Well, thank you all for your warm welcome. I tried sending this message a day ago, but for some reason it didn't post, so I'm going to attempt to get my thoughts down again.
First of all, I appreciate your comments, and I will definitely check out the Wiki area to read up on some of the misunderstandings I've had about DMT. It is a great feeling to know that this community cares enough about each other to get things right, and to not spread misinformation.
Now onto the answers to some of the questions you asked. hehehe
I am planning very soon to extract DMT for the first time. After that, I will experience my first DMT journey. The control freak in me is very leery of taking a substance I don't know where it derived. It will comfort me, and hopefully make my journey a peaceful one, knowing that I was the one who did it all.
My niece does not know about the DMT interest yet, although I will tell her the next time we talk. To answer your question, she is very much like I was when I was her age--she hasn't tried anything, including alcohol. I imagine that she may end up like me when she gets to my age, where she has decided she needs to experience something more from life, in an effort to understand her true self. I have made it known to her that if she is ever interested in trying Salvia, I will provide her a safe and trusted environment from which to experiment. I believe, like all of you here, that the setting is of utmost importance to a good trip.
My Salvia plants are doing really well, finally! The first group of them I had unfortunately perished due to an idiotic move on my part. I changed the soil mixture with something that contained acid, and it slowly, within 4 days from introducing it, killed all my plants. Yes, I know, I should have tested ONE plant instead of doing all of them. We learn from our mistakes. I'm happy to say the five I currently have are doing wonderfully, and I love them. I talk to them, touch them, and have given them what I think is a nice place to call home inside my home. I'm actually going to be doing my first extraction of Salvia this month, too. That should be exciting, too!
I will most certainly let all of you know how my first experiences go. I plan on being a better contributor to this site, it's just that right now I have little to give because of my inexperience.
Thanks again for welcoming me here. I look forward to learning so much from all of you. I can tell there is so much positive energy and knowledge flowing from all of you, and that is what I love about the Salvia forum I'm on, too!
Take care.
Brian