Amanita Tea Ceremony & Breathwork FAQ What is Amanita? The tea served in ceremony is made from the mushroom Amanita Muscaria, a psychoactive mushroom that has been used in traditional cultural and ceremonial contexts for centuries. Unlike psychedelic mushrooms that contain psilocybin, Amanita has a different energetic and physiological profile, working primarily with the GABAA receptors through the chemical compound muscimol. Many people experience it as grounding, dreamlike,