When Amanita muscaria says “Hey bitch, what’s up?”, you listen. Also known as the fly agaric, this most culturally significant fungi of all time has been maligned and misunderstood by modern people. May we reweave the ancient relationship between Amanita and humans and hear what these sentient, wise beings are saying to us.
TOPICS:
How a chance encounter with Amanita muscaria saved AD’s life the day before she was going to end it (trauma, anxiety, and the pharmacological lobotomy that is benzodiazepines)
The nuances of our bodies that are written in to our nervous systems
The long history between Amanita muscaria and human beings
Examining the myth that the fly agaric is deadly
Nerding out on science and how Amanita affects the GABA neural pathways to help with anxiety and being stuck in fight-or-flight
The two main active constituents in this fungus: ibotenic acid and muscimol and their effects
There is great medicinal variability in Amanita compared to psilocybin
This is the kind of mushroom that asks you to slow down and pay attention
Preparing the medicine to get the most consistent dosing
When mammal meets fungi meets bacteria- was Soma (the revered ancient intoxicant whose ingredients are shrouded in mystery) Amanita muscaria processed with raw milk?
This medicine, the ancestors, and drums are intertwined in the ancient human past
When you don’t “get anything” from an entheogenic substance
Using Amanita as a topical oil
Science, regulation, patents, commerce and the future of this fungus
RESOURCES:
AmanitaDreamer.net
Medicine Stories Patreon (podcast bonuses!)
My website MythicMedicine.love
Take our fun Which Healing Herb is Your Spirit Medicine? Quiz
Fly Agaric: A Compendium of History, Pharmacology, Mythology, & Exploration edited by Kevin Feeney
The Vaults of Erowid
Psyched Wellness’ research on Amanita
Medicine Stories Facebook group
Mythic Medicine on Instagram
Music by Mariee Sioux (from her beautiful song Wild Eyes)
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