The Myce's Inheritance Podcast

09/10/2023

Brads Fall Foray Mycophagy dinner, in the bag.

21/08/2023

05/07/2023

29/12/2022

Day 3 of the NAMA Instagram takeover

Hello Fungal friends! here with day 3 of my NAMA Instagram takeover!
As many of you are aware the concept of mutually working with our fungal partners, as well as the other members of the Opisthokonta clade, to achieve a better brighter and even idealic future together has begun to bridge the gap from theoretical to realistically probable in the recent years.

With the numerous advances in the various fields of applied mycology (agriculture, medical, architectural, ecological etc.) I have a real hope to be a part myself in this mutual symbiosis with fungi to help make this world of ours a better place and undo much of the damage we've done to this one home we've been given so I can have the peace of mind that I did what I could to leave to my daughter and all future generations of all life on earth a world with a future brighter than the one that otherwise is scientifically in decline, defiled and depleted.

For any of those who wish to be part in this quest I would propose seeking out a facet that speaks to your own personal strengths, passions and ambitions within applied mycology.

A few examples I would give to you are as follows

• Myco-remediation
• Mycellial packaging and materials
• Fungal medicine and bio medical research
• Fungal cultivation
• DNA sequencing and Identification
• Agricultural and other industry waste removal or conversion to substrate
• Astromycology*YES THIS IS A REAL AND EXTRAORDINARY NEW FIELD WITHIN THE FIELD!!*
• Mycellial architecture

These are just a few of MANY options. If any of you want to know more I suggest a simple search of these or you can follow the page and the future posts that will be coming soon with more specifics, links and examples and even some surprise guest interviews.
Join me and the others in our quest for what author book titled "In search of Mycotopia". A insightful and suggested read.

In conclusion I leave you with the following link showing a marvel of ingenuity and prospective "Mycotopic" application. I know that when I first witnessed the proof of concept video shown in the link I had visions of Magic Cities and Castles in the Sky showering down spores on the earth below and healing her wounds we for so long have made. It draws to mind a hermetic principle I personally try to live by, "As above so below, as below so above."

See you tomorrow!!!!

29/12/2022

From day 4 of the NAMA Instagram takeover

Fair fortune finds you my fungal friends on the fourth day of the takeover!

I’m sure some of us are familiar with various fungi-related theories by respected professionals in their fields as well as unknown and opinionated individuals alike on the “stoned ape” theory of the likes of the McKenna brothers and John Allegros (outlined in his book “The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross”) et al, but today I’d like to touch on an aspect of both, though at the same time, a new perspective of my own..

We live in a time where shamanic usage of psychoactive mushrooms along with the burgeoning new legal clinical usage is being utilized with many disparate opinions as to the viability and safety of them. I put forward a simple word I came to learn of recently which I believe most aptly describes psychoactivity in the compound (which from Greek Roots means roughly “To become possessed of God”) and I hope to see this terminology increase in usage someday, possibly replacing the stigmatized terms “hallucinogenic” or “psychedelic” thanks to the demonization of the "War on Drugs" and the backlash of TimothyLeary and his "beatnik" compatriots' anti-establishment stance.. Along that somewhat increasingly parallel mentality, application and verbiage. This leads me to posit my own theoretical assumptions on this entire subject and What I refer to as the “Lightning Callers Theory”.

In some of the earliest pre Vedic Hinduism texts, a bolt of lightning was hurled to the Earth and up from the land it struck a mushroom grew and from it sprouted the God that is referenced as “Soma '' , A literal God upon the Earth, as well as the name of the sacred substance of intoxication of the gids themselves, but I’d like to focus for now on the second part of this, that of the Lightning itself and how fungi contribute to the process of lightning and storms themselves. A Japanese study has shown when controlled electric currents are passed into inoculated substrate it increases rate of growth and yield substantialy! Here’s the basic idea:

If you can see mushrooms or mycelium anywhere on the roots or other places on any tree, the chances that the tree has been completely inoculated and has no chance of being able to have that fungus removed is essentially slim to none. Fungi are a natural part of the life cycle of trees, plants, and all other living things on earth and are the reason organic material is able to decompose and return to the soil to feed the next generation of life.
It has been proven that fungal spores travel all the way up to the troposphere, where they can beckme the nuclei for condensation and cloud formation.
These clouds may become storm cells and as the ionic charge builds in them until, from above, they begin to seek the negative ionic discharge which is shown to be produced by Mycellial networks below.
Due to this buildup, the eventual ionic discharge of electrical energy discharges as lightning. Hence why lightning strikes from below to above meeting in the middle on high speed photography. It is also suggested that not only do trees act as a natural form of “lightning rods”, but trees inoculated by fungi may be more prone to being struck by lightning than others.
When the tree is struck by the lightning, it inevitably will be damaged or destroyed, meaning that the process of the decomposition cycle has been not only ensured, but has been expedited, therefore, it is easy to posit that the fungal sporulation creating this opportunity to allow and encourage this cycle could very well be a willful act being made to occur intentionally!
Essentially, when you think of it you wouldn't want to think about it as going from the roots of a tree all the way up when your job is to decompose and recycle it but if you could bring it to the ground and do it all at once make your job more efficient which is one thing fungi are prolifically known for.

Thusly I propose "The Lightning Callers Theory."
Follow for more in depth future theories and more to come!

26/12/2022

So vivid and varied in shape and shade, unknown are most though we co-host opisthokonta clade.

07/03/2022

Wow is the thunder and lightning really getting it tonight! That coupled with a nice warmer weather streak and the rain is a promising start to the spring and following mushroom seasons here in the SEMO area and more. I encourage those intrigued to look up the research results in relation to the effects of electric stimuli on fungi and the potential of it expediation of fruiting and more. Cool stuff friends.

01/03/2022

I mean yeah, I totally agree

31/01/2022

"Lion's Cakes"- New England style crab cakes using Hericium erinaceus "Lion's Mane" mushroom in the place of crab meat, corn and black bean Pico de Gallo, chipotle aoili and Lemon oil tossed mixed greens.
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30/01/2022

Very excited to have been asked to lead two forays this year for the Missouri Mycological Society. Mark your calenders for April 10th @10 am at Chaumette Vineyards and Winery and October 8th at the Pickle Springs Nature Area. For more info and to join the Society visit momyco.org

30/01/2022

Very excited to have been asked to lead two forays this year for the Missouri Mycological Society. Mark your calenders for April 10th @10 am at Chaumette Vineyards and Winery and October 8th at the Pickle Springs Nature Area. For more info and to join the Society visit momyco.org

29/11/2021

Mycelium brick v.1 is inoculated and now in the oven for kilning. Here we go!

12/10/2021

It's often all to easy to put fungi into a box and assume that mushrooms are their sole incarnation. In fact fungi encompasses so much more including crusts, yeasts, molds, slimes, as well as crucial structural components of lichens and more.
Pictured: Phlebiopsis crassa, Chlorociboria spp, and Phlebia coccineofulva

12/10/2021

A wonderful foray I led with the Missouri Mycological Society last Saturday Oct 9th. 31 beautiful people attended this the first ever foray at Chaumette Vineyards and Winery and we found nearly 50 species in less than 2 hours. What a great day.

11/09/2021

Tools of the trade. Cultivation and extraction of edible and medicinal fungi isn't out of reach for even the average person. Most of what is depicted here was something I either already had or foraged with the small exceptions of a very few purchases at minimal cost. To think the healing power that was located in a close proximity to my own front door or in local shared spaces and the ability to attain the benefits at so little cost or free when compared against store bought and pharmaceutical pricing and the negative impact those products can have on the planet and our health truly highlights the lack of education we face. Help spread this wealth of knowledge with us . Do your homework, it's free, educational, fun and inspiring.

11/09/2021

Gomphus ludoviciallus
A relatively new species of Gomphus
Possibly the first found in Missouri

28/08/2021

Underground social networking is as much a powerful tool as mainstream. Help spread the good news by adding or any other hashtags that can help spread awareness and knowledge of our fungal partners and allies to your posts on social media as well as your public and Community artworks.( the mix inheritance podcast and it's team do not promote or condone vandalism orthe defacement of public and private property)

22/08/2021