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Hey all! Just started an ambitious quest in hunting down all volumes of Flora of Australia, (5 so far...) If anyone has any volumes lying around, collecting dust or looking for a better home please let me know - they are about as in-depth as i can find when it comes to identification! Thanks so much everyone!
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Hey all! I'm after a couple of second hand books. the first being Terence Mckennas magic mushroom growing guide and the other being a translation of the I ching. In terms of the latter i hear there are a few translations. Is any particular preferred? Look forward to hearing back Look after your selves everyone
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Any other readers of fiction out there? I'm always on the hunt for new authors with the late Iain Banks being my favourite - closely followed by Irvine Welsh. (No, i'm not scottish). Iain Banks final book The Quarry I really enjoyed. Irvine's last book, A Decent Ride, I found amusing but a little disappointing although his previous The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins was classic. I'm currently reading DBC Pierre's Lights Out In Wonderland. Manic fun. I gave up on Thomas Pynchon's Bleeding Edge as (like Inherent Vice, the movie) I just couldn't keep track of what the fuck was going on - too many characters perhaps for my tiny mind to cope with. Anyway, I would love to hear what others are enjoying or have abandoned.
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I know there are a couple members here who have written books and I was wondering if anyone could give me a few snippets of advice on how to get started. I have a brain so full of ideas it sometimes feels like it will explode, and after having a three hour long vent to my mum last night about technological entrancement, global conquest by psychopaths, thinly masked dystopian nightmares, collective manipulation, technology that (supposedly) doesn't exist yet, precognitive dreams and the power of myth, I decided I would best put all this data to use in a science fiction/fantasy novel rather than continue to terrify my loved ones with my concerns. I know this is not an easy undertaking, and I'm still not certain I have the required talent to be a decent writer, but I have always loved writing and spent a fair amount of my teens building and perpetuating literary worlds with one of my closest friends. I gave up on the idea of being a writer about 16, when my interests diverged into less wholesome avenues, but my love of language remains, and old dreams which you left down the pipeline sometimes have opportunities to spring up again ...this is one of those. Basically I have no idea where to start or how to even get the ridiculous quantity of ideas out of my head. I was hoping someone might take pity on me and point me in a certain direction. Otherwise my approach will likely be to just start creating multitudes of mind-maps on different aspects I wanna cover and then identify common themes, parallels, polarities and central pillars of importance and weave these together in new mind-maps ...and continue repeating and refining this process over and over until I can see exactly what I'm dealing with. Obviously I'm not expecting to do this overnight, if I'm gonna do it, I want to do it properly. I'm thinking this would be most likely to occur gradually over the next ten years. Any advice would be much appreciated! Cheers
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Hiya fellas! I recently read a fantastic book called "Breaking Open the Head" by one Daniel Pinchbeck. It's an account of his exploration and research into psychedelic shamanism, and it's a fantastic read. Out of the entire book though, one part of it really stuck with me. The following is an excerpt of the book. It talks about the idea of higher dimensional entities (whether literally or metaphorically) gaining power and influence from our very beliefs. If you've got the time, please give it a read! I'm very curious to hear what you guys think!
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I've been doing some learning lately, and I've been finding a few good sources of information that I wanted to share. So I thought we could start working on a big thread with a whole bunch of resources and information for people who want to start learning or further their knowledge with mycology. Feel free to share your knowledge people! For Melbournians, here is a really comprehensive Psilocybe Subaeruginosa hunting and identification guide: http://endofthegame.net/2012/05/09/psychedelic-mushrooms-and-you/ (includes identification, habitat, imposters, drying, photos and more) And here's a thread on shroomery with some more Psilocybe Subaeruginosa habitat photos: http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/16164170/fpart/all Here's a neat online mushroom identification tool to help narrow down the possibilities: http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/chooser.asp (although i wouldn't trust it unconditionally, i think this can be helpful for beginners like myself to learn faster) Here's a good series of videos about growing mushrooms which I was recommended by migraineur: http://www.mushroomvideos.com/ (you'll have to pay for full access, though) Here is a list of books about Australian fungi specifically, for those with the money to track down and buy a copy: http://www.fungibank.csiro.au/topic_7_2.htm (if anyone has an opinion on any of these books I'd love to hear it. I'm considering buying one, but there's very limited information about them and a distinct lack of reviews)