chr0nic
Rising Star
Hi all 
So I wanted to try the 'traditional' ayahuasca but was limited to MHRB + Syrian Rue due to supply issues.
I simmered the MHRB thrice using a pretty standard tek; I used vinegar (despite taste warnings) and egg whites to remove tannin's. It was 10g shredded. I reduced it to around 100ml.
I boiled 4g of SR for an hour, blended the seeds, then boiled again for another hour before straining the liquid into a cup. Again, approx. 100ml.
A safe space was made, utilizing smudges, candles and incense.
At 6pm I drank the SR tea, at 6:15pm I drank the MHRB tea.
Approximately 7pm was when I began to feel the effects. I found myself talking to... myself- yet I was aware that it wasn't me. I felt like I was talking to a higher power. It became very emotional; the spirit spent a lot of time telling me what I needed to change about myself.
I didn't spend a lot of energy tracking the time, but I do know that the brunt of the effects lasted between 7pm - 10pm. During this time I would describe the trip as 'enlightening' and friendly- I got lots of advice from whomever was visiting me, and I felt a kinship with trees... I remember being told that "the most important thing about being a person is the ability to use our voice and control our actions- trees watch us and envy our ability to change the world as easily as we do... but we often waste this gift, and sometimes throw it away completely". I felt peace, and love, more than I have felt naturally in a very long time. There was a purge, and I felt like I was ridding myself of 'negativity'.
HOWEVER, there were very few visuals... there were some- when I closed my eyes I would see ants crawling all over the inside of my eyelids. My wooden floor also looked really trippy. But there were no interesting colours, I never 'went' anywhere, I didn't 'see' anyone \ anything.
I wondered if what I was feeling (extreme peace, high emotions, brutal self honesty etc.) may have been almost solely the SR providing MAOI inhibition? Can anyone who has taken Rue on its own provide any feedback on what it feels like with no DMT interaction?
My thoughts are that the MHRB may have been weak, or that perhaps I lost a lot of the actives in the egg white stage. If I had my time again (and I might!) I would skip tannin removal and keep as much of the sediment as possible... any thoughts?
Beside that, I had a wonderful first experience. My next journey will likely involve SR and Psilocybin... while I wait for my baby caapi's to come of age
Thanks for reading!
So I wanted to try the 'traditional' ayahuasca but was limited to MHRB + Syrian Rue due to supply issues.
I simmered the MHRB thrice using a pretty standard tek; I used vinegar (despite taste warnings) and egg whites to remove tannin's. It was 10g shredded. I reduced it to around 100ml.
I boiled 4g of SR for an hour, blended the seeds, then boiled again for another hour before straining the liquid into a cup. Again, approx. 100ml.
A safe space was made, utilizing smudges, candles and incense.
At 6pm I drank the SR tea, at 6:15pm I drank the MHRB tea.
Approximately 7pm was when I began to feel the effects. I found myself talking to... myself- yet I was aware that it wasn't me. I felt like I was talking to a higher power. It became very emotional; the spirit spent a lot of time telling me what I needed to change about myself.
I didn't spend a lot of energy tracking the time, but I do know that the brunt of the effects lasted between 7pm - 10pm. During this time I would describe the trip as 'enlightening' and friendly- I got lots of advice from whomever was visiting me, and I felt a kinship with trees... I remember being told that "the most important thing about being a person is the ability to use our voice and control our actions- trees watch us and envy our ability to change the world as easily as we do... but we often waste this gift, and sometimes throw it away completely". I felt peace, and love, more than I have felt naturally in a very long time. There was a purge, and I felt like I was ridding myself of 'negativity'.
HOWEVER, there were very few visuals... there were some- when I closed my eyes I would see ants crawling all over the inside of my eyelids. My wooden floor also looked really trippy. But there were no interesting colours, I never 'went' anywhere, I didn't 'see' anyone \ anything.
I wondered if what I was feeling (extreme peace, high emotions, brutal self honesty etc.) may have been almost solely the SR providing MAOI inhibition? Can anyone who has taken Rue on its own provide any feedback on what it feels like with no DMT interaction?
My thoughts are that the MHRB may have been weak, or that perhaps I lost a lot of the actives in the egg white stage. If I had my time again (and I might!) I would skip tannin removal and keep as much of the sediment as possible... any thoughts?
Beside that, I had a wonderful first experience. My next journey will likely involve SR and Psilocybin... while I wait for my baby caapi's to come of age
Thanks for reading!