I have recieved very mixed reports about  Amanita Muscaria ov er the years, mainly that they are dangerous and have kept away from them but have used Psilocybin a lot over  8 years ago now.

Strangely I did pick a couple of Amanita caps a few days ago and for the about 2 hours felt a mild sense of well- being and as the light faded street lamps glowed with a trippy alure - I wondered if this came from briefly picking up these mushrooms?
Edited 11/6/2009 3:04 PM

"Such usage would be SERIOUSLY harmful and counterproductive if you tried doing it with psilocybe mushrooms!"



erm wtf, i realli dont see this being possible..... you mean with P.amanitas yes maybe with the %u03B1-amanitin present in most amanita species.

 

I found this small etching very helpful indeed. It has embued me the confidence to give amanitas a chance. I'm in Sydney, Australia and its usually a bit warm and dry here for  psilocybe varieties. Amanitas seem to be far more ubiquitous, and I've seen plenty in a local pine forest. But unfortunately misuse and sensationalist reports have discouraged me from trying them until now.  I also have a keen interest in cookery and eddibles, and they sound delicious. I'll report my experiences