While not everyone can be a professional mycologist such as Paul Stamets, there are certain things you just should never - ever - do with magic mushrooms. And we’re not even talking about things to do during a trip. Reports have come in that a man who injected magic mushrooms into his bloodstream into himself has fallen victim to organ failure as the fungi began to develop in the body. “Even more alarming were the results of the blood test: the 'magic' mushrooms, which grow wel...

More and more places across the globe are getting introduced to the powers of psilocybin. Whether it’s through magic mushrooms, magic truffles (sclerotia) or even microdosing nasal sprays, the psychedelic compound has gained interest in every place it touches ground. Now, with laws around psilocybin changing in American states as well, a growing amount of Americans are seeing psilocybin-retreats as a possible thing of the near-future. Also Read: Magic truffles microdosing 101 P...

Are you interested in changing your life for the better? Odds are you have read about microdosing psychedelics. This rather new phenomenon has been gaining popularity rapidly across the world. One of the most popular ways to introduce micro-dosing to your life, is by using magic truffles, also known as psilocybin truffles or ‘sclerotia’. This underground-part of psychedelic mushrooms contain the rather special molecules psilocybin and psilocin. Let’s take a look at why microdos...

People often casually compare the effects of psychedelics like magic mushrooms, truffles, mescaline, DMT and LSD to dreams. But what if we can also link a scientific explanation to that equation? That's exactly what Enzo Tagliazucchi, a neuroscientist at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, has done. “Comparing the subjective experience of a hallucinogen to some aspect of neurochemistry could help explain how the brain spontaneously generates dreams” Dreamlike state The use...

UK regulators have just given the green light for a clinical trial to study whether the psychedelic compound dimethyltriptamine, or simply DMT, could be effective in assisting the future treatment of several mental problems, including depression. The Spirit Molecule, as DMT is often referred as, is one of the main ingredients in the hallucinogenic brew ayahuasca.  “By adopting responsible evidence-based research and development into psychedelic medicine, we hope to help rebrand these...

New research shows that cannabis around the world has become significantly stronger over the past 50 years. The University of Bath team behind the study synthesized data from over 80,000 cannabis samples tested over the past 50 years from street samples collected in the US, UK, France, Denmark, Italy, New Zealand and The Netherlands. So odds are if you put some in your bong or vaporizer tonight, it’s quite a bit stronger than it would have been years ago.  Also Read: W...

Ah, the first day of the week has almost passed. That means it’s time to relax, perhaps with some nice treats! For some that might be a tasty beer, others will pick a lovely cannabis joint or maybe even a space brownie. If you want to be sure that your cannabis high is completely under control, we advice you to just pick the first option. This is because eating cannabis edibles is much more unpredictable. Today we’re going to tell you all about why that is the case!  Also read:...

The world of psychedelics is about to explode. In a good sense - that is. Psychedelic research centers are being set up all over the world to understand the special powers of items like magic mushrooms, mescaline, ayahuasca and LSD. New research now shows that the way people will respond to psychedelics can be predicted by their personality. How that works? Count on Avalon Magic Plants to tell you all about it down below! “For example, people with a high degree of openness were most likel...

People who microdose psychedelics are often extremely positive about the outcome. For example, it could improve the mood and boost creativity, while the side effects are often not too bad. New research published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology juxtaposes the pros and cons of this phenomenon, with striking results.  “I’ve always been curious about mind-expansion: I’ve been meditating formally since I was 19, have had periods of extensive lucid dreaming train...

If you browse the blog of Avalon Magic Plants, you will find we have discussed the main active ingredient of magic mushrooms plenty of times. Psilocybin, a compound found in more than 200 species of fungus, are considered to be the main ingredient which causes psychedelic and hallucinogenic effects. But what if there was more to it than just psilocybin? What if we were just scratching the surface of the way magic mushrooms work in our body? Well, this is something chemist Jochum Gartz ...

A specialty life sciences company focused on the research and development of therapeutics for medical needs and rare disorders, has now introduced a pretty special method of using psilocybin. This compound is found inside magic mushrooms and magic truffles, which both might not be extremely suitable if psilocybin ever hits the medical market. The company developed an oral thin-film psilocybin product under a research partnership agreement with Reed Research Group out of the University of Wiscons...

While a lot of psychonauts here on Avalon Magic Plants have had their fair share of psychedelics, there’s one that’s more mysterious than all of them: DMT. One of the compounds in the Amazonian brew Ayahuasca has had a rich history of use for spiritual guidance, but now it may seem there’s some potential use of this specific compound in the medical field.  Also read: The biggest winner this US election: cannabis (and psilocybin...) Cognitive capacity Researchers of...

It seems like the election results in the United States will take a little longer to be revealed, but voters in various states across the country have been approving ballots and measures that have shown one true winner overall: cannabis. The Election Day seemed extremely positive when it come to legalizing the use and distribution of marijuana for either medical or adult-use purposes. Besides that, one state in particular even did the same for psilocybin - the active compound in magic mushrooms....

Magic Mushroom lovers feel like home here at Avalon Magic Plants. The reason is simple: we have everything you need to grow your own shrooms, whether you choose to use an easy to use magic mushroom grow kit, or use spores, syringes and other growing aids. The most popular way - especially for beginners - is to choose the former. In most cases, all you have to do is add a little water, after which you can grow quite a bunch of magic mushrooms.  But what do you do with all those fresh shroom...

Here at Avalon we have been talking a lot about the potential benefits of using psychedelics. For thousands of years, people have been using certain psychedelics to help with mental and physical problems. Now, a group of scientists suggest that microdosing these substances may actually help with improving mental health.  “Forty-four percent of all respondents perceived that their mental health was much better and 35.8% perceived that it was somewhat better because of microdosing&rdqu...