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Computers are excellent tools for inducing altered states of consciousness. Unfortunately, these states are most likely to be fed by feelings of fear, anxiety, anger, or insecurity, with a distinctive outward focus, rather than looking inward and trying to augment more enlightened parts of ourselves like with more traditional spiritual tools.

Creating a crappy version of something is the first step to creating a better version of something. It also helps you know what you don’t know :)

Large anthill resting underneath a tree in Finland.

Bright yellow chanterelle mushrooms found while foraging in Finland.

Mushrooms growing out of a log, surrounded by leaves in Finland.

Panorama of a Finnish forest in fall with dead ferns covering the ground.

Large growth surrounding a tree creating a mini biome in Finland.

Mushrooms growing in a decaying part of a tree in Finland.

Mushrooms growing out of a bank of collapsed soil in Finland.

Crossing a bridge in the fall over a small stream near Raasepori, Finland.