Mirjam Sprenger

When you delve into psychedelics, you soon come across the terms set and setting. You may have heard of them before, but not yet know exactly what is meant by them. Yet these two factors are hugely important for your experience. In this blog, you will read what set and setting mean, why they determine your trip, and how you can use them to your advantage.

Worrying: everyone does it from time to time. In principle, it is not harmful, but we completely understand if you find it quite annoying anyway. After all, if you fret all day long, it can affect your sleep and concentration. Fortunately, we have good news: there are several ways and tips that can help reduce fretting.

Microdosing with psychedelics such as psilocybin is gaining popularity among baby boomers. In this blog, you will read more about the potential benefits of microdosing for the elderly, including alleviating symptoms such as depression, anxiety and lack of energy. We discuss scientific research on microdosing, the history of psychedelics and why medical supervision is essential. Find out what microdosing with magic mushrooms or LSD can do for seniors' mental health and what precautions to take.

In the Netherlands, magic mushrooms are one of the most popular psychedelics, yet many myths and fables circulate about magic mushrooms. For instance, people think that magic mushrooms are addictive and could cause you to suffer from psychosis. The more knowledge you have, the better you know what to expect from a psychedelic drug like magic mushrooms. Below are the most commonly heard myths and fables debunked.

Mushrooms can be grown with a handy home grow kit, but if you want multiple harvests, you can turn to growing mushrooms in a monotub. You can grow more psilocybin mushrooms in this and it's actually not difficult at all. If you want to know more, read on below. In this blog, we explain what a monotub is and how to make one.

You can speed up the flowering of photoperiod cannabis plants by going blackout. That means making sure your plants get less than 12 hours of daylight a day. This allows you to harvest earlier and prevents your crop from falling into bad autumn weather. How to go blackout, we explain in this blog.