Psilocybin Mushroom Bible, The: The Definitive Guide to Growing and Using Magic Mushrooms

I originally bought "growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms" by Paul Stamets as my "mushroom bible" for growing normal, (not magic) edible mushrooms but found that it was very dated both in information and writing style and the pictures were all in black and white which was not good for identification. I was recommended this book by the chap who owns the UK based Gourmet Woodland Mushrooms site who apparently isn't shy talking about/advising on his use of magic mushrooms (despite me not wanting to hear it...). He said that this was a great book of reference for all mushrooms because a lot of the information was non-specific to magics and could be applied to the normal, edible mushrooms that I was interested in. I have to say, he was right! It's a great reference book for any mushrooms. It shows things like the life cycles of mycelium and techniques which can be applied in any situation. All the pictures and diagrams are excellent qulity and all in colour. A lot of the information about magic mushrooms will be wasted on me but it's worth it for the non-specific stuff alone that has helped me with ideas about improving my yields on things like lions mane, shitake, hen of the woods etc. Really happy. Only gripe is that it looks like nobody proof read the book - at all :') there's a few spelling and grammar blunders.

I bought this for a friend who researches and writes about mushroom medicinals, but I thought this "bible" would go into psilocybin in the different species, which it does in summary, but the majority of the book is on how to grow them (which is of course still illegal in the UK). I'll still give it to her, but she might think I've got completely the wrong impression of her "hobby" 😂 I've been trying to grow my own Turkey Tail shrooms - the information in this book is really useful for growing any mushroom and the colour images make the text much easier to understand.

If you're looking to get into this hobby this book Is perfect. Ive read this front to back, back to front and ALWAYS refer to this if I'm unsure. Why I like this book: -Bright clean up to date photos, this one alone is a winner, it's great to read something but I find it a lot easier to follow with pictures that clearly show how in simple steps how something should be performed and how it should look and sometimes unfortunately shouldn't look if you get it wrong which is all to easy if you don't follow the correct procedures. -Well written and humorous, ignore the negative reviews, they don't know what they're talking about. Can't wait for the next book. Mush love!

I love this book. It focuses on P.cubensis cultivation, from basic small set up to large scale using grain. Very interesting detail, with very useful, and also plenty pretty pictures of stages of growth. I like the tone that it's written in too. I would have liked some more detail in the liquid culture chapter, and some information on the method using an ultrasonic humidifier and a tent. But all in all this massively improves on my rudimentary knowledge based on a very old PF tek guide from the early internet.

It’s all there, clear and witty with helpful photos, every aspect is covered. If forced to criticise, I think a more progressive approach I.e. beginner through to experienced etc. might work better.

An interesting book.Very well written and packed with all you need to know about the subject. Well pleased 😊🍄

This is an awesome reference for beginners and takes you into intermediate level for better results once you feel more confident. The steps with photos make it so much easier to follow. Good humour makes it a fun read so it’s not all serious, scientific text and the science lingo is at a minimum. You couldn’t ask for more starting out and quickly feel confident following it.

Very knowledgeable, everything you need to know.

Great book

A good book for growing shrooms

Pena para quem nao entende ingles, mas nada que um google tradutor no celular com foto nao resolva com facilidade. Ele scaneia e le tudo traduzindo na hora quando vc tem dificuldade. O livro é realmente uma biblia do cultivo e instruções de cultivo.

🔬 use only. El libro es muy bonito. Muchas fotos por página. La impresión es en papel tipo fotográfico, no papel del común. A mi opinión, papel del cariño$o. El lenguaje es muy claro y objetivo, entendible pa cualquier neófito (yo). Por tanto, lectura fácil. Muchas imágenes cambian tu mente, tus percepciones. Un libro muy alucinante. Si no lo compras, es porque no lo quieres. Ve por él. BILR: book I would like to read 😍

Psilocybin is being experimented with by the medical community, is legal in different parts of the world, and may start being legalized in the USA. I have an entire library on this subject over the decades. I like the fact that the authors include guidelines and advice for safe usage. I still need to write my own little guide in that regard. I was pretty certain I did not have much to learn and I learned some things and I was surprised that they shared insights that (in my opinion) has been 'insider' secrets. This book is well written with great pictures. Being responsible with such knowledge, and being responsible in life and living is what empowers freedoms. If you are irresponsible with knowledge and experiences that is what leads to fear, laws, and all sorts of icky stuff. Do your research, do things right and from what I have read this book is an invaluable resource for new explorers, new amateur mycologists interested in this topic, as well as experienced people. I was going to write a book like this myself, I'm glad I don't have to, someone else did it and they did an outstanding job!! Be safe out there, knowledge is power, use it wisely ;)