Okay.. the mushrooms growing from eucalypt mulch in my last pictures - well they were intimidatingly powerful.. my friend and I tore about a third of a cap off of a medium sized mushroom, hoping for a micro-to-light dose dose while we bushwalked/fossicked. My friend's aim was to sharpen his senses for finding crystals.. mine was to interact with a granite growing Acacia which continues to remain frustratingly elusive towards me - as well as to photograph a rare Acacia that has but a single photo in the public domain and also grows on granite slopes..
But microdose we were staunchly refused.. these thick fleshy fungus had something else in mind for the two of us. We suddenly found ourselves on a trajectory we hadn't anticipated. We both started feeling heavy and tingly.. and we even began to feel nervous talking to each other as the effects were climbing, despite being best friends of over 15 years. The sensation was a little overwhelming - but we talked it out, established some common sensations we were feeling (which really helped) and it slowly settled into a calm, grounding state of being, where our surroundings just couldn't allow us any discomfort, as they were too awesome. The huge granite cliffs/boulders reflecting the late afternoon sunlight.. the graceful tough plants nudging us towards them, almost winking at us in knowledge of their beauty and what it could do for us.. it started becoming really awesome.
As the sun went down we had another mushroom and continued to walk through the forest in the dark. Lo and behold .. a photoshoot with the rare species suddenly stood before me, and I got some incredible night shots of the wattle.
The next day we went a little deeper.. this time we split up. I went looking for the other species I wanted to see.. and my friend found a quartz vein he wanted to investigate. I headed towards a large granite bluff I thought looked like a suitable area for the wattle. I didn't find it growing.. but instead entered an area of beauty I'm actually not quite sure I've witnessed before. I sat on the granite slope in awe of the vast endless view of huge granite mountains. As I took it all in I felt the urge to commune further.. so I loaded a light dose of Acacia floribunda extract into my vapor genie..
Without being able to go into much detail I can only say that it was a truly religious experience. As the DMT wore off I started to miss my friend, so I decided to hike back up to where he was fossicking.. when I arrived I realized we'd both been having our own equivalent awe inspiring experience.. he had found the most exquisite minerals and was completely ecstatic.. I had found the most exquisite landscape to sit with and marvel over and I also found some really groovy plants I'm excited to have identified at the local herbarium. I love the synergy between my love of plants and my friend's love of rocks/minerals. We were both so stoked..
Very tired writing this so I'll stop now.. but yeah.. wow. Was great to connect with mushrooms again after being much more focussed on Acacia in recent years.
Photos don't do justice to what these eyes saw.. but here's a few shots for ya'll to enjoy
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