Mikaela and Bryan of Alchemystic Fungi join Mason today for an explorative conversation around the multidimensional nature of the mycelial world.  Connected through their shared passion and reverence for mother nature and her plant queendom, Mason, Mikaela and Bryan dive deep into the unifying and medicinal role fungi play on the planet, placing a spotlight on the plethora of functional applications it can have, especially as a remedy to the industrial impacts of our time. 

Whether it's churning through plastic, alchemising industrial waste, feeding the forests or supplying sustainable swaps for common synthetic materials, throughout this conversation we can begin to glean hope that despite the looming doom of the climate crisis, we have a future; and that future is fungi. Mikaela and Bryan spend their days on beautiful Bundjalung Country, visioning, researching, fossicking, educating and creating in the realms of fungi. Profoundly devoted to their craft and quest, this dynamic duo are deeply rooted in nature based ethics, unified by a circular economy where nothing goes to waste and everything is fed back into the death, birth, growth cycle of the earth.  Alchemystic Fungi have big dreams and I personally cannot wait to see Mikaela and Bryan bring their visionary magic into continuous creative form. A rich and inspiring listen. 

 

Bryan, Mikaela & Mason discuss:

- Heart math and the work of Stephen Harrod Buhner. 

- The Alchemysitic Fungi origin story.

- The mushroom market; competition verse connection and infinite unity.

- Mycelium, water filtration and environmental toxins.

- Mycorrhizal associations; the symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a root system.

- Fungi and atmospheric carbon.

- Mycelial based materials as the future of sustainable industry.

 

Resource guide

Guest

Alchemystic Fungi Website

Mentioned in this episode 

Paul Staments

Christopher Hobbs

Stephen Harrod Buhner

Relevant Podcasts

Entering The Imaginal Realms with Stephen Harrod Buhner (E#88)

Psilocybin Journeywork & Fungi Academy with Jasper Degenaars (EP#120)

The Wild World Of Medicinal Mushrooms with Jeff Chilton (EP#37)

 

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