Consciousness & Medicine
Chinese Mushroom Causes Hallucinations of Little People When Undercooked
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Joe Rogan Experience #2523 - Ali Siddiq
"A specific edible mushroom called Lanzhou Maoaciatica has been reported to cause very vivid hallucinations of little people when it's undercooked, a phenomena known as Lilliputian hallucinations. How do you know it's a hallucination? Maybe you just now can see these things that people have been writing about for eons."
Joe Rogan and Ali Siddiq discussed a Chinese mushroom that reportedly causes hallucinations of tiny people when undercooked, with Rogan questioning whether these are truly hallucinations or glimpses of something real. The mushroom is normally served in restaurants but must be properly cooked. Rogan connected this to historical accounts of fairies, gnomes, and elves, suggesting psychedelic compounds may allow perception of phenomena humans normally cannot detect.
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