Guest peaceful warrior Posted May 4, 2002 Share Posted May 4, 2002 Someone was asking what "fly agaric" means. Well for those of you who don't know "fly agaric" is the common name of the entheogenic (psychedelic) mushroom 'Amanita Muscaria' which is found in many parts of Europe and was used in ancient times by oracles in Greece and Rome. It was also used by shamen in Russia. It is not one of the psychedelic mushrooms containing psylociben (not sure how to spell it) and has to be prepared the right way or it is toxic. Anyway, so now you know what is behind the name of the recent side project (found on the Unusual Suspects compilation) between Simon Posford and Infected Mushroom. I know some people were wanting to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathPosture Posted May 4, 2002 Share Posted May 4, 2002 Thanx dude... I was wondering what the hell that meant! Stay fresh! DeathPosture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Avogaden Posted May 4, 2002 Share Posted May 4, 2002 yeah!! Cool... I never thought about about but now that u mention.... nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JanUa Posted May 4, 2002 Share Posted May 4, 2002 the name for amanita muscaria in flemish is vliegezwam ... wich means fly-fungus ... this fungus was also used by Belgians or 'galliers' (asterix and Obelix ) They ate this mushroom whenever they went to war ... they got butt naked and painted their bodies blue and than came storming down a hill towards the enemy screaming like animals waving their swords. Most of the times they didn't have to fight cause their aggressive approach always scared the enemy off before they even began batteling ) thank u fly-agaric, you helped my forefathers survive . . . . . . . . . . .....3ô.. . . . . . )) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reece Posted May 5, 2002 Share Posted May 5, 2002 just some more trivial info: its the classic fairytale mushroom, u know, the red cap with white spots! the effects can be prolonged by drinking the urine of someone who has injested the mushroom! one of the earliest uses was by siberian shamans who injested it as a 'super-human' substance, allowing them to cross the freezing tundra plains without freezing to death. dont try it at home!!! its HIGHLY toxic!!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eris Posted May 6, 2002 Share Posted May 6, 2002 just don't eat these shrooms raw,or there's a chance of lapsing into a death-like coma! --seriously!! there's a book called 'strange fruit' that deals with the history of the use of this one[can't remember the author's name]where the guy tells of the possible use of the amanita by the christ-figure to simulate his own death on the cross and subsequent recovery 3 days later[the joseph of arimathea/christ emigration to england conspiracy idea-interesting] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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