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The hallucinogenic mushroom that contains no known psychedelic (psychedelics.co.uk)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/1169183

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[–] 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Well the article mentions that people from outside of China (northern Philippines is given as an example) also report seeing the little people. Also they found historical texts from the 3rd century also mentioning the little people. So it does seem to be an effect of the mushrooms and not just a cultural thing.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    There's a Belgian documentary about it, in comics form. It's called the Smurfs

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    there's also conditions that result in you seeing things as very small or large, so there are brain malfunctions or conditions not related to consumption of substances that cause similar effects, your brain can see people or human figures more often in visual stimulation in certain circumstances, so a mushroom causing you to see small people could mean it creates those conditions in brain function where you see human figures more and their size is distorted. this could be brain function and not a cultural response to intoxication.

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