All about the fly agaric
Sep 25 – 27 · 45-min interviews · DE/EN with subtitles in English, German, Spanish, and Russian
International and interdisciplinary: a congress on science, practice and integration
around the fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
until the congress begins
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.
Psychologist | Amanita Study (PhD Candidate CIIS)
Co-founder of the Ayon
Institute and the Reciprocity Foundation
Initiator & Organizer of the Amanita Online Congress
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!
Anna Marina Liebl ·
Claudia ·
Joshua Kretzer
Winfried Ruhs
Thank you for your support at the Amanita Online Congress 2025!
How the Amanita Online Congress 2026 works
Each interview lasts about 45 minutes
Interviews in German or English with subtitles in German, English, Spanish and Russian
Over 3 days you'll receive 50+ interviews with free access to every interview – via Email, Facebook and Telegram group
📦 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.
10+ new interviews with new voices from Asia (Siberia), Europe and South America (Argentina)
More to follow soon
Austria · Bridge Builder for Cultural Regeneration
Austria · Mazatlalli
Altai, Siberia · Amanita Shaman
Argentina · Microdosing
Shaper of Conscious Change
Psychotherapist, Amanita Microdosing/Facilitation Training
Shamanic Guide, Clown
Mira: Educational Author, Sabrina: Fly Agaric Ambassador
Psychologist, Amanita Study, Congress Initiator
Israel
Ireland
Lake Baikal, Siberia · Shaman
Kamchatka, Siberia
Austria · Herbal Shaman
Amanita Pioneer, Author
Amanita Pioneer, Physician, Author
Diné Wisdom Keepers
Ethnologist, Psychotherapist, Author
Ethnobotanist, Author
Cultural Anthropologist, Author
Cultural Anthropologist, Lawyer, Author
Ethnologist, Art Historian
Physician, Therapist
Ethnologist, Filmmaker
Ethnomycologist, Amanita Pioneer
Amanita Expert, Ceremony Leader
Interdisciplinary Researcher
Founder Amanita Muscaria Institute
Microdosing Coach, ACT Therapist
Amanita Pioneer, Author
Ethnologist, Filmmaker
Ethnologist, Filmmaker (Baltic Healing)
Holistic Companion
Physician, Therapist
Herbalist, Ecological Gardener, Amanita Congress Team
Cultural Anthropologist, Author
Austria · Bridge Builder for Cultural Regeneration
Sámi Healer, Artist, Activist
Ethnomycologist, Amanita Pioneer
Austria · Mazatlalli
Amanita Expert, Ceremony Leader
Amanita Pioneer, Physician, Author
Diné Wisdom Keepers
Altai, Siberia · Amanita Shaman
Amanita Druwids (Druid)
Ethnologist, Art Historian
Amanita Training
Bear Eagle Medicine, Amanita Retreats (USA) with Wulf Trachta
Argentina · Microdosing
Shaper of Conscious Change
Psychotherapist, Amanita Microdosing/Facilitation Training
Pirts Master, Amanita Retreats, Biologist
Medicine Woman, Amanita Retreats
Amanita Deep Dive Retreats
Energy Worker, Coach, Amanita Congress Team
Love Researcher
Cultural Anthropologist, Lawyer, Author
Shamanic Guide, Clown
Noaidi (Sámi Shaman)
Amanita Pioneer, Entrepreneur
Transformational Guide, Microdosing Coach
Founder Amanita Muscaria Institute
Amanita Deep Dive Retreats
Ethnobotanist, Author
Somatic Diealogue - Womb Work, Author
Amanita Retreats
Amanita Courses & Retreats, Heckenwerk, Amanita Muscaria Institute
Mira: Educational Author · Sabrina: Fly Agaric Ambassador
Amanita Retreats
Psychotherapist, Healer
Diné Wisdom Keepers
Psychologist, Amanita Study, Congress Initiator
Medicine Woman, Natural Healer
Amanita Courses & Retreats, Heckenwerk, Amanita Muscaria Institute
Israel
Celtic-Irish Lineage · Amanita Awakens (Founder)
Amanita Experience Spaces, Amanita Muscaria Institute
Interdisciplinary Researcher
Amanita Retreats, Sweat Lodges
Amanita Retreats, Baltic/Eastern European Amanita Traditions, Author
Lake Baikal, Siberia · Shaman
Kamchatka, Siberia
Herbalist, Co-Therapist, Doula
Austria · Herbal Shaman
Inner Growth Coach, Amanita Congress Team
Ethnologist, Psychotherapist, Author
Artist, Shaman, Amanita Retreats (USA) with David Samas
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 participation in the Amanita Online Congress 2026.
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!
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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.
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.
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.
Amanita muscaria can be neurotoxic and cause health damage when fresh or insufficiently processed.
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.
The respective speakers are themselves responsible for the content of talks, interviews and guest contributions.
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.
Amanita muscaria and the question of right relations
Amanita muscaria grows across the entire northern hemisphere, wherever birch and conifer forests grow. The most fully preserved knowledge of it lies with the Indigenous reindeer nomads of the North: Koryak, Itelmen, Chukchi, Evenki, Khanty, Mansi and the Sámi. Traces of this knowledge are found in Europe as well, but the line of transmission was broken – by Christianisation, witch hunts and the suppression of folk medicine. Here we are taking up a broken line.
This congress is organised from Germany, and most of the voices in it do not come from the communities of the North. Reciprocity, for us, is a relationship that is essential, and one in which we are only at the beginning.
Kamchatka, Siberia
Shamanic Guide, Clown
Psychologist, Amanita Study, Congress Initiator
Israel · Facilitator
Artist, Shaman, Amanita Retreats (USA) with David Samas
Pirts Master, Amanita Retreats, Biologist
Microdosing Coach, ACT Therapist
Herbalist, Ecological Gardener, Amanita Congress Team
Austria · Herbal Shaman
Psychotherapist, Healer
Amanita Training
Ethnomycologist, Amanita Pioneer
Curative Educator, Amanita Whisperer, Embodiment Healer
Ethnologist, Filmmaker (Baltic Healing)
Amanita Retreats, Baltic/Eastern European Amanita Traditions, Author
Bear Eagle Medicine, Amanita Retreats (USA) with Wulf Trachta
Medicine Woman, Amanita Retreats
Amanita Pioneer, Physician, Author
Holistic Companion
Founder Amanita Muscaria Institute
Business Architect for Coaches, Therapists & Soulful Solopreneurs · Integrating deep experiences into life and business · Amanita Congress Team
Celtic-Irish Lineage · Amanita Awakens (Founder)
Amanita Pioneer, Entrepreneur
Noaidi (Sámi Shaman)
Altai, Siberia · Amanita Shaman
Amanita Retreats
Herbalist, Co-Therapist, Doula
Ethnologist, Psychotherapist, Author
Interdisciplinary Researcher
Sámi Healer, Artist, Activist
Energy Worker, Coach, Amanita Congress Team
Mazatlalli
Amanita Expert, Ceremony Leader
Physician, Therapist
Mycologist · Microdosing Guide
Amanita Retreats, Sweat Lodges
Austria · Bridge Builder for Cultural Regeneration
Human and Social Ecologist, Nature Mentoring, Caring Masculinity
Ethnologist, Filmmaker
Transformational Guide, Microdosing Coach
Amanita Deep Dive Retreats
Diné Wisdom Keepers
Lake Baikal, Siberia · Shaman
Amanita Courses & Retreats, Heckenwerk, Amanita Muscaria Institute
Somatic Dialogue - Womb Work, Author
Mira: Educational Author & Sabrina: Fly Agaric Ambassador
Educational Author
Website: www.mamamuscaria.com
Shop: shop.mamamuscaria.com
Instagram: instagram.com/mamamuscaria
Facebook: facebook.com/mamamuscaria
Telegram: t.me/+fHoXl3L9xhA2M2E0
Pinterest: pinterest.com/mamamuscaria/
Fly Agaric Ambassador
Website: www.myko-versum.com
Instagram: instagram.com/myko_versum/
Facebook: facebook.com/MykoVersum/
Telegram: t.me/+VvZyFfiu0ONmMGE0
Pinterest: pinterest.com/MykoVersum/
Masterguide für die Fliegenpilz Mikrodosierung
Mira Arnold's comprehensive guide to Amanita muscaria – covering history, constituents, research, experiences and microdosing. In German.
Masterguide für die Fliegenpilz Mikrodosierung
Medicine Woman, Natural Healer
Cultural Anthropologist, Author
Amanita Experience Spaces, Amanita Muscaria Institute
Love Researcher
Amanita Pioneer, Author
Cultural Anthropologist, Lawyer, Author
Ethnologist, Art Historian