The Spirit of the Liberty Cap: A Guide to Foraging and Journeying with Magic Mushrooms

2nd edition purchases will be posted on the 26th April 2024.

The Spirit of the Liberty Cap is a book that beautifully weaves together a practical and spiritual approach to foraging and journeying with magic mushrooms. Complete with an illustrated identification guide, spiritual connection practices, ceremony suggestions, personal insights and much more, you can use this toolkit to embark on the path of learning about the natural world and your own inner world in a deeply meaningful way.

Liberty caps are considered to be the most common psilocybin containing mushrooms in the world. They can be found in Europe, Northern America, Canada, India, Australia and New Zealand. This unique and comprehensive book is perfect for those who are new to the world of magic mushrooms, beginner foragers and first time explorers. It is also highly valuable for those who have experience but want to tap into a more intentional way of connecting with these sacred medicines.

Chapters Include:

- Setting Intentions

- Finding Liberty Caps in the Wild

- How to Forage with Respect & Connect with the Land

- Preparing the Self, Space & Mushrooms

- Navigating the Journey

- Integration

- A list of useful resources for continuing your psychedelic journey

Endorsements:

A wise and eloquent exploration of a potent and healing mushroom. Sherlock’s sensitive portrayal of the liberty cap is a key work in our re-engagement with the mystery, beauty and wonder of Ireland’s landscape. - Manchán Magan, documentary maker & author of "Listen to the Land Speak"

Ciara teaches with a wealth of experience and shares valuable insight into how to forage and engage with these enticing, powerful and life changing fungi. This is an inspiring book that you would be lucky to have in your mushroom library. - Courtney Tyler, Wild Forager & Educator

The delicacy, the commonplace wonder, and the secret power of these unassuming entheogens is beautifully and intelligently brought to life in The Spirit of the Liberty Cap. There is a valuable emphasis here on reflection, spaciousness, curiosity and community, which helpfully contrasts with more utilitarian psychedelic discourses which emphasise fixing our perceived personal traumas in order to be individualistic successful. This is as much a devotional text to these wise, potent, joyful and sacred spirits as it is a clear mushroom field guide and concise trippers manual. - Julian Vayne, occultist, psychonaut, writer

Journeying alongside Ciara and those ancient, gilled ones in these pages feels like taking the hand of a wise elder, a playful child and a well-travelled guide. Ciara seamlessly interweaves the practical with the sacred in this book, writing with care and clarity, measured with a gentle invitation to stretch ourselves a little further into mystery. Beautifully structured from preparation to integration, it is clear that Ciara is approaching this ceremony with deep reverence, coming from a deep well of experience that is evident at every turn. It’s the book I wish I had in the past, and am now so grateful to have in support of future journeys. - Lucy O'Hagan, Wild Awake ancestral skills educator & co-creator of Airmids Journal