Well, eating the grounded seeds isn't exactly pleasant. I've never ate the ground up seeds before, so its hard for me to say. I've chewed whole seeds, though. It can be so unpleasant to the taste and body that we tend to reject the seeds and eventually purge. CWE compliments the experience/effects to a 'lighter' degree so that there is less nausea and likelihood to vomit. Basically, a greater experience with little effort to extract. Not to say eating the seeds doesn't work, CWE is just more efficient and less harmful to the body. Essential oils such as peppermint appear to enhance the experience while also complimenting the overall, immortal taste.
Mmm, yes. LSA is like that sometimes. I can relate. With 150 chewed I experienced extreme relaxation, changes in thought patterns(introspective), mild CEV, softening of visual field, empathy, enhanced spirituality, connection to nature, mild synthesia and extreme euphoria upon purging out the seeds. It will vary from person to person, prep, S&S, the seeds themselves etc. Anywhere between 150-350 is quite common. However, 450-750 seeds is very heavy, CWE or not.
LSA is quite sensitive and unstable. Eating 500 seeds is extremely undesirable and probably not worth the effort, too much on the body. Start low and work up to allow the body to correctly assimilate the compounds, so once you hit that true marker, the body will know what to do. I find it very difficult to eat them now due to prior experience. CWE on the other hand works wonders and only tastes like pure water. According to my knowledge(and the knowledge of shamans who work with these entheogens in central Mexico) only use a thimble full of
fresh seeds. 13 or 26 seeds, as they are seen as mathematical, sacred numbers.
Like any psychedelic plant, its important to develop some kind of relationship.
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