Interest in psychoactives came to me at an early age, and by 16 I was a full-blown drug geek.  There has always been alot of interest in pharmacology.    I was getting into botanicals and read about Aya, shortly after that I found out that a simple extraction from MHRB was within my grasp.  My very first extraction was a many years ago when DMT World was still up and running.  I didn't know about the difference between Xylene and Naptha and had no idea about freeze precip.  So I did a standard A/B using HCL and NaOH and a pull with Xylene.  I didn't get crystals but a nice big red pile of goop.  I didn't have anything but a spoon and a funnel, but it did the trick.  Unfortunately it irritated my asthma so much that I was loath to try it again, until recently.    I read Dr. Rick Strausmans (sp) Spirit Molecule and that peaked my interest alot.  I have always struggled with spirituality, and have looked and practiced many different paths.  I felt that DMT might help me on my journey. I then started reading Terrence McKenna's accounts and ideas... I was beyond intrigued.    Other psycadellics I have taken (a great plethora) have been great for self-analysis and deeper insight into myself, but not mystical, or spiritual.    DMT    Strangely enough, I am an accountant... (kinda baffles me at times)    Anyway, I am grateful for this site... I belong to another forum, but it just doesn't have enough intelligent conversations about DMT (Where can I find it, who sells it, It is cool, is it like huffing glue, etc..etc..) although has great discussions about other psycadellics.