“[...]we are natural intelligence in its lates ongoing expression. Through the medium of consciousness, we are nature percieving itself. We are evolution become aware of itself. We are, in fact, the very cosmos in the act of knowing itself. That is precisely the kind of innervating realization galvanized by psilocybin. When the doors of perception are thrust open and cognitive blind spots diminish, we see that we are an intimate part of an astonishingly smart process, fulfilling some kind of important function. As a species, we just don't know it yet.”
Magic Mushrooms Explorer - p.117
This book is an amazing opportunity to wonder into a world mainly unknown and yet totally present in our daily lifes. Simon G. Powell presents us with a new perspective of nature as a form of intelligence, something already hinted by powerful minds such as Albert Einstein. Although this is probably an interesting read, only those curious enough to challenge their worldview will be rewarded with a new approach to the natural world. Filled with personal stories of the author's encounter with psilocybin mostly in the wilderness of England, readers will find in this short book an opportunity to partake in the author's adventures.
If we wish to educate ourselves about the ability of psychedelic plants to produce healing abilities within us, one must be able to keep an open mind towards the psychedelic experience and, especially if one wishes to directly interact with these plants, face the experience head-on and shed one's fears in doing so. As Simon says in the book, we are living in a moment of awakening and reevaluation of our place in the universe.
Este libro es una oportunidad magnífica para adentrarse en un mundo ampliamente desconocido aunque totalmente presente en nuestras vidas diarias. Simon G. Powell nos presenta una nueva perspectiva sobre la naturaleza como una forma de inteligencia, algo ya expresado por genios como Albert Einstein. Aunque esta es una lectura fascinante, solo los más curiosos que permitan el reto de alterar su visión del mundo serán recompensados con una nueva perspectiva del mundo natural. Repleta de historias personales de los encuentros del autor con la psilocibina, en su mayor parte en los entornos y parajes de Inglaterra, el lector encontrará en este corto libro una oportunidad para revivir las aventuras de su autor.
Si deseamos educarnos en la habilidad de las plantas psicodélicas para producir sanación en nuestro interior, uno debe ser capaz de mantener una mente abierta hacia la experiencia psicodélica y, especialmente si uno desea interacutuar directamente con estas plantas, enfrentar la experiencia de frente para despojarse de los miedos personales. Como dice Simon en el libro, estamos viviendo en un momento de despertar y de reevaluación sobre nuestro lugar en el universo.
“The Psilocybin experience and the ayahuasca experience are so exotic, so strange, so radically different from our normal states of mind that the simples thing to do if one is hearing about them for the first time is to laugh them off, treat them as "far out" episodes or, worse, temporary forms of psychosis. No wonder then that some deem psychedelic agents to be a threat, both to the user and to society. From this fear comes oppresion. Thus, the absurd truth of the matter is that every one of the mind-expanding experiential wonders I have related in this book were catalyzed by substances currently subject to worldwide prohibition.[...] It seems to me no coincidence that our society holds such views at a time when our relationship with the biosphere is at a breaking point.[...] What could be more symptomatic of our broken relationship with nature than our insistence that psychedelic plants and fungi are pernicious and to be avoided like the plague?”
Magic Mushrooms Explorer - p.212
While reading this book a felt sense of connection between the author and the reader is established as it dives into interesting ideas and points of view about natural intelligence. Leaving mystical viewpoints aside, the scientific evidence of a natural order in the whole universe starts piling up as more and more experiments prove intelligence not only occurs inside a human brain, but in fact can and has been occurring for millions of years in almost any process related to nature. I hope you will enjoy this short book and hopefully broaden your scope of curiosity towards previously unimaginable landscapes.
Al leer este libro se forma una relación entre el autor y el lector a medida que profundiza en ideas y puntos de vista interesantes sobre la inteligencia natural. Dejando a un lado interpretaciones místicas, la evidencia científica de un orden natural en todo el universo se empieza a apilar a medida que cada vez más y más experimentos prueban que la inteligencia no ocurre solo dentro del cerebro humano, sino que ha estado ocurriendo durante millones de años en casi cualquier proceso relacionado con la naturaleza. Espero que ustedes disfruten de este pequeño libro y con suerte puedan expandir su ámbito de curiosidad hacia paisajes previamente inimaginables.
