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This doesn't really fit on the site, but it's a delightful example of hippy nonsense...

"...perhaps, while under the influence of psilocybin, if it were augmented with a secondary tryptamine, harmaline, it might be possible permanently to bond psilocybin into one's neural DNA...

...Something odd definitely happened. Dennis was catapulted into a lingering state of expanded consciousness in which, among other anomalies, he could telepathically communicate with anyone on the world. Terence lost all need to sleep, was buzzed by a flying saucer, and was led to pursue startling notions about the nature of time by an alien presence, the mushroom spirit, which spoke to him and egged him on to make yet further arcane discoveries." ("Shroom - A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom," Andy Letcher. Pub. Faber and Faber)

I believe the technical, scientific term is that they "were tripping their bollocks off."

From http://www.neurosoup.com/schedule1/psilocybin.htm :

"Mechanism of Action: agonist of the serotonin receptors [...]"

Which kind of suggests that it wouldn't do a lot if it were bonded to your DNA, which is in the nuclei of your cells, a long way from the serotonin receptors which I believe are part of the outer cell wall.

Or maybe I'm just too constrained by scientific dogma, man.

Dude, you gotta open your mind and soul to the cosmic consciousness... and Hawkwind, man.