#48: OPHELIA CHONG | Exploring the Magical World of Mushrooms Via the Inner Travel Agency

OPHELIA CHONG is driven to help shape the new conversation surrounding plant medicine. She is the executive producer for DoubleBlind Magazine’s series on growing mushrooms and an advisor to the DB community, Chong’s advocacy is guided by one mission: to advocate for the legalization of cannabis and psilocybin and offer truthful reflections of the faces and communities that embrace both. She is also known as The Short Yellow Gnome, an educator and hobbyist using this time of Covid isolation to pursue her love of fungi. She sees this time as the “glass half-full,” using her collage and living arrangement skills to create art using mushrooms by combining them into new forms.Some of what you’ll learn about:> What makes magic mushrooms magical?

> Edible and magical mushroom growing tips

> The difference between legalization and decriminalization

> Magic mushrooms as powerful depression/PTSD therapy tools

> Ketamine patches – Real-time proactive negation of PTSD experiences

> Micro-dosing to boost your career and happiness

NICE LINKS

The Short Yellow Gnome / https://www.theshortyellowgnome.com

Double Blind Magazine / https://doubleblindmag.com

Ophelia Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/theshortyellowgnome/

BOOK: Michael Pollen ‘How to Change Your Mind’ / https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780735224155

DOCUMENTARY: Fantastic Fungi / https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fantasticfungi

THEME SONGKeith Allen