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if you haven't smoked in 3 weeks the next time you smoke it's bound to be psychedelic because you haven't got any tolerance. one cone can blow your head off. a friend used to smoke everyday and found that after a while it did nothing except make him feel 'normal'.... after using psychedelics he realised how harmful smoking every day was and promptly stopped for some time. after about 6 months he had a tiny puff of a spliff and was blown away by its power. everything became very psychedelic, time and sound were distorted and he forgot how to speak. he wasn't sure if thats because a: he no longer had a tolerance and thus was experiencing the full effects of cannabis b. using psychedelics has tuned his brain differently so that the cannabis effected him more. he's still not sure but can safely say the less you smoke cannabis the more powerful it will be each time you have it. he has also found that when going to sleep he can easily bring about a light psychedelic state. all he has to do is shut his eyes and guide himself into it. i guess that comes from a newfound interest in your mind and the realisation of what it is capable of. you start wondering what a 'thought' is and you pay a lot more attention to what goes on with closed eyes.

dolphins are awesome. absolutely tragic that we are still slaughtering them and whales as well. a whales heart is bigger than a station wagon!! i highly recommend reading 'the scientist' by dr. john lilly.......he's the dude that first studied dolphins. also invented the isolation tank, went super overboard with ketamine and basically discovered a lot of really interesting stuff regarding consciousness. he was the inspiration for the doctor dude on sea quest DSV (rembmer that show?)...and the movie Altered States. he has a few books on dolphins as well but i've not read them.

i love animation but am yet to learn how to do it myself. i was lucky enough recently to get some of my drawings turned into animations for this video clip:

just went and got my shots then...cost me $140...gee whiz... got the lonely planet book on india. it's huge and intimidating but seems packed full of good info. thanks for the advice andy...might definitley have to see that barber now as i've got pretty long hair. maybe start growing a mo' for movember and hang onto it for the trip.... thanks again everyone all of this advice is really good. lots of things i wouldn't think of. e.g carry a hanky i heard someone tell me that keta was available at pharmacies? not that i'd bother of course. just found that interesting.

smoking weed might be good for you sometimes but it's not good for you all the time. like you said reptyle it is a sacred state and should be respected. most people have no problems with it until years of smoking it daily. like everything...problems only occur when you abuse it or have too much too often. a lot of people start in high school and i think it inhibits them from developing properly. it can be useful for appreciation of things and for gaining new insights but it also stops your ability to handle stress or deal with long term projects....think of how much we develop as people from the ages of 14 to 20... if you are smoking weed the whole time it will cause problems later in life because you have not developed the necessary skills to lead a full life... i know thats a very generalised statement but i think there is some truth in it. from reading what rob has written i would say his marijuana usuage has contributed massively to his paranoia and aggressiveness and that it might be time to stop for a while.

agree with nabraxas. a lot of those symtoms you are mentioning seem like you have been smoking weed too long and it's catching up with you. paranoia, aggression, not leaving the house etc are all definite effects of smoking too much weed. i'd say give it a break for a while. you can use different non addictive herbs like damiana to smoke instead until you've weaned yourself off. good luck.

awesome thanks heaps guys. birdwing i had a feeling you had told me you had been there. will definitley have to speak with you and get some tips and what not. just reading some of these responses has got me really excited. thanks again.

thats a crazy story dude. it's a shame because you were trying to be tolerant and keep a level head when all the other parents were freaking out. leaves you wondering...is it better to just freak out and treat everyone suspect person as a possible threat and get away? its like when you get on a train and there is a crazy guy wandering around shouting all sorts of things. most people just get up and leave. once i stayed and asked the guy what his name was and he chilled out completley and had a conversation (though it was probably the weirdest conversation i've had). another time i tried the same approach and copped abuse and spitting and all sorts of craziness... it's like you try to show compassion and try not to be prejudiced and try to not let stereotypes affect how you view other people. sometimes you break through and connect and other times you think 'now i know why thats a stereotype'. either way you just got to keep on loving. you'll get burned every now and again but if you close off and shut down like so many others have then it'll just perpetuate things. don't let it bring you down. peace.

thanks everyone. i only just decided i'm going so haven't even figured out where i'll be but south sounds like the plan. definitley plan on going to goa. i kind of like the idea of not knowing what i'm doing and just getting lost. but once i get there i'll no doubt wish i'd figured shit out and not been so lazy. anyway i'll keep you updated with what i plan. peace.

wow...gee...what great helpful information. specially the first one. real cool.

a guy i know mentioned taking LSD by a waterfall in NSW bushland. he claims that at some point in the trip everything stopped being psychedelic and turned black. he recieved a 'flash' that detailed the history of the aborignal people and the devastation caused by the white australia policy. it played out just like a movie and he said it was so intense he kept trying to turn it off such was the guilt, pain and sadness he was experiencing. he watched mothers crying for their children and saw how the blood spilled has cursed a lot of the land. it was gut wrenching stuff and he felt that he could not turn away, that the spirits demanded he experience this and see their story and that by experiencing it he was relieving them somewhat of the pain they had carried. i think i believe some spirits do haunt the land and they feel their story needs to be heard and not buried under lies. they need to know that the white man understands what he has done. another time on a camping trip alledgedly with other people on these forums he saw lots of male aborignals spirits dancing around their camp fire. he got the sense that they they were welcome to camp on the land but they sure as hell better clean up. in some ways he felt they were there to look after the campers...like some sort of initiation. all of the campers were good people and were there with good intentions and the spirirts recognised this and recognised them as 'plant workers' or caretakers or whatever...

actually a dude i know did take it with cid. said visuals and content became more similar to a mushroom trip. e.g he went to 'the place'... no noticable increase in potency or length (though he did have 4 tabs so increases in potency would have been a bit hard to figure)... surely others have experimented? anyone had caapi and shrooms that could compare it with rue and shrooms? similarly anyone had DMT and rue that could compare it with DMT and caapi? this is the best info i have found on the net: http://deoxy.org/gz_betac.htm good ol' gracie and zarkov....i highly recommend reading their notes from the underground. their 'how and why to get off' document was the first thing i ever read about spice. no one told me i was suppossed to take everything they said litterally you can read the rest of their writings here:http://deoxy.org/gz.htm sorry to hi jack thread but does anyone know anything else about these two?

there is a chapter in Stanislav Grof's book 'when the impossible happens' that details his LSD experiences at Uluru. Very interesting. He talks about how he saw the rock as a giant reptile and then later learnt this is what the aboriginals believe it is. Also discusses finding himself in the 'dreamtime' where is he confronted by angry spirits. His wife claims she is repelled from certain areas only to later find out that they were sacred mens sites. Anyway thats all I can remember but it's certainly an interesting chapter in an amazing book. well worth reading as the guy has taken psychedelics all over the world and in some amazing places.

totally. thats the reason you go into the these things...to learn what you need to know. the subs just seem to do it in a very brutal way. it's almost as if they taunt you about things you need to work on when other plants will guide you or offer their advice in a more uplifting manner. still...brutality is a very handy way of conveying a message and making sure someone listens. very interested to hear of other peoples reports...

a mate i have has only used rue once but found it to provide one of the most profound, visually stunning and positive experiences he has ever had. he too tried it with 2.5g of subs. subs had normally provided a rather dark experience. plenty of menacing entities, a feeling of being underground, in caves or deep in dark forests, definitely a warped carnival vibe. lots of dark blues, purples, all rather murky and overgrown (much like the pine forests in which they were found). he would generally find the trips quite depressing with all of his flaws mocked and rubbed in and all of his insecurities amplified...there didn't seem to be much in the way of benevolence and love....he tried them with upmost respect and in a set and setting that he considered perfect. after being put through the mincer a few times he actually decided that the subs weren't that friendly. or maybe just not towards him. still, it was an intriguing and unique place, totally different from cubes. with the rue he experienced bright tropical visions of waterfalls, rainforests filled with rainbow birds, magical magicians in technicolour cloaks and most importantly all entities were positive, guiding and helpful, offering all sorts of advice and healing and wisdom. the visuals were completely different to standard sub fair and the wisdom imparted is still being felt today. it was probably the most powerful, beneficial, positive experience he has had. he knew the subs had it in them...they just needed a bit of help from the rue. it should also be noted that two HBWR seeds were consumed a few hours before the rue and subs..which may have added to the rainbow qualities of the visuals...

VVVVVVVVVgets a t.pach tip cutting...syrian rue seeds, 1 sub print (microscopy only....VVVVVV

over the last year or two i've scored a fair amount of free stuff by generous people holding competitions and whatnot. thankfully i'm now in a position where i can give some stuff away too. i've got 15 30cm mid cuts of t. pachanoi to give away. preferably to those with between 10 and 100 posts. cuts range from skinny to fat, beautiful blue green to sunburnt and scarred no promises with what you'll get. if you do get a nice pretty cut please plant it so it'll throw out some pups and grow onwards. cuts given away on the conditions: winners pay postage (sorry, i am really broke of late, even by my standards) you allow me a few weeks to actually send parcels (sorry i'm really busy of late. even by my standards) australia only also can't send to WA or Tas due to quarantine restrictions. sorry. if you wish to purchase larger amounts PM me with what you are after (tips, long branches etc) and we can figure something out. trades are not necessary but would of course be happily accepted.

bummer won't make this one.. i'll be in melbourne.. hope it goes well everyone!

must be good karma for giving away all those pedro cuts...the day i sent some of them away i checked out my collection and found this very unusual little fellow.... it's a psycho0 x pach seedling that i got from PD late last year. it's only 15cm or so....i checked it and it's got 5 pups! one on each rib. i've never seen this before. i've only ever gotten pups from cacti that are quite big or old. never from something so young. anyway thought i'd share it because it's cute as hell.

thanks for the all replies... i think i'll let them all live...at least for a while. it'd be cool to have a cactus with 5 pups. i'll definitley put it in a seperate pot as well to let it have some more room. can't wait for the rest of the garden to go crazy this spring.

hey everyone i've been really busy last few weeks and still have a fair few cuts to send out. thanks for your patience i hope to get them out either tomorrow or next week.

those who don't believe in this sort of stuff need not reply... ever encountered seriously malicious/evil beings or realms? ever felt possessed by spirits at all during a trip? ever worried that you may have meddled where you shouldn't have and that the consequences will appear in real life? sometimes i've had encounters with particularly nasty beings and at the time think 'shit, i should not be here, i'm not qualified for this. i'm really going to need to get this checked out when i come back'.... if shamans go into these worlds for healing and what not, coming back from their journeys with information or results...what happens when novices enter these realms and encounter the same beings that even expert shamans have trouble dealing with? i've read that shamans often have to exorcise their trainee shamans as they inevitably get into troubles on their voyages because they don't have the skills yet to handle themselves. i know there is a need to ritualise but even when i've ritualised and asked for protection and everything some places don't seem to abide by those laws of magik. some beings will pretty much tell you 'that shit doesn't work here'... i've found sometimes on journeys i've been taught techniques such as chants, or psychical moves which i find myself spontaneously doing and that seems to help with 'fighting' the evil off. has anyone ever been to a healer or shaman for this? anyone got any tips for better navigation?

hey everyone thanks for all the interest. thats it for the free cuts... for now anyway... still have some other bits and pieces for sale or trade...just PM me and i'll see if i can help out. i will be sending the cuts tomorrow (in theory) so everyone check your PMs sometime and i'll let you know how much postage was. peace.

damn i totally forgot about this thread. i'll try and have something by next week

finally after years of keeping my eyes peeled on drives across the country i stumbled across a huge san pedro growing a few doors up from my parents house in country nsw. i looked everywhere and somehow never noticed this....lucky i found it now and not when i was in high school...might never have finished. i spoke with the owners and they said i was welcome to take as much as i wanted. see all you have to do is ask!! will hopefully get some cuttings in the near future and be able to pass some around these parts...