Paul Stamets
@PaulStamets
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What an incredible video that was captured of mushrooms releasing spores into the wind! Nature is spectacular.
Video credit: Villareal C. Jojo
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Psilocybe stametsii - New Species of Magic Mushroom Named After Legendary Mycologist Paul Stamets
I am deeply honored by this recognition and excited to go on a field expedition to see this species in its natural habitat.
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My favorite edible mushroom from the old growth forest: Matsutake aka the Pine Mushroom, Tricholoma magnivelare. Once you find a colony, your family can likely enjoy the mushroom patch for generations into the future.
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Deepest gratitude to Dr. Pamela Kryskow who took this photo of me with a beautiful psilocybin mushroom.
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Hi folks! In honor of
#NationalMushroomMonth
, I want to see some of your largest, most colorful, or strangest mushroom finds. Share some of your favorite photos with me below to celebrate the magic that is mushrooms! 🍄
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Deep in the old growth forest, we discovered hundreds of the psilocybin mushroom, Psilocybe pelliculosa, a low potency mushroom growing adjacent to one of the most deadly poisonous mushrooms in the world Galerina marginata.
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Delved deep into the world of Agarikon, Turkey Tail, Lion’s Mane, psilocybin mushrooms, and the incredible benefits mushrooms offer for immunity on the latest
#thejoeroganexperience
episode. Thanks for having me back,
@joerogan
! Check it out:
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A sneak peek into my home office. Excited for all 2023 brings! 🙏🏼
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I have just finished watching the second episode of
#TheLastOfUs
and I have two opinions.
First, I’m a science-fiction fan and I love weaving the creative elements of fungi into the narrative.
But let’s get real. Cordyceps can not infect humans.
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The role of mycorrhizal fungi in transporting carbon into soil systems on a global scale remains under-explored.
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Australia to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin for PTSD and depression.
The re-emergence of psilocybin medicine. When will the U.S. and the rest of the world legalize psilocybin and psychedelics? Jamaica, Portugal, has and soon, we hope, Mexico and many others.
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Now we know why mushrooms are so much colder. See the article just published by Cordero at al. 2023 The Hypothermic Nature of Fungi.
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Sending peace and love to all of you this fine Monday morning!
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Mushroom growth timelapse. Absolutely beautiful!
🎥: TikTok/theandymushroom
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Just a man and a giant fruiting of Great Ganoderma lucidum Reishi (or Ling chi) “The mushroom of immortality“! These mushrooms love to thrive in humid conditions (if you can’t tell by my glasses)
#tbt
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Hello from MUD-LOCKED Burning Man !
70,000+ of us are stuck in the mud at Burning Man, with more rain showers on the horizon. Challenging….This is a great community of people who are not only self-reliant, but who also are generous in helping others.
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Cornell researchers have created robots controlled by king oyster mushrooms! Using mycelium’s electrical signals, these biohybrid robots can sense light and adapt their movement. This breakthrough in robotics blends biology with technology, opening doors for future applications
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Folks, we have been working on this for many years, have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars – and invested in thousands of hours of effort. We now see a light at the end of a long bureaucratic tunnel, filled with many unnecessary and and often unreasonable legal obstacles.
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Calling out to California myconauts and psychonauts, present and future. Please consider supporting this breakthrough initiative.
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May or may not have these magical sounds on repeat. 🙌🏼 So cool to hear mushroom music from my talented friend
@TarunTspoon
!
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“The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution at its meeting Tuesday to decriminalize psychedelics like psilocybin mushrooms and ayahuasca.” Great news! This is progress. Check out the full article here:
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A magnificent fruiting of Amanita muscaria, the Fly Agaric.
Love that people left these mushrooms alone so others can enjoy! (Some animals took some before our encounter.)
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Mushrooms are made of hyphae. What are hyphae? Hyphae are filaments of mycelium. Mushrooms are made of mycelium. Please see this great article to become better educated.
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Amazing macro shot! What a fun little fungi 🍄
📹: Ryan Dale
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What I can't get enough of right now:
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A very cool sighting of Mycena interrupta or Pixie’s Parasol from mycohuman on Instagram!
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There are time-honored traditions and celebrations that create sounds and vibrations that reverberate throughout surrounding ecosystems.
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Look at these glorious chicken of the woods! Anyone else ready for foraging season? 🙋🏼♂️
#tbt
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Recent studies have shown Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential to reaching net zero. This is huge news as we tackle climate change- never underestimate the importance of Mycelium! Read more:
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The path we share. The path we travel. Long after we are gone, this old growth forest will be here. We share this journey through life, as our ancestors and descendants have... and will. Peace and love. Nature is beautiful. Life is precious. Enjoy every moment. With respect, Paul
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I hear from folks that dating can be tough these days. Are you on a dating app? Here’s a hot tip: ask if they enjoy psilocybin!
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Spring is coming and so are major announcements. Bee safe.
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Since everyone has been sharing… Here I am at the age of 21. Couldn’t stop talking about fungi then and certainly won’t stop now!
#tbt
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Beautiful timelapse of a Coprinellus micaceus mushroom, also known as the mica cap, releasing its spores by Ye Weijun! Mushroom spores are tiny reproductive units that help fungi reproduce and spread. When released from the mushroom, they travel through the air and land in
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Excellent news - CA could become the 3rd state to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms! What states are next?
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Nothing quite like a mushroom time lapse!
🎥: TikTok/fruit_nature_
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So long! 👋🏼
And for information on mushrooms properties, see .
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We have achieved a significant mycological milestone in culturing 100 strains of Agarikon - by far the largest culture collection in the world. We are doing full genome sequencing on each strain. We are excited to do comparative analyses genetically as well as medicinally.
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#TBT
with Chicken of the Woods, Laetiporus conifericola! 🧡What mushrooms have you found while exploring?
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A photo I recently captured that I wanted to share with you all! The beauty of nature is mesmerizing.
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The feeling of being one with the earth as we walk this path together! 🙏🏼🌲
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A valid debate amongst clinicians is relevancy of the conventional placebo-controlled double blinded model for determining the efficacy of high doses of psilocybin in clinical trials.
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Out on a walk, we found this little guy, Auriscalpium vulgare, the pinecone mushroom.
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Eureka ! A chance encounter with the Prince, Agaricus augustus.
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Psilocybin has been proven medically to help people overcome mental health challenges. Evidence also shows that it creates nicer, more law-abiding people which could ultimately lead to reduced violence and crime.
#PAR
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Amanita smithiana, a majestic, solitary and sometimes-poisonous mushroom. She is beautiful but cloaked within a mysterious chemical matrix. Do not consume, but admire. Read more:
Filming by Pamela Kryskow. Mushroom by Nature.
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I love when artists incorporate mushrooms. In this case, the Amadou mushroom, Fomes fomentarius, the species that can be made into hats and is a fire starter, is used as a foundation to convey other meanings.
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Mushroom Lovers
This Amazing painting, created over many hundreds of hours by Autumn Skye, was destined to find its home with me!
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Another amazing fungi discovery! Studies show that mycelium could replace the toxic fire-retardant foam that insulates many commercial buildings. Read more about it:
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An incredible sighting of (possibly) Mycena haematopus, a saprotrophic fungus that obtains nutrients by consuming decomposing organic matter. The fruit bodies appear in small groups or clusters on the decaying logs, trunks, and stumps of deciduous trees. (Via @/mycohuman on
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The forest is a sanctuary, where worries fade and the spirit finds solace. Take some time to wander this weekend with your family and friends.
Breathe.
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A fruit body of Heterobasidion occidentale (= H. annosum s.l.) gifted by our wonderful neighbor.
Largest I’ve ever seen!
Long live the polypores !!!
Happy trails and weekend everybody!
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An amazing and informative article that I wanted to share with you all!
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Nothing more exciting than having these giant parasols come up every year on my property. For more than 20 years, these parasols have sprouted - and meandered - from a single inoculation into an ant mound.
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Further confirmation that psilocybin is a breakthrough therapy in a Phase II study for depression was just published on the online version of the medical journal The Lancet.
Conducted in the UK, “25 participants in the PT (Psilocybin Treatment) group and 21 in the ET
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Another story broke today On decriminalization. This one is very disappointing: Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed California Senate Bill 58
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I love it when artists accurately depict mushrooms. Here is a near perfect representation of the liberty cap, Psilocybe semilanceata. Impressive! But alas, I did not get his name at the Equinox festival in Wasing, England. If the artist sees this, or if you know this person,
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Happy
#FirstDayOfFall
also known as peak mushroom season! 🍄 I think it’s important to remember that when you find mushrooms, you are tapping into a vast underground intelligence called the mycelium. Watch the full video to learn about how mushrooms are produced during this time.
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Talk about a mushroom kingdom! 🙌🏼Incredible talent from IG/didsdraws.
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"Psilocybin will make us more intelligent, and better citizens." Sat down with
@CNN
to talk about psilocybin mushrooms and how these are non-addictive, life-changing substances that can dramatically help to ease depression, anxiety, and more.
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Psilocybin mushrooms can help save the world (seriously). Make sure you tune in to my Instagram Live tomorrow around 5 PM CST for a special surprise from the MAPS party at
#SXSW
you don’t want to miss!
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If you are planning on buying books that can help identify different species of mushrooms, it’s best to purchase books from authentic experts to avoid anything written by AI. It can be dangerous to your health if you identify anything incorrectly!
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A rainbow of fungi! 🌈 Those are some incredible foraging finds. 🎥: @ fungifotography
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Beautiful Inky Cap timelapse! Fun to look at but must be consumed within hours of harvesting. 📹: @/fascinatedbyfungi
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#PsilocybinMushrooms
could help save the world! 🍄 Join me for an exclusive talk about their breakthrough potential, including
#neuroregeneration
benefits and micro-dosing. Limited spots available on March 31st, 6:30 - 9:00 PM at the Vancouver Convention Center.
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Physarum polycephalum or “The Blob” is nature’s navigator. These network based microorganisms optimize and demonstrate a form of intelligence.
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Attention Myconauts! I will be discussing the transformative power of mushrooms in a free webinar with
@psychedelic_nft
on Tuesday, 10/3 at 12pm PT. Register to join:
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Being surrounded by these magnificent creatures reminds me how important they are for our ecosystem.🐝
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Super excited to speak at the Vancouver Convention Center in March about how psilocybin mushrooms can help save the world!
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Mush-Rump Hunting for the Lobster Mushroom, aka Hypomyces lactifluorum, a delicious and easy to identify mushroom. The species metamorphosizes the unappetizing, short footed Russula, Russula brevipes, into a delicious edible.
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Hello myconauts ! It is that time of the year again to find Laeitiporus conifericola or chicken of the woods polypore mushrooms. These glorious mushrooms seem to be eager to be discovered. They are delicious and truly taste like chicken. Check out the link below for the full
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A great day in a beautiful mushroom enriched forest. 🌲 Stay warm out there, friends!
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Check out this amazing Ghost Fungus, a bioluminescent mushroom that emits a greenish light at night, from
@cathmarciniak
. What a fantastic find!
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Psilocybin makes nicer people! Paul solemnly reflects on the positive impact of psilocybin use on society.
@ShowPsychedelic
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Burners. Please join me next Saturday on the Playa 5-6 PM at the Pyramid at PlayAlchemist 10 & Encantando where Eamon Armstrong and I will talk about networks, mycelium and consciousness.
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Interesting: The Natural Form (psilocybin mushrooms) show potential benefits from this observational study by these experts at Johns Hopkins and Ohio State. Why aren’t there more clinical studies on psilocybin mushrooms vs. the molecule psilocybin?
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Circa 1975 with an early mycological experiment. I was 20 years old when this photo was taken by my late brother John, who - upon his adventures with magic mushrooms in Colombia and Mexico - inspired his little brother.
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The passing of Roland Griffiths, PhD
With great sadness, I learned of Roland Griffiths' passing away yesterday.
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Terence McKenna, LaDena Stamets and Paul Stamets circa 1983. Breitenbush Hotsprings, Oregon.
#tbt
📸: Chris Nelson
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Excited to announce
#HowToChangeYourMind
is officially streaming on
@netflix
now! Based on the best-selling book by author
@michaelpollan
, this docu-series dives into the frontiers of the new psychedelic renaissance.
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Mushrooms play a bigger role in sustaining ecosystems than many of us even realize! Don’t sleep on these remarkable beings. 🍄
#NationalMushroomDay
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📍Knik Glacier
Currently -14° F! Happy
#WinterSolstice
! Sending love to you all.
#AlaskaHelicopterTours
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Gearing up for the holidays! This is my mushroomic Xmas tree. 🎄
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#TBT
with a Bridgeoporus nobilissimus, one of the largest mushrooms in the world. Fun fact: it can grow to weigh hundreds of pounds!
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Recently two new psychoactive species, Psilocybe ingeli and Psilocybe maluti, were identified in South Africa thanks to the efforts of dedicated citizen scientists! This discovery highlights the crucial role of citizen scientists in expanding our understanding of African
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