Psilocybin in Science Before Prohibition: A Forgotten History
When we speak of this current moment, as psychedelics undergo an alleged “renaissance”, we often ignore a past that many people never learned. It’s a past in which psilocybin was a legitimate pharmaceutical, sold under a brand name and distributed by one of the...
Psilocybe ochraceocentrata – Hidden in Plain Sight
If you follow the world of magic mushroom microscopy, you've almost certainly encountered the spores of Natal Super Strength or Transkei. They're among the most popular specimens in the hobby, studied by enthusiasts and researchers alike. Like pretty much everyone...
Are Psychedelic Retreats Worth the Trip?
“Most men and women lead lives at the worst so painful, at the best so monotonous, poor and limited that the urge to escape, the longing to transcend themselves if only for a few moments, is and has always been one of the principal appetites of the soul.” -Aldous...
The Curious Case of the Grey-Market Mushroom Edibles
The views and opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the author, and are not representative of Inoculate the World as a company. "Magic Mushroom" Edibles are Everywhere. What's the Deal? Six years ago, very few American psychedelic users had...
The Path Forward for Psychedelic Therapy
Everyone’s talking about the psychedelic renaissance, and the medical applications for psychedelics are a huge part of that discussion. Psychedelic legalization has been a winding path in the United States. The War on Drugs of the 1960s ushered in a ‘psychedelic dark...
The Rising Potential of Indigenous African Mushroom Cultivation
When we think of gourmet mushrooms, we typically think of the classics: oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) and shiitake (Lentinula edobes), or perhaps the lesser-known but equally delicious chestnut mushrooms (Pholiota adiposa). Beyond this familiar lineup,...
Carlos Castaneda: Anthropologist, Mystic, and Visionary.
Carlos Castaneda is one of the most notable figures in the late 60’s New Age countercultural movement. He began his career as a young anthropologist studying shamanic traditions with Peyote, Datura, and magic mushrooms, and died as a controversial figure. He’s...
Groundbreaking New Research on the Origins of Psilocybin
Tracing the Genealogy of Psilocybin Close your eyes and imagine an Earth before humans, before borders, before time itself. Before Doordash and doomscroll, before innocence and guilt, there was only this: the Precambrian soup from which all organic life emerged. Cells...
Unearthing The Terence McKenna Archive
Bring up Terence McKenna to the average psychedelic mushroom enthusiast and you’re bound to hear any number of the following things: tales of personal encounters with the elusive machine-elves; an vaguely tasteless impression of his vaguely extraterrestrial voice; a...