Stories & Facts
Retreat stories, team profiles, legal context, and real-world psilocybin facts from Retraite Eveil in the Netherlands.
Truffles and the 2008 Dutch mushroom ban: why sclerotia remained legal
In December 2008 the Netherlands criminalized fresh psilocybin mushrooms while leaving psilocybin-containing sclerotia on the commercial market. Parliament did not publish a pharma...
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Historical use of teonanacatl and sclerotia in Mesoamerican cultures
Teonanacatl is a Nahuatl term often translated as flesh of the gods. Spanish chroniclers and twentieth century ethnomycologists used it when describing psychoactive mushrooms in Me...
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Richard Ohebshalom: From Eastern Wisdom and the Phoenix Rebirth to Founder of Foundation
Richard Ohebshalom is a powerful example of how spiritual exploration, inner transformation, and daily choice of resilience can fuel exceptional business success and a lasting visi...
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Seasonality: Why Do a Psychedelic Retreat in Spring or Summer?
Nature follows precise cycles, and our body and mind naturally align with them. In spring, everything is reborn. In summer, energy reaches its peak. These two seasons offer a parti...
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The Legislation of Magic Truffles in the Netherlands: Everything You Need to Know
Magic truffles, also known as psilocybin sclerotia, occupy a unique place in the European legal landscape. In the Netherlands, they remain perfectly legal for cultivation, sale, an...
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The Phases of a Psilocybin Journey: Come-Up, Plateau, and Descent
A psilocybin journey, whether with magic truffles or magic mushrooms, generally follows a predictable progression through three main phases: the come-up, the plateau, and the desce...
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