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Magic Mushroom Explorer: Psilocybin and the Awakening Earth
A visionary guide to safely using psilocybin mushrooms to tap in to the wisdom of Nature and reconnect humanity to the biosphere
• Explores the ecopsychological effects of wild psychedelic mushrooms, including enhanced biophilia, expanded awareness, eco-shamanic encounters, and access to the ancient wisdom that binds all life on Earth
• Examines the most recent scientific studies on psilocybin in the U.S. and U.K.
• Details the author’s work to keep the use of psilocybin mushrooms legal in the U.K. and shows that an irrational rejection of scientific evidence underlies the harsh war against psychedelic states of consciousness
Psilocybin, the active ingredient found in psychedelic mushrooms, is an invaluable natural resource for spiritually revivifying the human psyche and reconnecting us to the biosphere and the vast intelligence of Nature. Interweaving the most recent scientific studies in the United States and Britain, more than 25 years of sacred mushroom exploration, and behind-the-scenes details on the political wars against psychedelics, Simon G. Powell offers a guide to safely navigating and maximizing the healing and spiritual potential of psilocybin.
Powell explores the ecopsychological effects of wild psychedelic mushrooms, including enhanced biophilia, expanded awareness, mystical visions, and eco-shamanic encounters. He reveals how the beings and otherworldly teachers common in psilocybin experiences are actually emissaries from our higher consciousness that emerge when the floodgates of perception have been opened. He shares vivid descriptions from many of his own psilocybin journeys and shows how the mushroom offers a path of return to the ancient wisdom binding all life on Earth, a wisdom conveyed through tutorial visions and higher modes of perception. Illustrating psilocybin’s healthful properties, now acknowledged by mainstream science, Powell describes his activism in the fight to keep psilocybin mushroom use legal in the U.K. and shows that an irrational rejection of scientific evidence underlies the harsh war against psychedelic states of consciousness.
Laying the groundwork for a new relationship with our biosphere, Powell shows how the Earth’s psychedelic medicines can reconnect us to the spirituality and wisdom of Nature and bring the human race back from the brink of ecological and existential disaster.
• Explores the ecopsychological effects of wild psychedelic mushrooms, including enhanced biophilia, expanded awareness, eco-shamanic encounters, and access to the ancient wisdom that binds all life on Earth
• Examines the most recent scientific studies on psilocybin in the U.S. and U.K.
• Details the author’s work to keep the use of psilocybin mushrooms legal in the U.K. and shows that an irrational rejection of scientific evidence underlies the harsh war against psychedelic states of consciousness
Psilocybin, the active ingredient found in psychedelic mushrooms, is an invaluable natural resource for spiritually revivifying the human psyche and reconnecting us to the biosphere and the vast intelligence of Nature. Interweaving the most recent scientific studies in the United States and Britain, more than 25 years of sacred mushroom exploration, and behind-the-scenes details on the political wars against psychedelics, Simon G. Powell offers a guide to safely navigating and maximizing the healing and spiritual potential of psilocybin.
Powell explores the ecopsychological effects of wild psychedelic mushrooms, including enhanced biophilia, expanded awareness, mystical visions, and eco-shamanic encounters. He reveals how the beings and otherworldly teachers common in psilocybin experiences are actually emissaries from our higher consciousness that emerge when the floodgates of perception have been opened. He shares vivid descriptions from many of his own psilocybin journeys and shows how the mushroom offers a path of return to the ancient wisdom binding all life on Earth, a wisdom conveyed through tutorial visions and higher modes of perception. Illustrating psilocybin’s healthful properties, now acknowledged by mainstream science, Powell describes his activism in the fight to keep psilocybin mushroom use legal in the U.K. and shows that an irrational rejection of scientific evidence underlies the harsh war against psychedelic states of consciousness.
Laying the groundwork for a new relationship with our biosphere, Powell shows how the Earth’s psychedelic medicines can reconnect us to the spirituality and wisdom of Nature and bring the human race back from the brink of ecological and existential disaster.
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 19, 2015
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February 6, 2017
“All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling. To be natural is to be obvious, and to be obvious is to be inartistic.” - Oscar Wilde
I don't doubt this author's good intentions or excessive experience in the field, but exactly because of that I would expect something more than a few trip reports, loaded with rather beginner philosophy level afterthoughts. I was expecting something more, and perhaps that was my mistake.
I don't doubt this author's good intentions or excessive experience in the field, but exactly because of that I would expect something more than a few trip reports, loaded with rather beginner philosophy level afterthoughts. I was expecting something more, and perhaps that was my mistake.
January 24, 2016
I started reading it because of a recent interest in mushrooms. I found the book to be too anecdotal and not really as mind blowing as one would hope.
February 16, 2018
Book consists of overly long trip stories (and reports on the trekking adventures of the author), author explaining his tree-hugging philosophy and some opinions on psilocybins legal status as a drug.
I was expecting more scientific take on the topic; e.g. how does it affect personality short and long term but was let down.
At some points the book is entertaining but it fails to follow any kind of logic and could have been compressed to the half of its current length while delivering its core messages.
I was expecting more scientific take on the topic; e.g. how does it affect personality short and long term but was let down.
At some points the book is entertaining but it fails to follow any kind of logic and could have been compressed to the half of its current length while delivering its core messages.
June 28, 2022
Excellent read. Thoroughly enjoyed it and it’s endlessly fascinating subject.
April 19, 2025
There are way better books and for free. While the book offers interesting insights into psilocybin and its potential benefits, it often feels repetitive and lacks depth in some areas. The personal anecdotes and scientific research were engaging, but I was hoping for more substance and clearer connections between psilocybin’s effects and the broader environmental and spiritual topics it touches on. It felt more like an introductory exploration rather than a deep dive, and some sections could have been more thoroughly developed.
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