Caine Barlow - Psilocybe cubensis: Identification, history, and diversity

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Psilocybe cubensis is a dung-loving fungus referred to colloquially as “magic mushrooms”, “cubes”, “cubies”, “gold tops”, “golden tops”, “golden teachers”. Psilocybe cubensis is considered a relatively easy-to-forage mushroom and is often depicted growing in open grassy fields with broad red-brown caps but also in advertisements spruiking bedroom cultivation style “shrooms”.
As one of the better-known species from the genus Psilocybe, this species has been associated with non-clinical use and the underground cultivated supply of “magic mushrooms”, but is now may be a source of medicine in Australia.
In this webcast, Caine will discuss the history, the taxonomy, and the cultural mystique that this species has developed over time. As a new chapter begins, we chart how this species has gone from an underground topic of citizen science to a poster child of new mycological research.
-- Bio - Caine Barlow --
Caine Barlow is a Mycologist and Fungi Educator based in Melbourne, Australia. Caine started foraging for mushrooms in the early 1990s, started cultivating gourmet fungi in the mid-2000s, and has been delivering mushroom cultivation workshops for over five years. He did his Bachelor of Science at the University of Tasmania and a Master of Science at the University of Melbourne, where his research project was based around Conservation Mycology.
Caine gives regular talks on mycology, ethnomycology, and teaches gourmet mushroom cultivation. He works closely with the Australian organisation Entheogenesis Australis, and is a co-founder of US-based organisation The Entheome Foundation. Caine has written for DoubleBlind, Third Wave, MicroDose, Healing Maps, and has a book project scheduled for release early 2024. He has taught mushroom cultivation through stand-alone cultivation workshops and masterclasses, has taught through DoubleBlind, Fungi Academy, Milkwood, and Mycommunity Applied Mycology, and has run workshops through mycological societies, at festivals, and conferences. He is a “Trusted Identifier” and a moderator on many Facebook fungi groups. Caine posts regularly on his Instagram, @guerrillamycology.
His website is www.guerrillamycology.com
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[@starburstmemories]

What a great summary of cubensis history...

[@freethoth]

Good to see this new post from Mr. Barlow. I enjoyed the content and saved it to my mycology folder for future reference. Keep up the Great Work.

[@TimBoss2000]

Handy stuff

[@hexedelic1899]

I love this video, I like how it covers the basic history of the mushroom and the strains 😊

[@johnberry1107]

History huh?
Thank you for this content.