longer young. One of them, later marketed as Hydergine, showed great potential for the treatment of cerebral arteriosclerosis. Simon’s book discusses all these highly charged ideas in a charming, easily understood, humorous, and utterly engaging manner that will resonate with experienced psilocybin explorers and that may just open the eyes of those who are not (yet) experienced to the possibility that nature is richly blessed with unimagined realms of intelligence, mystery, and complexity.