The Folklore of Fungi

Taught by S.A. Lawless

Original Date: Oct 11, 2025

Explore the magic and folklore of fungi in this class hosted by an experienced mushroom identification and foraging guide. This class is a starting point for those who want to learn the knowledge, beliefs, legends, tales, rituals, and customs surrounding mushrooms, toadstools, mildews, molds, rusts & smuts, and yeasts.

Your mycophile host will cover fungi’s place in the ecosystem and answer questions like how fungi are connected to the weather, how fungi effect our everyday lives, is there a creepy side of fungi, why toadstools have a bad reputation, why they’re associated with toads, how mushrooms came to be associated with witches, how different cultures view mushrooms in the past and present, as well as selected global cultural folk beliefs and practices surrounding fungi followed by what new scientific studies align with fungal folk beliefs.

Registration includes access to the video of the class recording, a downloadable pdf handout of the class notes, and pdf reading list for further learning. Download links are made available after checkout in the order browser window and via email. Order emails are automated, so please check your spam folder for your download links

Online Class Recording

Class Length: 1 hour, 40 minutes