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Confucius say "when you find a gatorade bottle with a hole when hunting for mushrooms, you are on the right track"

hmmm it looks to me like there are two different species in the second pic. also it looks like there is bluing on all of them, got any more pics?? these are interesting... they look more like variants of c. cyanescens and p. cubensis to me, rather than subbalteatus. that sounds like possibly the worst thing you could do with a perfectly good mushroom. really?!? any more info/stories?!?

pledge upgraded. I really want this book to happen

I reckon they still have the body, but have officially announced that the body has been 'buried' at sea within 24 hrs of death in accordance with to islamic tradition to allay outrage amongst muslims.

let's hope this signals the beginning of the end of the war in Afghanistan/Pakistan.

That pretty much sums it up I think. The media is only responding to the desires of the public, and the Australian zeitgeist is becoming more and more apathetic towards the 'real and scary' issues we should be facing. I think deep down, most people know we aren't taking the global predicament seriously enough, so they resort to consuming news reports featuring Tony Abott in speedos or Obama's birth certificate as a distraction.

yeah that was great, thanks for sharing. we definitely need more empathising is we are going to have a peaceful future. this whole us and them dichotomy is real problem.

I feel that given the most economical situation would be nothingness, there must be some purpose to existence. And if you pay attention, you can see purpose everywhere.

I have 10 acacia phlebophylla seeds that I would like to swap for obtusifolia seeds. Current location is not conducive to growing phlebs, so only going to hold onto a couple of them, and would like to swap the rest for something that will grow in coast QLD. PM me if interested.

Wow what a coincidence, I was re-united with my bike after not seeing each other for 3 months yesterday

Well worth it, by pledging 35 USD you get an autographed copy of the book when complete. Can't wait to hear Dennis's story! Out of interest, where did you hear about it? Psychedelic Salon?

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A well researched article in New Scientist regarding fMRI measurements made during psilocybin trips, although they went for a seemingly "negative" headline where it could have just as easily been "Psychedelic drug increases the expression of genes and signalling proteins associated with nerve growth and connectivity". Psychedelic drug cuts brain blood flow and connections The mention of psilocybin as a possible treatment for depression is especially interesting.

yeah I've heard stories of people taking small doses as a dietary supplement. It would be very interesting to monitor how ones neurochemistry and brain activity changes as a result of daily psilocybin doses. IME larger doses with a good few weeks in between is also an effective anti-depressent, the post-trip glow lasts at least a week.

What a great way to spend ANZAC day! Don't know about native truffles, or this one: searching for Amanita roseo-ochraphylla comes up with zip.... very rare indeed. How is the prefix "roseo" used in mycology? A reddish variant or something?

Thanks, link fixed. Yeah Franz Vollenweider's work is fascinating.