DetritusTheEgo
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I've embarked on my first foray into changa but done a good bit of reading of the wisdom shared here on the Nexus while preparing. I have some experience with DMT via vaporized / smoked. I would say fifteen to twenty times over a ten to fifteen year period to give a gauge and have not yet interacted with ayahuasca.
With Changa my intention is to make small batches of various blends initially, thinking 1/3 of a common batch weight, work with it then make another. I don't have an estimation of rapidly I will consume the blends at first but will make multiples at a time if it'll get used.
I have infused IPA to play with but want to interact with a none infused blend. Reading the conversation of changa yoga over in Changa Musings and meditative states aligning with higher harmala blends, I think that is also on the list. I have never been great, or so my brain squeaks, at meditating and taking zen time for yoga. I have noticed with my interacting with harmine, harmaline, and them combined over the past couple months, harmalas do quite my busy mind quite a bit.
My 99% IPA has been infusing with lavender for about three weeks now. I decided to infuse two other jars a week after I started the lavender of lemon balm and spearmint. All three are in half pint jars and I filled the half pint jar with each herb about to where you would for canning, 1-2cm headspace, then topped up with the IPA. When I started the infusion I didn't weigh the herbs sadly but figured fill it up and if infused too potent, I'll just use a portion in my blend.
Curious if anyone has placed their future self in that 'guess its now time to figure it out' situation with infused IPA and had any tips? Could be entirely plausible my IPA won't need diluted. Was also thinking I could dip a fingertip in the IPA, smear it on my skin, let it settle, and smell it like perfume to gauge intensity of the scent. Dilute by 10% and repeat until at a desired scent level. I have also considered just leave the infused IPA as is and only include an arbitrary amount like 25% of it and 75% none infused in a blend. Increase / decrease from there and play with different ratios.
I'm guessing many changa alchemists have far more herbs to fiddle with than actives to infuse into them. Got me contemplating making some small batches of the dry herb combos and in a few different ratios with no solvent and actives. There are plenty pictures and blends shared here I intend to reference. Let them merry in a jar for a few days to get an idea of the scent and eventually the smoke. I'm sure some of the plant energetics can be experienced this way as well.
How representative is a dry herb blend in regard to scent and smoke to a finished changa blend without infused scent? DMT is a funky powerful mistress in terms of scent so I'm guessing not very, but would be remiss to not ask. I'm sure it may be contingent upon how pungent the herbs are going into the blend, so the herbs I have to play around with are mullein, lavender, lemon balm, spearmint, skullcap, mugwort, and valarian root. Many of the herbs I choose to interact with via tea in the past and some I decided to add to the roster new for changa and tea. Mullein I locally harvest.
If anything jumps out to you, interested in your insight.
With Changa my intention is to make small batches of various blends initially, thinking 1/3 of a common batch weight, work with it then make another. I don't have an estimation of rapidly I will consume the blends at first but will make multiples at a time if it'll get used.
I have infused IPA to play with but want to interact with a none infused blend. Reading the conversation of changa yoga over in Changa Musings and meditative states aligning with higher harmala blends, I think that is also on the list. I have never been great, or so my brain squeaks, at meditating and taking zen time for yoga. I have noticed with my interacting with harmine, harmaline, and them combined over the past couple months, harmalas do quite my busy mind quite a bit.
My 99% IPA has been infusing with lavender for about three weeks now. I decided to infuse two other jars a week after I started the lavender of lemon balm and spearmint. All three are in half pint jars and I filled the half pint jar with each herb about to where you would for canning, 1-2cm headspace, then topped up with the IPA. When I started the infusion I didn't weigh the herbs sadly but figured fill it up and if infused too potent, I'll just use a portion in my blend.
Curious if anyone has placed their future self in that 'guess its now time to figure it out' situation with infused IPA and had any tips? Could be entirely plausible my IPA won't need diluted. Was also thinking I could dip a fingertip in the IPA, smear it on my skin, let it settle, and smell it like perfume to gauge intensity of the scent. Dilute by 10% and repeat until at a desired scent level. I have also considered just leave the infused IPA as is and only include an arbitrary amount like 25% of it and 75% none infused in a blend. Increase / decrease from there and play with different ratios.
I'm guessing many changa alchemists have far more herbs to fiddle with than actives to infuse into them. Got me contemplating making some small batches of the dry herb combos and in a few different ratios with no solvent and actives. There are plenty pictures and blends shared here I intend to reference. Let them merry in a jar for a few days to get an idea of the scent and eventually the smoke. I'm sure some of the plant energetics can be experienced this way as well.
How representative is a dry herb blend in regard to scent and smoke to a finished changa blend without infused scent? DMT is a funky powerful mistress in terms of scent so I'm guessing not very, but would be remiss to not ask. I'm sure it may be contingent upon how pungent the herbs are going into the blend, so the herbs I have to play around with are mullein, lavender, lemon balm, spearmint, skullcap, mugwort, and valarian root. Many of the herbs I choose to interact with via tea in the past and some I decided to add to the roster new for changa and tea. Mullein I locally harvest.
If anything jumps out to you, interested in your insight.
