Interesting article tweeted by the legendary Paul Stamets:

https://attheu.utah.edu/science-technology/mushroom-causes-fairytale-like-hallucinations/

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Which reminded me of the lion's mane I got from the farmers market in Adeje, Tenerife the other day.

> Although Lanmaoa asiatica is a recent scientific discovery, the knowledge and use of this psychoactive mushroom may have much deeper ancient roots in Chinese culture. A prominent Daoist text from the 3rd century CE refers to a “flesh spirit mushroom,” which, according to the text, if consumed raw, allows one to “see a little person” and “attain transcendence immediately.”