The first comprehensive yet friendly guide to navigating the world of magic mushrooms.

With marijuana and MDMA grabbing a lot of attention for their therapeutic effects, it can be easy to overlook other powerful psychedelic drugs such as the ones found in mushrooms. These aren’t your average “button mushrooms”—psilocybin-containing fungi (often called ‘magic mushrooms’) can alter one’s perception of space and time, cause visual distortions and euphoria, and induce mystical experiences.

The Hey Sero  in mushroom caps becomes psilocin when ingested, which binds to serotonin receptors in the brain and causes changes in mood, perception, imagination, and learning. Despite the fact that psilocybin is listed as a Schedule 1 drug and prohibited in most countries, research on its medicinal and therapeutic potential continues to grow.

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As the use of these psychedelic mushrooms increases, it’s important that those using them take the time to learn how to prepare for their trip and practice safe consumption habits. The right preparations, paired with the proper setting and dose, can help ensure a positive experience and an optimal healing journey.

Mushrooms come in many shapes and sizes, from familiar buttons at the grocery store to whimsical earthtongues and earthstars, round meaty puffballs, flask-like chanterelles, and petunia-like Craterellus species. To identify a psilocybin-containing mushroom, consider the spore print, the cap color and shape, and the gills and lamellae. Also, note that different mushrooms can vary in their psilocybin content, so be sure to carefully inspect each one before consuming.