Amanita Muscaria Usage Guide
Curated by Dianna Donnelly with AI Assistance
<not to be taken as medical advice>
Introduction
Amanita muscaria, also known as fly agaric, is a sacred, storied mushroom with a rich history of medicinal, spiritual, and cultural use. When dried and properly prepared, it offers a variety of safe and intentional applications. This guide explores the many respectful and healing ways to use your dried caps and pieces.
đż Healing & Therapeutic Uses
1. Topical Pain Salve
How:
Infuse dried caps in coconut or olive oil using low heat (double boiler) or solar infusion for 2â6 weeks.
Strain, add beeswax, and pour into tins.
Uses:
Joint pain, arthritis, nerve pain, muscle soreness, shingles.
Enhancers:
Add herbs like comfrey, cayenne, frankincense, or St. Johnâs Wort.
2. Amanita Foot Soak or Bath Tea
How:
Place a few grams of dried caps in a muslin bag or large tea ball.
Steep in hot water for 10 minutes, then add to bath.
Uses:
Calms the nervous system, relieves tension, clears energetic stagnation.
Optional:
Combine with Epsom salts, lavender, mugwort, or pine needles.
3. Spiritual Tea (Low-Dose Brew)
Important: Always decarb by simmering to convert ibotenic acid to muscimol.
How:
Simmer ~1 gram of dried cap in water with a bit of lemon for 30 minutes.
Strain and drink warm or cool.
Uses:
Supports nervous system reset, lucid dreaming, inner journeying.
Optional:
Add calming herbs like chamomile or passionflower.
đź Spiritual & Ritual Uses
4. Dream Invocation Tea or Tincture
Use:
Sip tea or a drop of diluted tincture before bed.
Set an intention to meet the Spirit of Amanita.
Ritual Tip:
Journal your question or prayer.
Sleep in silence. Record your dreams upon waking.
5. Sacred Smoke Blend
How:
Mix dried powdered cap with frankincense, myrrh, and/or mugwort.
Burn on charcoal disk or in a resin burner.
Uses:
Cleanse spaces, call in ancestors, initiate personal rituals.
6. Amulet or Talisman Making
How:
Choose visually intact, beautiful caps.
Preserve in resin, seal in glass bottles, or dry and lacquer.
Uses:
Carry as spiritual protection or place on your altar.
Medicinal Preparations
7. Alcohol Tincture (Topical Use Only!)
How:
Fill jar 1/3 with chopped cap, top with 80â95% alcohol.
Steep 6â8 weeks in a cool dark place, then strain.
Uses:
Apply externally for localized pain or inflammation.
Do NOT ingest.
8. Oil-Based Infusion
How:
Cover dried cap pieces in oil (jojoba, olive, MCT).
Infuse for 2â6 weeks or warm gently for a few hours.
Uses:
Rub on spine, neck, or feet for nervous system support.
Experimental & Creative Uses
9. Microdose Capsules
How:
After boiling/decarbing, dry and powder the cap.
Place 100â300mg per capsule. Take every 3â4 days.
Benefits:
Mood stabilization, anxiety reduction, clarity.
Note: Responses vary. Keep a log.
10. Plant Ally Blends
Ideas:
Smoke or tea blends with:
Mugwort (dreams)
Blue Lotus (euphoria)
Klip Dagga (nerve support)
Calendula/Rose (emotional healing)
Artistic & Decorative
11. Pressed Mushrooms
How:
While soft, place caps between wax or parchment paper.
Press in a book for 1â2 weeks.
Uses:
Artwork, journals, spiritual scrapbooks.
12. Ritual Incense Cones
How:
Mix powdered Amanita with ground herbs/resins and honey or makko powder.
Shape into cones, air-dry completely.
Use:
Light during meditation or seasonal rituals.
â ïž Final Notes
Always decarb before ingesting.
Label tinctures and salves clearlyâespecially those not for internal use.
Never mix with alcohol or pharmaceuticals (esp. SSRIs or benzos).
Respect the spiritâthis is not a party mushroom. Itâs a teacher.