The psilly season is with us once again and the same familiar faces can be seen riffling through the long grass in search of their favoured mind fruit, the psilocybe semilanceata or more commonly known magic mushroom. Some barefoot hippy types, others well spoken country looking types and of course small groups of inquisitive youths. Frequently over the years I seen people picking everything but what they're looking for and had to advise them to throw their hoards aways; though reluctantly at first, I've always managed to convince them that they really don't want to take the bags of mixed nonsense they picked and if they did they wouldn't get the effect they desired. Never pick mushrooms if you aren't 100% sure of what you've picked. Psilocybe mushrooms have been utilized all over the world since ancient times; archaeologists have identified there use from as far back as the Mesolithic, probably used in a shamanic context, as with the Fly Agaric in Northern Europe.
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