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Book SynopsisFilled with beautiful color photographs, Divine Mushrooms and Fungi is a must-have for anyone who wants to step into the magic mushroom field of ethnomycology. With detailed information on how to distinguish magic mushrooms from potentially dangerous lookalikes, this guide also features a detailed history of the ritual use of magic mushrooms among pre-Columbian inhabitants of the New World and the evolution of the use of psychedelic fungi from sacred rituals to today's recreational use. Common epithets used for naming mushrooms around the world are accompanied by photographs and descriptions of both magic mushrooms and their poisonous lookalikes. An ideal companion for mushroom-gathering forays, Divine Mushrooms and Fungi provides readers with the sacred knowledge that can lead to a visionary experience.
Trade Review"If you are truly fanatic about the literature of psilocybin, then this book is surely intended for your eyeballs." -- Paul Krassner, author of Magic Mushrooms and Other Highs and From Toad Slime to Ecstasy "John W. Allen, the mushroom man, is our celestial tour guide in a school without walls. Rogue scholar, adventurer and gentleman forager, his works surrounding psychedelic mushrooms are 'must reads.' Allen's books are essential and always a treat." -- Thomas Lyttle, editor of Psychedelic Monographs and Essays and Psychedelics Reimagined
