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Halif

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  1. Halif

    effective plant based anti-depressents?

    Wow - heaps of interesting information in here! I just wanted to quickly add another nod towards St John's Wort. The OP asks for something which gives a bit of a push out of a rut without disrupting one's natural state too much, and I'd say Saint John's Wort has done that for me in the past. Years ago when I was in a generally good mental and physical state (and was not taking any medication) but felt inertia settling in, I tried taking it and certainly noticed an increase in motivation and sociability.
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    Best music for psychic adventures.

    Mr Bungle scares me too much when I'm adventuring. In a normal state though, they're great. Yesterday I listened to the album "Dead Cities" by Future Sound of London, which is one of my all time favourite albums for both normal and adventuring mind states. It's such an incredibly rich, textured, and varied piece of music. For me it really melds a tribal and futuristic atmosphere together and is a journey of sound. I also like some of the other electronic choices mentioned before; Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Autechre. Depending on the situation I also like Venetian Snares but it's very rare for me to listen to it while I'm in an enhanced state - too intense.
  3. I felt the temperature dropping and heard distant thunder. I saw the sky darkening. I figured a downpour was on the way... But the severity of it was a surprise. A few normal sized hailstones started dropping down and I ran out to move a couple of pots undercover. Within a few seconds there were these big ice stones like marbles pelting down from every direction. It was deafening. My poor cats came running out from their favourite garden hideouts and into the house, terrified by the sound. And then yeah, as you say Johnnyzero, crystal clear blue skies are out less than thirty minute later. It certainly keeps us on our toes
  4. After the ice blast us Victorians got last Christmas Day, just as the survivors in my garden were starting to recover, we get another one of almost the same intensity. Bloody huge hail stones pelting down from all directions like the angels were having a snowball fight up in the sky. Some of my plants have been literally shredded. The last one on Xmas tore up a 6-foot sunflower just as if someone had hacked at it with a hatchet. After the last one I thought I should make sure that I rigged up some kind of shelter for every part of the garden but it's been logistically challenging enough for me to have not done it yet. Anyone else get hammered? Anyone thinking of moving to another state?
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    Intro from a lurker

    ^quality posts, ey? Shit, the pressure's on now. I was just going to go with some one liners: LOL, WTF, I'm so drunk - and so on. Now I have to think before I post. Guess that means you'll be seeing one or two posts from me per year.
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    Intro from a lurker

    Hello I've been a lurking member here for a while. I've enjoyed reading everyone's posts and have learned a great deal from this site. I've considered posting many times, but I never thought that I could really add much more than an opinion or a reiteration of something another more knowledgable member has posted. There are some very knowledgable members on here! Anyway, I might as well become an active member as I can share some experiences which might help noobs (I've learned through trial and error - many errors - as much as through careful research) and perhaps give away some stuff to people who want to get started with new gardens. That's the thing about growing plants - they are very generous. As the years go by I find I have too many cacti and too many seeds from various plants so there's not much else to do but share them! It says in my profile that I'm interested in 'personal development'. By that I mostly mean development of a mental/spiritual nature, followed by physical development (but been lazy recently), followed at a great distance by material development - that last one I suck at. I think I need to be more respectful towards money and material things, because not having enough money and essentials sucks. Anyhow, the interest in development of self is what led me to gardening and substance research. OK, that's it. I look forward to contributing in whatever ways I can.
  7. This article is on The Age today. I thought it was unusually balanced and honest in acknowledging the last bans simply created a new breed of stronger and potentially more dangerous chems to replace the banned ones. Love em or hate em, looks like c-noids are here to stay. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ban-on-fake-pot-fails-to-drag-drug-off-shelf-20120331-1w5ct.html A BAN on synthetic cannabis has failed to stop its sale and may have caused stronger forms of the party drug to hit the market. Sold as Kronic, Northern Lights, Spice and Amsterdam High, the herbal-chemical blend was in effect outlawed in July when eight cannabis-like chemicals were banned by Australia's federal medicines regulator. But it is still being sold widely in Melbourne in ''legal high'' stores, tobacconists and sex shops, as suppliers have got around the law by reformulating brands with chemicals that have a similar effect but are not on the banned list. Victoria Police told The Sunday Age the drugs were virtually impossible to control as there was no way to know what chemicals were in them without forensic tests. ''[The drugs] continue to evolve, changing the chemical structure and in turn making forensic examination extremely difficult,'' a police spokeswoman said. ''This means that people buying the stuff have no idea what they are buying and whether they are committing an offence by possessing a drug of dependence.'' The prohibited substances have been placed in the same category as heroin, meaning users risk heavy fines and jail terms of up to five years for possession, and up to life imprisonment for trafficking. Store owners and drug and alcohol experts say the ban is out of proportion and has led to new forms of faux cannabis that seem to be stronger than those the Therapeutic Goods Administration has banned. ''Each time we ban a product we increase the likelihood that the next product that comes out could be potentially lethal or cause significant physiological harm to people,'' said Stephen Bright, a psychologist with Peninsula Health's drug and alcohol program, who, with colleagues from the National Drug and Research Institute, has conducted research into Kronic and other synthetic cannabis products. Mr Bright said he had treated people with extreme paranoia, psychosis and dependence after using new forms of synthetic cannabis. ''The ban was a knee-jerk reaction and it seems to be doing more harm than good in terms of raising the profile of the product.'' Ben Schmidt, from Smoke Dreams in Flinders Street, said the shop sells legal blends such as Kronic and Northern Lights, that no longer contain banned chemicals. At $35 a gram - compared with about $20 for cannabis - he said they were popular with older customers. ''We get a lot of police officers and miners and people who get drug tested regularly at work. It's popular with people who can't afford to be caught with illegal drugs.'' The Therapeutic Goods Administration will attempt to shut down all synthetic cannabis trade in May when it introduces a blanket ban on any substance that mimics the effects of cannabis. The legislation is designed not only to halt the sale of existing brands but to place a ban on all future forms of the drug. But drug experts say the legislation is so broad it may be unenforceable and could encourage those who previously enjoyed legal highs to turn to illicit drugs. Sam Biondo, chief executive of the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association, said emerging drugs were causing legislative chaos around the world. This month the organisation will hold a community forum titled ''Kronic Hysteria'' to discuss ways to tackle the phenomenon. Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ban-on-fake-pot-fails-to-drag-drug-off-shelf-20120331-1w5ct.html#ixzz1qlOV2LkY
  8. Yes I find it painfully ironic that in supressing the public's freedom to use the drugs they choose, the authorities have indirectly caused a flood of new chems which are often extremely potent, easy to buy online, easy to overdose on due to lack of knowledge and lack of proper weighing equipment, and just generally unkown. Who knows what short and long term effects will come from some of these products. Compared to MDPV, MDMA seems a far safer option, as anecdotally it seems to be less compulsive, less likely to produce psychosis in reasonable doses and more is known about it. People can look up MDMA and find lots of information which can help keep them safe or help them to decide whether to try it or not. Likewise, compared to AM2201, cannabis seems far less likely to cause intense addiction and overdose. But as Qualia said, I doubt there'll be any change to the current system of trying to ban everything through increasingly vague laws.
  9. Halif

    Intro from a lurker

    Thanks Amazonian. Yep, a Melburnian here. I find it a hard place to grow things. Too hot, too cold, and too random - that huge hailstorm on Christmas Day last year was nuts. It shredded my huge sunflowers and all the vegetables I had growing. And yeah I like the avatar, too. A kind user on another forum made it for me.
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    Intro from a lurker

    Hey Chnt You're into Autechre? I used to love them. I sspent most of the 90s listening to some great electronic music, which I still pull out now and then. You listened much to Squarepusher, Venetian Snares, Future Sound of London, and so on? And thanks for the welcome SallyD
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