Just wanted to add, That I would never try the Amanita again, although it was an interesting experience.
I could not have imagined a story so vivid had I decided to sit down right now and write some fiction. Figure that out, where did the experience come from, what inspired my mind to create it?
Starvation
No I never starved myself.
The thing with starvation is there are a myriad of medical reports and documentation regarding it`s effects.
I thought of including some accounts here, but this knowledge is so common and accepted that I feel I need only to say what effects starvation can have on humans.
It WILL cause hallucinations, It WILL affect you psychologically. This is fact. (it is also not healthy physically, which is obvious)
It is interesting that many early religious practices and some to this day include fasting as a way to induce visions.
And what is the difference between a vision and a hallucination?
It is also worthy to note that ancient cultures sometimes didn`t have a very healthy diet, which most likely meant there were many mentally unstable people around back then.
Which leads me to the next topic.
Mentally unstable people! Schizophrenics, death bed hallucinations,etc.
stay tuned..