downwardsfromzero said:
Just to chime in here, I've not eaten any of my caespitosas yet, I'm not sure I ever will. The flowers are very beautiful! They also seed fairly readily, so...
I have not been able to bring myself to eat any of mine either...
The lophs I consumed had been spilled from their pot and accidentally stepped on by their grower, this cacti collector does not consume mescaline, and is only interested in rare plants, this collector was going to throw the smashed cacti into the garbage, so it seemed like a prime opportunity, where I could eat these cacti, without feeling guilty or taking on the karma of murdering such a magical life form.
When I was in Arizona, the Navajo shaman would even be very careful and delicate with the harvested peyote buttons, being mindful to not drop it bruise them*...
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*background story
[...]wrapping the cacti in cloth, and by handling the cacti very carefully...
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-eg