Mushroom Magick: A Visionary Field Guide by Arik Moonhawk Roper


Mushroom Magick: A Visionary Field Guide
Title : Mushroom Magick: A Visionary Field Guide
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ISBN : 0810996316
ISBN-10 : 9780810996311
Language : English
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 144
Publication : First published April 1, 2009

For centuries hallucinogenic mushrooms have participated in a sublime relationship with humankind, thanks to their psychoactive chemicals that shift and modify the human mind. Arik Roper's exquisite painted portraits of magic mushrooms illustrate more than 90 of the known hallucinogenic species from around the world. He captures their powerful auras, adding to a tradition of Mushroom art that stretches back more than 400 years.
Popular culture critics Erik Davis and Daniel Pinchbeck provide background and testimony in elegant essays, and mushroom expert Gary Lincoff contributes notes. This beautifully designed and profusely illustrated mushroom bible will appeal to nature lovers, mushroom hunters, and enthusiasts of all things psychedelic.

Mushroom Magick: A Visionary Field Guide Reviews

  • David

    Dozens of gorgeous watercolors, labeled with genus and species names. Fun and succinct introductions by writers and psychonauts Daniel Pinchbeck and Erik Davis, as well as respected mycologist Gary Lincoff. Roper has a unique style that celebrates the natural beautry and mystery of the mushroom.

  • Brittany Jerlinga

    This is an absolutely gorgeous little book. As a science nerd and illustrator with a fascination for mycoremediation and mycology in general this was right up my alley. There's starting to be a lot of good evidence for psilocybin group! While I couldn't give a rat's nugget about the psychotropic qualities, this is a must have if you love art or fungi!

  • Katrina McCollough

    Amazing illustrations!

  • Erik

    I am not interested in consuming psychedelic mushrooms. This book is worth the purchase simply for Arik's wonderful artwork.

  • Dov

    Basically an illustration book with short and vague destriptions of various psychoactive mycelium, the images are accurate but lightly embellished, so not a field guide , but more of a creatively inspired vision of the fungi.

  • S

    I learned that most mushrooms with psilocybin (sp?)will bruise blue... good to know!

  • Keith

    Lots of good watercolor paintings of psychoactive mushrooms with a good intro by Daniel Pinchbeck.

  • Khianna Bellamy/Howard/Wolstenholme

    Thank you my little white ninja!