calea zacatechichi - dream herb/lucid dream

[OVERDOSE]

I would highly recommend you don't drink the tea. Calea is possibly the worst tasting thing on the planet. Not kidding. I though super concentrated kratom tea was bad but this stuff makes kratom taste like sweet tea. And there is nothing to cover the taste. Honey didn't do anything. And citrus supposedly makes it worse. I had to brush my teeth and use mouthwash to stop gagging. But I did do the smoke/tea thing the one time i could stomach it and I did feel some effects before falling asleep. Now I just load up the powdered leaf in capsules and take a couple grams like that. But even then I have to wipe off any residue to make sure I can't taste it.

No kidding. I managed to drink a glass of it (with no obvious effects unfortunately) but man, I've never been teetering on the edge of hurling for that long before. Terrible stuff, I figured I just brew it too strong, but good to know it's one of the worst.

 

[no-mad]

even tho I know this is not true and the fact that I do not believe in the supernatural, when i'm experiencing sleep paralysis i'm convince that there is a spirit, presence, ghost, demon or whatever here to get me!

is it the same for you?

I have had sleep paralysis many times and almost every time I get that presence feeling. I don't feel like I will die but feel in danger.

On topic: I have tried Calea a couple of times, doing a gram a two at a time and it did taste awful and there was no effect. I remain unconvinced.

 

[Foreverbob]

About Sleep Paralysis:

According to Robert Monroe SP goes along with tingling sensations, vibrations, "ants crawling over the body",... It does not feel comfortable; to break the SP, one will need a lot of willpower. But then all efforts to induce whatever non fysical state were for nothing.
SP is a transitory state. While still being conscious and feeling a fysical body attached to the mind, one does not want to leave it behind. It is scary to leave the body.

Once we can start to feel comfortable during this process and just go with it while staying conscious enough to have control, then the dreambody can go along being conscious furthering explorations.

Personaly I hate SP and never gained control over it, because it never felt right.
Other times I just took off without having the discomfort of SP, but then I was not too conscious and soon after I lost control and woke up the next morning without remembering what happened after I was drifting out of my body.

The use of Galantamine is the strongest IMO to induce such states consciously.
It is however important to sleep a few hours before starting a session. It helps to change the sleep cycle a bit. Most people sleep 6 to 8 hours in one go.
We could sleep little blocks and therefor remember our dreams a lot better. Taking a daynap helps. Dreaming an extra session in the morning helps. Taking some Choline helps remembering better too.

I would like to know all there is of Calea. I have two indoor plants of my own that can supply me all the time. I started with one little cutting one year ago.
If someone is a true Clea lover, you know where to find me.
Your advice regarding is highly appreciated.

Bob