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Day 6: I woke at around 2:45 am today and have been awake since. Today was pretty good though. I got lots done, and was in a great mood. I'm allowing myself a couple of rums tonight. The dose went down like nectar this morning, again 60ml. I was expecting a gradual build up of effects, not sure why, but I think I may actually be experiencing some tolerance now. I had a pinch of snuff this afternoon and the caapi seemed to like me using it's ally tobacco, as I felt very good indeed. I think I have got into the habit of convincing myself I need the "other" things to get through the week when I have actually coped just fine without them. That's a good learning for me and a big step after 20+ years of relying on substances to help me at night to forget my problems and sleep. This is not a silver bullet that "cures" you in any sense. It needs to be coupled with the will and actions to do the work on yourself. But I think it's worth exploring further. And I will. I wont be posting daily, but I'll update this thread from time to time. I'll update tomorrow after the full 7 days is done as I intended, and might have some more insights to add, but I hope this is of some use as it stands. I have tried to be open and honest as much as possible. Happy to talk to anyone via pm that is interested in more detail that I havent posted so far.

if the shaman is a women would it be shawoman ?

that must be one hell of a night out

A 36cm variegated pach went for $980 the other week. a grafted CSD just looks like a standard TB but on it's own roots it's a monstrose.. Who really cares how much a trichocereus goes for?. I have spent 5 times a Ebay CSD in a night out, many times..

good one mang. i used mushrooms microdosing for a period of 6 months and it helped me resolve many(not everything )issues in my life back then - especially the cluster fuck migraines. many here would totally feel where ya coming from in relation to work and life issue balance.......chucking before work from the thoughts of work alone just sounds the pits. mucho pressure/deadlines to be met huh? apologies for my brevity - best wishes mate and big, positive , zinggy vibes to ya.

Zedo - SJW has complicated pharmacology, chiefly serotonergic activity, but also effects on dopamine & other types of neurotransmitter systems, plus a bunch of enzyme-inducing stuff... short story, it has lots and lots of drug interactions, some of them dangerous. I couldn't tell you off the top of my head if combining with caapi would be one of the risky ones, but personally I wouldn't chance it. At least not without doing some detailed research into both their pharmacologies first. At a glance though, I can tell you that SJW has been shown to downregulate 5HT2A receptors, which are thought to be important to psychedelic activity, so even if it isn't dangerous to combine with vine, it may dull some of the effects. Also, many of the actives in SJW aren't heat-stable, so smoking may not be a good ROA.

I think maybe because chemical shaman was a loved member here and a lot of the older members would like a plant to remember him by. Ive bought memorial plants that really i wouldnt have cared how much they cost.

Hello everyone I have some Martin x seed for sale They are from another member's plant, I will let them name themselves if they choose. "Martin" AKA Coromandel Cacti's T. peruvianus is an exceptional glaucous blue peru. This is probably my favourite clone out of everything I have seen growing in NZ. Originally grown from Knize seed sold as Sulcorebutia. The cross is presumed to be Martin x scopulicola but there was also pachanoi flowering in the garden. (grower 90% sure it was the scop that pollinated) As far as I know this is the first cross with Martin genetics to have been made available to the community Please do let me know if you have heard of other Martin crosses. I am asking $5/AUD postage included (Pacific) per portion of seeds (40-50) As always please check your local laws when ordering plants or seeds from overseas. Will be doing a giveaway further down the track. Going to try and get funding first this way for postage.

Day 5: upped my dosage, it was hard to swallow this morning, I had often have a bit of a gag reflex when I first get up, the dose didnt taste bad, but my body wasnt liking anything today. Work was difficult. Not due to anything other than the fact it was a difficult, shitty day. But even still, managed to not drink alcohol again. No coffee this morning, bit of a headache to start, but went away after a while. I'm tired. Feeling low energy, and very much looking forward to a rest on the weekend. Dreams are still very intense, I dont think I've had so many nights in a row of such intense dreaming as I've had this week. So tired I'm off to bed.

Where am I at now? Day 4: Less restful sleep last night, with a lot of dreams about inadequacy and frustration. Not quite sure what to make of these ones, or what action needs to be taken. I guess sometimes you just have to be patient. Still very clear dreams though. That's something I have noticed in the last few days. Dreaming is enhanced a lot. My dreams are usually chaotic jumbles of day to day life, which are not clearly recalled afterwards. Now I am really dreaming and I can remember every detail. I cut out the coffee this morning. Much better. No headaches or withdrawals, as I said I only have the one double espresso in the morning and that's it so I wasnt particularly concerned about leaving it out. I didnt feel like I was lacking energy or wakefulness because of it so I'll leave it out for the rest of this week until I finish. I was very stressed this morning, but I put my trust and faith in my ability to cope, and with you guys and the medicine on my team, who could stand in my way? I think I might up my dose again tomorrow to the original 60ml and see how I go. Now that I have a feel for integrating the feelings into my day, I dont feel so apprehensive about having them at work, but I do need to be careful just the same. I dont have the kind of job that I can just go and avoid people and situations, I'm on the frontline. Not too much else to report, I think that's a good thing though. Life seems to be pretty normal, but the good kind of normal, not the normal where I have a longneck as soon as I walk in the front door upon getting home. I'm not making any progress on my art project this week so far, but my days have been long. By the time I get the essentials done, and get a chance to actually sit down, it's around 10pm, and I'm exhausted so I have been going to bed instead. I appreciate all your messages, if I can help anyone out, please let me know. It's eye opening to see how many of us are suffering the same conditions in silence. Let's help each other and be supportive. Even here, where we are like minded, we dont always treat each other as well as we should. I think we can all heal ourselves if we have the right tools, it's not up to anyone or anything else to do it for us. Sometimes we just need the path to be illuminated so we can see it, and that's where the plants can assist us, but at the end of the day, we need to do the work ourselves. Jeez, listen to me, like I have the answers all of sudden! Words come easy, good actions are what's needed and I have a long way to go.

A nice selection ..

Just post a time and place. Too much consultation will ruin your chances.

finally spring is here, now we just need a lot of rain...

Hey, A few last colours of winter...

Plant pictures above are , Psychotria DW02, Ephedra sinica, Red khat, Dinosperma [tingletongue], Acacia aphylla, Carob and acacia longissima, Acacia longissma, Catnip, Herb of robert, Chamomile, Native raspberry, Damiana, Dandelion and mugwort

Hey, A few of my winter Medicinal Herbs.

A tip I learned from a girl I used to work with in my teens was to wet the forehead above/afront of the third eye (which is a pain when it dries- if you're not in "the zone" before it dries and thus needs a bit of re-wetting , perhaps a slower drying thing would be useful like some religions have kinda painted on by the looks of it) this helped a lot in focusing on said third eye,.. and seems to help folk in general I like your technique a lot and really enjoyed the read.. great post man to wake to today , thank you for sharing your experience of "tek"

Bridgesii 'Anna' X Rosie2 Bridgesii 'Ben' X Terscheckii 'Fields' Sharxx X Rosei 1 Terscheckii 'Long Spine' X Open Macro 'Fields' X Rosei 2 Bridgesii 'Ben' X Sharxx

bridgesii 'Ben' X terscheckii hybrid 'Fields' terscheckii 'Long Spine' X OPEN bridgesii 'Ben' X terscheckii 'Dawsons" bridgesii 'Ben' X Sharxx Blue Iv got a few more grafted. Will post em when they have grown a bit

Hi All - This is a first post and these are my first try at growing cactus from seed with some Zelly / misplant seeds. The big zone is Red Grandiflorus x Yellow Grandiflorus and the other two are SS02xSS01 x Huarazensis and SS02xSS01 x Peru Clyde. I sowed them 2016-08-07 and have mostly let them be aside from occasional misting with distilled water. Almost all of the ones I sowed germinated and I'm going to do another round soon with more of his seed as well as some I got from spooge in his give-away here. Thanks again! I used the basic instructions off the misplant.net site. A layer of commercial cactus mix, wetted and sterilized in the microwave, then a layer of rinsed sand, also sterilized. I culled a few albinos seeing as to how I'm not setup for grafting just yet, though I hope to get around to it eventually. It's fun and exciting to see the little buggers growing so nicely and easily.

Sowed these in December but haven't posted them enough yet. Last week, I moved them from their big bulky containers into neat lines in this little one.

Trichocereus quickstart on the fridge /winter/ 3 months later /springtime/ grafting on the trichocereus rootstock or offshoot : 5-6 months after grafting at the end of the growing season:

Impressive Nice work

some wedge grafts done with 12 month old plants, found they took better this way. And some other grafts from feb now competing for space