Find Your Perfect Dose
Whenever considering using psychedelics and plant medicines, it’s extremely important to follow the mantra of ‘safety first’. Understanding dosage is a key component of ensuring the best possible experience. In this page we’ll review how to best approach magic mushrooms across different doses.
Starting Small - Microdose
Microdosing involves consuming small amounts of magic mushrooms. This means that you don’t perceive any of the mind-altering effects of the mushroom. You may feel subtle effects like a boost in mood or energy.
Dosing protocols typically contain 100 mg to 250 mg of dried magic mushrooms consumed across dosing days and days off. The two most common dosing protocols are
Stamets Protocol: 5 days in a row microdosing, then 2 days off, repeat)
Fadiman Protocol: 1 day microdosing, then 2 days off, repeat).
If you’re looking to get started we offer 200mg Micro-Dose capsules and gummies.
Happy Medium - Social Dose
Current trends indicate a slight movement away from alcohol as the night out staple. More people are exploring alternatives to a bottle of wine, or a pack of beer as the sole mark of the weekend. Instead, they are looking towards mushrooms to helping them decompress, socialize, and celebrate, while cutting down on their drinking.
Doses of .5 to 1.5 grams is best to augment a night out or in with friends. At this dose you’ll feel slight effects like sharper vision, increased laughter, added meaning and a lighter body. At this dose you generally won’t have visuals or feel a full trip. If you’re inexperienced its best to start low and go slow, take a smaller dose and see how it effects you first.
Museum Dose - Trip Dose
A medium dose of 1.5 to 3 grams is known as a ‘museum dose’ where you will most likely feel psychedelic effects but still be able to walk around and maintain a sense of who you are.
Start your exploration of this use case slowly, and do it on familiar ground around people with whom you’re comfortable. Or try it on your own to feel it out on a practice run before embarking out into the world and partaking in psilocybin with others in social situations. At this dose you’ll likely see slight movement in your surroundings, a sense of wonder, some time dilation and feel a body high.
Lift Off - Heroic Dose
Dried mushrooms taken at doses between 3 to 5 grams will induce classic psychedelic experiences with kaleidoscope visuals when eyes are closed or open, sensory and perceptual changes, synesthesia (like hearing colours or tasting sounds), cognitive changes, and ego dissolution.
A ‘heroic dose’, as coined by Terrence McKenna, describes doses over 5 grams or roughly 50 mg of psilocybin. As the name implies, this huge dose may cause a complete loss of the sense of self (known as “ego dissolution” or “ego death”) and the ability to think or make decisions. This level of cognitive impairment should not be taken lightly; careful preparation and supervision are necessary for safety.
Whatever the dose of mushrooms, know that every individual is unique, and each psychedelic experience is different. The dose is only one factor in how strong the effects will feel.