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Rising Star
Yesterday I had my first cactus experience. I received a 700g cutting of bridgesii cactus about a foot long. I sliced it up, ran it through a blender, put it in a crockpot and cooked for 6 hours. I then strained it through a t-shirt and reduced.
In preparation, I fasted for 12 hours and drank the tea in late afternoon. The taste, although bad, was not as bad as expected, however, the nausea quickly set in and I felt that I may regurgitate at any moment for a good hour and a half. As the nausea slowly began dissipating, I suddenly had a very deep purge. After this, the nausea was gone and the effects slowly began kicking in more.
I began thinking about how the cactus was considered a male spirit, and I did perceive it this way myself. As the effects took hold, things appeared very unorganized within my mind and life. I felt that the cactus was showing me things in my life that I needed to sort out. Many were things that I either hadn't looked at enough or didn't want to accept. There did seem to be a large amount of (for lack of a better word) mindfuck, accompanying it all. My thoughts and actions were pretty scatterbrained though I'm not sure how much of this was the cactus or just me. Not much visuals overall. I felt a large part of the experience was a matter of organizing things within my mind and life. Overall I would say it was both a humbling learning experience and a spiritual experience.
The effects were very long lasting and I still felt it long after 12 hours. I definitely liked the feel of the cactus, which I can only describe as 'sunny'. I could have started with a lower dose, but would definitely repeat again. I'm thinking the cactus could also be a good bonding experience with friends...
In preparation, I fasted for 12 hours and drank the tea in late afternoon. The taste, although bad, was not as bad as expected, however, the nausea quickly set in and I felt that I may regurgitate at any moment for a good hour and a half. As the nausea slowly began dissipating, I suddenly had a very deep purge. After this, the nausea was gone and the effects slowly began kicking in more.
I began thinking about how the cactus was considered a male spirit, and I did perceive it this way myself. As the effects took hold, things appeared very unorganized within my mind and life. I felt that the cactus was showing me things in my life that I needed to sort out. Many were things that I either hadn't looked at enough or didn't want to accept. There did seem to be a large amount of (for lack of a better word) mindfuck, accompanying it all. My thoughts and actions were pretty scatterbrained though I'm not sure how much of this was the cactus or just me. Not much visuals overall. I felt a large part of the experience was a matter of organizing things within my mind and life. Overall I would say it was both a humbling learning experience and a spiritual experience.
The effects were very long lasting and I still felt it long after 12 hours. I definitely liked the feel of the cactus, which I can only describe as 'sunny'. I could have started with a lower dose, but would definitely repeat again. I'm thinking the cactus could also be a good bonding experience with friends...