Thousands sign up to experience magic mushrooms as Oregon's novel psilocybin experiment takes off
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Oregon has taken an unprecedented step in offering psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, to the public.

Psilocybin tea, wind chimes and a tie-dye mattress await those coming to an office suite in Eugene to trip on magic mushrooms. For roughly six hours, adults over 21 can experience what many users describe as vivid geometric shapes, a loss of identity and a oneness with the universe.

Epic Healing Eugene — Oregon’s first licensed psilocybin service center — opened in June, marking the state’s unprecedented step in offering the mind-bending drug to the public. The center now has a waitlist of more than 3,000 names, including people with depression, PTSD or end-of-life dread.

No prescription or referral is needed, but proponents hope Oregon’s legalization will spark a revolution in mental health care.

  • WarmSoda@lemm.ee
    34·
    1 year ago

    I’ve never lost my sense of identity on shrooms. Or any drugs first that matter.

    • flux@lemmy.world
      131·
      1 year ago

      Well… You you most likely will if you take more. Just make sure you are in a safe space. I’ve been spirt guide to a few people who didn’t know what that means because they had never taken enough. It can be terrifying to some so I recommend a guide who has been there before.

      • WarmSoda@lemm.ee
        22·
        1 year ago

        Lol no I’m good. My drug days are behind me now. I’ve moved on to the prescription phase of life.

    • treefrog@lemm.ee
      41·
      1 year ago

      Few drugs will do it without also having an underlying sense of safety and security present.

      If you want to know what it feels like, find some 5-meo-dmt. Or smoke some nn-dmt while coming down off molly and in a safe environment.

      Personally, I found ego disolution through meditation before I found it with drugs, and I had taken some very high doses. Now I can take a much smaller dose of a tryptamine and let myself sink into that sense of safety.

      Once you trust in the process and assuming you’re in a safe space, you see how much it’s more about swt and setting, and less about the drug or dose.