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I think the gold is what they use and daime. Thanks!

Wow... that is wild. So you can buy Caapi and grow it... but you just cant harvest it and use it. interesting.

Damn its really good to see you too brother! really good! Celio and black as well as some brazilian probably santo daime strains eh? Thanks man!

How long or when did caapi become illegal in Oz? how did that come to pass?

Not to long ago SWIM found a wonderful link on this site to people discussing the numerous types of caapi strains that where being grown in Oz. SWIM is writing a book on changa ATM and is interested in the var, and cultivates and strains of caapi that have made it into circulation in OZ. I dont want any one to incriminate themselves but I am interested in what strains of caapi are being grown. I have hear of a few interesting ones that are not the typical colored varieties... jaguar mountain and green dragon... any one know about these strains and qualitative differences? because of Oz's legal status on caapi and harmals Oz seems to be in a unique position, encouraging people to focus on the vine in a way thats not happening else where due to its easier availability. this is fascinating to me. So yah I was wondering if any one could give m a list of strains?

glad you like it... Its been a fun project.

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ironically... changa comes from the Swahili language word for "mix"... indeed it is a mix of spice, caapi and other herbs... it is a smoking herb mix or changa. in zambia bush babys small fuzzy animals with big eyes are also called changas. if this has anything to do with the smoking mix i have no idea... im just a curious one when it comes to etymology...

ironically... changa comes from the Swahili language word for "mix"... indeed it is a mix of spice, caapi and other herbs... it is a smoking herb mix or changa. in zambia bush babys small fuzzy animals with big eyes are also called changas. if this has anything to do with the smoking mix i have no idea... im just a curious one when it comes to etymology...

i know... http://deoxy.org/wiki/Changa still just curious what it means and where the word comes from... any one really know?

still wondering where the name changa comes from, and what it means...

OK quick question to those who may know... WHAT exactly does changa mean? and where did the term originate? you will have to pardon a curious american.

hi this is an old post... wow... the long dance ceremony and the sanpedro long dance ceremony are amazing... i recomend them emensely... but not with miguel... maybe if he ever has any students that are approved to do the ceremony would it be good... but personally what i learned from doing the sanpedro long dance over the years is that its a special ceremony that came from spirit to the people through the process of having respectfull relationships with the land and sky and with the plant itself. some times i really most deeply feel that cultivating this relationship your self is far more important that doing a ceremony like this. new ceremonies that are as effective and powerfull as those of other traditions of long standing can come to any one who has this repsectfull relationship, if they are the one to bring it to others. but the long dance its self came from the visions of a man to share with other people out side of his tribe... and with miguel the sanpedro long dance came out of a vision he had to combine his work with plant teachers with the long dance. whats interesting is that we can seek a vision for others, and through relationship with the land and sky we can co-create new ceremonies... just like these men did... just as its allways been done... and we can do so in ways that authenticly fullfill the needs of our community, which is what its allways been about. working with a plant teacher like sanpedro to accomplish this is a highly effective way of seeking a vision for the benfit of your community.