Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide
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- Author：Paul Stamets
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Summary
From the author of GROWING GOURMET AND MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS comes the only identification guide exclusively devoted to the world's psilocybin-containing mushrooms。 Detailed descriptions and color photographs for over 100 species are provided， as well as an exploration of their long-standing （and often religious） use by ancient peoples and their continued significance to modern-day culture。 Some of the species included have just been discovered in the past year or two， and still others have never before been photographed in their natural habitats。
Reviews
Alex Lee
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Most of this book is a guide to identifying mushrooms。 Stamets is working to help people find potent mushrooms in the wild and to avoid killing themselves by eating ones that can lead to death。 I'm not going to use his book in this manner， but it is interesting to see how wide the variety of mushrooms there are， and to note how novel and undocumented many of the species/genus are。 Most of this book is a guide to identifying mushrooms。 Stamets is working to help people find potent mushrooms in the wild and to avoid killing themselves by eating ones that can lead to death。 I'm not going to use his book in this manner， but it is interesting to see how wide the variety of mushrooms there are， and to note how novel and undocumented many of the species/genus are。 。。。more
M
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Very informative， also read a book " Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion "。 Very informative， also read a book " Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion "。 。。。more
Andrew Bocz
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Still pretty much the standard for the genus Psilocybe。 Due to its age （and some would say Stamets willful oversight） there are many errors in the taxonomy。 I always enjoy reference books where the author's love of the subject comes through in his writing。 The pictures are useful for identification even if the taxonomic name used may be deprecated。 He understands that readers of this book are usually also looking to consume these mushrooms and he appropriately covers the dangerous lookalikes in Still pretty much the standard for the genus Psilocybe。 Due to its age （and some would say Stamets willful oversight） there are many errors in the taxonomy。 I always enjoy reference books where the author's love of the subject comes through in his writing。 The pictures are useful for identification even if the taxonomic name used may be deprecated。 He understands that readers of this book are usually also looking to consume these mushrooms and he appropriately covers the dangerous lookalikes in detail。 I would recommend a better book on this niche subject if there was one， but for now this is it。 。。。more
Laurel
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Excellent writing。 The first section is thoroughly referenced and provides satisfactory information on helping one's understanding of this type of mushroom hunting。 The photos are full colour and highly detailed， and several charts are included to help with identification as well as further warnings about the seriousness of proper identification。 Paul Stamets is a noteworthy expert with a lot of knowledge on mycology。 Excellent writing。 The first section is thoroughly referenced and provides satisfactory information on helping one's understanding of this type of mushroom hunting。 The photos are full colour and highly detailed， and several charts are included to help with identification as well as further warnings about the seriousness of proper identification。 Paul Stamets is a noteworthy expert with a lot of knowledge on mycology。 。。。more
Esther
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Es una excelente guía hecha por un hombre que ha dedicado su vida al estudio de los hongos， no solo psilocybes， también hongos medicinales y gourmet。Tiene una TED talk sobre 5 formas en que los hongos pueden ayudarnos a solucionar la crisis ecológica que vivimos。 Sin embargo le daría si se pudiera 4。5 estrellas al libro porque no todas las especies están ilustradas。 Se debe complementar la información buscando fotos de ejemplares en Internet。 Esta guía se basa en gran medida en los trabajos del Es una excelente guía hecha por un hombre que ha dedicado su vida al estudio de los hongos， no solo psilocybes， también hongos medicinales y gourmet。Tiene una TED talk sobre 5 formas en que los hongos pueden ayudarnos a solucionar la crisis ecológica que vivimos。 Sin embargo le daría si se pudiera 4。5 estrellas al libro porque no todas las especies están ilustradas。 Se debe complementar la información buscando fotos de ejemplares en Internet。 Esta guía se basa en gran medida en los trabajos del micólogo mexicano Gastón Guzmán （1932-2016）， egresado del Instituto Politécnico Nacional; quien es la referencia obligada del género Psilocybes a nivel mundial。 。。。more
Marcos
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¡Atención！ Si estás pensando en adquirir este libro porque tienes curiosidad por lo que pueda contar Stamets acerca de la historia de estos hongos， pierdes el tiempo。 Muchos otros libros profundizan con mayor atino en sus usos y cultura。 Pero esto no debería ser un problema， pues no es el objetivo que tenía el autor。 Lo que sí es un problema， probablemente， es que se quede corto en el desarrollo de su fin último: la presentación de una guía de identificación， catalogación y descripción del conju ¡Atención！ Si estás pensando en adquirir este libro porque tienes curiosidad por lo que pueda contar Stamets acerca de la historia de estos hongos， pierdes el tiempo。 Muchos otros libros profundizan con mayor atino en sus usos y cultura。 Pero esto no debería ser un problema， pues no es el objetivo que tenía el autor。 Lo que sí es un problema， probablemente， es que se quede corto en el desarrollo de su fin último: la presentación de una guía de identificación， catalogación y descripción del conjunto de hongos conocidos por la presencia del alcaloide psilocibina en alguna de sus especies。 Desde mi punto de vista， una guía con indudable sentido práctico no puede presentar un conjunto de dibujos anatómicos "aclaratorios" tan rudimentarios e indescifrables para el aficionado o novato， pues acaba por expulsar a éste de la utilidad de la obra。 Por otro lado， tampoco debería carecer de una clave dicotómica en condiciones que convenza al micólogo o biólogo de que ésta es la guía definitiva。 Entiendo la dificultad de crear una obra como ésta y valoro la intención del autor， pues， sin duda， se trata de un libro necesario。 Pero， desde mi punto de vista， el enfoque de éste es caótico y no sabe con claridad cuál es su público objetivo， pues se queda corto para ambas demografías: profesionales y legos。 En lo que sin duda destaca， sin embargo， es en la descripción de la ecología， de los hábitats predilectos y de los métodos básicos de identificación a grandes rasgos。 La conocida capacidad de Paul Stamets para divulgar conocimientos científicos es admirable y queda aquí una vez más patente。 Además， las pautas de dosificación y los gráficos de concentración de alcaloides para algunas especies pueden ser de mucha utilidad para el usuario que tenga interés en adentrarse con precaución en el consumo de estos hongos。En definitiva， se trata de un libro curioso， valorable más por su valentía y dificultad de publicación que por su verdadero sentido práctico。 Si no eres biólogo o no tienes ningún conocimiento de micología， no recomiendo que te animes a probar si has sido capaz de identificar con esta guía uno de estos hongos a través del paladar。 Consulta siempre con un profesional pues， como "guía de identificación"， éste es un libro más bien del montón a pesar de toda la información que contiene: llamarlo guía de campo hubiese sido más honesto。 Sin embargo， Stamets cae muy bien y su esfuerzo divulgativo es encomiable。 A pesar de los problemas que he señalado， me parece un libro recomendable si estás interesado en los Psilocybes o en los hongos en general y quieres ampliar tu conocimiento。 Nota: 3 / 5 。。。more
ar
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Hello Mr。FBI I just bought this book so I could know exactly which mushrooms to stay very far away from
Graham
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A lovely book。 I really enjoyed it。
Aaron
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In the introduction to this book， Paul Stamets relates the story of tripping on mushrooms with friends and predicting a disaster on a particular date a few weeks away and how， on that date upon driving past the drowned carcasses of cattle from recent torrential rains， it "shattered my concept of linear time。 The future can be foreseen。"This guy fucking loves mushrooms。 And Science。 Specifically， he loves mycology， the study of mushrooms。 I'm not sure how much he likes the rest of Science。This bo In the introduction to this book， Paul Stamets relates the story of tripping on mushrooms with friends and predicting a disaster on a particular date a few weeks away and how， on that date upon driving past the drowned carcasses of cattle from recent torrential rains， it "shattered my concept of linear time。 The future can be foreseen。"This guy fucking loves mushrooms。 And Science。 Specifically， he loves mycology， the study of mushrooms。 I'm not sure how much he likes the rest of Science。This book functions as a handbook about psychedelic mushrooms， and so I didn't exactly "read" it straight through like a chapter book。 I did enjoy his enthusiasm for his subject and can see how it'd be handy to have this book around if you were hunting/growing mushrooms for this purpose。 Despite his enthusiasm in the introduction， it's not really about tripping at all。I believe I'll check out his other book， "Mycelium Running" for more information on how he sees Mushrooms in our past， present， & future。Personal Note: You received this book in a 2015 Abitrary Day Redditgifts exchange。 。。。more
Owlseyes
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UPDATES:I've found these articles interesting http://www。scientificamerican。com/art。。。"Magic Mushrooms Create a Hyperconnected Brain"in: http://www。livescience。com/48502-magi。。。http://mic。com/articles/102724/scient。。。http://mic。com/articles/89829/scienti。。。http://www。collective-evolution。com/2。。。 I've just listened to his life-changing story。Stamets was around 19 and had bought $20 of mushrooms。 He thought the whole bag was one "dose"。 It was summer and the views of the Midwest were great UPDATES:I've found these articles interesting http://www。scientificamerican。com/art。。。"Magic Mushrooms Create a Hyperconnected Brain"in: http://www。livescience。com/48502-magi。。。http://mic。com/articles/102724/scient。。。http://mic。com/articles/89829/scienti。。。http://www。collective-evolution。com/2。。。 I've just listened to his life-changing story。Stamets was around 19 and had bought $20 of mushrooms。 He thought the whole bag was one "dose"。 It was summer and the views of the Midwest were great。 While he walked， he kept on eating the mushrooms; he climbed an oak tree to enjoy the landscape; yet， a storm was forming。Meanwhile the dose started kicking in; he'd perceive the air as liquid， he felt the vertigo。。。thunders stroke， he really felt for his life。 Maybe hugging onto the tree saved him; he felt he was going to die。 So far， he'd been a stutterer since a kid in school， one of special education， with a congenital problem。 He started repeating his mantra maybe one hundred times， maybe more， while holding onto the tree: "stop stuttering now"。。。。The next day he met a friendly lady who asked him how are you; he replied: "I am doing great"。 He was cured。Next is my today's harvest。 Twas a good evening， a good sunset， and the melody ringing in my head;Daisy， Daisy / Give me your answer， do。 。。。 。。。more
Leah
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Not particularly well designed -- definitely doesn't compare to the bibles 'Mushrooms Demystified' and 'All that the Rain Promises and More'。 I would expect better table of contents/indices from a purported identification guide。 Other useful details could also be labeled more clearly。 You'd think that a book on shrooms would be maximally lucid to address the most common use case。。。 Not particularly well designed -- definitely doesn't compare to the bibles 'Mushrooms Demystified' and 'All that the Rain Promises and More'。 I would expect better table of contents/indices from a purported identification guide。 Other useful details could also be labeled more clearly。 You'd think that a book on shrooms would be maximally lucid to address the most common use case。。。 。。。more
Maggie Mayhem
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This is a great companion to a larger book on mushroom identification。 It is what has been deliberately left out in most mycological texts but when read alone， everything looks like it's part of these few species。 This is a great companion to a larger book on mushroom identification。 It is what has been deliberately left out in most mycological texts but when read alone， everything looks like it's part of these few species。 。。。more
Josh Davis
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The bible of psifungi。
Alices
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Good Book。。。。very informative！
Nick
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Pretty fun and easy to read。 It's clear the author had fun with this。 Useful when doing field work if you are an amateur botanist/shaman。 My only gripe is that I wish there was a table or something in it or that it was organized by cap type， stem type， or some visible feature as opposed to species name。Definitely pick this up if you plan on doing field work， but expect to also take post it notes or margin notes。 Pretty fun and easy to read。 It's clear the author had fun with this。 Useful when doing field work if you are an amateur botanist/shaman。 My only gripe is that I wish there was a table or something in it or that it was organized by cap type， stem type， or some visible feature as opposed to species name。Definitely pick this up if you plan on doing field work， but expect to also take post it notes or margin notes。 。。。more
Stephanie
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very readable
Vincent
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The most essential psilocybin mushroom guide so far。 It skyrocketed my lurking fascination for psychedelics and their usage beyond recreation。 I was able to successfully identify and prepare different species thanks to Stamets pictures and very detailed descriptions。 It promotes a conscious and responsible approach and deals extensively with the poisonous look-a-likes。 Along with describing a lot of mushrooms individually there are chapters about the ancient history， sacred rituals， the art of w The most essential psilocybin mushroom guide so far。 It skyrocketed my lurking fascination for psychedelics and their usage beyond recreation。 I was able to successfully identify and prepare different species thanks to Stamets pictures and very detailed descriptions。 It promotes a conscious and responsible approach and deals extensively with the poisonous look-a-likes。 Along with describing a lot of mushrooms individually there are chapters about the ancient history， sacred rituals， the art of wild mushroom hunting， trip preparation， personal experiences and so on。。 。。。more
David Gross
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