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    i guess for what its worth i was trying to encourage interest in other fungi as well, not just psychoactives.

    if your going to spend all that time, money and effort its worth understanding all the other species, edible or not.

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    im too busy to be baking cakes these days. so i have one i wont be needing anymore.

    alo incog i have a brugmansia sanguniea for you. i waited till winter to send it to you, now is the best time. you want it still?

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    be careful with mushroom iconography.

    you can see things in art even though they may not be there. Gordon Wasson did this. seeing mushrooms where there were none.

    also the terrence mckenna bee shaman, archeologists dispute that there is any mushroom iconography implied. and that it was simply kat harrisons personal interpretation.

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    up untill this year I was not aware of the brown-purple and the black-purple phenotype differences.

    really interesting.

    Those caps are of Psilocybe subaeruginosa

    the one being pointed to is questionable enough to throw away in my opinion. i don't see any bluing on that cap. do you have the stem?

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    Yes it is a concern,

    i know of workers at mushrooms farms who develop allergies to mushrooms because of the exposure to spores. and i would assume if you were asthmatic it may cause issues. it would really depend on the concentration of spores in the air, as we are all breathing in spores and particulate matter all the time. but yes reishi and oysters are heavy spoulators.

    i have recently developed issues with hay fever / small air borne particles. so i am also concerned about my hobby. i am currently not growing anything due to crazy ass life issues and lack of time. and am concerned about starting up again.

    In thinking about it you can do outdoor grows. depends on the type and size of your property.

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    Facebook is all about data mining.

    it collects an insane amount of data about you and your "friends" in order to data mine for social dynamics.

    its interesting that some of this info is accessible to the public though, im guessing in the mad dash to grab data they forgot to lock down some of the "features"

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    All those TIP compilations, yellow, orange, blue, phosphorescent, beyond colour were the Bomb. the compilations, mystery of the yeti, one and two. were pretty special too.

    Hallucinogen- Twisted i think is number one imo,

    The inifinity project were amazing.

    but i cant give you a top five.

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    Happy Birthday Torsten,

    Have a great day and keep out of trouble ;)

    Wanna say thank you for everything you do for this eclectic community. there are a lot of us who are very thankful for what you do, your knowledge, let alone your putting this site together and on top of that having the patience to keep it going.

    anyway have a blast, and look forward to catching up at some point in the not too distant future.

    Cheers, Ob.

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    That Rogers guide is quite excellent. if you want a guide that helps ID the European fungi that have been surreptitiously brought to Australia, this would be the one. It was using this guide i was able to positively ID the Psilocybe semilanceata i found here in my region.

    i wish there was guide like this for Australia, the way it is layed out is stunning, esp with all the associated species, and the colour photos of the specimens. It is a guide for positively ID'ing, if i were to ever write a field guide i would use it as the model for how to lay it out and display specimens.

    Another stunning guide is Mushrooms demystified by David Arora. As is the audubon field guide to north american mushrooms.

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    Bruce Fuhrer's guide to australian fungi (some edibility comments)

    A field guide to tasmanian fungi by Genevieve gates and David Ratkowsky - No edibility comments, Gen does not advocate the eating of wild mushrooms in any way.

    many mycologists and interested persons use these together. they complement each other well. just remeber that the Fuhrer book is getting a little dated due to name changes.

    In terms of psychoactive mushrooms, Paul Stamets Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World is ok, but fairly general. whatever you do dont buy the painted one, mushroom magick, its a waste of money.

    Edibility, well, you will have to refer to english or american guides.

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