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@khalifa Road trip.

@electroBeam Good to know.. I heard the good stuff is contained mostly in the outer green region of the "star" when you look at a cross cut. Maybe next time try using only that part of the cactus and less of the inner pulp.

@electroBeam Do you think you could strain it again and extract more? Or is it too late now? Just wondering.

A bit more nuanced perhaps.

@electroBeam Could you expand a bit on this? How was it prepared and how much did you consume?

Would you agree with this statement? "Within the hallucination there are clues that reveal itself to be a hallucination" (referring to the double slit experiment for example).

@outlandish I'm totally psyched about San Pedro and what the medicine can bring. Total respect. Question if you don't mind me asking: I'm rooting top cuts each in a jar in a partially sunny window and it's cold outside and the window is cool inside. Do think I should take them out of the window at night or leave them be. Or something totally different then what I'm doing now?

@electroBeam They pickle cucumber slices in a brine solution then jar them. Why not do the same with San Pedro? Just slice the ribs off and remove the waxy skin. Or perhaps leave the waxy outer skin on while in the brine solution so the alkaloids don't leach into the brine. Then of course remove it for consumption. Who doesn't like a good pickle?

@SerotoninluvIn addition to the mescaline I've head a few ppl mention the alkaloids in the San Pedro but I'm not sure what role they play.

@Gadasaa Leo = Teotl = Leotl

@outlandish Aren't they though. Especially in their natural environment. btw I did order the hybrid San Pedro/Peruvian torch seeds. I guess I can't go too wrong. I'll find out in a few years.

@TrynaBeTurquoise Just to see them in their natural state is an inspiring sight. They have a monolithic presence to them.

@outlandish Found this................https://trichocereus.net/trichocereus-macrogonus-echinopsis-macrogona/

@SriBhagwanYogi Do more dhikr.

@SirVladimir O.K. I'm going in. See you on the other side. I'll let you know what I think. * Very nice. Yellow and above especially.

@Serotoninluv Whichever way you decide to go nurturing them is all part of the trip. You show them love and kindness and in return they show the same 10 fold. I know from growing vegetable gardens but this takes it to a whole other level.

@outlandish I was looking into starting seeds too. I see it will take maybe year before finish planting but I'll be starting veg. garden seeds on a heat mat soon. Would you suggest these seeds? This is a hybrid I assume? T peruvianus X pachanoi / macrogonus -or other?

@outlandish That's a log!

@TrynaBeTurquoise This guy explains the trip nicely at the beginning...........

@outlandish That seems like a really good method @outlandish Thanx- Then that's the way I'll go. I'm at 39 deg.N. latitude so I have approx. 3 months till the spring temps start rising.

@electroBeam Thanks man. I'm going to check all that info. out. BTW-I was kind of kidding about the ornamental purposes only. @outlandish @remember I watched a vid. yesterday that was a little different from what I've seen so far. The person wrapped some dry paper towel around the cactus and suspended it about an inch above the bottom of an empty glass jar while it developed a root system. I don't know if that's a good idea but they could watch the roots growing and knew when it was time to transplant to potting medium. It seemed to be working for her. @outlandish This is what I have. How would you proceed from here? The roots are just starting.

@remember After a few weeks you could give it a gentle feel to see if roots have started to take. Even if it comes out of the soil carefully place it back again. From what I've read these cacti are pretty hardy and forgiving for the most part.