The Flowering Wand

When mycology meets mythology… cultivating understanding and intimacy with the natural world.

Dear Fellow Myconauts,

The Flowering Wand - Part I

Monday, October 9th, 7pm @ Arlington Garden, Pasadena, CA – Free by donation

[Part I of II]

What does it mean to understand myths as the “fruiting body mushrooms” of underground mycelial mythic systems? Just as fungi taught plants how to root into the soil, so do myths teach us how to root into our ecological and social ecosystems. Mycorrhizal fungi map the relationships in a forest just as myths map the specific relationships of a community rooted in place. Tracking the vegetal gods of the Mediterranean as a case study, Sophie uses modern advances in biology, mycology, and forest ecology to resurrect the forgotten root-system of earth-reverent mythologies suppressed by current paradigms of domination.

Before the discussion, we invite you to:

• Read the introduction & Part I: Back to the Roots (Chapters 1-15, pages 1-75)

You can purchase the book from the publisher's website here.

More about the book & author on the Eventbrite link above!

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Previously in the Mycoverse…

Our first Myco-maker’s night was quite the fun time as we played with and meditated on more-than-human interspecies relationships. Huan inspired us to put words and create pictures of our experience:

Looking sporeward,

Aaron