wow....i actually feel a little weird doing this because i am one of the crunchiest hippies you'll come across...but as a fellow consumer i have no choice but to chime in here.
i personally had a horrible experience with al-qemi and the whole spagyric dynamic. to be succinct, i ordered about 4 or 5 different spagyrics from al-qemi....all of which had extremely misleading descriptions of "cosmic, ethereal transportation" and "deep meditative astral projecting"....total b.s. for me, they did nothing more than burn the hell out of the soft tissue under my tongue and have absolutely no palpable effect other than feeling a tiny bit buzzed once when, in desperation, i took about 10 times the recommended dosage of one of their super-potent gems called "sexahuasca". the grain alcohol they use is pretty potent, but i'd have preferred a couple of nice, cold hard-ciders...
anywho-after giving a few of these babies an honest test-ride, i contacted al-qemi to see if there was something i was doing wrong. mind you, i did NOT ask for a refund or anything....simply stated i had no effects and could i do something to fix that.
what i received was so beyond anything i've had to deal with.....if you do some digging, i'm sure you'll find the thread that ultimately had to be shut down by Traveler. the owner of that company was the embodiment of rude, belittling, arrogant and just plain mean. she ultimately did refund my money, but not before insulting me and everyone here at the nexus with names like "thick skulls" or "hard headed, insensitive druggies".....
i ain't down with that. i am all about the love and i approached that entire experience with a big bucket of it in hand. to go through what i did....well....let's just say i feel it my duty to share that with you. sounds like everyone on this thread has had good luck with their spagyrics and for that i am truly happy....and a bit envious really.... but it is always good to get a balanced perspective on a subject i always say.
...so here's your CON to go with all your PROS.

best of luck with whatever comes of your explorations! and please, write about your experience if you DO feel something!!
LOVE AND GRATITUDE!!