This has got to be one of the wildest species of fungus on the planet. Cordyceps unilateralis is a parasitoid fungus that infects ants, and alters their behavior in order to ensure the widespread distribution of its spores and prevent ants from overpopulating and destroying the eco system around. I just love it how, the mushrooms grow out from the ant’s head. This got me thinking about psylocybin’s affect on human civilization. As most mushrooms do act as an eco guardian, by restoring the balance of nature and wiping out dominant and disruptive species, I wondered about psylocybin’s affect on the most popular and eco-unfriendly species on the planet. Have “Magic Mushrooms” been made illegal to the masses subconsciosuly by mankind because of our fear of their rightful duty and how they could try to destroy civilization with chaos and divine madness? Is this balancing nature of mushrooms another reason for the ego-death experience of a psychedelic trip? Are the spiritual experiences and ecological revelations just the natural way for a mushroom to cast balance on the domineering human species as to prevent us from destroying the planet’s equilibrium? After all when one is sick one does take antibiotics to restore one’s healthy equilibrium. And Antibiotics are made up of different types of fungus & work by killing off the overpowering organisms such as germs, bacterias, virus’ parasites, etc. Many dietary mushrooms also absorb toxins from the body and restore health with great immensity. This video just initiated a whole new paradigm shift in me on the subject of mushrooms. I really hold new found respect for fungi. They appear to be the guardians of nature’s harmony.
