correction in my first post. its paul stamets (mycelium runnung) , not peter

'free your hands' , says D. well paul stamets relates - in his quest to heal the planet - spread the spores; and to me this also spreads the mind of plant. what is found in the mind of technology is already in the mind of nature. what else can technology do except follow suit. mycelium tends to have an inteligents all of her own that spans the universe, and as a fickle pastime dabbles in string theory making odd connections here and there.



Earth's Natural Internet

Healing the planet with mushrooms.

By Paul Stamets
(Whole Earth Fall 1999)

Waves of mycelial networks intersect and permeate one another. This interspersing is the foundation of soils worldwide. Although the mycelia, under the microscope, are seemingly undifferentiated, their ability to respond to natural disasters and sudden changes in the environment is a testament to their inherent intelligence. I believe mycelia are Earth's natural Internet, the essential wiring of the Gaian consciousness. The recent creation of the computer Internet is merely an extension of a successful biological model that has evolved on this planet for billions of years.


The timing of the computer Internet should not be construed as happenstance. Sharing intelligence may be the only way to save endangered ecosystems. The planet is calling out to us. Will we listen in time? The lessons are around us. Will we learn?

Covering most landmasses on the planet, and indeed floating in the oceans, are huge masses of fine filaments of living cells from Fungi, a kingdom barely explored. More than a mile of these cells, called mycelia, can permeate a cubic inch of soil. Fungal mats are now known as the largest biological entities on the planet, with some individual mats covering more than 20,000 acres. The momentum of mycelial mass from a single mushroom species, growing outwards at one-quarter to two inches per day, staggers the imagination. These silent mycelial tsunamis affect all biological systems upon which they are dependent. As one fungus matures and dies back, a panoply of other fungi quickly comes into play. Every ounce of soil hosts not just one species, but literally thousands of species of fungi. Of the estimated 6,000,000 species in the world, we have catalogued only about 50,000. The genetic diversity of fungi is vast by design, and apparently crucial for life to continue.

Nearly all plants have joined with saprophytic and mycorrhizal fungi in symbiosis. Mycorrhizal fungi surround and penetrate the roots of grasses, shrubs, and trees, expanding the absorption zone ten- to a hundredfold, aiding in plants' quest for water, and increasing the moisture-holding capacity of soils. This close alliance also forestalls blights and is essential for longevity of the forest ecosystem. Throughout the lifespan of a Douglas fir, nearly 200 species of mycorrhizal mushrooms can be joined in this most holy of alliances. The interrelationships of these species with other organisms in the forest are just beginning to be understood. What we do know is that fungal complexity is the common denominator of a healthy forest.

Unfortunately, the loss of nearly 50 percent of the mycorrhizal mushroom species in Europe in recent decades forebodes impending ecological collapse. With the loss of fungi, disease vectors soon plague the forest. The diversity of insects, birds, flowering plants, and all mammals begins to suffer. Humidity drops, now-exposed soils are blown away, and deserts encroach, stressing resources even as human populations artificially expand beyond the carrying capacity of their resident ecosystems.

Mycoremediation

For the past four years I have been working with Battelle Laboratories, a nonprofit foundation whose mission is to use science to improve environmental health. Battelle is a major player in the bioremediation industry, and widely used by the United States and other governments in finding solutions to toxic wastes. The marine science laboratory of Battelle, in Sequim, Washington became interested, as their mandate is to improve the health of the marine ecosystem. Under the stewardship of Dr. Jack Word, we began a series of experiments employing the strains from my mushroom gene library, many of which were secured by collecting specimens while hiking in the old-growth forests of the Olympic and Cascade mountains. We now have applied for a patent utilizing mycelial mats for bioremediation, a process we have termed "mycoremediation."

read more.....fusionanomaly.net/mycelium.html...

'wiring of humanity'
'wiring of gaia'
hmmm

protecting the monkeys from malsalvation!

Considering the fact that we humans are capable of "intergalactic messaging" via bent dimensions in higher octaves (or however you wish to describe the hyperspacial realms that weave through us all)
I do not doubt that the mushrooms are capable, as well.

Psilocybin
4-HO-DMT

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