Its magic mushroom season here in Australia and professional and amateur hunters are scouring parks, walkways, fields and bushlands in the hope of coming across some of natures magic.
This is the first season I have gone hunting for quite a while but unfortunately the medication I'm on essentially cancels out the Psilocybin (one of the active ingredients in shrooms.)
The Medication I'm on is an SSRI or Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Both the SSRI and Psilocybin Bind to receptors in the brain, mainly HT5. However Psilocybin actually increases the amount of neural pathways and this is how it gets its antidepressive properties.
Basically it makes people accept their emotions better. One study found that a single dose of Psilocybin had positive effects for up to 5 weeks afterwards in people with severe depression. Rather than numbing our emotions and feelings Psilocybin allowed participants to embrace and accept their unhappiness or loneliness as well as increasing their appreciation for positive emotion.
I have been on Anti-depressants for almost 2 years now and have tried quite a variety, all with little to no effects. Over the next few months I plan on harvesting as many Psilocybe subaeruginosa or P.subs as possible as well as weaning myself off of the medication.
Once my body and brain is cleared out and fresh to go I will begin microdosing and keep a journal to keep track of my emotional state and what differences (if any) I notice.
I also will post a hunting guide for Australian Magic Mushrooms and a grow guide for anyone interested in hunting or growing their own, whether its to trip balls or use medicinally.
I'm hoping to begin my microdosing in approximately 2 months so I'm going to need to get my hunt on and find enough to last me through the off season as well. Here's some pics of my finds so far :)
