Hello Nexus!

[ms_manic_minxx]

Hi Everyone,

A woman who talks to angels told me I have lived thousands and thousands of lives, but this is only my third life on Earth and I incarnated here because I wanted to understand it.

I started having spontaneous out of body experiences when I was 14, which was the official beginning of "the search." I explored yoga, vegetarianism, practised countless astral projection techniques.

The first spirit I ever met was The Mushroom, and I instantly gained huge respect for its healing power. I struggled with various manifestations of depression through my whole life, and the immediate connection between healing and psychedelics was undeniable.

Several years ago, I heard about (smoked) DMT for the first time--and I immediately *KNEW.* I knew it was what I had to experience! It never came to me, though. I have never had the experience.

But Mama Ayahuasca did. Over the past two years, I spent well over 100 nights in her arms, and the result was my DEEP healing and transformation as a person. I have spoken with plants, met The Gatekeeper of the underworld, performed exorcisms, have toured my entire body at the cellular level (have you ever spoken with your cells?) and regressed to in-utero memories... just to name a few of the totally humbling and amazing things she has shown me. I live in gratitude and in the preciousness of life. The awareness of the sentience in all life on Earth is humbling, something I can never ignore. I still have so many questions for her, she is the most profound teacher. Perhaps fate will drag me to the Amazon, but it seems there is intense karmic work I have to figure out in my immediate surroundings...

In any case, through my work with Ayahuasca, I have been introduced to a number of other shamanic plants. Working with Ayahuasca has provided a very strong base of ritual to approaching any entheogenic experience--as well as everyday life. The work, time, love, effort, and respect that she demands has set the framework of my mind to approaching all spiritual experiences with that same template. I have found it bolsters all personal relationships, too.

I found The Nexus a long time ago, read, visited, drifted away, returned, read, and visited some more. I am at a point where I have made enough progress through my work with Ayahuasca, and have learned enough from the attitudes of other members here about their relationship with the sacrament, that I feel I have more to gain from the knowledge on this forum than before. I would like to augment the teachings I have already received.

For what it's worth, I feel an EXTREME CALLING to attempt a light isolation experiment, and hang out in total darkness long enough until my body produces its own endogenous DMT. Not sure if I can afford the Mantak Chia resort any time soon, but there have been thoughts of renting a shoddy motel or finding an apartment suitable for boarding up...

The DMT experience is our birthright. The way the body is built to metabolize DMT is absolutely fascinating to me. I wish science would do more and go further, as there is so much inherent in our own beings that we have FORGOTTEN. I also think, at this time in life, looking at the way industrial civilization teeters on the brink of total global disaster... well, everything happens for a reason! Life is magic.

Anyway, this is my passion, and I figured at this point it would be wise for me to crawl out of the woodwork and say hello. I do see some familiar faces from a certain Ayahuasca forum. *wave*

Though I am very impaired on the chemistry end of things, I hope the experiences I have had can prove helpful or insightful to those within the community...

 

[endlessness]

Welcome!

Ayahuasca is indeed life changing.. I know it was for me

As you may have noticed, there is a lot of talk here of using the extracted alkaloids.... But dont feel held back to share your opinions and ask questions even if thats not the area where you have most experience.. Your point of view would for sure be valuable to us too

Also maybe you would find interesting the development of extractions using food-safe products...

Anything you feel like asking go ahead... soon enough you will be able to post in all the forum

 

[ms_manic_minxx]

I have already been eyeing the food-grade techniques for quite some time. It's great to know they are out there. It was contemplated to throw some orange peels into an Ayahuasca brew for extra guidance...

Another thing that always intrigued me was The Elves. I've never formally met one...

Out of curiosity, what are some people's reasons for pursuing the extracted alkaloids for an oral pharmahuasca experience? I understand the DMT experience varies with methods of ingestion. But, if one were theoretically extracting his own harmala alkaloids, plant material would obviously also have to be present. Why, then, extractions? What are the differences?

Another thing I learned about cooking Ayahuasca is the power of focus, consciousness, intentions, and how to subtley interact with what is being prepared (noises, images, fragrances, impressions). The spirits of the plants can definitely guide the experience, it is actually quite interactive and educational. It seems like these ideas would not be obsolete with a more "modern" approach--just as crucial, in fact. Alchemy! :shock: Any thoughts?

 

[endlessness]

well I think you hit the nail there.. Alchemy has been coming to my mind a lot..

When one purifies the substances, then the point is exactly NOT to have plant material present, but only the desired active principles.. For example, certain tannins and plant fats and other substances may create more nausea that some people might not want.. Or like in Syrian Rue, which appart from the harmalas, also has two other alkaloids, vasicine and vasicinone, which are uterotonic and even abortifacient, so can be specially dangerous to pregnant woman.

I dont think using pure alkaloids substitutes using the whole plants, each one has its own place.. Also notice that ayahuasca, for example, is also an 'extraction', only that its more crude, its a one step extraction of passing the alkaloids to an acqueous solution and that discarding the material

I have had deeply spiritual experiences in indigenous ayahuasca rituals in the forest, and I also had different, but definitely spiritual and learning experiences in my bed alone with an accurately measured dose of purified extracted dmt and harmalas.

The chemistry itself is also quite 'spiritual', imho.. Its an amazing feeling to see the colours changing, the processes happening, etc.. Crystalization is specially magic, and just like tibetan monks may meditate in some mandala with crystal-like forms, I feel that when one does some extraction of these alkaloids, with the right intention, it is like an active meditation that is incredibly rewarding.

 

[Jorkest]

welcome ms minxx!

its exciting to have another among us...

these processes and techniques are just ways of REALLY getting to know each part of the plants we work with...for example...the difference between a jungle spice experience and a more purely made crystal dmt are HUGE...the separating and looking at each individual piece of the plant...helps you get a better understanding of what each little piece has to offer..

kinda like...whats the point of putting carrots in an ayahuasca brew? there is none...but its still a piece of our great home...but that doesnt mean it has any use in these potions...while in some ayahausca brews...there are parts of the plant that we dont need or want to experience..personally i have purged SOOOOOO much..from extracted dmt and harmalas...i feel the spirits helping to cleanse me...and to give me guidance...and this is from PUREish extracts..and the spirit is still there...

while in other medicines...such as cacti...i would rather have a less pure form..than PURE mescaline...its more like a food..its wholesome and full...it has other chemicals in it that i enjoy to experience..but at the same time..i dont want to have to eat a WHOLE cacti to experience the effects...so i do a crude extraction..that leaves me with a very taffy like resin...mmmmmmm resin


anyway...there are many reasons for everything..but mostly im glad that you have joined our humble sanctuary..and i hope you get a lot out of the time spent here

WELCOME