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Wow mostly unrelated, I had no idea that _Amanita Muscara_ was considered to be psychoactive (usually is described as poisinous in field guides). Also frequent

Wow mostly unrelated, I had no idea that _Amanita Muscara_ was considered to be psychoactive (usually is described as poisinous in field guides). Also frequently considered to be edible (after treatment) in some places. Fascinating! (for those unfamiliar, the amanita genus as a whole contains a variety of extremely toxic mushrooms and is often avoided by novice edible collectors for that reason) See also: https://www.bayareamushrooms.org/education/further_reflections_amanita_muscaria.html https://www.bayareamushrooms.org/education/further_reflectio...

Trasmatta 5y ago
FWIW, I wouldn't recommend trying to get high off of Amanita Muscaria. By all accounts it can be a rather unpleasant (and long) high. Best to stick with psilocybin.
tmountain 5y ago
It's been suggested (but not proven) that amanita muscara inspired portions of Christmas mythology (Santa, flying reindeer, etc). https://www.npr.org/2010/12/24/132260025/did-shrooms-send-santa-and-his-reindeer-flying https://www.npr.org/2010/12/24/132260025/did-shrooms-send-sa...
__MatrixMan__ 5y ago
This is a far cry from an evidence-grade source, but https://ambrosiasociety.org/ https://ambrosiasociety.org/ is a pretty wild site to explore. Someone has put quite a lot of work into mapping the phenotypic traits of Amanita Muscara onto Christian iconograhy (the lamb of god being the wooly mycelium, and the living cup having to do with the way it colonizes wooden containers, etc). They've also got instructions on preparing it for consumption.