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🚨Delighted to announce that Psilocybe Pickers: A Short History of Bemushroomed Britons by Robert Dickins (@cofgodas) is out now! It tells the story of how these fungi entered British consciousness, the bemushroomed Britons who took them, and how the authorities policed them 🧵

@seftonhanley Thanks @seftonhanley ❤️📖

@psypre I just finished the book, which somehow sat in my todo list for far too long. A superb biography and catalogue of a life well lived. RIP Smiles and well written Andy.

Just learned that Alston Hughes (aka Smiles) has died - RIP my friend, a life well lived 😥💕

Psilocybe Pickers tells the story of how these psychedelic fungi entered British consciousness in the twentieth century, the bemushroomed Britons who took them on as part of their culture, and how the authorities tried to police them. psychedelicpress.co.uk/products/psilo…

❤️📖➡️ "Holding space is an ancient art that takes many forms. The approaches I describe here are rooted in the wisdom of ancient cultures and informed by the latest scientific research" - author @JulianVayne psychedelicpress.co.uk/products/trip-…

A lovely review by @MikeFiorito3 of Psilocybe Pickers: A Short History of Bemushroomed Britons... 🙏❤️📖 psychedelicpress.co.uk/products/psilo…

Putting the psi back into psilocybin - On psychedelomancy & exceptional psychedelic experiences Latest Substack, exploring the paranormal experiences of the original pioneers of psychedelic science in the 50s & 60s on their initial altered excursions! tinyurl.com/2mvw7w7d

Wahoo! 🥳 The next Breaking Convention conference is back this May in London - and will no doubt be another fabulous day of psychedelic talks & community. Check out @breakingcon for more information and to get some tickets ❤️🙏⬇️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/breaking-con…

"At some point during his tenure with Stark in Paris, Kemp created what was to become the infamous ‘brown acid’ distributed at the 1969 Woodstock festival..." - Andy Roberts psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/acid-chemist…

For Bristol folk and beyond, author Robert Dickins is giving a talk next month on the history of Bemushroomed Britons for The Psychedelic Society... come along! dandelion.events/e/y0p4g

The real problem of AI consciousness is that you can’t know either way. I suggested a couple of ideas for an AI consciousness test though. @NoemaMag @anilkseth @berggruenInst @psypre psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/the-hard-pro…

Psilocybe Mushroom Pickers in Britain open.substack.com/pub/psychedeli…

The eBook of Trip Sitting: The Art and Science of Holding Psychedelic Space by @JulianVayne is out now! amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GGS1XZLM/

Following on from my interview with @matthabusby for DoubleBlind last week I've further extended some of those insights into the highly speculative psychedelic origins of (or contributions to) language evolution into a new Substack post - davidluke543044.substack.com/p/reawakening-…

Some lovely reviews of Trip Sitting: The Art and Science of Holding Psychedelic Space by Julian Vayne starting to appear in the wild....

Our review of Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life of Terence McKenna by @edgecentral ⬇️ psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/terence-mcke…

In Microcosms: Sacred Plants of the Americas, Jill Pflugheber and Steven F White have given us a glimpse into the inner botanical workings of some of world’s most enigmatic plants. psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/microcosms

Trip Sitting is your guide for supporting safe, meaningful psychedelic journeys. Informed by cutting-edge science & extensive real-world experience, it offers practical insights into the skills, techniques, & mindset that every effective trip sitter needs psychedelicpress.co.uk/products/trip-…

Lovely review of our latest couple of publications - Trip Sitting & Psilocybe Pickers - by @The_Mad_Artist ❤️📖 ⬇️ madartistrogerkeen.substack.com/p/mushroom-pic…

Thanks @PsydelicsToday

"Psilocybe Pickers tell the story of how a culture that started life in the shadows slowly blossomed in every corner of Britain’s landscape, transforming into a staple part of recreational, regional scenes." psychedelicstoday.com/2025/12/19/psi…