Mushroom drug produces mystical experience

peejay · July 13, 2006

Mushroom drug produces mystical experience
Two-thirds of study participants rated it as one of top events in their lives

Associated Press

NEW YORK - People who took an illegal drug made from mushrooms reported profound mystical experiences that led to behavior changes lasting for weeks — all part of an experiment that recalls the psychedelic ’60s.

Many of the 36 volunteers rated their reaction to a single dose of the drug, called psilocybin, as one of the most meaningful or spiritually significant experiences of their lives. Some compared it to the birth of a child or the death of a parent.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13804613/

Growing up on the Texas Gulf coast in the late 60's and early 70's I remember kids from my neighborhood picking silly-cybin mushrooms in the cow pastures during the rainy season. It was a fad that faded out or the kids outgrew. I'm sure the mushrooms still pop up, but nobody notices them or cares.

There is no agenda or statement to this post. The article just brought back memories of my youth.