Wishing to connect with the medicine of Syrian Rue and other Travellers

[lickle_emu]

Hello all,

It has been many years since I posted here in the Nexus, though I have periodically come back to have a look around and see what is happening here.

I am writing today though (thank you Traveller for helping revive this old account!) as I feel drawn in ways that I don't fully understand to connect more deeply with Syrian Rue. It's clear from reading through the threads here that other folk are, or have been, working with this medicine in a deep way. I would love to connect with others walking this path.

While on a trip riding a camel through the Moroccan Sahara a couple of years ago, I had a strange feeling that I had somehow experienced this before in a previous life and that something of this region runs in my bloodline. I have also worked with an intuitive MDMA guide who has told me after the ceremonies that she felt I had a strong connection to this part of the world. Needless to say, I have wondered whether this might explain why I feel drawn to connect this medicine.

I am open to any suggestions or guidance as how I might connect myself to this medicine. I have taken about a gram of seeds ground up and put into a capsule twice a day this past weekend, and will continue to do so in the coming days. I felt some faint change from baseline: a bit of a heaviness in my system and an old feeling of deep sadness/fatigue has stirred itself. The quality of the experience has felt different from a microdose of mushrooms.

I welcome any thoughts!

 

[harmala_afficianado]

Keep experimenting, and keep listening, the rue will tell you all you need to know.

Rue is for sure a powerful healing medicine, and imo divine, the more you work with it, the more you get closer to recognizing its essence, and its essence imo is that its a blessing for people seeking righteousness.

If you have any questions, lmk

 

[lickle_emu]

Keep experimenting, and keep listening, the rue will tell you all you need to know.

Rue is for sure a powerful healing medicine, and imo divine, the more you work with it, the more you get closer to recognizing its essence, and its essence imo is that its a blessing for people seeking righteousness.

If you have any questions, lmk

Thank you for your encouragement.

It has just been a few days now, but I somehow feel more robust and centred, which is great, as I am somebody that usually struggles to remain present in my body. I have also been feeling more confident in how I show up in my work and with others.

Can I ask how Rue has helped you on your healing journey? Do you take it daily?

 

[harmala_afficianado]

Thank you for your encouragement.

It has just been a few days now, but I somehow feel more robust and centred, which is great, as I am somebody that usually struggles to remain present in my body. I have also been feeling more confident in how I show up in my work and with others.

Can I ask how Rue has helped you on your healing journey? Do you take it daily?

Rue ime promotes discipline, connection to source, strong intution, and deep contentment, and more sensitivity to positivity and reduced sensitivity for negativity.

Constant daily use for a prolonged period can balance your energy field, and what i have realized is that your energy field is a huge factor in your physical health, when your energetically balanced, your body becomes very healthy, ive been using rue daily for a year now from low to massive amounts (after becoming used to it), and my health is better than ever, people always comment on how my skin looks very smooth, i go the gym daily, high libido and sperm quality, low body fat and very muscular, very good stamina and athletism, fast cognition, and the list goes on.

No one can tell you how to work with rue though, its up to you to figure it out, all i can tell you is, make sure your intention is right, and trust in it, and you will for sure be rewarded.

If at anytime during your journey you want to ask something, i'm always there

 

[Ruebacca]

Welcome to the rue cult

I just started maybe two month ago.
It took quite a while to get used to the effects and get along with it while functioning normaly daily.

In the first weeks chewing (like always) 1g was hitting very hard. I did it after work only, and it gave me insomnia and interfered with my focus till the next day and evening.
I could not calculate shit and focus at work. Taking it in the morning was impossible because it made me very tired and foggy sleepy.
I was almost about to give up with rue, I need to be highly functional.

I remembered the commitment I gave to Rue. Stick to it fully, regulary, geting rid of Coffe and seeking guidance and help from the Spirit.

So I switched to the Dark Rue Brew method.
Taking 1,5-2g of this in hot water at morning and lunchtime.
(swallowing the leftover powder from the cup).
Tastes quite good, way more chill but clearer expirience,
less intoxicating and I sept like a baby !

After a view weeks I swapped back to chewing raw seeds. Now I was able to take it raw in the Morning.
My mind cleared and it actually slowly increased my focus and attention and energy over the following weeks.

Now after almost two months I can take up to 1,5g of chewed seeds and my functionality feels improved. No dizzynes, no tracers, just super uplifted and motivated,
just happy to be alive to shine my light into the world.

This energy lasts the whole day, no crash even when taking a day off !
I took 1 whole week off in between without any issues, it really feels something stays, something seems to have changed the way I see things.
Like an innate trust, knowing that everything is alright the way it is.

The reverse tolerance builded up at the beginning als the magik of the first weeks slowly faded. You need less and less every day for a while. This then slowly faded as well and I was able to take more while functioning.
Then I took the whole week off rue. Starting then again i found the magik to be back a little bit, and the reverse tolerance builded up again.

I am planning to take it mostly daily but cycle it with days and weeks off inbetween.

Some say the honeymoon magik will never fully return, but when taken maybe once a week or a couple times a month it always stays.
Seems like a deal and a good thing to keep in mind when setting your commitment to the spirit.

I tried all kinds of things and supplements, to help with ADD addictions and motivation/energy problems.
Knowing that i must look inward, not outward to
find help.
For me nothing in the outer world comes even close to the benefits of rue, but really only after a sucessfull adaption phase of maybe a month.

It guided me back on the daily Meditation shedule, supports free nostrils and concious breathing, and way more.
Really looking forward to the combination with cold therapy. Since 7 years i basically just waering shorts and t-shirt ALL year long, while working mostly outdoors,
biggest life gamechanger before rue.

This morning it was 5°C on the ebike and i felt that Rue and cold therapy is next fucking level.

This fall and winter gona be soo good I am so grateful for this discovery and this awesome community here.

 

[harmala_afficianado]

Some say the honeymoon magik will never fully return,

It does ime, but a break usually won't do it, there are other factors, but its certainly possible.

I tried all kinds of things and supplements, to help with ADD addictions and motivation/energy problems.
Knowing that i must look inward, not outward to
find help.
For me nothing in the outer world comes even close to the benefits of rue, but really only after a sucessfull adaption phase of maybe a month.

It guided me back on the daily Meditation shedule, supports free nostrils and concious breathing, and way more.
Really looking forward to the combination with cold therapy. Since 7 years i basically just waering shorts and t-shirt ALL year long, while working mostly outdoors,
biggest life gamechanger before rue.

This morning it was 5°C on the ebike and i felt that Rue and cold therapy is next fucking level.

This fall and winter gona be soo good I am so grateful for this discovery and this awesome community here.

Wish you the best of luck on your journey my friend

 

[JosBoaz]

I have taken about a gram of seeds ground up and put into a capsule twice a day this past weekend,

Okay good

will continue to do so in the coming days

Even better

I felt some faint change from baseline: a bit of a heaviness in my system and an old feeling of deep sadness/fatigue has stirred itself.

There are many levels of the mareação produced by harmala, those are divided by form, dosage, and ROA (route of administration)
I use the word mareação as a substitute for the word “trip” as I find the term ‘trip’ has more connotation with recreational (abuse) drug use. ‘mareação’ is used in Peruvian Amazonian vegetalista/curandero tradition. Mareação → the “sea-sick/intoxicated” state → the altered/visionary state produced by ayahuasca.

I welcome any thoughts!

"Any thoughts" hmm... let me see, yes, I think it may be interesting to experiment with harmala (in a safe manner) to discover many facets of this wonderful plant. This can be done through the following pathways: form, dosage, ROA, set and setting, overall chosen activity, with or without breathwork (pranayama), research.

Form: this denotes the form of the substance, be it chewing raw seeds, making tea from whole seeds, making tea from powdered seeds, drinking only the liquid of the tea, compared to also swallowing the seeds when drinking the tea, pouring hot water over the seeds or doing cold water extraction, simmering the seeds in a pan, or doing hard boils. Roasting the seeds prior to cooking them. Making harmala resin through either cooking or ethanol extraction (making sure to fully evaporate the ethanol), making crude freebase/HCI extract, extracting harmala alkaloids mix harmine/harmaline, separating the harmala alkaloids to get isolated harmine or harmaline. Combining harmala with known safe plants such as lemon balm (or other plants known to be safe in combination with harmala). ect.. list goes on.

Dosage: this denotes the amount of harmala taken in the specific form consumed through a specific chosen ROA. In my experience, different amounts of dosses have resulted in a variety of effects. This is not to say that one should jump headfirst into taking the biggest amount as possible. I think it would be prudent to start low and discover in a safe way the effects of harmala. Making sure that one does not take any pharmaceutical medication, hard drugs, or alohol/liquor.

RAO: Similar to the two previous subcategories, route of administration could bring forth different effects, as far as my experience with substances, ingesting a substance orally will give me a longer overall experience than only taking something buccally or perhaps smoking it.

Set and setting: Taking harmala while sitting in front of the TV, could potentially be a different experience than riding a camel through the Moroccan Sahara. I remember in the past taking harmala and hiking in nature to be very rewarding. However, that is of course not the only application that I employed with harmala, but it's just an example to illustrate the versatility of this compound.

Overall activity: Sometimes I take harmala for the purpose of enhancing my esoteric practices, other times I take harmala because I would like to chill down and watch a documentary, other times I may ingest harmala to become more immersed in a specific video game.

Pranayam/breathwork: When being in a safe environment it can be interesting to experiment with breathing exercises such as a few rounds of WHM, or perhaps other forms of pranayam. Anulom Vilom, Nadi Shodhana, Bastrika, Kapalbhati ect...

Research: If desired, searching DMT nexus or other platforms to read up on people's experiences or new methods/techniques to consume. harmala.

The spirit of Syrian Rue ... collected experiences
I always recommend this thread to people when discussing harmala, however, I would warn that one of the members talks about taking doses higher than 3- 4 g, while I have done so in the past (and will continue to do so). I do think it's paramount to give a caution about this, as it might be too much for a person not experienced with harmala or a person who is sensitive to harmala.

Syrian Rue tea and a couple vape puffs
This is a thread spanning multiple pages. It contains useful information as well as a semi-heated debate between cultured and refined gentlemen who passionately and eloquently present data points to substantiate their respective positions on why one form of harmala might be preferable to another.