Has taking cactus changed you?

[nicechrisman]

It is considered a healing plant in it's native region. In what ways have you been healed? What differences have you seen in your life as a result of taking this medicine?

I feel like my perception has been "sharpened" in certain ways. I can see peoples' intentions much more easily.

I also have lost my sensitivity to blood sugar fluctuations that have bothered me much of my adult life.

A close friend/lover keeps telling me something is different about me lately. She likes it. More kind and patient.

Wild birds are much less afraid of me. Especially when I'm on it. They even seem to like to be close to me.


Now I must say that my cactus use has also coincided with stepping up my meditation regimen, so some of these changes could be as a result of that also.

What have you guys experienced?

 

[Jorkest]

cactus has totally helped me...its made me more patient and appreciative of EVERYTHING...its relaxed me to the workings of the world and people...

i feel like i never come completely down from a cactus trip..it seems to linger and become a part of me...

its wonderful

 

[pau]

i feel like i never come completely down from a cactus trip..it seems to linger and become a part of me...

Now that's good cactus!
:thumb_up:

 

[nicechrisman]

yeah, I kinda get that with the cacti too.

 

[soulfood]

How do I put this as clearly as possible.

Basically tryptamines turned me into a pussy. They make me think more of others and my impact upon my external reality. It's an amazing gift.

Cactus made me grow a pair.

I still got much poetic insight, but in contrast I always get a feel for myself being a priority. Cactus is in a way cocaine for Soulfood's.

Just much more profound, obviously.

I think my destiny lies much more in this medicine than it does with tryptamines, as I'm a very self-sacrificing character.

 

[realmsundiscovered]

Cactus has changed my life very profoundly. Its gave me a great understanding and respect for life. I rever cactus as sacred and hold it in high regards. Out of all the things I have done, cactus has had the most positive effect on me. I use it to heal and for spiritual guidance.

 

[Aegle]

Nicechrisman

I to have experienced birds and other animals having a deeper connection with me, once when I was watering the garden during a late summer afternoon a beautiful little white eye landed on my shoulder though it was just for a brief moment however it truly was a moment in time that I will always remember.

Mescaline introduced me to scenes of a tangible trippy world where stars would rain down from the sky and when the sun would rise I would be bathed in bands of rainbow light while sitting in my bedroom with tumble weeds rolling on by. I have been brought closer to the true nature of my self through my cactus journeys and healed only in ways which are possible by journeying with mescaline.

Even the ritual of drinking the tea builds character and heart as the tea is one of the most awful tasting things I have ever had the pleasure to consume. Mescaline is one of my closet allies and has ignited pure imagination and strength within me.


Much Peace and Understanding

 

[ipumaestro]

i no longer am able to comprehend depression, regret, unmanageable fear, hate, anxiety.

i credit my transformation to cactus

i am also an honest person who reveres cactus as the holiest of sacraments

i dont know if i ever would have known how miraculous life is without the intervention of cacti in my life

nahko bear "fix it"

(these lyrics are from the above link)

every cell is transforming
returning original concepts to construct
then i started to shapeshift
and the animals within me grew tails and talons

... then i traveled dimensions

... i never thought i needed medicine
but i was spiritually dying
i needed some healing
i opened my mouth and took a dosage of music
and i sat and played for god and said teach me to use it

and it definitely matters how you look at it
if you think you can risk it well,
what an opportunity to be free