At Chacruna: The Magic World of Psychedelic Mushrooms

Patrick Smith, Ph.D (C)Are psychedelic mushrooms growing in your garden right now? If you live somewhere damp and fertile, there’s a good chance that an ancient sacrament is sprouting up from the ground somewhere near you. Psychedelic mushrooms (aka magic mushrooms or “shrooms”) are one of the world’s most well known psychedelic substances. Not only do they grow pretty much everywhere, but they’ve been a part of human culture for a long time: at least 12,000 years, give or take. Not only can shrooms take you on an intense spiritual journey, they potentially can also treat mental health disorders like depression and addiction. They even have the potential to help cure us of our fear of death... continue reading.