Mind Altering Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest

[@benjamintbradley]

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE STEMS, TOO!! Ok, first off, amazing presentation, and thank you so much for bringing this information to the public. Out of your three litmus tests for knowing what is a psilocybin, I just wanted to highlight how important it is to become familiar with the stem of the mushroom as well. And, ESPECIALLY, when it comes down to differentiating between the galerina and the cyanesence mushroom, the difference between the stems is clear. Cyanesence and essentially all psilocybin mushrooms have WHITE, FIBROUS stems. If you pick a galerina, the stems are flimsy, hallow, orange/brown, and they have little to no structure. MOST ALL PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMS HAVE WHITE, FIBROUS STEMS. Aaron, you did a fantastic job and thank you. I hope this can add to the conversation, too. This piece of knowledge has helped me immensely, especially when you come across a huge patch of cyanesence, and you pick and pick and pick and may accidentally grab a couple galerinas because like you said, they grow literally right next to each other. Knowing this variable makes it so easy to discard the wrong ones and have peace of mind you are being safe.

[@Kreos87]

just thought id point out how interesting the cave drawings of the mushrooms were considering there was a bull next to them. since these mushrooms commonly grow on dung, it makes sense that they'd be magic mushrooms with that bull there.

[@JamesJames-li2wv]

Most magic mushrooms grow in grass and wood chips, it's mostly cubes and a few other types that grow in dung.

[@GrandmaBev64]

I know where Liberty Caps and Ambanitas grow wild in Klamath CA, along Highway. 101. The only rules of the pastures are: "Don't run the cows and shut the gates. The old farmer had to be 80-90 years old, back in the 90's, but I was just there and the mushrooms are back this year. Not just the Magic Mushrooms, but the Hedgehogs, Chantrells, King Balete, Mosotaquies, Oyster, Pink Ladies (Baby Portobellos), all had a great season this year.

[@SunraeSkatimunggr]

I moved from Reno to Seattle when I was 21 (1977), after living my entire life in the desert. My friend took me to one of the parks, where I was introduced to the "grazing" for mushrooms with everyone trying to not look obviously looking for mushrooms. I have never looked at park grass the same since then.

[@madeleinekerner4655]

Haha I agree. Also spending a lot of time at my fathers house across from a park-it becomes so obvious who’s “grazing”

[@godswittness69]

I just moved to the PNW wonderland about 6 months ago.... and now I am abput to go grazing haha, I've yet to be successful ! Wish me luck 🍄

[@SunraeSkatimunggr]

@@godswittness69 May the mushroom fairies guide you!!!

[@ldgratrod]

Soo... can we have a 'group..' of forgers? We can start in my yard!!!

[@SunraeSkatimunggr]

@@ldgratrod Sounds fun, what area do you live in?

[@benjaminhasselberg]

It's so kind of you to upload these! Thank you Aaron!

[@WoodyStickman]

Great talk! I live in WA and gave up on looking for them some years back because I could never find any. After watching this video, and knowing we're going into mad season, I got the bug again. Even if I don't find any, it's a good way to spend time with my dog.

[@keonaimler6162]

I found some at Seattle zoo! Keep searching my friend

[@kippywylie]

The variety he mentions that grew in the sod delivered to new housing projects near Gig Harbor also was found by my friends and I in Seattle around 1975. We made good friends with a family near Seward Park who were just thrilled that we were having so much fun crawling around in thier front yard for mushrooms. I distinctly remember feeling a glow after 20 minutes of just getting the slime on my fingers during picking, and the homeowners were very very sweet. I then went home, dried the mushrooms on butcher paper and then packed these very concentrated into a mason jar of honey. This was a very powerful concoction that lasted many months in storage

[@soyounoat2814]

The mid to late 1980s housing BOOM in the general area around Issaquah saw massive amounts of sod laid down, much of it carrying psylocibe stuntzii and cyanescens that bloomed fruit when the autumn rains commenced. I collected plenty of them year after year after year...

[@robertvondarth1730]

That came from a company called Instalawn, from Redmond Valley

[@george.beard2409]

Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety and illicit pill addiction. Imagine carrying heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. Believe it or not in a couple years they'll be all over for the treatment of mental health related issues.

[@johntnguyen9917]

Yes, Doctor.coxx

[@gavinpeters2102]

Is he on instgram?

[@johntnguyen9917]

@Karamayfield2043yes

[@ChanceofRainPodcast]

Why do I see this comment copy and pasted on all mushroom videos ?

[@marteneqdt]

That's if the big pharma can synthesize them and license them 😆

[@jacksonnc8877]

Aaron the world is a better place because of you 🙏 You're much appreciated Mush Love

[@Cyber_Homestead]

Note that amanita muscaria needs to be decarboxylated to convert the ibotenic acid, the stuff that gives people stomach issues, into muscimol. The easiest way to do this is to smoke it (yes, seriously), but the mushroom can be dried at high temperatures as well for ingestion. There are also some methods for conversion via fermentation, usually done in yogurt, but I have heard of people making wine as well. When people double boil the mushroom, the psychoactive components will be removed. This is a completely different kind of mushroom than psilocybin mushrooms, which can be eaten without this preparation. This mushroom is iconic for a reason, and can offer benefits when prepared correctly. This mushroom is becoming popular again as people discover how to use it. Corporations have started testing on them to develop products. This mushroom could bring a second wave to the psychedelic discussion internationally. I'm seeing microdosing becoming popular with this as well.

[@smartjared7203]

Mycopete..

[@Nathan-eq3zs]

@@smartjared7203 micropeepee

[@spectrespartan8140]

I love A.Pantherina,a gorgeous fungi.

[@FrankMarshall-wq8xu]

I use this mushroom Amanita, (micro dose) It helps with sleep and well being. Decarboxylation is a must if you are sensitive. One thing I disagree with Mr. Hillard is he seems to treat this mushroom like it's a no-no or a Highly Toxic mushroom with out any useful benefits.

[@smoochysmoochy7267]

HEY!! I ve poisoned myself with the beauties u speak of😢😂OH Boy. THE learning Curve is Intense to Say the least😂 SO I made Alcohol tinchure outta them and Stick to Micro dosing AT THIS POINT. LOL Thanks for your comment. NOt many talk about the Amanita

[@nevercatnorcradle]

Would you be willing to re-upload this as a PowerPoint with your audio dubbed over it? that would be so useful for study. thank you for this- turns out I've been using some of these for art collages 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mushroomwonderland1]

I think I will make a new video, not in a live lecture form, covering the same topic.

[@wendyfollows7068]

So do you have it on PowerPoint or any other program or video so we can learn. I feel like this is just a tease. Lol

[@speakthetruth110]

Another awesome video Aaron ! Thank you for sharing all your knowledge. 🍄👍

[@joemilich]

I've been watching your channel now for some time. I've really taken to the mushroom scene, the science of it all, and the many people interested in it. The wife has even jumped on board with the wonders of the mushroom. I will continue to watch your channel and you film your awesome little adventures in our beautiful PNW.

[@smoochysmoochy7267]

FuN❤

[@LawNerdAmber]

So glad I caught this in person at the mushroom show. Great talk Aaron and KMS

[@smartjared7203]

*Mycopete.*

[@andrewdurant9038]

Informative, unique and at times witty and funny which I found to be refreshing. Thank you!

[@MrJohnnyWheeler]

Reindeer are known to partake in consumption of the Amanita Muscaria. To this day, people track the reindeer to lead them to the mushrooms.

[@smartjared7203]

Mycopete..

[@ElSantoLuchador]

I went to Evergreen in Olympia for college and this is how we got all our mushrooms (the psilocybin kind). There's certainly no shortage around here, if you know where to look, and also exactly what you're looking for. Don't guess, or you may seriously regret it. I enlisted hippy guides to act as mentors. They taught me the trade.

[@sazji]

P. semilanceata grows in pastures but not so much in manure. They mostly break down the dead portions of grasses and rushes.

[@veganbutcherhackepeter]

They do love pastures where sheep or horses graze and drop their poop. They are not growing in cow pastures, as opposed to P. cubensis.

[@PWEIcom]

I'm on liberty caps now mate, well just halfway through my coffee. Lemon and mushrooms flavoured coffee. Can already feel lightheaded. Ooooh. Now I feel very alert.

[@thecunningkrugereffect]

This is a really cool talk, Aaron! Very nice work!

[@scooby14jb]

Fantastic video Aaron! I've seen many of your other videos & i'm really glad that you have one about psychedelics. I've only been into mushrooms for 3 years now & i live in Ohio, and unfortunately dont have as many as you do, but the more i learn, the more i find. Keep up your hard work and thanks for all you do in the mushroom community.

[@annechown5039]

deadly Galerna is also an LBM little brown mushroom ple4ase be infomative it you intend to inform great stuff

[@nathanbrooks2757]

You are an excellent speaker and teacher! Thank you for the continued knowledge and laughter!

[@Harkart59]

I attribute mushrooms (not magic ones) for being instrumental in my stroke recovery. I owe them ❤ I was shocked to hear a baby at a mushroom lecture😮

[@zach446]

Awesome! Hope you had access to rehabilitation/physical therapy. That does wonders for stroke victims.

[@jdizzle6324]

Why does the baby shock you?

[@Poopoopoopoopoopoopoopoo]

Baby’s exist too

[@jordanmetcalf9496]

There are a plethora of herbs that can heal you even faster with the use of mushrooms of course. I used a master herbalist formula along with a raw fruit diet to heal me from 2 heart attacks about a decade ago.

[@seanludeman4940]

Which mushrooms did you use for your recovery? Glad you’re doing better!

[@hamlonehamlett1060]

I've tried numerous times microdosing and didn't like the anxiety it gave me. I will always support others for what works for them.

[@erictorres4659]

I honestly always felt privileged to have been born in the beautiful and rugged PNW, so naturally I gravitated to the majestic fungi kingdom. I am a long time Cyanescens picker and (eventually) guide/teacher. I just have to put it out there 🙃 but I was fortunate enough to have found a family of Baeocystis about 5-6 years back in an arboretum and quite frankly it's one of the proudest moments of my life, those babies were the most potent psilocybes I ever picked and they turned dark blue almost black when they dried ...... Oh and just real quick, one of my pupils that I personally educated was the first person to register Psilocybe Allenii this far North in WA

[@jaredgreenwald3072]

Hey Eric, I used to pick cyanescens when I was a bit younger but the environment that I used to find them has changed so much.. I used to think I knew a thing or two about picking them and finding them and so on but I have been having such a hard time over the past 7 - 8 years.. when is the best time to look for them? I still check my old haunts from time to time with abysmal luck.. I really need to branch out but it seems a bit daunting.. I heard there are some good spots in the U district.. do you think now would be a good time to look in the arboretum? Thanks so much, I hope you are well

[@erictorres4659]

@@jaredgreenwald3072 Hey how are you.. And yes you are absolutely right.. I used to go out and find em...maybe not 'at will' but would eventually find them but now all my old spots are over grown with new vegetation or the wood chips have been removed from the spot... I would say now is a good time to look. Although twas a dry summer rn it's wet and moist.. I've seen many other Fungis...just not my Cyans. Arboretum are the best and I recently found out that there's a bunch of em in North of Seattle...I live in Everett so yeah I use Google Maps and look for possible spots using the street viewer.

[@davidloiselle6265]

My name is David I Am a lifetime resident of Washington I've had a horrible accident I was hit by drunk driver and got a horrible brain injury I need helfinding the right mushrooms I'm mobil my wife and I love meeting new people can someone help us

[@davidloiselle6265]

My Dr actually said use mushrooms to help my brain injury

[@JohnJohnson-fr5cx]

Quick! Someone get this man a cookie!

[@michaelkozak7295]

Thank you, I believe this is your first lecture I've seen you give on this topic. Well done... informative. To bad you couldn't edit in some of the species talked about to get a better eye on them. Could you in future videos, explain how to start from scrach, how to start up growing at home eatable mushrooms. Couldn't be to complicated. I see an opportunity here for growth. Again thank you for your hard work.. 👍👍👍

[@christopherkarr1872]

Startup can be anywhere from a grocery store purchase of a bucket, mushrooms and some rice, wood chips, corn, newspaper or whatever. It can also be as difficult and expensive as building and learning to operate a still-air box or a laminar flow hood and processing agar plates. Then there's grow bags and pasteurization equipment. Really, at-home mushroom growing is what you make of it and - like anything else - your success rate is dependent on the amount of time, effort, and money you put into it.

[@riskninja8194]

Such an interesting and under valued KZbin channel!

[@michaelpoggi8064]

Can't wait to see the Mushroom guy come down my chimney on Christmas.

[@kennylavay8492]

Sour mushroom soup, i can remember having some my grand ma always made. no side effects. to this day i still can not pick a good eating mushroom that will not mess with your mind.

[@kelleywarriors7091]

Being from the Northwest and indigenous, our people used mushrooms for many ailments for hundreds of years. But of course, you need to have extensive knowledge and great outdoor skills in order to obtain certain varieties.

[@michaelfoort2592]

What a great presentation! Educational AND entertaining

[@jedediah7772]

I've came across lots of gyms in South Carolina this year as well, cool mushroom to find, in wood chip piles almost always

[@HeyRaeSunnyDay]

Wonderful presentation Adam, i love your channel.

[@jasonb2089]

A very entertaining presentation, thank you for sharing. I was also a teenager in the mid-90s, from Kent Washington, and we would go picking for "blue-ringers" in the local parks and cow pastures. Word must have spread all over western Washington about this species at that time amongst the youngsters. I'll never forget the time a friend turned to me in second period with a grin on his face and a paper bag in hand. I recall floating to third period.

[@gingerrides]

Very informative and enjoyed learning about these mushrooms. Was disappointed, however, that the one mushroom you mention was native in the wild was never actually shown in the video so don’t know what it looks like. Other mushrooms, the slide was shown, but not that one. Thanks for the information.

[@DadOGofGirls]

Great informative video...would love to see all of the pictures of the mushrooms you talked about, not all were shown. Love your vids

[@smartjared7203]

*Mycopete.*

[@EstherWilliams-o8t]

This was my criticism also. As a person who lives in the PNW and have “magic mushrooms” on my property, I would have loved to see all the pictures. Very annoying

[@Pbav8tor]

Hey, thanks. Ive managed to grow chanterelles in my yard, and I want to grow these for emergencies. The elf caps I had in 1980 had enormous impact on me. Just the once. They help you reach inner peace.

[@WelshLibertyLovers]

Great presentation of some wonderful mushrooms.

[@InconspicuousOwl]

Love this talk, very informative.

[@carsonelias4594]

Psychedelic’s definitely have potential to deal with mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them again again but it’s just so hard to source out of there.

[@Elizabeth-gu8hx]

I was having this constant, unbearable anxiety because of university stress. Not until I came across dr.chris345, a very intelligent mycologist.He saved my life honestly

[@jorgparker2463]

came across the comments about dr.chris345 and I must say he is a genius.

[@mirabelwatson7863]

I’m feeling the same way too. I put too much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety level. I am so glad to be part of this community.

[@zarkos2313]

Is he on inSta?

[@JamesTaylor-ff4dp]

Tripping is not really bad but find a good mycologist who will teach you the right things you need to know

[@thomasjeffersoncry]

great presentation except for the video guy not showing the full pics of the mushrooms when you spoke of them. In some cases he never ever showed the mushroom you were talking about. Perhaps you can do one of these presentations again and someone on the ball who will show the large pics of the mushrooms.

[@hygieian_hijinx]

I may have to sign up for KPMS now....I keep missing out on these amazing live events right in my back yard

[@laurinenstokes7986]

*Triple_tripstore*

[@baneverything5580]

I have severe depression and need some of these to treat it. But they`re illegal in Louisiana.

[@smartjared7203]

*Mycopete.*

[@precy940]

Liam_spores

[@metroidragon]

cool talk but i wish I could read more of the slides, since the camera loves to cut away and missed a bunch of the presentations graphics. They tried to keep the slides in the frame, but they were so out of focus it was pretty useless.

[@spicytrinirice]

this was amazing thank you so much for sharing

[@GuardianAngelWatcher]

Is there a way to get a copy of your presentation slides?

[@cacogenicist]

I used to find _P. stuntzii_ quite often in the southern Willamette Valley, back in the 90s. Some patches would fruit a bit again in the spring, so they definitely weren't _P. cyanescens._

[@smartjared7203]

Mycopete..

[@spinny2010]

I've been picking P. cyanescens here in the UK for last few weeks. Do you know if they can withstand a ground frost? In other words, continue growing after a thaw during winter? Liberty caps which are native to the UK die off in ground frost until the next autumn/fall.

[@cacogenicist]

@@spinny2010 - Fruits that are exposed will get frost bit and bruise blue. When it warms up a little and rains again, yeah, patches _can_ fruit again, or ones that havent fruited yet can fruit -- some frost doesn't necessarily shut down the season. And you may be able to find little micro climates where it didn't freeze

[@spinny2010]

@@cacogenicist Good news. Thanks for that.

[@random40s]

Awesome presentation. We'll done.

[@Ramsaaaa]

Saw some huge yellow amanitas on campus today. I wish I would've grabbed some, if only to collect the spores! Never seen them in real life before, it was quite the surprise after leaving class. 5-6 of them in a 20 foot radius, popping up through the woodchips. 6" across the caps that had begun to curl and sporulate. Beautiful fungi!!

[@benjaminrummery187]

Are you planning another seminar anywhere soon? Is there anywhere novices could send samples to verify the identification of mushrooms?

[@cliffcampbell8827]

I think it was Paul Stametts said something about a particular magic mushroom that grows on the California/Oregon border and no where else on Earth. If I remember correctly, it's supposed to be in the top 10 in terms of having powerful effects and the DEA like to wander in that area looking for hippies paying too much attention to the ground.

[@glengarbera7367]

Azurescens. If Paul says they are strong, they are damn strong.

[@mr.giggles4995]

​@@glengarbera7367definitely azurescens. Although he kinda hypes it up because he discovered it. Similar species have tested around the same potency. Still though, certainly one of the strongest species discovered.

[@denawagner360]

They grow all up & down the Washington coast. Saw some in Westport.

[@powerof4200]

I randomly stumbled on this video! I am in Bremerton, pretty close to Olympic College!

[@missymoonwillow6545]

Oh man! You are a HOOT! New Subscriber. We got tons of mushrooms growing on our property here in the pacific northwest, and not a clue to what most of these are. Look forward to the information sharing and education I know I'll get from watching your channel. Many Blessings.

[@spinny2010]

Great talk. Didn't realise you had invasive Liberty Caps from UK in North America. They are native here in UK and can be very difficult to find here also. Whereas the P. Cyenescans are invasive here and I've picked a bunch recently. They actually taste ok too. One small correction, Tanzania is in Africa not Australia. Enjoyed your talk. 👍

[@smartjared7203]

Mycopete..

[@spinny2010]

@@smartjared7203 What's mycopete?

[@julietardos5044]

Probably meant Tasmania.

[@denawagner360]

​@@spinny2010actually, it's who is Mycopete

[@drubber007]

Hey?? It’s the other way around. Liberty caps are everywhere in the UK compared to Cyanescens.

[@larpbusters]

Just found some P. Azurecens for my first time this year. Pretty stoked!

[@cacogenicist]

Roughly whereabouts? I'm trying to get a sense for how far they've moved north and south of the mouth of the Columbia.

[@thebrodybiss1466]

@@cacogenicist I'm wondering if they've ended up further inland at this point. I believe it was back in the mid-late 90s when stamets documented them near Astoria and their range was only described as going as far north as the grays harbor area. I imagine they should be able to live in most of the Washington coastal range but I don't know if they would grow east towards the cascades.

[@michellelester243]

​@@cacogenicistI have been seeing them near Westport, Grayland State Park usually has people hunting in the dunes grass.

[@seanludeman4940]

Awesome talk! Thanks amigo! Is that PowerPoint available anywhere?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Sorry it is not, but thank you!

[@seanludeman4940]

Aw shux

[@brianmorris3251]

Can you do a video on "Mind Altering Mushrooms of the South East" ?

[@smartjared7203]

Mycopete..

[@justinpoliszuk9303]

Awesome video!

[@johnpeck5268]

I would strongly advise against the use of Amanita Muscaria. Not really a pleasant experience.

[@Poopoopoopoopoopoopoopoo]

When can I attend these presentations or get into mushrooms I live in Oregon and want to check this out

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Join your nearest Mycological Society, join all the identification forums on Facebook. PNW Mushroom identification forum is a great one. You can ask questions and some of them and people will lead you to your nearest club. Or you could Google it. If you come to Bremerton Washington late next October I might give the talk again, But there will definitely be other lectures going on at the KPMS annual show 2023

[@GrantMcdonald1964]

There is no point in showing this video on KZbin, I can't see any clear pictures of the mushrooms.

[@jorgemorales3752]

I live in Florida and we pick them of cow manure, they have a purple ring on the stem

[@rifekimler3309]

Upper Texas Gulf Coast we have the commonly occurring psilocyb cubenis that grows in cow paddies after a good rain from April to October. Been enjoying them since Junior High school in the '70's.

[@topfeedcoco]

Cubensis will blue in seconds, and Cys will blue on the margin within a minute in my experience, many take longer or are difficult to detect because of darker stipes.

[@jdizzle6324]

Accepting donations.....van Washington.....

[@cacogenicist]

By "Cys" do you mean _Psilocybe cyanescens_ or _Panaeolus cyanescens_ ?

[@topfeedcoco]

@@cacogenicist Yes Psilocybe, sorry, PNW shorthand.

[@michellelester243]

Gray's Harbor has Liberty caps, wavy caps and of course azurescens, happy hunting!

[@oneaboveheights]

Didn't Benjamin Franklin talk about the mushrooms that bruised blue? Great video.

[@viennadiagram]

Great information and superb public speaking, but could you pass on to your editor to show more of the slides next time? I wanted to see the pictures for identification purposes, but most of them weren’t shown, notably P. pelliculosa, the native species that I’ve mostly seen only in passing. I found myself yelling at the screen in frustration and wishing that my Audubon guide wasn’t packed up for moving. Otherwise, thank you for putting in the time and effort with this video. 😊❤️🍄 Love your channel!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Sorry about that, it was a last minute idea to record the talk. Perhaps next time I will put more effort into making it a higher quality production for the KZbin channel. Thanks for watching 🍄🤙

[@Jos-u2d]

Listening to him talk about making tea when he was younger reminds me of growing up in the Fraser Valley picking liberty caps

[@Heisenberg-35]

I live 40 minutes from Philadelphia, yet cant find source to buy a psilocvbin(mushroom). Anvone have anv idea?

[@donarnold2249]

Thanks again 👍

[@glenw3814]

Good stuff. 👍🍄💖

[@blakesimon5318]

My experience on psychedelics has been of great help, I'm gonna stick to it because of its benefits, here is where I got em below

[@blakesimon5318]

@MYCOTENN_

[@northwestwildcrafting6986]

So mad they didn’t show the pictures in the video!

[@extrazero1593]

this is great! thank you sir =)

[@Judge_Mental]

Enjoyed your video. Thanks... i am from the South of UK where liberty caps are prevalent. The best places I found them are along the areas of where cherry trees grow. (Just above the root paths) one day me and a friend went on a mission cross country to collect liberty's and we trapsed through many fields. We got more harvests where cherry trees were growing (out of season for the cherries, sept/oct) but on our journey we infiltrated a few fields where cows were present and although we never found liberty's in the manure they were abundant in the wild grasses.

[@682logan]

Im incredibly interested in hunting mushrooms and will often do so, but i usually go alone. How can i be more active socially in the Washington mushroom hunting scene?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Facebook groups and join a Mycological Society. There are several here in the Puget Sound.

[@krysthanh8932]

that's so great ! you deserve to be the king of mushrooms

[@vernon9121]

We use to call it "picking n grinning". We would fill bread sacks and eat the small greener tops of the Liberty Caps. Once you thought you could see them sprout you would head home. Once home the boiling in water for tea would reveal the little white worms. The hours that would go by and the elbow to elbow parties are a memory.

[@thomasrobertson6712]

you didn’t really mention the indigenous peoples of the PNW and their traditional uses for these mushrooms, long before we found out about them. would be cool to learn more about that.

[@DrCorvid]

I have a good one for you then: The root language of the Na-Dene/Athapaska tribes, the Apache and Navajo, maybe others in North America, is the Ket Gaelic from the Tarim Basin's redheaded giants, North America's critical race that had 6 cities and more than 100 towns around the great salt lake for example, so a pretty big Followers of Horus (Heru) civilization. Seems it's from a time where Gaelic was global, so "pre-religion time" perhaps... The Navajo say "they brought their own Mongols" and in the PNW we do have all these hybrid Ainu clearly from Russian stock calling themselves indigenous peoples. So, keeping our eye on the ball here the Heru giants kept copious notes, including mention in the lost tribes' Kolbrin Bible of the of their ascension practices, in which they name five psychedelics and say preferably they are all used at once if possible for a good ascension. I didn't keep the list but I did pursue the items on it and yeah we still use some today. So yeah they were flatlining each other and kicking that door ajar into the higher realm. It's the reason way too many people who had earned their haloes are depicted in many of the oldest religious paintinig globally.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

I did kind of leave that out because they're really just is no record of it. They were kind of mycophobic people from what I understand. They didn't have any historical records of using the hallucinogenic mushrooms in this area that I know of. I would love if someone could point me towards the people who know so I could hone this information even better for future presentations. At this time there's just no information about it.

[@cacogenicist]

_Psilocybe cyanescens,_ _Ps. azurescens,_ and _Ps. allenii_ might well have not existed in the PNW until relatively recently. Same is probably true of _Ps. semilanceata_ I would not be surprised at all if indigenous people in the PNW never bothered to try _Ps. stuntzii_ and _Ps. baeocystis_ -- because they're not attractive at all as potential food mushrooms, because they're so small. There are so many psilocybin-containing mushrooms in Mexico, that it's not surprising some of those were discovered by the native folk. But I'm not aware of any solid evidence for the consumption of psilocybin-containing mushrooms up here in the PNW. ... there could of course be evidence I'm not aware of, if so I would be very interested.

[@thomasrobertson6712]

@@cacogenicist very interesting stuff, totally different from what i originally hypothesized. thanks for all the info

[@izzypescadero1619]

@@DrCorvid thank you. Would love to hear more

[@JessicaDona-y3d]

Why is this on the playlist

[@mushroomwonderland1]

What playlist?

[@Allie-i1w]

​@@mushroomwonderland1 trixx musics

[@Bandit86b2]

Now we're talking !!

[@psalm91.777]

👍

[@bigyikes7354]

Are you able to publish your slides? Portions of the video aren't overlaid with the pictures so its hard to see what you are referring to.

[@mikeross3122]

I used a few bites and was having alot of phasical. Didn't throw up but physically miserable. How does one cut back on the stomach....

[@dirkfrazier9779]

You were probably fed something else, they shouldn't make you nauseous! Morning Glory seeds will make you nauseous, but that is because they are treated to do so! Grow your own!

[@veganbutcherhackepeter]

Excellent presentation.

[@lazenblaze9896]

Quick story: We were picking Liberty Caps by the lake by Randle, Wa. back in '80-'82 every season. 1st time we picked 'em we filled a big grocery paper brown bag half full... ate a couple grams after we got back to camp, went to town and played football w/ some friends all day. Returned to camp... devided the rest of the bag between like 6 of us, lol. I held my hands out together and Kevin filled my hands up full. Then we all ate our huge hands full of Liberty Caps, 'again' that day. End of story, my friends and I fried, no, no, we 'PEAKED' for a 'WEEK', then came down, oh my, never eat to many at once, or you will tripout like crazy but, it's a great high normal doses... doh.

[@fxeffey1024]

Do you think they are still there?

[@naturallynorthwest9748]

You do a great job with public speaking!

[@laurinenstokes7986]

*Triple_tripstore*

[@clamsoup]

I was a teenage picker of liberty caps.... good times.

[@john83me14]

Aaron I just found your channel today. Maybe you've done videos on this BUT is there a way to make sure your not getting some lab synthetic mushrooms? If a person wanted to try psilocybin how could they determine they are "organic" so to speak. Marijuana companies have contaminated the market with synthetic weed.🥺

[@smartjared7203]

Mycopete..

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Well, the simple answer is if you find them in the wild you know they are wild grown. Most people don't cultivate wood lover species, which are all except for the cubensis that I talked about, So if you come up with some of those they are almost surely wild. And if you come up with Cubensis from a friend or an acquaintance they are almost surely cultivated. Mushrooms are very picky and we don't know all that much about them, so they're all for the most part grown on organic substrate.

[@rickyd1126]

Here to learn and can’t do that without the slides. I wish it was not hyper focused on magic.

[@AlaskaLionsMane]

Fantastic presentation 👏

[@MrLokser]

Look into cooking the amineta above 165°f....... dehydrated and cooked the poison changes....

[@asian_raisin]

Made a nice chunk of change Morel hunting in Colville National Forest a few years back. I wish I knew more about mushrooms cause they're starting to bloom like flowers right about this time of year.

[@adrienperie6119]

Thank you so much for this knowledge packed short presentation. Very useful though I wish one would be done for Western Europe since I live in France, but very interesting nonetheless.

[@MichaelRobertson-i8f]

Being 74 and having the opportunity to pick up L25 Sandov Laboratory make for the MKUTRA project after it got cancelled. The Dreams I would have and God speaking to Me have been the driving force of my Belief since than

[@vyctorgdps]

Who found this in the Trixx playlist

[@mushroomwonderland1]

@@vyctorgdps what is trixx?

[@vyctorgdps]

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[@Allie-i1w]

Me

[@JackieSimpson-ex2oi]

My friends and I could often be found scouring the pasture areas of Pacific County looking for "sillycybin" in the late 60s and early 70s. Good memories.

[@kdavis4910]

Fantastic presentation, Aaron, but come on man you know Paul Stamets is so much more than the psychedelic magic mushroom talk guy. It is true that he was once licensed with the DEA, which had to have been the federal agency, to legally obtain, cultivate, and study Psilocybe species like never before. He and a few other guys were licensed under a professor to study through a university. That's just the tip of the iceberg with Paul Stamets though.

[@georgeallen77]

Great talk, Aaron. But you referred to some slides (pictures) that you didn't show in the video? Would love to have seen the details.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

I know, there's so many comments that say that on this video. It wasn't even meant to be recorded, I just set up a camera last minute. I didn't take a lot of time in the editing of it. Perhaps I should have. I think I will remake it not as a lecture with poor audio and video, but remake it into a regular video that's bright and colorful and good audio.

[@georgeallen77]

Apologies for repeating then. And I know editing is a pain, but there were only about five photos toward the end that would need insertion. But a new video should be popular going forward too. Thank you for your contributions, Aaron.

[@robertvondarth1730]

Regarding Bao’s Back in the 80’s people use to find huge patches on the east side of Seattle, Redmond Bellevue Kirkland woodinville. Sometimes hundred of them in one patch. In the 90’s there was an enormous thousands) patch on the lawn in front of the Bothell Wa police station… No one dared touch them… Like blue ringers, They seem to have all but disappeared now. Cyans and liberties are still quite abundant

[@reactblack1707]

At this point in time in the PNW, it seems like ps. allenii are becoming more and more prevalent. Would you consider adding this distinct and potent variety to your lectures?

[@th-pw8pn]

The liberty cap mushroom is the most common where I grew up and on a good year there were carpets of them in the right places. They are a field mushroom associated with open ground that has been turned over and hooved by sheep though, not the actual animal dung. It's the p. cubensis mushroom that is associated with the dung of cattle specifically...

[@BenUpinya]

Growing up in Olympia we picked Liberty Caps all through the mid '70-'80's. We had a great cow pasture where we could literally pick pounds until High Times magazine printed an article on psilocybin mushrooms and specifically printed directions to our field. When the land owner and Sheriff's put an end to that field in '79. We started picking a couple miles away and all was good until High Times did another story in '83 and again gave directions to our field with similar results. We found that almost every cow field had them and still does today...