BY PSYLOCYBE FANATICUS
Psilocybe Cubensis can produce very weak specimens. This happens with mature specimens that have begun sporulation. They have turned darker colors and the cap margins turn up beyond plain (like an inverted umbrella). These specimens are indeed weakly potent and not worth taking. The mushroom is past its prime for a psychedelic source if the cap has opened, the veil has torn away, the gills are dark brown and purple spore deposits are seen gathering on the stem.
In the literature, the potency of Psilocybe Cubensis is regarded as mediocre. But the secret to potency can be found in an analogy of Hemp. In Hemp, only certain parts of the plant at certain maturities make for potent highs. In other words, the stems and leaves are basically waste and only a certain small percentage of the plant is selected for the potent high. There is a similarity with the mushrooms and this selectivity. P.Cubensis can achieve a base line psilocybin content of 1% (similar to Psilocybe Semilanceata). But this entirely depends on what the mushroom is grown on (brown rice), its age or maturity (young), its sporulation cycle (pre-sporulation), and the way it is harvested and preserved (cool dried - if dried).
So when harvesting, pick all of the tiny primordia that stop growing (abhort) and the small mutant growths (round blobs - no heads ect). Do this as soon as it can be determined that they are not developing into normal specimens. They seem tiny, but several cakes will produce quite a pile of these little ones (several dried grams!). These are the source of the potent magic. The same goes for the young specimens. Pick them (small and large) while their caps are still round and before they begin to open (veil under the cap breaks away and the cap spreads out). The reason for harvesting them when they are young is because as the mushroom cap expands like an umbrella, the mushrooms size will increase, but by weight the potency will decrease.
By harvesting only the young and abhortive specimens, the yield will be lower, but the quality will be excellent and the potency can be similar to P. Semilanceata.
Consuming the magic fungi can be an ordeal, but it needs to be done seriously because the magic is serious. Eating the fungi is best done as a ritual. Be deliberate, controlled and methodical.
Eat the fungi at one sitting. Don't piece meal the dose. The lag time in response can defeat the peak performance of the psychedelic power.
Written into HTML and published to the internet by Psylocybe fanaticus.
May 17 1997. second edit - may 23. third edit - may 26. fourth edit - may 29
