Greetings and Salutations

[AstralBob]

Hi fellow Nexians,

I'm a 30 something year old.
I was introduced to this fascinating substance called DMT when I stumbled apon the documentary 'The spirit molecule'. Subsequently read the book and have been doing a fair amount of googling on the subject, along with trying to read every article on this forum.

As a young one I read the works of Carlos Castaneda and have always been fascinated with the expansion of ones consciousness.
I've not 'done' anything other than a joint or 2 in the Netherlands and utterly hated the stuff. So I won't be taking any DMT anytime soon as I consider myself too much of a novice to jump straight to DMT. When I do, it'll have to be smoked as I'm stuck on SSRIs for life.
I'm also very interested in Salvia and Ibogaine, so I figured Salvia might be a good starting point. Ibogaine is of course a totally different kettle of fish, but I'm glad to see it's not been outlawed and is being used positively. Unlink DMT etc which has enormous potential for good, and gets banned by the system....go figure.

What I might be doing though is gathering some local Black Wattle (Acacia Mearnsii), Fever Tree (Vachellia/Acacia Xanthophloea) or buying Delosperma Cooperi & Phalaris Arundinacea ( and trying my hand at some Tek.
Probably a vinegar, sodium hydroxide and d-limonene/Xylene extraction. It just looks like so much fun. I will of course report back on any findings to help other Nexians.

Be Safe,

 

[AstralBob]

Did I say something wrong?

I've been reading Earthwalkers ACRB TEK and found it very useful. Looks like the way I want to try it.

ACRB TEK 100g "PICS" (Newbie Friendly) - A/B - Welcome to the DMT-Nexus

 

[FoundLost]

I can't recommend that tek more for somebody stepping into this world for the first time that's using acrb.

Granted, I've not tried any other tek, but it worked well beyond what I was hoping for and is nice and clear in most of its instructions.

As for taking SSRI's I highly recommend you do some searching around on the board to figure out more about the specific SSRI's you're taking and how likely they are to interact badly with DMT. From what reading I've done here on the subject it could either take more dmt for the same effect or possibly be dangerous.

I also can't help but mirror some of the oppinions I've seen around here and say that if you're on that sort of medication a very strong personal inventory should be taken to see whether or not you think you can really handle ethnogens.

I've smoked pounds of cannabis and taken pounds of mushrooms. Even with my experiences just reading about what others have experienced on dmt have me at times doubting whether or not I can handle it fully myself.

Then again the more I ask myself the more I seem to be getting closer to ready. In the end you can only make your own decisions and live with your own consequences.

I welcome you to the Nexus and hope you find what works for you in life.

 

[AstralBob]

Thanks for the welcome

I knew MAOIs and SSRIs are a no no. But hadn't read that DMT and SSRIs could cause problems, so I'll definately have to read into that.

One of the reasons I'm interested in Ibogaine as well, is its ability to 'reset' ones life. To heal things like major depression etc. And in this way I'm hoping to get off the SSRIs and do a bit of a mental house cleaning. I know theres several clinics around that offer this kind of service.

But back to DMT.
I was wondering if before having a breakthrough experience people focus on what they hope to experience? And does this influence the journey? Or does one just let things happen as they may without any predefined expectations? If this makes sense.

 

[AstralBob]

Ok so its seems that the people who are knowlegable agree that SSRIs and DMT won't have a significant negative effect. But that SSRI's may dampen the effects of DMT requiring a higher dose.

I've also read through hyperspace lexicon. The entities section is particularily interest. I've read many many books on astral projection and I'm seeing similarities with dimensions in and out of hyperspace and the layers of dimensions described by those like Robert Monroe while projecting. Personally though I've only managed to have an OOBE once, and that was from within a lucid dream.
I'm fortunate though to have had lots of lucid dreams, but never considered them any thing else than a playground of my conscious and subconcious minds. NGC_2264's writings however lead me to think maybe I should revisit this idea.

Sorry for rambling a bit, I'm just excited to find all these avenues of exploration suddenly available to me

 

[FoundLost]

I haven't had a breakthrough yet but from what I've read around here some people do try and guide the experience beforehand by focusing on a question or idea. Seems to work for some.

While I've read a few posts of people claiming they can direct the trip from in it there seems to be a general consensus here that its best to just pay attention to what is being presented to you.

The one thing that is a definite consensus here is that you simply can't truely be prepared for what's there on the other side. Many "professional" trippers have been humbled by dmt.

And never be sorry for a little rambling. There's half-novellas posted on here I've gladly read through because they had plenty to say I wanted to know.

As for dreams, I have plenty of them and they're very vivid on a usual basis. If you read the thread I linked below that I started you'll see why I'm under the impression there's something more to the world of dreams than just random brain meanderings.

Anybody else experience these things in their dreamlife? - Welcome discussion - Welcome to the DMT-Nexus

 

[AstralBob]

I'm not sure about the reality of dreams.

I read your post on the way certain things seem to be the same every dream. And I also have this phenomenon. Things that are not in real life, persist in the dream state.

But anyway.

SWIM tried some TEK on Delosperma Cooperi. But SWIM needs to do a bit more reading.
This individual was a bit optimistic about extraction from 100g FRESH plant. Also they didn't read that Xylene isn't going to freeze precipitate.
Luckily they found that expensive Lighter Fluid (Naptha) is basically the same as cheaper Camping Stove fluid or Benzine(White spirits/Petroleum ether).

 

[SlightlyToxic]

Welcome Bob!

I noticed you expressed some anxiety in doing DMT first as a non-psychedelic user. IMHO, though the experience is remarkably more intense, the shortlived nature of it makes it more approachable than Mushrooms or LSD simply because it lasts a very small fraction of time comparatively.

Just something to maybe take into consideration

 

[AstralBob]

True that. Much better to know you won't be 'gone' for hours.

I think I created ear-wax :?

 

[Ashakma]

I haven't had a breakthrough yet but from what I've read around here some people do try and guide the experience beforehand by focusing on a question or idea. Seems to work for some.

I agree with that
Before taking DMT, I guess many people meditate, take a good amount of time to think of the reasons to do such an amazing experience, the goals they may want to reach and so on... However, while breaking through it is that much intense, ego is totally disolved, that it is hardly manageable to keep theses guidelines on mind, you just have to surrender on the force that is overwhelming you (it doesn't let you any choice) and learn as much as you can. Sometimes it will be related to the ideas/reflexions you could have had beforhand, sometimes not. Whatever, IMO, this meditation has to be done, at least to prevent to much anxiety.

figured Salvia might be a good starting point

Why so ? Because of it's availability ?
It can be very very overwhelming too !
Welcome by the way !

 

[AstralBob]

Thanks for the welcome!

Yeah, Salvia is readily available and not controlled in anyway.
I didn't realise it too can be overwhelming. I haven't done much research into Savlia to be honest. Thanks for the headsup.

 

[AstralBob]

Ok I REMOVED 1KG of MHRB and some equipment (flask, litmus paper, thermostat) ready to do an extraction
My partner wants to get me a breaking bad hat..lol.

Been reading people experiences religiously and really appreciate people willingness to share information here.

On a side note, tried smoking some catnip...omg thats vile. Dunno why anyone would want to do that.

And just because, here's a powerful video I enjoyed.

Witch Doctor - De Staat

 

[AstralBob]

Ok just a small update in case anyone is interested.
The "earwax" from DC turned into a brown wax when I tried to clean it up. So I tossed it.

Cyb's Tek on Chinese MHRB yielded nothing.
Nomans Tek on same MHRB looks like its yielding nothing.
I took a chance with the MHRB and learned my lesson. We live we learn we move on

 

[Horizon_Bloom]

That yellow crystal looks like the pics I've seen of the n-oxide of DMT. I think I saw a cleanup tek in the conversions area of the wiki, if you come across it again.