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Aug
26
We read a very interesting article just now from Vail, Colorado, about going out into the woods and foraging for wild mushrooms. There was also a reference in it to Amanita muscaria and its use by shamans for hunting reindeer that you may find especially interesting. Here is what they said:
While some mushrooms are highly coveted, others are harmful. Luckily, only two per cent of wild mushrooms in Colorado are poisonous, and they’re easy to identify, Windsor said. Still others are steeped in legend.
Such is the case with the amanita muscaria, a psychoactive mushroom with a red cap and white dots. Windsor said shamans in Eurasia believed urine containing the mushroom’s toxins attracted reindeer. The shamans would eat the mushrooms, save their urine, and use it during the winter months to attract reindeer, he said.
Tempted to try this at home? Don’t.
“It’s not a pleasant hallucinogenic,” Windsor said of the spotted mushroom. “So I wouldn’t recommend it for recreational use.”
If you would like to read the whole story, it is available online here at the Vail Daily.