Psychedelic mushrooms have been used around the world for centuries for their medicinal, therapeutic, and spiritual qualities. The many different facets of mushrooms can now be harnessed in the modern world through new innovations and broader perspectives.

Dose

As there are over 200 different species of mushrooms, of all varying sizes and strengths, it would be difficult to give an exact dosage. To give a general guideline, an example: Psilocybe Cubensis, which is considered one of the stronger shrooms, we would recommend taking 2-3 gram dose. 

There are also 2 different school of thoughts on what is the “correct” way to ingest shrooms. First, there are many who believe it is better to start off with a small dose and increase the size of the dose  slowly. The thought process is that by doing this, it will reduce the likelihood of anxiety. The Second method requires a heavier dose which would move you into a spiritual state quickly and therefore past your own psychological framework, bypassing any anxiousness you may have anticipated.

How to Take Psilocybin Mushrooms

Step 1

Be sure that you have set aside enough time in a comfortable setting. Mushrooms typically last for about 4-5 hours, with the peak happening for about two hours, beginning 30-60 minutes after ingestion. You’ll have a gentle decline 2-3 hours after taking the mushrooms. You may want to eat before you take the mushrooms as you may not feel hungry during the experience.

Step 2

Make sure you have the right dose ready. Many people find that mushrooms can cause stomach upset for the first 60-90 minutes of their experience, which can be distracting. Taking the mushrooms in tea reduces this effect– chop the mushrooms up, boil them for 20 minutes, and drink the liquid (the mushrooms that remain will also still be active, but weakened). With tea, you will feel the effects more quickly and you also might come down more quickly.

Step 3

Eat or drink the dose. If you eat the mushrooms and don’t like the taste, you can chew them with peanut butter or some other flavorful food.

Step 4

Once you take the mushrooms, you’ll have about 30-60 minutes before the effects are strong. This is another chance to make sure you get setup with anything you will want to have handy. Lots of folks like to write during the experience, about their ideas and feelings, so you may want to have paper or a computer handy. If you are interested in addressing particular emotional or psychological challenges in your life, you may want to make a list of issues that you want to think about during the experience

Step 5

As the effects begin to occur, you will start to notice a change in your perception of the world. You may see some slight changes in your visual perception — subtle rainbow halos around lights, trails behind moving objects, geometric patterns when your eyes are closed. These effects can be fun to look at, but don’t let them become too much of a distraction from thinking about your self, your life, and your perception of the world.

Step 6

Once the mushrooms have fully taken effect (60-90 minutes after you take it), you’ll notice that your thoughts and emotions feel different. While the effects can vary widely from person to person and moment to moment, you are likely to feel some of the following: a sense of wonder and delight, openness to thoughts and feelings that you usually avoid, a sense of peace, a sense of connection to the world, clarity about relationships and people in your life, unity with the universe, excitement and joy, strong emotions. Mushrooms generally dissolves mental boundaries, making it easier to feel thoughts and emotions and letting you fully immerse yourself in an idea or feeling. This can be powerful at times, you may become very happy or very sad, very thoughtful or frustrated or engaged with an idea.mushroom experience: 1. stay open to your feelings and let them flow through you 2. if you feel too stuck in an idea or a sad emotion, start thinking about something positive and you will notice that your mood changes. Putting on positive music or a comforting movie can also help if you have any anxiety. But it’s always best if you can stay open to your feelings, good or bad, and let them flow.

Step 7

As you experience this process, try to stay as open to your feelings and ideas as you can. If you have been depressed or stressed or anxious, you’ll find that you can still feel those feelings intensely and they can be very immersive. However you’ll also notice that there’s a certain softness present in even the most difficult feelings– you may still feel troubled by a problem in your life, but you’ll also be able to look at the issue with more openness and the fear that you associate with that problem will be much reduced. The more you can stay open to even the most challenging feelings, the more meaningful and effective the experience will be.

Step 8

Don’t forget to spend some time relaxing into the experience. It’s worth taking some time just to relax and be present with the experience without specific goals. Not only does it give you relief and relaxation, but you may find that important realizations arise about issues that you weren’t even expecting to think about.

Step 9

As the effects of mushrooms start to fade, you will have a couple hours of gradual reduction in the intensity of the feelings. This can be a good time to write about your experience or talk with a friend or loved one about what you’ve been experiencing. Gradually, you will start to feel back to your normal self, and this can sometimes lead to a bit of disappointment as your typical mental habits start to pop up. Getting to such a free space and then coming back to yourself can leave you longing to always be so free. But as you think about your experience and the ideas and feelings you had, you’ll realize that so much of that freedom and openness is still with you. Take some time to think about what’s happened and to remind yourself to bring some of that openness into your day to day life.

Post Trip

Typically, people feel very free and open in the days following a mushroom experience. You should try to get a good night’s sleep afterwards, and you may feel a little tired the next day.

Most people find that they have an afterglow from their mushroom experience that can last days or weeks, improving their mood and outlook and keeping them very open to others. Ideas and issues that you explored during the experience will have a new clarity to them. Emotionally difficult topics, memories, and experiences are likely to feel much safer and will bring up less fear when you remember them. You are likely to feel better able to tackle challenging emotional experiences in your life.

The positive effects of mushrooms can last for years, even from just a single experience. In a recent study at Johns Hopkins Medical Center, an incredible 94% of participants who had a single dose of mushrooms said it was “one of the top five most meaningful experiences of their lives.” Another study found long lasting changes in openness more than a year after a single mushroom dose.

As you can read in the studies above and below, mushrooms have been shown in many research settings to dramatically reduce anxiety, depression, and other psychological challenges with just a single dose. However, you may wish to repeat the experience a few times to further explore and address any emotional and psychological issues that you are working with.

Safety Considerations

In addition to our standard safety suggestions, do not use mushrooms if you are currently taking psychoactive pharmaceuticals, such as anti-depressants, anti-anxiety drugs, etc. Always research any supplements or other medicines that you may be taking to avoid interactions.

 

Magic Mushrooms:

Golden Teacher

• • How do Golden Teachers look like 
    • Golden Teachers shrooms have a fruiting body with a distinguishable, slightly curved cap, with a yellow or golden center. Overall this shroom has a cap with an ashy red color and can reach up to 8 cm in diameter. They have a hollow stipe which is thicker towards the base. They also have gills which vary from whitish to purple brown.
  • Recommended Dosage
    • The recommended dose for dried Golden Teacher mushrooms is between 1g and 2.5g. For most experienced users, this dose may be quite small but this allows a margin of error for novice users who never ingested Golden Teachers before.
  • Tripping on Golden Teacher

    • Those who are new to the world of psychedelics and shrooms can count on Golden Teachers for a reliable trip with lesser chances of having a bad trip. Hence, they are often a gateway shroom for magic mushroom newbies.

      Golden teachers are also lauded for their spiritual and/or shamanic effects. Hence, this shroom isn’t just for casual tripping. It can also be used for gaining new insight about yourself and the universe.

      It’s not uncommon for the Golden Teacher shrooms to produce a feeling of enlightenment and a deeper connection to nature. Spirit healers turn to Golden teacher shrooms as tools for restoring the mind and spirit.

      Finally, Golden Teachers also produce hallucinogenic effects – a trait common among all magic mushrooms. Expect a visionary experience along with waves of universal energy surging through you with strong open and closed eye hallucinations.

      The name “Golden Teacher” derives from the magic mushroom’s ability to teach by providing new psychedelic experiences and transcendence to the shroomers. There’s no education higher than unraveling the mysteries of the universe.

 

PES Amazonian

• • How do PES Amazonians look like

    • The PES Amazonian are known for their big and meaty toad. You can expect big and fleshy mushroom with an average height of over six inches, with some even hitting 12 inches. The mushrooms grow round, chestnut brown, sometimes scaled caps.

      The caps often have pronounced nipple in the center and its diameter can go from one to two inches with convex surfaces when it matures. When they start to form, the cap color is dark red and as it matures, the dark red will only remain in the middle of the cap.

      They are known to form very interesting and exotic shapes, truly living up to its name – Pacific Exotica Spora Amazonia

  • Recommended Dosage
    • The recommended dose for dried PES Amazonian mushrooms is between 1g and 2g. For most experienced users, this dose may be quite small but this allows a margin of error for novice users who never ingested PES Amazonian before.
  • Tripping on PES Amazonian

    • The PES Amazonian is the perfect psilocybin mushroom for an intense visual trip with close friends. When looking at various sites, you will notice that the PES Amazonian generate some of the most positive experiences.

      Experienced shroomers have titled this gift of nature as a versatile cubensis – great for all situations and occasions.

 

African Transkei Cubensis

• • How do African Transkei Cubensis look like

    • African Transkei Cubensis magic mushrooms are medium sized and have a pretty solid stem that is a little gnarled.

      Early stages have bright orange/brown caps that later turn very pale to almost white. Combined with the purplish colour from sporulation, these caps take on a unique white/purple/golden pattern.

      The veil stays connected to the cap for a very long time until it tears, leaving remnants on the stem as well as on the cap. Most Transkei Cubensis strains have a veil that tears from the cap and stays on the stem. Mycelium on agar grows very rhizomorphic.

  • Recommended Dosage
    • The recommended dose for dried African Transkei Cubensis mushrooms is between 1g and 2g. For most experienced users, this dose may be quite small but this allows a margin of error for novice users who never ingested African Transkei Cubensis before.
  • Tripping on Transkey Cubensis

    • Transkei Cubensis mushrooms are a potent modern strain that produces prominent body sensations and astounding visuals – ballet of tracers, dancing lights, and geometric shapes that increase at higher doses.

      These mushrooms provide a light-twinkling, skin-tingling experience. Whether you’re dancing during the energetic come-up or melting into a fit of the giggles, the journey on these would be mind-boggling.

      It is a sensation-enhancing psilocybin mushrooms are a great choice for smaller doses, first-timers, or casual day tripping.