Mycelium, Medicine and Plant Consciousness with Juliette Bryant

In this conversation I sit down with nutritionist, author and earth wisdom mentor Juliette Bryant to explore why food matters far beyond calories and convenience. We trace her journey from childhood herb gardens and her mother’s illness to a lifelong vocation in plant medicine and mushrooms, discussing how nutrition, intention and local, regenerative growing can transform wellbeing. We also unpack the science and folklore of fungi—from mycelial networks and fascia analogies to non‑psychoactive “magical” mushrooms such as lion’s mane, reishi and chaga—alongside current research into psilocybin microdosing and mental health. We consider plant consciousness, respectful traditions from Peru to the Celtic world, and practical ways to reconnect without “taking” anything—through meditation, song and relationship with the land. Juliette shares her latest work, including Seven Magical Mushrooms and her School of Earth Wisdom, and we reflect on food sovereignty, the Codex Alimentarius, and England’s old Herbalists’ Charter. If you’re curious about how to eat, grow and relate to nature with more reverence—and why it might lift our spirits as much as our health—this one’s for you.'The Glastonbury Symposium – Expand Your Horizons': https://glastonburysymposium.co.uk/the-symposium/'Glastonbury Symposium – Video Library': https://glastonburysymposium.co.uk/videos-4/'Andy Thomas – The Truth Agenda (official site)': https://truthagenda.org/'Juliette Bryant – Juliette’s Kitchen (official site)': https://juliettebryant.com/'Seven Magical Mushrooms – Juliette Bryant (book page)': https://juliettebryant.com/product/7-magical-mushrooms-limited-ed-signed-book/'Merlin Sheldrake – Entangled Life (author site)': https://www.merlinsheldrake.com/'The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle (official shop page)': https://shop.eckharttolle.com/products/the-power-of-now'Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research': https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/index/'UCL study on psilocybin and depression – UCL Discovery': https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10034334/'Codex Alimentarius – FAO/WHO (official site)': https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/en/?lang=en'Herbalists Act 1542 ("Herbalists’ Charter") – overview': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbalists_Act_1542'Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) – Kew Science, Plants of the World Online': https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20812-2/general-information'Amanita muscaria (fly agaric) – Britannica overview': https://www.britannica.com/science/fly-agaric'Perpetual Choirs – World Healing Project (Giles Bryant)': https://www.worldhealingproject.com/perpetual-choirs'Earth Wisdom Mentorship Training – Juliette Bryant': https://juliettebryant.com/earth-wisdom-mentorship-training/