Amanita muscaria is found in myth, lore, folk medicine and healing traditions that touch every corner of the globe. Foraging guides warn of their toxicity while folk traditions and ancestral medicine stories suggest the possibility of physical, emotional and spiritual healing. It's no wonder that we are both curious and a bit scared to go down the rabbit hole!
 

My relationship with Amanita has been a strange one, but what else would you expect from such a peculiar and mysterious mushroom? Like all magical mushrooms, it's hard to capture in words what the presence or personality of Amanita is like. Beyond the reported positive effects of their psychoactive compounds on things like sleep, the nervous system and mental health, there is a spirit medicine that supports deep self-connection, a return to a wilder relationship with nature's cycles and living beyond the constructs and expectations of a system that is causing so much anxiety, loneliness and exhaustion. 

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I have come to see Amanita muscaria as a misunderstood mushroom, not a dangerous one. Like their folklore friend, Baba Yaga, there is far more to their magic and wisdom than meets the eye. Cunning and clever, ancient and wise, Amanita muscaria is unlike any other mushroom. I admire how they can be both fierce and frolicsome, serious and sassy, mellow and merry.

There are easy, safe ways to get started if you feel the call. From microdosing to address a number of physical and mental health concerns to working with Amanita to enhance dreamwork or bring a sense of magic and wonder back into your life, I want to share some of my own experiences as well as information to support your own journey of discovery. ​​​