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Foxfire or Fairy Fire refers to the light from glowing mushrooms along the forest floor

June 1, 2024May 17, 2024

Learn more about Ghost Mushrooms here: https://naturalistsguide.com/ghost-mushrooms-are-bioluminescent/

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Fly Agaric Mushrooms can be used as a food, poison, or hallucinogenic

Updated on May 14, 2024April 10, 2023

This is the Fly Agaric mushroom or amanita muscaria, recognized for its red cap and white spots 🍄  Like most raw foods, consuming fly agaric raw will make you sick.  The poisonous and hallucinogenic properties of fly agaric should be boiled out before cooking and consuming.  If uncooked and consumed in large quantities, this mushroom’s …

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Psilocybin mushrooms are commonly used in medicinal, recreational, and spiritual practices

Updated on May 18, 2024December 30, 2022

Psilocybin mushrooms have been used across many cultures for thousands of years. There is currently a resurgence in research around the use of psilocybin in the treatment of disorders like anxiety, depression, and addiction. 

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