more mushie tea, vicar? or 'no shit, Sherlock'
Mushroom magic put to test
The magic of certain mushrooms has long been the stuff of myth. Now US scientists have confirmed their mystical powers.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have shown the active agent in magic mushrooms can induce a mystical or spiritual experience and prompt positive changes in behaviour and attitude lasting for months.
The study, published this week in the journal Psychopharmacology, is believed to be the first of its kind since the 1960s. Until then, compounds of the drugs had been used in psychotherapy but the practice fell into disrepute as their abuse led to severe side effects.
The Johns Hopkins study involved 36 healthy, educated adults. Most were middle-aged and had no family history of psychosis or bipolar disorder.
At two eight-hour drug sessions held at two-month intervals, they were given either the hallucinogen psilocybin, the active agent in magic mushrooms, or a placebo.
More than 60 per cent had a mystical experience when given psilocybin. More than two-thirds rated it in the top five most meaningful and spiritual experiences in their lives, likening it to the birth of a child or the death of a parent. One in three said it was their single most spiritually significant experience.
However, one-third reported significant adverse reactions, such as fear and paranoia.
Director of the Howard Florey Institute Professor Fred Mendelsohn said the research provided insight into the brain and consciousness, and showed psychotropic drugs could apparently be used safely in controlled trials.
However, he said: "This study should not be seen as endorsing the wider and unsupervised use of these compounds."
interesting....
yes please
Mushrooms rule. I had them before acid and loved em big time. Till I thought having heaps more would make for a better trip and proceeded to flip out...but that was my own fault.
i've been lucky to never have had a bad trip on mushies. has anyone here had any bad experiences on them?
I've never even had 'em :(
i had a very bad night on mushrooms about 6 months ago
was the night itself bad or the effects of the shrooms?
me either neko.. but it's one I want to try..
Never had mushrooms, they seem like too much hard work to find. Come down?
more prevalent in NSW, maybe? Vic doesn't really have the conditions for it... though I may be incorrect.
I've never had mushrooms, either. Or LSD. I certainly wouldn't knock em back if they were offered. I'd really like em in a "special shake" in Thailand. I've heard the most fabulous stories.
> Never had mushrooms, they seem like too much hard work to find
Easy to find from here. I'd just wander up to (funnily enough) Blue Range. Haven't had any for years, but they were fantastic when I did.
come down isn't too bad. you feel more tired than anything - not like coming down from acid where you feel really shitty.
I've heard about a spot where they can be freely picked close to Melb CBD. May be wrong, though.
Irregardless you build up a big resistance to them really quickly.
So you'd see people who used to take 2 caps for a night have to drop ten or twelve just to get the same effect.
And if you abuse them they really burn out your nervous system. So I stay away.
Hatts, PM..... :)
nicer, warmer and more organic feeling than acid.
i've never had a bad trip on mushies, but I havent' had any in a long long time - i don't do hallucigens anymore.
there are some traditional picking spots around Melbourne. there's a place somewhere near me but it's my sister-in-law's secret.
and there are places down on the coast.
they must be arround. A friend told me just a few weeks back about a party he was at over a weekend in some dudes backyard, and a big bag of mushies was handed around.. so they're out there. Some people are in the know!
The grow in abundance in Tassie.
I can't have them anymore, they make me vomit :(
Easily my best drug experience. I had a buddy with a jar full of 'em. Good times.
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heres a selection from the back garden.....
fucking harry potter!
Had 2 caps on Saturday. Much better than any other trip I have had on mushies, lasted much longer as well.
I want
Slow going so far. Please Mother Nature, rain for the sake of the shroomz...
um that photo has mushrooms you should really not be eating.
WANT
too late for that. they were pretty bonza.
yeah the amanitas r ok if you prepare them right, though not really 'magic mushrooms'
tonights the night for some shroomage.
OK
i'm very drunk, I just took a fuckload of schrooms without weighting them ought, and i feel rather bad...
halp?
Go to hostipal.
quick! put on some groovy music
thanks feralmedai, but i'll take the groovy music option... i think i can find some prnce here...
hey i need advice.. is it bad to do mushrooms when your on painkillers or is it ok cos its natural and stuff?
its probably better to give them to me!
ok but hyperthetically if someone besides you was to do that would it be bad
it may be natural and stuff but it's still a drug and it's not really wise to mix drugs.
thats true. and wise. unlike mixing drugs.
fuck that... mixing drugs is the only way to do them...just gobble the fuckers