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2nd Amanita Online Congress 2026

International and interdisciplinary: a congress on science, practice and integration
around the fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)

September 25 - 27, 2026
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What is the Amanita Online Congress?

It grows in our forests, lives in fairy tales - and connects worlds:

Indigenous knowledge meets scientific research.

Therapeutic practice meets personal experience.

Tradition meets the present.

Respectful. Curious. At eye level.

3 Days · 50+ Experts · 45-minute Interviews · German, English, Spanish, Russian with subtitles

From September 25 to 27 you'll get free access to all interviews.

  • How did they come to Amanita muscaria?
  • What key experiences shaped them?
  • Why did they turn to Amanita muscaria?
  • What insights do they want to share?
Nora Mamblona Fischer

Nora Mamblona Fischer

Psychologist | Amanita Study (PhD Candidate CIIS)

Co-founder of the Ayon
Institute and the Reciprocity Foundation

Initiator & Organizer of the Amanita Online Congress

TEAM 2026

Gerti Schön · Laura Erceg-Simon
Franziska Bahr · Tim Borchert

With great joy I present the four team members of the Amanita Online Congress 2026.
Thank you so much!

TEAM 2025 ▼

Anna Marina Liebl · Claudia · Joshua Kretzer
Winfried Ruhs

Thank you for your support at the Amanita Online Congress 2025!

The Format

How the Amanita Online Congress 2026 works

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Approx. 45 Minutes

Each interview lasts about 45 minutes

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German, English, Spanish, Russian

Interviews in German or English with subtitles in German, English, Spanish and Russian

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Daily via Email, Facebook and Telegram

Over 3 days you'll receive 50+ interviews with free access to every interview – via Email, Facebook and Telegram group

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Amanita Online Congress Packages

📦 2025 + 2026 Package (66€) NEW

From Sept 27 – All interviews from both years
instead of 77€ separately

📦 2026 Package (33€) NEW

From Sept 27 – September 2026 Congress only

📦 2025 Package reduced (44€)

Available now – All 2025 Congress interviews

A huge thank you to Tim Borchert and Christoph Junge of Druwids, as well as Adrian Linack of the Amanita Muscaria Institute, for their wonderful support.

New Speakers
2nd Amanita Online Congress 2026

10+ new interviews with new voices from Asia (Siberia), Europe and South America (Argentina)
More to follow soon

Armin Knöbl

Austria · Bridge Builder for Cultural Regeneration

Atina Joy Altzinger

Austria · Mazatlalli

Bulat

Altai, Siberia · Amanita Shaman

Federico Damián Conde Latou

Argentina · Microdosing

Franziska Bahr

Shaper of Conscious Change

Gerti Schoen

Psychotherapist, Amanita Microdosing/Facilitation Training

Laura Erceg-Simon

Shamanic Guide, Clown

Mira Arnold & Sabrina Stötzel

Mira: Educational Author, Sabrina: Fly Agaric Ambassador

Nora Mamblona Fischer

Nora Mamblona Fischer

Psychologist, Amanita Study, Congress Initiator

Ram Eisenberg

Israel

Roibeárd Ó hEochaidh
(Rob Hough)

Ireland

Valentin Khagdaev

Lake Baikal, Siberia · Shaman

Vladislav Shumaev

Kamchatka, Siberia

Walpurga Zellinger

Austria · Herbal Shaman

Key Speakers from the 1st Amanita Online Congress 2025

Amanita Dreamer

Amanita Pioneer, Author

Baba Masha

Amanita Pioneer, Physician, Author

Belinda Eriacho & Naomi Tsosie

Diné Wisdom Keepers

Wolfgang Bauer

Ethnologist, Psychotherapist, Author

Markus Berger

Ethnobotanist, Author

Dr. Andy Letcher

Cultural Anthropologist, Author

Kevin Feeney, PhD

Cultural Anthropologist, Lawyer, Author

Dr. Claudia Müller-Ebeling

Ethnologist, Art Historian

Dr. Anita Ginter

Physician, Therapist

Amélie Barbier

Ethnologist, Filmmaker

Ash Ritter

Ethnomycologist, Amanita Pioneer

Avi Esther

Amanita Expert, Ceremony Leader

Tristan Kallweit

Interdisciplinary Researcher

Adrian Linack & Marco Cruz da Silva

Founder Amanita Muscaria Institute

Alicia Vera Garcia

Microdosing Coach, ACT Therapist

Amanita Dreamer

Amanita Pioneer, Author

Amélie Barbier

Ethnologist, Filmmaker

Andrea Lötscher

Ethnologist, Filmmaker (Baltic Healing)

Andreja Dunca

Holistic Companion

Dr. Anita Ginter

Physician, Therapist

Anna Marina Liebl

Herbalist, Ecological Gardener, Amanita Congress Team

Dr. Andy Letcher

Cultural Anthropologist, Author

Armin Knöbl

Austria · Bridge Builder for Cultural Regeneration

Åsa Andersson Martti

Sámi Healer, Artist, Activist

Ash Ritter

Ethnomycologist, Amanita Pioneer

Atina Joy Altzinger

Austria · Mazatlalli

Avi Esther

Amanita Expert, Ceremony Leader

Baba Masha

Amanita Pioneer, Physician, Author

Belinda Eriacho & Naomi Tsosie

Diné Wisdom Keepers

Bulat

Altai, Siberia · Amanita Shaman

Christoph Junge

Amanita Druwids (Druid)

Dr. Claudia Müller-Ebeling

Ethnologist, Art Historian

David Petersen

Amanita Training

David Samas

Bear Eagle Medicine, Amanita Retreats (USA) with Wulf Trachta

Federico Damián Conde Latou

Argentina · Microdosing

Franziska Bahr

Shaper of Conscious Change

Gerti Schön

Psychotherapist, Amanita Microdosing/Facilitation Training

Ilga Gavare

Pirts Master, Amanita Retreats, Biologist

Inge Geurts

Medicine Woman, Amanita Retreats

Johan & Marianne Niklasson

Amanita Deep Dive Retreats

Joshua Kretzer

Joshua Kretzer

Energy Worker, Coach, Amanita Congress Team

Jost

Love Researcher

Dr. Kevin Feeney

Cultural Anthropologist, Lawyer, Author

Laura Erceg-Simon

Shamanic Guide, Clown

Lena Greus

Noaidi (Sámi Shaman)

Lionel Schibli (Fliegenpilzking)

Amanita Pioneer, Entrepreneur

Lynda Samphire

Transformational Guide, Microdosing Coach

Marco Cruz da Silva & Adrian Linack

Founder Amanita Muscaria Institute

Marianne & Johan Niklasson

Amanita Deep Dive Retreats

Markus Berger

Ethnobotanist, Author

Marlene Ertlmaier

Somatic Diealogue - Womb Work, Author

Max Somorax

Amanita Retreats

Mela Kühnlein, Raphael Terhedebrügge

Amanita Courses & Retreats, Heckenwerk, Amanita Muscaria Institute

Mira Arnold & Sabrina Stötzel

Mira: Educational Author · Sabrina: Fly Agaric Ambassador

Moritz Jendral

Amanita Retreats

Natalia Zinchenko

Psychotherapist, Healer

Naomi Tsosie & Belinda Eriacho

Diné Wisdom Keepers

Nora Mamblona Fischer

Nora Mamblona Fischer

Psychologist, Amanita Study, Congress Initiator

Petra Benedikt

Medicine Woman, Natural Healer

Raphael Terhedebrügge & Mela Kühnlein

Amanita Courses & Retreats, Heckenwerk, Amanita Muscaria Institute

Ram Eisenberg

Israel

Rob Hough

Celtic-Irish Lineage · Amanita Awakens (Founder)

Sylvia Hansen

Amanita Experience Spaces, Amanita Muscaria Institute

Tristan Kallweit

Interdisciplinary Researcher

Udo Kepplinger

Amanita Retreats, Sweat Lodges

Vadim Strutsenko

Amanita Retreats, Baltic/Eastern European Amanita Traditions, Author

Valentin Khagdaev

Lake Baikal, Siberia · Shaman

Vladislav Shumaev

Kamchatka, Siberia

Verena Dietz

Herbalist, Co-Therapist, Doula

Walpurga Zellinger

Austria · Herbal Shaman

Winfried Ruhs

Inner Growth Coach, Amanita Congress Team

Wolfgang Bauer

Ethnologist, Psychotherapist, Author

Wulf Trachta

Artist, Shaman, Amanita Retreats (USA) with David Samas

Program: Amanita Online Congress 2026

Friday, Sep 25
Berlin time (UTC+2)

Opening Day

19:00 – Nora Mamblona Fischer

Opening & Ceremonial Opening by Marion Georg

19:30 – Nora Mamblona Fischer

Study Results on Amanita muscaria

20:00 – Armin Knöbl & Atina Joy Altzinger

Amanita & the Message of South American Wisdom Keepers:
European Roots & Global Healing

Saturday, Sep 26
Berlin time (CEST, UTC+2)

Interviews & Live Zoom Sessions

09:00 – Nora Mamblona Fischer

Saturday Opening

09:10 – Federico Damián Conde Latou

Interview with Argentina's Microdosing Coach

10:00 – Gerti Schön & Nora Mamblona Fischer

Siberia Journey & Future Projects: Insights & Experiences

11:00 – Bulat

Amanita Shaman of the Altai Mountains

12:00 – Vladislav Shumaev

Indigenous Wisdom from Reindeer Herders of Kamchatka, Siberia

12:15 – Valentin Khagdaev

Interview with the Shaman of Lake Baikal, Siberia

18:00 – 🎥 ZOOM LIVE EVENT

60 Minutes • Amanita Dreamer

19:00 – 🎥 ZOOM LIVE EVENT

60 Minutes • Interactive Session
"Growing the Mycelium 🍄" with Ram Eisenberg
Connection Sessions in Small Circles with Two 20-Minute Blocks
to Network & Get to Know Congress Participants - Amanita Mycelium
How Did Amanita Come into My Life? What Brought Me to This Congress?
English & German (and other languages welcome)

20:00 – ⭐ Amanita Training 2026

Franziska Bahr, Gerti Schön, Laura Erceg-Simon, Nora Mamblona Fischer
Facilitated by Stephanie Kulbach

Sunday, Sep 27
Berlin time (CEST, UTC+2)

Closing Day

09:00 – Nora Mamblona Fischer

Sunday Opening

09:10 – Walpurga Zellinger

Interview with the Herbalist Shaman from Austria

10:00 – Mira Arnold & Sabrina Stötzel

Education & Practice around Amanita muscaria

11:00 – Ram Eisenberg

Interview with Amanita Host from Israel

12:00 – Roibeárd Ó hEochaidh (Rob Hough)

Interview on the Celtic-Irish Lineage

13:00 – Franziska Bahr

Interview on embodiment, transformation, integration, and Amanita

18:00 – 🎥 ZOOM LIVE EVENT

60 Minutes • Interactive Session
"Growing the Mycelium 🍄" with Nora Mamblona Fischer
Connection Sessions in Small Circles with Two 20-Minute Blocks
to Network & Get to Know Congress Participants - Amanita Mycelium
What Gift Did I Receive from Amanita? What Inner Calling Guides Me?
English & German (and other languages welcome)

19:00 – 🎥 ZOOM LIVE EVENT

60 Minutes • Interactive Session
"Wild Mushroom Gathering" Facilitated by Gerti Schön
with Speakers of the Amanita Online Congress
Sharing Our Knowledge in an Open, Facilitated Encounter
Q&A and Collective Sharing from Our Field
English & German (and other languages welcome)

20:00 – Nora Mamblona Fischer

Closing & Ceremonial Closing

Archive: 1st Amanita Online Congress 2025

Oct 24

Opening

Amanita Congress Team

Welcome, introduction & opening of the Amanita Online Congress

Belinda Eriacho & Naomi Tsosie

Diné Wisdom Keepers • Opening ceremony with prayers & blessings • Indigenous knowledge & reciprocity

Amanita Dreamer

Personal healing from panic attacks & anxiety • Amanita microdosing pioneer • Author of three practical books

Oct 25

Scientific Foundations

Amélie Barbier

Ethnographic field research in Kamchatka, Siberia • Koryak traditions • Trauma research

Dr. Andy Letcher

Cultural history of the fly agaric • Psychedelics in nature religions (paganism, shamanism) • Author of "Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom" • Head of MSc Psychedelics (University of Exeter)

Dr. Kevin Feeney

Author of "Fly Agaric: A Compendium of History, Pharmacology, Mythology & Exploration" • Legal and regulatory aspects • Scientific publications on Amanita muscaria

Tristan Kallweit

Toxicity research on the fly agaric • Therapeutic & spiritual potential of the fly agaric (together with Kevin Feeney)

Oct 26

From Medicine to Myth: Impact, Ethnomycology & Shamanism

Ash Ritter

20+ years of ethnobotany & mycology • Desert herbalism & animistic practice • Founder of Black Sage Botanicals with online courses

Baba Masha

Amanita pioneer & physician • 12,000+ participant microdosing project • Radio Psychedelix • Author of "Microdosing with Amanita Muscaria"

David Samas

Bear Eagle Medicine San Francisco • Amanita high-dose retreats (USA)

Wulf Trachta

Amanita high-dose retreats (USA) with David Samas • Artist & shaman

Oct 27

Amanita Muscaria Institute

Adrian Linack & Marco Cruz da Silva

Founders of the Amanita Muscaria Institute • Non-profit research & education • Safe & responsible use

Mela Kühnlein & Raphael Terhedebrügge

Heckenwerk: local incense & rituals • Animistic re-rooting • Amanita retreats & online courses

Sylvia Hansen

Amanita essence experience space • Microdosing integration • Nervous system regulation

David Petersen

Shamanic training & practice • Personal path with Amanita • Experiences from ceremony work

Oct 28

Holistic Companionship & Amanita Retreats

Andreja Dunca

Integrative companionship & nature work • Space holder in transition processes • Guidance toward the inner home

Marlene Ertlmaier

Author of a fly agaric book • Somatic diealogue - womb work • From political activism to healing work

Moritz Jendral

Amanita retreats in Munich & surroundings • Practical ceremony work • Community & integration

Fliegenpilz Max

Amanita retreats in Germany & Austria • Group work & personal guidance • Practical experience

Udo Kepplinger

Shamanic training in the Chiemgau • Near-death experience as a turning point • Sweat lodges & healing ceremonies with Amanita

Oct 29

Herbal Women & Coaching

Christoph Junge

Druid & spiritual practitioner • Operator of the Druwids Shop • Celtic traditions & Amanita

Joshua Kretzer

Energy worker & coach • Amanita experience spaces • Consciousness processes & ceremonial guidance • Amanita Congress Team

Winfried Ruhs

Inner Growth Coach • Amanita experience spaces & self-exploration • Amanita Congress Team

Anna Marina Liebl

Ecological gardener & wild kitchen catering • Nature-based guided retreats • Amanita Congress Team

Verena Dietz

Herbalist & gardener • Doula (birth companion) • Traditional plant knowledge & everyday shamanic practice

Jost

Researcher of love & relationship • Transformation through Amanita

Oct 30

Healing Paths Beyond Borders: Practice, Science & Storytelling

Andrea Lötscher & film excerpt "Baltic Healing"

Ethnologist & documentary filmmaker • Latvian pirts steam bath rituals with Amanita • Interview with Ilga Gavare

Ilga Gavare

Pirtniece (traditional Latvian pirts/steam bath master) • Biologist & healer from Latvia • Amanita muscaria expert

Natalia Zinchenko

Psychotherapist & healer from Russia • Sage Wind Dao: inner stillness & soul connection • Spiritual group journeys (Siberia, Tibet, Ladakh)

Vadim Strutsenko

Researcher & microdosing pioneer from Estonia • Baltic-Slavic healing traditions • International Amanita retreats • Author

Oct 31

Medicine Women & Sámi Healing Traditions

Avi Esther

Ceremony work since 2017 • Celtic-druidic traditions • Amanita rituals & guidance

Åsa Andersson Martti

Sámi healer from Kiruna, northern Sweden • Sámi Trail of Tears pilgrimage • Social activist

Lena Greus

Noaidi (Sámi shaman) from northern Sweden • Shamanic retreats in nature • Healing sessions & spiritual practice

Inge Geurts

Founder of WonderWood in Belgium • Amanita retreats • Medicine woman

Petra Benedikt

Natural healer from Switzerland • Holistic therapy methods • Amanita medicine woman

Nov 1

Lived Integration: Training, Practice & Research

Alicia Vera Garcia

ACT therapist & microdosing coach • Personal healing from PTSD & depression through plant medicine • Practice in Amsterdam & Tarragona

Gerti Schön

Amanita trainings & microdosing groups • 20 years of psychotherapy in the USA • Internal Family Systems • Earth healing

Lynda Samphire

Nervous system regulation & trauma work • Over 4 years of experience with Amanita microdosing • Transformative guidance

Lionel Schibli (Fliegenpilzking)

Podcast about fly agaric microdosing • Founder of Fliegenpills, Euphorimol & New Eleusis • Destigmatizing psychedelics

Nora Mamblona Fischer & Amanita Study

Therapeutic potential of low-dose Amanita muscaria • Psychologist • Reciprocity Foundation • Amanita Online Congress initiator

Nov 2

Closing

Marianne & Johan Niklasson

Amanita Deep Dive Retreats • European Amanita pioneers • Amanita live presentations

Markus Berger

Ethnobotanist & publisher • Lucy's Rausch magazine • Author on psychoactive substances & herbal medicine

Wolfgang Bauer

Ethnologist & psychologist • Author of "Fliegenpilz – Fairy Tales, Myths & Religion" • Consciousness researcher

Amanita Congress Team – Closing

Shared closing & outlook • Gratitude & integration • Community

Free Registration

Free participation in the Amanita Online Congress 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, participation in the Amanita Online Congress 2026 is completely free. We want this knowledge to be accessible to everyone.

Further info and links will be posted in our Facebook group and Telegram group.

Yes, all talks are recorded and available to participants for a limited time after the congress.

You just need a stable internet connection and a computer, tablet or smartphone.

Yes, you can flexibly attend the days that interest you. All content will also be available as a recording.

Yes, participants receive a certificate of attendance by email after the congress.

Yes, the congress offers scientifically grounded content that is also of interest to medical professionals.

You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by email. The link is included in every email.

Each interview lasts about 45 minutes. This allows for in-depth conversations in which the experts can fully share your experiences and their knowledge.

The interviews are conducted in German or English. All interviews have subtitles in German, English, Spanish and Russian, so you can always understand everything.

Links and further info will be posted from September 25 to 27 in our Facebook group and Telegram group.

Still have questions? Feel free to contact us!

Contact us now

Important Notice / Disclaimer

About This Congress

The Amanita Online Congress is an international platform for scientific, historical, cultural and experience-based exchange about Amanita muscaria (fly agaric).
A wide range of perspectives is presented - from researchers, cultural practitioners and people with their own experiences.

No Medical or Therapeutic Character

All content, talks, interviews and discussions serve exclusively for general information and education.
They do not constitute instructions for use, consumption, self-medication or therapeutic use of Amanita muscaria or other substances.

Personal Responsibility & Legal Situation

The legal classification of Amanita muscaria varies by country and may change at any time.
All participants are themselves responsible for informing themselves about the applicable legal provisions in their respective country of residence.

The organizers assume no responsibility for violations of local, national or international laws.

Health Risks

Amanita muscaria can be neurotoxic and cause health damage when fresh or insufficiently processed.

No Promises of Healing – No Recommendation for Use

Individual experience reports reflect subjective perceptions and do not constitute medical statements, recommendations or treatment approaches.

Effects on the body or psyche vary individually and are only supported by limited scientific evidence.

Third-Party Content

The respective speakers are themselves responsible for the content of talks, interviews and guest contributions.

Disclaimer

The organizers are not liable for damages or consequences arising from the use or misinterpretation of the information provided.
All participants act on their own responsibility.

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