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Sacred Mushroom of Visions: Teonanácatl: A Sourcebook on the Psilocybin Mushroom

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This book, like the one on Ayauascha, is edited by Ralph Metzner and is a collection of articles and essays on sacred mushrooms. The content is a bit too clinical, two articles by psychologists which are very dry. I guess if you have not read any of McKenna's stuff you might get something here. The book is saved from boredom by some good information on the chemistry of the active ingredients and by some of the stories of peoples journeys with the fungi teachers.

So while I would include this book in an exhaustive reading list on shroomology I would not start here. If you are more intrested in the experiential side of things better to start with Mushroom Wisdom: How Shamans Cultivate Spiritual Consciousness by Martin W. Ball. That book will get you more into the head of the mushroom shaman and how to approach these spiritual beings. If you are looking for additional philosophical musings you can't go wrong with most anything McKenna has done. And don't forget to check in on articles, videos, and books by Paul Stamets. So all in all this book did have some good information but was not much fun reading.

I cannot recommend this book enough. I keep it quite close to me, and have read it twice. Why do I like it?
Well, it has a lot of interesting information, but my favourite part of the book is the latter part which includes peoples magic mushroom reports of their experiences, and this is where it is different from any other book about psychedelics I have read before.

It encourages a very responsible way of approaching what can be an extraordinary sacred experience. That instead of using such powerful drugs solely for 'recreational' experiences, or us "waiting" and depending on authorities from 'mental health' to act as 'professional' guidance, that we can do this our very self if we show great respect for what we are about to experience; which is a complete opening---a flowering interunion between our deepest selves and others and nature, and that whatever we want to explore is our "intent" (a term used a lot) which we are advised to focus on before we enter fully into the trip.

This is a amazing book, containing all of the historical, chemical, and spiritual information you would want. Highly recomended, and worth reading.

This is an excellent book! My favorite parts are the personal experiences of people on psilocybin. One experience in particular sticks out. There is a man that works in a methadone clinic and he wanted to know what the methadone, or lack of it was like, so when he took psilocybin mushrooms, instead of a typical mushroom trip, he had a horrific experience of methadone withdrawls. This book is really good for explaining how important personal intension's are before the mushroom trip. Over and over people would state what they wanted to learn before the mushroom trip and they would learn what they wanted to know. I highly recommend this book and "2010 the Return of Quetzacoatl" by Daniel Pinchbeck.

If you are interested in,mind expansion,consciousness,psychedelics,religious/mystical experiences,the un-tapped part of the psyche,and the magic of Psilocybin mushrooms that tap you into that part,then you will love this book!!!