If you’re wondering why blue meanie mushrooms are popular, you might also be wondering “What are blue meanies?” Simply put, blue meanies are the common name for psychedelic mushrooms scientifically known as Psilocybe cubensis. While there is a lack of specific data in regard to magic mushrooms, it is estimated that there are over 200 varieties of psychedelic, or magic mushrooms. Blue meanies remain one of the most popular of those 200 or so mushroom strains.
What are Blue Meanies?
While there is some confusion over what exactly blue meanies are, with two different mushroom strains – Psilocybe cubensis and Panaeolus cyanescens – both claiming the common name. The confusion may be traced back to spores being mistakenly labeled as “blue meanies.” Whatever the initial cause for confusion, we’re going to focus on the Psolicybe version. If you happen on a handful of mushrooms claiming to be blue meanies, and you aren’t exactly sure which ones, fortunately, they look different. Psilocybe cubensis are larger and denser than Panaeolus cyanescens, which sports a tall, thin stem and smaller caps.
The origins of blue meanies can be traced back to Australia, but they are now popular all around the globe.
Blue meanies, along with other varieties of psychedelic mushrooms such as penis envy and Jedi mind fuck, contain psilocybin. Psilocybin is a naturally occurring compound that gives magic mushrooms their magic. While cultivating and selling magic mushrooms is a controversial topic – it has been decriminalized in a handful of states and specific cities. In all other states, except California, Georgia, and Idaho, psilocybin spores are perfectly legal to own so long as the intent is to study them with microscopy.
Blue meanies are an especially fun mushroom strain to study due to their coloring. The blue meanie spores are medium or large in size, and dark purple in color. They’re easy to observe and interesting to study. The actual mushroom itself has blue staining that appears when injured or bruised, which is one reason for its name. There is also the theory that their name comes from the antagonists in the Beatles’ animated film Yellow Submarine. Either explanation is a fun one. Maybe we’ll dive into the naming history of penis envy next.
Blue meanies have a known potency, generally above average compared to other mushroom strains. Potency can vary significantly depending on growing conditions and storage, but it’s safe to say these mushrooms can have a decent effect.
Effects of Blue Meanies
If you live in one of the states or cities that has decriminalized cultivating or possessing magic mushrooms and you want to experience the effects of blue meanies, here’s what you can expect. While the effects of any psychedelic substance vary depending on the dosage and the person, blue meanies can cause:
- Altered sense of time and space
- Mystical or spiritual experiences
- Intense emotions
- Euphoria
- Visual and auditory hallucinations
The physical effects of blue meanies might not be as enjoyable as the psychological effects. They can include: increased heart rate, nausea, sweating and chills, and increases sensitivity to touch and sound.
The benefits of blue meanies are similar to the benefits of other pshyecleic mushrooms. The psilocybin may be helpful in reducing symptoms of various mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, and providing overall health and wellness benefits. These benefits can include relief from anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions; enhanced spirituality; relief from migraines, and assistance with tobacco secession and recovering from addiction to other substances. Benefits such as these are why magic mushrooms have enjoyed decriminalization in certain areas. It’s also why there is more of a push to conduct more research on the health benefits of this natural substance. Maybe this will eventually lead to legalization.
Where to Get Blue Meanie Mushroom Spores
Since cultivating magic mushrooms may not be legal in your state, you can always get mushroom spores to study and observe. Unless you live in Georgia, Idaho, or outside of specific cities in California (Santa Cruz, and Oakland). Top Mushroom sells a variety of popular spore syringes, including blue meanies. Other popular spore syringes include Golden Teacher, Texas Ghost Spores, and B Plus Spores. One fun thing about psilocybin mushroom strains is they all have very fun names. That’s just one more reason why studying mushrooms can be a fun hoppy for anyone.
Our spore syringes are the easiest and most practical vessel to contain, transport, and study magic mushroom spores. Our syringes come with viable spores, suspended in a nutrient-free, distilled water solution. The mushroom spore syringe also comes with a needle for easy application of the spores to a slide or other study device. Mushroom spores fill the same role as seeds or buds do for other plants. Spores are what mushrooms start from, or in some cases, you can use mushroom spawn to serve the same purpose. We might have a bias, but we prefer spores.
If you choose to grow mushrooms from spores, there are plenty of options on how to consume them to receive the health benefits. These can include the straightforward method of simply consuming mushrooms – raw or dried. While this is quick and easy and requires no prep, the taste may not be the best. Other ways to consume mushrooms with avoiding some of the taste include brewing mushrooms into tea, which may lower the potency, or grinding them into a powder, which allows for a more specific dosage. Taking it one step further and encapsulating the powder can get rid of the taste, keep the potency, and allow for accurate dosage. It just requires more time and effort.
Cultivating mushrooms may not be as straightforward as growing garden vegetables or a house plant, but with the right knowledge and tools, anyone can participate in this fun hobby. Whether you’re simply studying the cool colors of blue meanie spores, or watching them grow, they still remain a very cool, beneficial, beginner-friendly, strain of mushroom.