The Psychedelic Toad of the Sonoran Desert

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99 points | by simonebrunozzi 9 days ago ago

15 comments

  • SpikedCola 3 days ago ago

    Hamilton's Pharmacopia covers this topic, including an interview with the supposed author, then later corrected, then the true author revealed. Definitely worth checking out.

  • martinky24 3 days ago ago

    Every time I find one of these in my backyard with my dog, I have to spray my dog’s mouth out with the hose for 5 minutes. Psychedelic, but also very toxic.

  • pvaldes 3 days ago ago

    2019. "A forensic report concluded that the mix of the venom extracted from the toad and the cocaine had a deadly effect on Jose Luis Abad. The photographer suffered a stroke after taking the drug on a shamanic ritual gone wrong and was dead within minutes"

    https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/06/03/spains-mo...

    https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/05/09/court-dro...

  • mettamage 3 days ago ago

    Have any studies been done on this particular psychedelic? I'm curious.

  • tristanMatthias 3 days ago ago

    I've tried this before and it was an incredibly profound experience. Happy to answer questions if folks have any.

  • julienchastang 3 days ago ago

    Completely fascinating video on this topic just recently:

    https://www.wsj.com/video/the-race-to-commercialize-the-worl...

  • sans_souse 2 days ago ago
  • mjmsmith 3 days ago ago

    Recently published, curious if anyone has read it: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735472/the-ego-trip...

  • eleveriven 3 days ago ago

    How a tiny self-published pamphlet apparently created a whole practice that was later documented as if it had some deeper historical tradition behind it

  • hackernudes 3 days ago ago

    I'm guessing this is here because it was featured on an episode of Beef Season 2 from Netflix.

  • RajT88 3 days ago ago

    Find your soulmate, Homer!

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  • solomonb 3 days ago ago

    Can we please leave the fucking toads alone?

    This is an endangered species getting massively abused by the wellness "shaman" industry. It fucking sucks. Just use synthetic 5me0-dmt if you really must do a goofy vision quest larp.

  • bassiee 3 days ago ago

    HAMILTON,BUFOTENINE YOU NEED TO MAKE A VIDEO. xD

    Anyone watch Hamiltons pharmacopeia

  • juleiie 3 days ago ago

    People really overthink drugs.

    You don't need anything more than psilocybin and some weed from time to time.

    Anything else is just unnecessary noise and introduces vulnerabilities to your Fortress of Mind.

    Backdoor here, trapdoor here, tunnel there. Before you know it, your psyche collapses under all the brain neuroplasticity. Mind cannot form any shape at all.

    Truly terrible thought so be careful my people. Don't malleableize yourself into a goo.