GRGR(12)NOTES (3)

[Lorentzen / Nicklaus]

 In German Amanita Muscaria is called "Fliegenpilz" (- literally "flymushroom"). 
 When I read in Weisenburger (GRC, p. 60) "Robert Graves (The White Goddess 45) 
 has written that 'Dionysius's centaurs, satyrs and maenads, it seems, actually 
 ate a spotted toadstool called 'flycap' (Amanita muscaria), which gave them 
 enormous muscular strength, erotic power delierious visions, and the gift of 
 prophecy", I thought "flycap" is like "Fliegenpilz", and "cap" here another 
 word for "mushroom". I didn't think it to be "slang". When I read your mail, I 
 checked it out in the dictionary (- "Der Kleine Muret-Sanders")and found out 
 that "flycap" means "Fluegelhaube" (?) (- something with hair? Or clothes?). 
 The  word is labeled as "historical";  it does not seem to have anything to do 
 with  flies. Interesting  "misunderstanding". 
 Living at the western edge of Hamburg, with birchtrees and pines on small ways 
 between horse & cow meadows, I indeed picked my own. Dried them in the oven in 
 a temperature of ca. 185 F to turn the ibotenic acid into muscimol (- the most 
 potent of the flycap's substances). Took two dried middle sized mushrooms and  
 experienced a colorful trip. Enormous spatial wideness, macropsical perceptions 
 (-   candles growing into a fire). Blood floating warmly through the body.  
 Dancing bubbles, chaotic patterns. No nausea at all ( - you may do the chronic 
 anyway).  Opening up of the heart [- in this regard like MDMA:  the best drug 
 for  dancing, the best drug for sex!].  Afterwards a very deep and  refreshing 
 sleep. No negative sideeffects but a small nose pimple 2 days later.
 Amanita muscaria was probybly the original SOMA of Old India. Traditionally it 
 was used by Finnish and Sibirian shamens. Also taken in the rest of Europe and 
 in America ( - the Mayas called it "Kakuljá-ikox" [: "lightning mushroom"]). In 
 Japan flycaps are associated with the spirit Tengu, who is said to have a long 
 nose. The mushroom is called "Beni-Tengu-Dake" [: "red Tengu mushroom"]. The  
 oldest and most popular psycholytic substance in the history of wo/mankind. 
 According to  www.erowid.org/entheogens/amanitas/amanitas.shtml (- a good place 
 to visit) the use of Fliegenpilz is legal all over the world.
 
                  Cordially, Kai
     
           



David schrieb:
> Kai,
>
> "Flycaps" are slang for Amarita Muscaria?  Were so so luck as to be able to 
> go into the woods to pick your own?  I wish they grew in Louisiana, but I 
> think not, at least not in the City of New Orleans.  I found a web-business 
> called The Basement Shaman, 
> http://st3.yahoo.net/basementshaman/ammusflyagmu.html
> which sells them (dried) (and thus I assume they are legal in the US - 
> shocking!), but the item is so popular they've been out since the Spring.  
> I've put in dibs for the next stock.
>
> I look forward to trying them.  I hear they make one a little nauseous, but 
> that a few tokes fixes that right up.  Another very good site to visit is 
> The Vaults of Erowid, full of very detailed info on all sorts of 
> psychedelics.
> http://erowid.org/
>
> Sincerely,
> David Morris
>
> >From: lorentzen-nicklaus at t-online.de
> >
> >Terrance schrieb:
> > > >Weisenburger notes that LSD is linked
> > > in GR with the North, the color White (death), IG Farben.
> >
> >
> >  It seems to stand in opposition to Amanita muscaria (- recently I took 
> >flycaps
> >  for the very first time & was quite delighted). Though this fits well in 
> >the
> >  novel's scheme, it's not really plausible to call LSD a death affirming 
> >drug,
> >  or? Like MDMA, which was synthesized by German industry around 1920, LSD 
> >is -
> >  according to  my experience - very  life affirming. And in Vineland we 
> >get
> >  quite a different picture from that substance.
> >
> >  Kai (- who is still interested in the Pynchon quotation on MDMA)
> >
> >  PS: The only death affirming drugs I know are downers.
> >
>
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