A talk on entheogens, the plant and fungal teachers, at the fair, in plain language. Psilocybin mushrooms first, since North Spore is our host. What the mushroom is and where the sacrament comes from. What the research at Johns Hopkins, NYU, and Imperial College shows so far, and where the evidence is still thin. How to approach the mushroom with care: preparation, setting, a sober witness, and integration afterward, so a night on the land becomes ground to stand on.

For the curious, the cautious, and the parent or partner of a person who has started asking. Bring your questions. The ones you suspect sound foolish are the ones I want.

Sunday, September 27, 12:00 PM Eastern, in the North Spore exhibition area at the Common Ground Country Fair, Unity, Maine. Fair admission; no registration.

This talk is educational. Psilocybin remains a controlled substance under federal law and Maine law. Nothing here supplies or sources the mushroom, and nothing here replaces professional care.