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Myco Muse

Dalia Borges

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Frequency: 1 episode/103d. Total Eps: 7

Welcome to Myco Muse, where we dive into the fascinating realm of fungi and their profound impact on our planet. Hosted by Dalia Borges, a passionate mycology enthusiast and wildlife conservation student, this podcast brings you captivating stories, groundbreaking research, and insightful discussions about the magical world of mushrooms. Each episode uncovers the mysteries of mycology, from the incredible biodiversity of fungal species to their crucial roles in ecosystems and potential applications in sustainability. Join us as we explore the world of funga.

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Fungal Faces: Ceremony, Science & the Masks Between Worlds

Episode 7

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 • Duration 25:35

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In this episode of Myco Muse, we step into the threshold between worlds, where fungal life becomes ceremony, and ceremony becomes medicine.

Stay with me until the end because before we close, we're going to sit with something a little more personal. A question about the masks we wear every day. Not carved from wood or mycelium, but shaped just as carefully, and just as purposefully.

Journey with me through the shamanic traditions of the Nuxalk (Bella Coola) people of coastal British Columbia and the Rai people of Nepal, where fungi were not merely organisms but living intermediaries between the human and the spirit. We'll explore sacred masks carved from Laricifomes officinalis , known as Agarikon and Ganoderma species, used in the secret kusiut society's "fungus dance," during eclipses of the sun and moon, and placed in the rafters of Himalayan huts to guard against evil and sickness.

Drawing on the mycological research of Robert A. Blanchette and the ethnographic fieldwork of Thomas F. McIlwraith — who spent nearly a year living among the Bella Coola in the early 1920s. This episode asks what it means that the same organisms chosen to house the face of the divine also carry some of the most studied medicinal compounds in mycology.

From the slow growth of bracket fungi on ancient wood, to the hands that shaped them into faces of the supernatural, we'll trace a lineage of relationship between humans and mycelium that stretches back further than written memory.

This is not just a story about masks. It's a story about what we reach for when we need to cross over, and what, perhaps, we've been hiding behind all along.

Referenced works in this episode:

Blanchette, R.A. (2017) — Extraordinary Fungal Masks Used by the Indigenous People of North America and Asia. FUNGI Magazine, Vol. 10:3
Blanchette, R.A., Compton, B.D., Turner, N.J., and Gilbertson, R.L. (1992) — Nineteenth century shaman grave guardians are carved Fomitopsis officinalis sporophores. 84: 119–124

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