This Trip Report shall be entitled "Amanita's and Muscaria's!" and may contain content suitable for travelers, nerds, eccentric folk, and the common trip report enthusiast. i will try to keep the humor from diminishing quality of information. I may also mention that while writting this i will oftenly be under the influence of amanita muscaria. This will be frequently updated and is considered ongoing by the author. furthermore some described events aren't what happened but are more of an example of internal dialogue and usually is an obvious feature of humor.

Washington State Shake

So far i have had 2 mild experiences. one was when i took 1 table spoon of amanita muscaria washington state mushroom "shake" (highly smokeable for sure!) and allowed that to sit in water that was microwaved for 3 minutes and let to stand and constantantly stired for about another 3 to 5 minutes. i consumed the tea with mushrooms and quickly achieved either placebo or mild effects thereafter.

Amanita muscaria dosed in the form of tea, +5 to all attributes (Level 1, 100 hp, 200 stamina, and 200 Mana. JSK can use the abilities dissasociate, drink urine, summon gnome, Brighten colors, enhance mood, and of course steroetypical pikachu-esque abilities)

it was after my first day of college and all i had was english and mythology but i wasn't able to make it to mythology (we didn't have the gas money to drive back to town, so tomorrow we plan on changing my schedule). the effects on the drive way there was more creative abstract thought, a little bit of spaceyness, not quite "stoned" but there seemed to be a definite change in mood and cognition.

i might have made slight contact with the spirit of amanita muscaria, it could have been an internal voice. it was in regards to worrying about past memories (something i've been doing fairly often). i remember the internal voice asked me "is this how you want to live life?" and the voice knew the answer telepathically. no. i'd prefer to live life liberated, free of resentment and regrets, and open and honest. there were similar thought processes like this going on, but that was yesterday and i have forgoten a little bit of the exact experience. because of this i will probably be recording each experience as well as trying to keep a good record of my dosage. i wish i had a scale so i could get exact increments.

as i returned home i used the computer a bit and enjoyed the relaxation and clarity of thought these mushrooms present. i didn't get the super vivid dream state many claim come with this mushroom but when i did go to sleep (early, around 6 pm) i slept very, very well and had some interesting dreams. i remember waking up a few times and such. i think i also contacted a friend in the dream. i hope so because i miss this friend and we don't talk very much anymore. it seems as though alot of my dreams have focused on love, friendship, and intimacy; things i have been longing for.

i should mention i smoked a tiny bit of rue before bedtime and this might have accounted for waking up 3 times in the middle of the night (although i could go back to sleep very easily). i also smoked cannabis (about a joint, unfortunately i didn't have much. me and my father will be smoking more tomorrow and i plan on mixing it with the cannabis. i'm interested in seeing the differences between ROA's).

so far from both the experiences i will currently describe here i haven't notice any particular sexual increase or decrease but more tests may result in one or the other. i also hope to experience higher doses of this mushroom to observe the difference in effects.

currently as i write this i am finishing up a bowl of amanita muscaria and a tiny bit of half-baked cannabis material in this here glass pipe i have sitting next to me. i notice even more mental awareness/clarity and a great sense of train of thought with this particular ROA. so i hypothesis smoking/vaping would be better for writting and possibly art than it would be for when one would take it orally. it's too early in the log to truely be sure.

Amanita Muscaria dose in the form of smoking, +57 pain tollerance, +200 headhigh, abstract thought increased by 50%, and JSK gains the ability "increased risk of cancer due to enhaling combusted plant material". (JSK is super OP due to all of these effects. he can now complete all world of warcraft dungeons by himself. the increased risk of cancer puts JSK into a super hardcore, on the edge, high risk high reward, reckless yet relentless mode of sitting on the couche. the resulting effects are invincibility and OP-ness)

i'll describe the following effects as i finish the bowl. so far everytime i hit it, there seems to be a noticed increase in the psychoactive effects. although this is slight it builds up and is noticeable. there is also a unique feeling in my lungs that differs to the feeling from cannabis that i get after exhaling. for the most part i'm counting each hit and holding it in for 10 "one thousand" seconds.

i'm noticing slight psychedelic-like effects as well from smoking it. it's not like LSA or formosa annalogue (syrian rue and acacia confusa) and low doses appear to be closest to cannabis, though more psychedelicish. the oral effects might be more psychedelic but i'm not fully certain yet. i rather enjoy this high from smoking them.

the cranial sensations (head high i suppose) is almost like a headache, except not unpleasant. it appears that it feels as though there is a small amount of pressure and a bit of a daze similar to the cannabis daze and generally it's pleasant. there is some slight (and i do mean slight) head ache like effects in reaction to noise (not neccesarily music, i will observe this momentarily)

+dosed Choline Bitartrate, plus 7 intellect (ha ha ha, moar nerd humor!)

i haven't finished t he bowl but it's almost cached. i think it's mostly down to the cannabis material. i've decided to add just a little bit of rue to see what effects come about in regards to potentiation. i'm not using a ton of rue, just a little bit. i'm going to top off the rue with some more amanita muscaria shake.

*JSK then proceeds to loading up his smoking apparatus with ammunition. unfortunately he becomes distracted slightly. -3 time. however due to quick wits (+7 intellect) he manages to get distracted just a little bit more before deciding it is time to increase psychoactivity by 75% resulting in further OP-ness*

*enhales, holds in for random amount of time. breathes in, exhales. continues the beautiful cycle of "increased risk of cancer due to inhaling combusted plant material". creates a lion king parody to the cycle. wins 17 awards and a nobel prize. grows old and has children but not in that order. stomach growls. begining to loose HP and Stamina. JSK is faced with the decision to eat more food, thus risking a further distraction OR is given an alternate choice: smoalk moar! JSK decides what most (especially kikker) would be best and most wise in these kinds of situations. +13 smoalk moar*

i'm down to the rue i think. so far effects are fairly interesting. it is like a GOOD cannabis high, except with some differences and more clarity. i think there is some visuals beginning to come on. the cranial pressure is slightly increased. i realize what the feeling in the lungs reminds me of at first, wormwood (although less wormwoody and a little closer to the smell of amanita muscaria).

Written communication skills are enhanced, at least when typed. May inspire writting and i suppose i recommend Amanita Muscaria to writters of fiction. although i do not encourage nor judge the use of substances for whatever reason. i cetainly see this as good promise for fiction. if i may i will try to write fiction sometimes through one of the experiences. perhaps just short stories, i'll just include them as seperate posts to experience reports.

ohh and i think i have slight tracers. i have never had tracers from any substance before. though i don't think that it is actual tracers yet. well conclusion: amanita muscaria isn't the exact same thing as canabis (when smoked). however, it is probably equal to psychoactive potency, perhaps more so.

i take a really big hit. so far this stuff seems to burn really slow. the bowl isn't finished but hunger gets the best of me. i think i shall eat, sorry kikker. i begin eating a mango inbetween smoalking. nevermind, mango eating attempt failed. the mango is too hard. lol... i microwave/defrost frozen blueberries instead. the blueberries are delicious. i have decided after this bowl i will ingest 2 table spoons of amanita muscaria in the form of tea, however i will use the stove this time. i also plan on adding a t spoon of syrian rue. this will be used in a coffee filter tied off by a little hariband. i'm confident that i will end the first edition of this log right here. i will report back later in the day to describe what effects come out of dosing some more tea with a little rue.

.... intermission....

so i have neglected to report the rest of the experience. it seems that amanita muscaria gives me a slight headache in higher doses. i may try some in a larger dose than usual and observe the effects. wish me luck guys!

But yesterday was a good experience in general. so far amanita muscaria is a worthy entheogen. i find that the high is very clearheaded actually. i have yet to observe higher dose effects but i might do so tonight with a bit of cannabis in case of nausea. i did observe altered dream lucidity as well.

so i have noticed that sometimes i want to "enjoy the experience" and not document anything. this leads to procrastinate filling in the log. so the reason why i never finished this part was because i had forgotten the experience. I find A. Musacaria to be very pleasant with high legitimate entheogenic potential (in the senses of exploring altered consciousness, awareness, cognition, being used by humans for a long period of time, and used to invoke possible mystical experiences. i so far have not experienced the mystical but i hear that comes at a certain "breakthrough" dose. i may eventually attempt this. though i don't plan on eating too many of them. i think you can overdose on them at a certain amount. so i plan on avoiding this amount specifically.

I will experiment further with this substance and i will try to recall as much of the experience as possible and communicate it. i will try to use mushrooms from different areas as i had heard different mushrooms from different areas will yield different effects. if you ever get the chance to visit lativa or better yet the czech republic you can find some fairly interesting amanita's, they have very energetic effects. but so far i haven't noticed any energetic effects with ones found in washington.

well anyways, i have Calea Zachatechichi to explore lucid dreaming, something i absolutely LOVE <3

I've been smoking Amanitas for a while - usually very mild, but a couple times they surprised me and suddenly too me to some of the deepest realms I have ever visited.... I notice they also cause weird synchronicities at a higher level then other substances do for me - such as animals doing weird things with me and following me around....

I am planning on making something called a Holy Grail this week. Basically you take a half ounce of Amanita that has been dried and cured at least 3 months, place them in a terra cotta clay pot and add some grape juice then cover and let sit for 2 days. After two days you pour off the juice and the amanita pieces, and before too long the clay will start growing a new fungus and is basically a never ending supply of amanita. Supposed to taste good and age well - maturing over time. Pretty excited to test it out.

Found the recipe in this free online pdf: http://www.ambrosiasociety.org/files/herbofimmortality2.pdf

nice! i'll have to try that sometimes! do you need fungal matter or spores? that was along read but i'll get to it later considering i'm fairly interested in A. Muscaria. i'd like to grow a european supply if possible. also if this works out you should post about it. i'll try it someday and share the recipe with STS considering they told me that it's impossible to grow A. Muscaria without taking a ton of years (they also said that you need a tree)

Edit: if you have an STS account and find that it works you should be the one who does the honors

I dont know what STS is....

In the pdf the directions for the Holy Grail are in the second Holy Grail section (the first one tells you about the symbolism). The actual directions are short though the pdf is quite long and thorough....

You use the mushrooms to make it - so just pieces of the cap and stem, or even powdered amanita will work. You want it to be properly cured first though so the fungus it grows has the right alkaloids.

I need to go get a pot without holes in it this week, then I will start mine.... I will probably write a trip report after I find the opportunity to actually test and try it out

Hmm, yes, please go keep us updated on this. I don't know enough about the relationship between a. muscaria and their symbiot tree to know if that would work. Does the clay somehow stand in? Seems like you could grow a lot of fubgus in there whether you wanted or not after leaving grape juice in it to ferment for a couple days.... Interesting.

The clay is porous and creates a good surface for the culture to grow. That is why you use terracotta clay and not clay that is to vitrified. The juice feeds the fungus and also serves as the extraction liquid for you to drink.

Once you have your grail made you just put juice in it for 2 days and let it sit covered. Then you pour off the juice and water it down then drink it (watering it down apparently makes it stronger). You can do this as often as once a week with a single grail, and to keep the fungus alive you just feed it at least once a month.

The juice shouldnt ferment and the fungus grows when there is no juice in the pot.

To make a second grail from the first all you do is drink the grape juice you infused out of a second pot and the second pot turns into a grail automatically! So you can make an endless number of grails and each one can last a life time if you take care of it!

trav that sounds too good to be true lol

and how did you make tea, do you use extract or the actual mushroom itself?

You dont make tea - you just drink the grape juice you used (after it is watered down).

The guide I linked above has all the info and has recipes for tons of other stuff too - how to make amanita communion wafers for example! lol

Smoking is really mild and no body issues. The mushroom from what I read is not poisonous - I even found a guy who has been ingesting it daily for over 30 years supposedly.... There's a video on youtube somewhere of him eating a giant one raw just to show that it isnt poison at all.

To smoke you peel off the top of the cap - the red skin with the orange goo underneath it. Supposedly the goo is the most active part and you have to smoke a bit, so you want to use the stronger part. Do whatever you like with the rest of the mushroom - make tea or just give it back to the earth if you like.....

With the cap skin and goo you just dry this part however you like (sun dry, by a heater, or low heat on the stove or oven ect). When its dry grind it up and smoke it. I mix mine with some other herbs to help it burn.

It burns really weird and you have to smoke a lot of it - can get a little harsh, but the flavor isnt bad. It can be really powerful mixed with a gram or two of psilocybin mushies. I usually find 3-4 spliffs of this to be a good amount when shared with another person....

Really good before bed if you want lucid dreams.

Probably because many people are afraid of nausea and many books wrongly list amanita as poison. Also - it is easy to grow psilocybin mushrooms under your bed or in a closet and sell them to people...

People usually stick to what is easily available or what they know, or what other people tell them. I didnt try Amanita for a long time because I read all the same things you did probably - but when I did finally try them I found that they might be one of my favorite medicines to work with...

They have a long history of traditional usage from almost every continent on the planet, so people have certainly been using them for a while...

It's nice to see you at the nexus Travsha, I'm red from SA btw. I've been dying to try that method out myself but never got around to it. To say that I'm interested in your results is an understatement!

Cool to see you here - I havent visited that site in a long time...

Smoking the amanita has been insightful so far but I am really looking forward to making the grail... Cant wait to go deeper with amanita!

guys, want to try to contact each other in the dream world? it has been documented and possible. i don't know if you could do it on amanita muscaria but i know that african dream herb and regular lucid dreaming can allow for you to visit someone in a dream. i forget where it was documented, i'll look for it.

also i might try a higher dose next time. maybe tonight. not smoked, so far i've been getting headaches both from bong and pipe, although it mixes very well with cannabis. very... but the mushroom itself (in my opinion when oral) is just as if not more psychoactive than cannabis. so far from eating it i haven't observed any negative effects on the body. and i remember that video with that guy walking, talking about amanita muscaria and eating it. i would have properly dried it though.

Edit: i did notice a really good buzz from A. Muscaria. i also notice certain types of thinking is enhanced. very psychoactive and i don't think it's the same thing as Pscilocybin, but it's really interesting. i'll have to try this holy grail sometimes!

My first strong amanita experience was almost like a trial/classroom environment. I remember standing in a giant open warehouse and was moving boxes from one side to the next with my mind. I had the great idea to imagine every box moved instead of one at a time and I went into one hell of a time warp loop with me getting slapped in the face thousands of times lol. They are one hell of an experience.

I think they require a lot of trial and error before one makes much sense out of their trips. I haven't ever found a middle ground yet. It seems like they aren't working very well in one moment and the next moment I'm lost inside of my head. YMMV of course, perhaps with the correct technique....

Interesting experiences.... So far when the amanita has taken me deep I have been able to understand exactly what was being shown....

First time I ever smoked amanita I was carried through a vortex in the sky... Saw a book there - the sacred grimiore of my family. Amanitas showed me a connection to the fungi through my ancestors and took me into a past life... There was a lot more, but it is all very very personal. Powerful stuff for me though and I learned a lot from it...

Most times have been milder then that, but a couple experiences where they took me deeper makes me very interested in eating/drinking instead of only smoking....

Right now I got my specimens and they are dried and prepped, so today I am going to the store to see if I can find a suitable terracotta cup or bowl that doesnt have a hole in the bottom for draining soil.... If I dont find any I might need to order one from Amazon, but if I find what I am looking for I might be able to start my grail tonight!

Why not read the guide I posted? There are tons of recipes in there....

I havent made tea before, and off the top of my head dont remember what others have told me dosage wise, so I would have to look it up and I would start with that pdf....

Sounds like the pdf would be a good read for you - has lots of awesome info in there about different dosages ect...

Here's some inspiration for ya.

dude! those amanita's literally just made me smile! it kinda made my dad a little, thanks for the pics!

I'm interested! Over here I haven't found any yet, but it shouldn't be long now I have a journey or two to make first, but after that!