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Tapping Into Your Creativity With Microdosing
What Is Microdosing? Microdosing is a practice of consuming small amounts of magic mushrooms to stimulate creativity. From Silicon Valley leaders to visionary artists, magic mushrooms have played a key role in the creative process of many people. After reading this article, you may want to tap into the magical power of mushrooms! Are you […]
Mycelium Sculptures: Art and Interconnectedness
Can Mushrooms Be Used For Art? Acrylic, pastels, watercolors…. and mushrooms? You may not think of mushrooms as art supplies, but some artists are using mycelium to create sculptures and other forms of art. Not only does the mycelium have a story about interconnectedness, but the actual growth forms and colors of fungi make it […]
New Studies On Using Mushrooms For Mental Health
Ancient Wisdom and Modern Research Academic research is now corroborating what ancient peoples have always known for millennia when it comes to the natural world and mental health. Read on to find out more about using mushrooms for mental health. We celebrated World Mental Health Day earlier this month, so let’s look at some of […]
Fungi as the Foundation for a Sustainable World
Mushrooms Can Be Used For Building? Mushrooms hide in the dirt and they invisibly process waste from the forest, recycling it into usable material for plants and trees. So how could they play such a major role in building a more sustainable world? Fungi are a model of interconnectedness that illuminates new ways of living. […]
Celebrate Pollinators on World Food Day
What Do Bees Have To Do With Food? Let’s all celebrate bees on World Food Day! On October 16, governments, businesses, NGOs, and general public will join together to “promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure healthy diets for all.” When you bite into your […]
Digital Resources to Teach About Fungi
Get Ready For World Teachers Day! On October 5, teachers and students (and parents!) around the world will celebrate World Teachers Day. When most teachers are working in virtual classrooms, it can be tricky to find resources to teach kids about the natural world. From the very beginning, our Deep Dive section has included […]
Celebrate International Coffee Day with Mushroom Coffee
What exactly is mushroom coffee? Coffee is consumed by millions of people around the world, so your daily cup of joe is not necessarily a cause for celebration. But on October 1, we celebrate International Coffee Day. This is an opportunity to acknowledge the complex journey that a coffee bean must undergo before arriving in […]
How To Boost Your Nutrition With Mushrooms
Before you forage, learn about nutritional mushrooms! It’s foraging season, so it’s the perfect time to learn about the health benefits of cooking with mushrooms. Did you know there are nearly 2,000 species of edible and medicinal mushrooms in the world? Let’s learn about the nutritional benefits of mushrooms and boost your nutrition with mushrooms! […]
Are Legal Psilocybin Mushrooms Coming?
The legalization of marijuana was a historic victory for cannabis activists. Finally, people were able to safely and responsibly access marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes after years of unregulated production and distribution. In Ann Arbor this week, the city council unanimously passed a resolution decriminalizing Entheogenic plants within the city. MLive has the story: […]
These Classic Rock Album Covers Were Inspired By Mushrooms
A Generation Who Started A Movement What’s your favorite classic rock song inspired by mushrooms? Classic rock is a feel-good genre of music. When you play a song by the Grateful Dead, it’s natural to want to kick back and relax. When a Cream song plays on the radio, a smile always appears. Vincent Berry […]
How Fungi Could Save the Planet
How Fungi Could Save the Planet What are mushrooms made of? The cellular structure of mushrooms is unique on Earth. Mushrooms can be easily processed into building materials, for example, to create eco-buildings and nature-inspired architecture. But we’re still discovering the many gifts that the mushroom has to teach us. Here are just a few […]
Brewing Mushroom Coffee At Home
What is mushroom coffee? Mushroom coffee is a combination of regular black coffee brewed with powdered medicinal mushrooms. Cultures all over the world, from Finland to the United States, have been consuming medicinal mushrooms like Chaga and Lion’s Mane in liquid form for generations. There is no time like the present to brew mushroom coffee […]
The Mycology Adventures of Beatrix Potter
Most people remember Beatrix Potter as the author of beloved children’s books like The Tale of Peter Rabbit, but she had a lesser-known, but important career as a mushroom hunter and amateur mycologist! In the new children’s book, Beatrix Potter, Scientist, author and Kansas City Star parenting columnist Lindsay H. Metcalf explores Potter’s work as […]
How To Find Fantastic Fungi Around the World
Fantastic Fungi, the number one documentary on Apple TV, is now streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video, Google Play, VUDU, and Apple TV around the world! The whole Fantastic Fungi team is grateful for the support of our mycelial network, the fellow travelers spreading the spores of this shift in consciousness. For readers in the […]
The Healing Power of Fungi
Do you know the power of mycology and the healing power of fungi? “I hope this resonance of gratitude spreads, like waves meeting other waves and transforming little by little, opening the eyes to beauty,” says Louie Schwartzberg, remind us that gratitude and nature can illuminate the love we sometimes forget to see around us. […]
How to Celebrate National Mushroom Month
National Mushroom Month is an annual celebration established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to highlight the benefits of the mushroom. We can’t all be together this year to celebrate in person, but Fantastic Fungi will lead the virtual gathering all month long! Start by watching our National Mushroom Month music video… The Fungi […]
Where Is Your Favorite Body of Water?
This summer, people around the world have gathered at their favorite oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams, cooling off and immersing themselves in nature. “Beauty is nature’s tool for survival, because we protect what we love,” says Louie Schwartzberg, the filmmaker behind Fantastic Fungi. Through his work at Moving Art, he has created many powerful short […]
Film Creates a Shift Consciousness
We are all connected, and sometimes we just need to be reminded. And once we tap into that revelation, it becomes clear that we must protect what we love. The gift of the mushroom reveals how we are all interconnected. That’s the message of Fantastic Fungi, now available to rent or own on Apple […]
Fantastic Fungi Is the #1 Documentary at Apple TV!
We are proud to announce that Fantastic Fungi is the #1 documentary at Apple TV today. The whole Fantastic Fungi team is grateful for the support of our mycelial network, the fellow travelers spreading the spores of this shift in consciousness. Rent or buy the film on Apple TV. ‘Fantastic Fungi’ is already a cult […]
How Can We Save Bees?
We’ll all celebrate National Honeybee Day later this week! To prepare, learn how mycologist Paul Stamets and Washington State University researchers in this special short film Louie Schwartzberg directed for the California Academy of Sciences’ bioGraphic magazine. You Can Save Your Local Bees There are a lot of ways that everyday people can help. It […]
Psilocybin Therapy Goes Mainstream
This is a historic year when voters will consider legalizing psilocybin therapy. In Fantastic Fungi (now available on Apple TV!) we get to see psilocybin therapy clinical trials. One of the participants was Tony Head, who described the therapy this way: “After the experience, I just looked at life differently. I wasn’t obsessed with dying […]
Everything You Need To Know About Forest Bathing
Forest bathing is a Japanese practice believed to improve physical and mental well-being, reduce stress hormone production, lower heart rates, boost the immune system, and even accelerate recovery from illness.
Wonder & Awe Podcast
Louie Schwartzberg and Moving Art are bringing you Wonder & Awe, a podcast that explores the captivating intersection between art and science. Every episode, Louie will host a conversation about our natural world featuring two unique guests: one guest from the realm of art and one from the field of science. It all begins with […]
How Permaculture Can Change Our Lives
Louie Schwartzberg demonstrated our powerful connection to nature in his Earth Day 2020 short film. The mycelial network gives us a glimpse of what is possible through connection. How we can live in harmony with the earth. We need to recognize that what we do the earth, we do to ourselves. Watch the short film […]
Visionary Art for Deeply Transformative Times
Louie Schwartzberg received the American Visionary Art Museum’s highest honor, the Grand Visionary Award. Louie’s work will be on display at the museum through January 2021, part of its 25th original mega-exhibition, “The Secret Life of Earth.” Watch his inspiring keynote speech below! A Visionary Exhibit The American Visionary Art Museum exhibit brings together global […]
The Stoned Ape
How did the human brain triple in size in just two million years? According to the “Stoned Ape Theory” developed by Terrence McKenna and his brother Dennis McKenna, a community of proto-humans might have consumed the magic mushrooms they found in the wild. That act could have profoundly changed their brains. “It was like a […]
Everything You Need To Know About Astromycology
Fungi could hold the key to our travels in outer space, both in real life and science fiction. On Star Trek: Discovery, a fictional astromycologist named Paul Stamets harnessed the power of cosmic fungi to power an entire spaceship. Watch the Star Trek character describe his work here: Star Trek Astromycology First of all, that’s […]
Oregon Puts Psilocybin Therapy on the Ballot
Psilocybin Therapy – On The Ballot Activists have collected more than 164,000 signatures from voters in Oregon to ensure that psilocybin therapy will be on the ballot this fall. Next, the state will vote on Initiative Petition 34 (IP 34) in November a petition that would bring psilocybin therapy to Oregon “through a licensed, regulated […]
Experience The Harmonic Convergence
Fantastic Fungi director Louie Schwartzberg joined The Harmonic Convergence—a 10-day long global meditation for universal contact organized by Unify. His unique work was played throughout the week-long broadcast, and Louie spoke with Isis Indriya for a fascinating conversation about our conscious evolution. Watch everything here: A Shift in Consciousness The Harmonic Convergence (THC) took place […]
Mushroom Foraging with John Cage
The great American composer John Cage once wrote, “I have come to the conclusion that much can be learned about music by devoting oneself to the mushroom.” He was an amateur mycologist throughout his life, and this summer, his writings about fungi will be re-released in a gorgeous collection, John Cage: A Mycological Foray. Decades […]
Fantastic Fungi: Reimagine Album
FANTASTIC FUNGI REIMAGINE We are launching a brand new album inspired by Fantastic Funig and the Mycelial Network. Pre-orders will launch on Kickstarter June 29th, but the official album release is July 28th. Over the next several weeks we are excited to share live performances and stories from the artists and producers who have contributed […]
Avatar and the Real Life Wood Wide Web
Did you know there was real science behind Avatar‘s most famous concept? The forest is alive, all nurtured by the Mother Tree. James Cameron’s Avatar caused a sensation upon its release in 2009. Fans of the science fiction movie returned again and again for repeated viewings, making it one of the biggest box office hits […]
Fungi Field Trip
There are worlds of wonder that every child should visit. A journey to the Kingdom of the Mycelia world will spark your children’s curiosity about mushrooms and all the hidden magic there is to be discovered in nature. And it’s as close as a forest near you. Start your journey by watching “The Fantastic Fungi […]
Holistic Primary Care Presents Fantastic Fungi
Fantastic Fungi and Holistic Primary Care invite you to join a special online screening of Louie Schwartzberg’s Fantastic Fungi film. Immediately following the screening, will be a live Q&A session with director Louie Schwartzberg, neurologist Maya Shetreat, MD, and holistic psychiatrist, Scott Shannon, MD–all moderated by Holistic Primary Care’s editor, Erik Goldman as the group […]
The Feminine Side of the Mycelium Network
At a special Healer Collective seminar, director Louie Schwartzberg explained how the mycelium network shows us a different way of thinking about the world. You can watch the complete seminar here. Read inspiring quotes from the event below… Our culture has created a psychological sense of separation from the planet, from nature. But we are […]
Getting Started with DIY Mycology
Have you ever thought about foraging for mushrooms? There’s no better time to start! As we all shelter-in-place together, millions of people have explored life-changing new activities–including mycology. Biologist Merlin Sheldrake just published Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, a wide-ranging exploration of the world of mycology. His passion for mushrooms could inspire anybody […]
How To Support African-American Farmers
During this time of great uncertainty, many people are looking for ways to help our African-American communities. We’ve seen the deep roots of racism and divide in our country, but we are recognizing our shared humanity and interconnection. Leah Penniman, the founding co-director of Soul Fire Farm, has written about the struggles of black farmers […]
IN-Q: One Drop
This is a unique poem, written and performed by IN-Q and set to the beautiful cinematography of filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, is a message of hope and encouragement to provide sustainable access to water and to transform lives forever.
What’s Possible
WHAT'S POSSIBLE, a film for the UN Climate Summit, was created by the team of director Louie Schwartzberg, producer Lyn Davis Lear, writer Scott Z. Burns, Moving Art Studio, and the Lear Family Foundation.
Beauty of pollination
This video was shown at the TED conference in 2011, with scenes from "Wings of Life", a film about the threat to essential pollinators that produce over a third of the food we eat. The seductive love dance between flowers and pollinators sustains the fabric of life and is the mystical keystone event where the animal and plant worlds intersect that make the world go round.
Marie Forleo Interview
Feel like you’re speeding through life? Watch this beautiful conversation about the beauty of slowing down, with Marie Forleo and Louie Schwartzberg.
Mushroom Waltz
Dance among the mushrooms in this cheeky 1min video that shows a variety of fungi waltzing through the forest.
Naked Beauty
Witness a subtle poetic movement of flowers as they dance to the moving light, combining close-up cinematography at its finest along with wide and aerial perspectives of the flowering plant world that sustains us.
Moving Art Season 2
In this follow up to the acclaimed first season, filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg presents new films exploring the natural world and transporting viewers across the globe.
Guggenheim
Louie Schwartzberg projects his stunning nature imagery on the walls of the famous Frank Lloyd Wright designed museum.
Moving Art Season 1
Viewers will experience the power of ocean waves and the sea's underwater splendor as celebrated filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg takes his camera into the deep to unveil the mysteries and wonders of the natural world.
Tea Time with Oprah
Oprah steeps the soul with nature cinematographer Louie Schwartzberg, who has worked around the world, filming in 54 countries.
Wonder and Awe
Louie Schwartzberg shares his sense of wonder, as he transcends the ordinary and tests our concepts of time and scale with his beautiful imagery.
Malynn Meditation
This visual meditation opens our hearts and light through the beauty of nature and is led by Malynn Utzinger, a physician and teacher.
Kaskade Mandala
A spiritual and upbeat geometric display of nature.
California Dreaming
Explore the natural beauty of California set to Jose Feliciano's California Dreamin'
Iceland Panorama
Traverse the glaciers and watefalls that populate the landscape of Iceland as filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg captures the wonder and awe of this frozen yet verdant island.
Golden Gate Wonder
Louie Schwartzberg's amazing time-lapse footage of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
Underwater Mandala
See below the surface of the ocean like never before in this visual meditation.
Olympic Park
Under the shade of various greenery, water rushes down the streams and waterfalls of the Olympic Peninsula as salmon migrate in the opposite direction.
Yosemite
This inspiring short film pays tribute to the epic and majestic beauty of Yosemite National Park.
Louie: LA Stories
LA Stories with Giselle Fernandez profiles award-winning nature cinematographer Louie Schwarztberg, who has made what is invisible to the human eye visible to the world.
Moving Art Season 3
Season 3 of Moving Art by Louie Schwartzberg is now streaming with Netflix. This season Will explore Machu Picchu, Hokkaido Japan, Tahiti, Marquesas, New Zealand and Patterns of nature.
Energy with Jason Silva
Jason Silva describes a mezmerizing thought-journey on the subject of Energy for the short film series on Gratitude Revealed.
Gratitude Revealed
Narrated by Brother David Steindle-Rast, this inspirational short motivates us reminds us to be grateful for the little things and find happiness in the world around us.
Mushroom Festival Parade
Celebrate mushrooms in this behind the scenes look at the Telluride mushroom festival.
Food Porn by Eugenia Bone
Author Eugenia Bone takes the viewer throught the delicious world of edible mushrooms.
Connection, Nature and Gratitude
Oprah steeps the soul with nature cinematographer Louie Schwartzberg, who has worked around the world, filming in 54 countries. This excerpt from the OWN series "Steep Your Soul" asks Louie to describe his morning ritual.
Louie + Lotuswei: Flowerrevolution
An intimate discussion between Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg and Author Katie Hess on their collaboration for their book Flower Revolution. Together they discuss the healing powers of flowers, the power of awe and the beauty of nature.
Lindsey Stirling & Louie Schwartzberg
A mind blowing journey through awe inspiring flowers sets to Lindsey Stirling's Crystralize.
TED Hidden Miracles of the Natural World
We live in a world of unseeable beauty, so subtle and delicate that it is imperceptible to the human eye. To bring this invisible world to light, filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg bends the boundaries of time and space with high-speed cameras, time lapses and microscopes.
Behind the Scenes: Wings of Life
A behind the scenes look at the DisneyNature film "Wings of Life", which highlights the importance of pollinators and how nature's beauty is used as a tool for survival.
Tour of the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors with Alex Grey – Mycology In Art
Visionary Artists Alex and Allyson Grey. Through a tour of the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors ( The Grey's Art church) the artists discuss, life death, art, mushrooms and the mycelial web that weaves the universe together.
The Vatican Loves Mushrooms
Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg's Images projected onto St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican to bring awareness to climate change. The show coincided with the last week of international climate talks in Paris.
Eugenia on Mycelium
Author Eugenia Bone discusses the importance of mushroom mycelium and it's role in the ecosystem.
Paul Stamets & Joe Rogan
Paul Stamets is a mycologist, author and advocate of bioremediation and medicinal fungi.
Mushroom Mashup
Go on a journey through time, scale, conciousness and fungi in this mushroom music video.
Mushroom Music Video
Vincent Berry's song Live again brings the magic of mushrooms above ground in this timelapse music video.
Mycofair Extravaganza
Experience a mushroom-centric market place featuring mushroom mad companies such as Chaga, Bolt Threads, Symbiotica, Whalebird, MAPS, Prime Roots and BAAM
Castro Theatre Experience
Go behind the Scenes with Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg and Mycologist Paul Stamets to the San Francisco Premiere of Fantastic Fungi. Experience exclusive fan interactions, mycology fair and a one of a kind Fungi Q and A that explores science, art, religion and awe.
Louie’s Visionary Award Speech
An excerpt from Louie Schwartzberg's Visionary Award acceptance speech from the 20th annual Maui Film Festival.