Magic mushrooms are any mushroom containing psilocybin, and come from a long line of shamanic and native ritual use. Similar to Peyote cactus. The effects occur with varying intensity based on your size, dosage, how you ingest it(tea, or just raw) and other factors. A Smaller person may require less than a large one to “trip” or may experience stronger effects. A bad trip is possible, but being in a familiar place and having a friend to keep you grounded keeps you from freaking yourself out.

Chemical Explanation

I’ll leave the chemical explanation to someone better. These are effects I have personally had while using the mushrooms, and my best explanation so readers can imagine it better.

Effects

Effects are: euphoria, a relaxed, tingling bliss that you feel all over.

Visual changes: trailing, shimmering lights that follow moving objects like smoke trails. Sparkling, hazing, or wavy appearance to things. Swirling colors. Highly detailed vision like everything is slightly more “real” than normal.

Heightened emotions. The mushrooms break down mental barriers for emotions that you would normally hide, so they can be very useful for a person with repressed emotions. Or, possibly, a very bad experience for someone who isn’t ready for the emotional dam to be opened.

Heightened sensory input. Everything you see, touch, smell, etc. is a new experience. It’s like being in the world for the first real time. You notice so many beautiful, amazing things that you overlooked your entire life.

Distortion of time. Time is a human invention that your tripping brain doesn’t think it’s very important. A 8 or so hour trip feels like an entire vacation

Altered perception of space. Think Alice in Wonderland with the shrinking drink. Everything looks huge. And the remote is soooooooo far away, on the next couch cushion. The bathroom is a journey that seems like miles.

An intense feeling of being connected with the universe, and other people. If you trip with friends, somehow you know what they’re doing before you see it.

Some people also have deep spiritual or out of body experiences. I had a life changing vision during one trip that I will never forget, and I have been a very different person ever since.

The After effects of a trip usually last a day or so and include the relaxed euphoria and bright, sparkling quality to your vision.

I won’t say that procuring and ingesting illegal substances is safe, bur common sense will keep you out of trouble, usually.