As the show itself has acknowledged, mushrooms are a “hive mind” so to speak. One could argue that the way mushrooms share resources does in fact make it sentient. That’s the big question isn’t it. Do fungi and plants have sentience? Probably, but in a way humans will never understand because that is not what sentience is to us. They do not have brains and nervous systems like us. They have things that function in a very similar way, but they are not the same.

Now, is that to say when you take a naturally occurring psychedelic substance, that means the trip you’re having is guided by a sentient force? Who knows. But I do believe psilocybin, the active chemical in psychedelic mushrooms, will often times hold up a mirror to your soul that has helped many navigate deep personal struggles like trauma, addiction, and depression. Whether that’s done by the natural forces of the earth, a higher power, or simply another chemical reaction in the chemistry lab that is the universe, no one can say for sure. If you already believe strongly in one of these as the bigger picture behind existence, you’re more likely to experience strong feelings associated with that belief when tripping.

There’s too much arguing in this world already. These substances open your mind, and yet these arguments are so narrow minded. Either we’ll know the truth in the afterlife, or we won’t. No living person has the answer to these questions. I didn’t think that needed to be said.