The man who would revolutionize attitudes towards psilocybin mushrooms, who founded a movement into research of mushrooms, R. Gordon Wasson had the unlikely background of being a New…
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Who is James Fadiman?
James Fadiman is an American author who has greatly contributed to the world of psychedelics and microdosing more specifically. Although he focuses on LSD, his book, The Psychedelic…

Who is Paul Stamets?
A leading name in the field of mycology (the study of mushrooms), Paul Stamets believes in the power of psychedelic and non psychedelic mushrooms alike! He is a…

Why do people yawn on shrooms?
If you’ve ever done mushrooms, you might be familiar with the side effects, particularly yawning. When someone is coming up on a shroom trip, yawning is a common…

Did Denver legalize mushrooms?
A ballot measure voted on last year allows adults in Colorado to grow and use certain naturally occurring psychedelics including mushrooms. Their sale is or will be limited…

The Famous LSD Bicycle Trip
A young chemist from Switzerland accidentally created and tested the psychedelic compound LSD on himself during the darkest days of the Second World War. What he couldn’t know…

Will shrooms ever be legal?
If you’re someone who enjoys psychedelics, you may be wondering if they will ever be legal. Using the trajectory of cannabis legalization as an example, there is hope…

What should I watch on shrooms?
Do you prefer to spend your shroom trips safely indoors? Are you planning to trip in the winter, when spending multiple hours walking around or sitting in a…

What is psilocybin-assisted therapy?
This type of therapy has been shown to greatly help people who are experiencing a terminal diagnosis, and also those with treatment resistant depression.

Psilocybin and end-of-life patients
When a patient is terminally ill and facing the end of their life, it can be a massive assault on one’s sense of identity. The life that these…