Fly Agaric Flying Ointment

Fly Agaric Element: Air Gender: Masculine  Deities: Odin, Hermes, Dionysus, Beelzebub Class: Telephorica   Fly Agaric, also known as Amanita Muscaria, is the most recognizable and iconic mushroom in the world. Easily recognized by its scarlet red caps with white flecks, Fly Agaric is a prolific symbol from around the world, but most notably from Northern Europe.  They were regarded as sacred all throughout Europe, and were often administered by siberian shamans. The primary active compounds in Fly Agaric are ibotenic acid and muscimol, muscimol is the compound most sought after. When put through various decarboxylation methods, ibotenic acid converts into muscimol. Muscimol acts as an atypical dissociative in clinical lab studies. Fly Agaric is thought to be the mythological Soma, a medecine spoken of in vedic texts. It was also what supposedly granted the Norse "berserkers" their fearless frenzies. Magickally, amanita is used for visiting the underworld, diagnosing spiritual disease,