Experts Explore New Mushroom Which Causes Fairytale-Like Hallucinations

https://nhmu.utah.edu/articles/experts-explore-new-mushroom-which-causes-fairytale-hallucinations

57•astronads•2h ago

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astronads•2h ago

It is interesting how the hallucinations consistently represent tiny people/elves to the mushroom consumer, even across geography/culture.

I wonder what the brain is doing…

nospice•36m ago

Could be that the mushroom just temporarily interferes with the substances the elves put in our water supply to keep us in the dark?

egypturnash•35m ago

s/elves/government

joe8756438•32m ago

exactly, the real question is what the elves are doing while they’re unseen.

ok_dad•22m ago

They keep the universe running.

bell-cot•18m ago

Making toys, caring for reindeer, sleight maintenance, ...

And spook work for His Jolliness' Secret Service, to keep their Naughty and Nice databases current.

eykanal•11m ago

This is some real antimemetics stuff here :) (https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/antimemetics-division-hub if you're not familiar)

treetalker•34m ago

Would be interesting if the chemical mechanism is related or similar to the DMT one that creates the "machine elves" experience.

astronads•32m ago

Yeah, the machine elves rabbit hole is interesting for sure. I hope a lot more rigorous science delves into both mushrooms and DMT

flir•7m ago

These mushrooms are small, these elves are far away.

candiddevmike•37m ago

SWIM would like to know how to get paid as (instead of paying to be) "an expert who explores new mushrooms".

neogodless•25m ago

Someone Who Isn't Me?

MrDrone•21m ago

Yes, this was a common phrase in early psychedelic and other drug experience sharing forums. Like a verbal talisman people believe kept them from incriminating themselves. I haven't thought about it in years. Delightful.

isoprophlex•17m ago

Incredible! A mushroom that bruises blue, but the visions are seemingly unlike traditional tryptamines, and there's no psilocybin found in the mushroom. Also no muscimol present (the thing in Fly Agaric, the 'other' type of hallucinogenic mushroom compound) yet there's definitely a consistent syndrome of hallucinations if you eat it undercooked.

Could this mean we're on the brink of discovering an entirely new class of hallucinogens?

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