Fantastic fungi : how mushrooms can heal, shift consciousness & save the planet / edited and introduction by Paul Stamets ; afterword by Louie Schwartzberg.
"Text written by Matthew Gilbert; all essays were based on interview transcripts and were reviewed or revised by interviewees when possible." Page [184] Companion to the film, The magic beneath us. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Section I: FOR THE PLANET: The Sky Is Falling, But There's A Net / Paul Stamets -- Spotlight On: Old-Growth Forests: Carbon Warriors / Paul Stamets -- No Straight Lines / Jay Harman -- Fungi Facts: Wearable, Buildable Mycelium -- The Wood Wide Web / Merlin Sheldrake -- Fungi Facts: Billions and Billions / Nik Money -- Mushroom Mad! / Giuliana Furci -- Cultivating Myco-Literacy / Peter McCoy -- Spotlight On: Fungi Activism -- Fungi: A Bee's Best Friend / Steve Sheppard -- Mycoremediation: Growing Pains And Opportunities / Daniel Reyes -- Spotlight On: The Amazon Mycorenewal Project -- Spotlight On: Fungal Cleaners -- The Mushroom Revolution Is Here / Tradd Cotter -- The Sky Is Falling, But There's A Net / Paul Stamets -- SECTION II: FOR THE BODY: Our Global Immune System / Paul Stamets -- Spotlight On: A "Tail" Of Recovery / Paul Stamets -- Fungi Facts: The Health Benefits And Varieties Of Medicinal Mushrooms -- Fungi as Food and Medicine For Plants (And Us) / Eugenia Bone -- Delicious Mushroom Recipes -- Fungi Facts: The First Cultivated Mushroom -- A Forager's Homage / Gary Lincoff -- Spotlight On: Gary Lincoff: Myco-Visionary (1942-2018) -- A Mushrooming Of Interest / Britt Bunyard -- Spotlight On: Desert Truffles / Elinoar Shavit -- Fungi Facts: Mushrooms Across Time: An Ancient History / Elinoar Shavit -- Growing Your Own / Kris Holstrom -- Fungi Facts: Eating Wild / Katrina Blair -- Mushrooms to the People / William Padilla-Brown -- Our Global Immune System / Paul Stamets -- SECTION III: FOR THE SPIRIT -- Afterword / Louis Schwartzberg.. Psilocybin In A Test Tube / Nicholas V. Cozzi -- Doorways to Transcendence / Roland Griffiths -- Spotlight On: Touching The Sacred / Alex Grey -- A Guide Through the Maze / Mary Cosimano -- Spotlight On: Johns Hopkins Session Transcripts -- Spotlight On: Sacred Ceremony / Adele Getty -- A Good Death / Stephen Ross -- Spotlight On: Psilocybin Research: A Clinical Resurrection / Charles Grob -- The Mysteries of Self-Ness / Franz Vollenweider -- Spotlight On: Microdosing: Real Or Placebo? -- Of Apes And Men / Dennis McKenna -- Counterpoint: The Stoned Ape Theory -- Not / Andrew Weil -- Mystical Experiences Across Religious Traditions / William Richards -- Spotlight On: Council On Spiritual Practices / Heffter Research Institute -- Spotlight On: Meditation And Psilocybin / Vanja Palmers -- Changing the Game / Paul Stamets -- Afterword / Louis Schwartzberg..
Summary:
"Companion to the film Fantastic Fungi. Contributions from Michael Pollan, Andrew Weil, Eugenia Bone, and many more expterts make Fantastic Fungi an awe-inspiring visual journey through the exotic, little-known realm of fungi and its amazing potential to positively influence our lives. An all-star team of professional and amateur mycologists, artists, foodies, ecologists, doctors, and explorers joined forces with time-lapse master Louie Schwartzberg to create Fantastic Fungi, the life-affirming, mind-bending film about mushrooms and their mysterious interwoven rootlike filaments called mycelium. What this team reveals will blow your mind and possibly save the planet. This visually compelling companion book of the same name, edited by preeminent mycologist Paul Stamets, will expand upon the film in every way through extended transcripts, new essays and interviews, and additional facts about the fantastic realm of fungi. Fantastic Fungi is at the forefront of a mycological revolution that is quickly going mainstream. In this book, learn about the incredible communication network of mycelium under our feet, which has the proven ability to restore the planet?s ecosystems, repair our health, and resurrect our symbiotic relationship with nature. Fantastic Fungi aspires to educate and inspire the reader in three critical areas: First, the text showcases research that reveals mushrooms as a viable alternative to Western pharmacology. Second, it explores studies pointing to mycelium as a solution to our gravest environmental challenges. And, finally, it details fungi?s marvelous proven ability to shift consciousness. Motivating both the visually stunning film and this follow-up book is an urgent mission to change human consciousness and restore our planet." -- Publisher's description
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.