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Up to 80x yes, but it's all horrible, the harshness alone is enough to completely derail the trip, which's not something you want to risk on Salvia. Even teks like tea, quidding, or mixing with other herbs and using a filter only reduce that somewhat, plus the other inconveniences they have. Pure crystal drops on e-mesh would be perfection https://www.reddit.com/r/Salvia/comments/1dslfqq/salvinorin_emesh_vape_drops/ I'm definitely trying this when I have more spare cash, the materials required will cost around 300€ in all, most able to be reused in other home lab projects. Using chemistry is amazing actually, you can purify and potentiate stuff to unimaginable levels, even previously inactive substances can be made to work through this magic. Currently experimenting with DMT & 5-MeO-DMT that way, seems very promising.

I see, but then why would you spend an hour talking to your mom or smoking a cigarette if you weren't completely convinced they're right there in front of you. Seems we'll have to agree to disagree on this one, I was speaking from a purely physiological survival perspective. ACh controls movement, breathing, and organ function. It's responsible for muscle contraction, doesn't get much more basic than that. It's how most chemical weapons work, i.e. Sarin, targeting the cholinergic system -> one quickly suffocates. 5-HT sure is crucial, and you can kick the bucket from serotonin syndrome in extreme cases, but typically you will at least survive, albeit irreversibly damaged. You can spin it another way in a philosophical/symbolic fashion, and it's also a truth of sorts, but not what I meant. I'd probably swap 1 and 4 in your scheme for it to make more sense, GABA/Glutamate is more fitting for substance, they're at the base of neural signaling balance, while experience/purpose is more about serotonin, given how psychs acting on 5-HT2A change how we experience reality.

Content-wise, yes, but with the core distinction that a lucid dream is characterized by knowing you're in a dream, while deliriants will make you forget you took anything at all, maybe even your own name and address, the hallucinations are so indistinguishable from reality they supplant it. The cholinergic system is pretty much the kernel of the body, far more fundamental than the serotonergic and such.

That is fine. I'm in a similar situation currently, all you can really do is commit to growth, no reverse gear. It's a massive struggle at first, but soon gets easier and even enjoyable. Key here is to think of yourself as a self-correcting system, which is really what you - God - is, there's this endless process of evolution, which despite all the deviations and plateaus converges to Unity and Love in the infinite term. So, when you notice some devilry or shortcoming, it's not judged, nor does it need to be loved in a hippie-like fashion. It is feedback, telling which area of embodying Love you ought to focus. Reflect deeply, commit to not doing it again, that's really the best you can do. Forgive backsliding, but not endlessly, some things require do or die situations to correct, which can even be self-induced, as I like to do, why wait for reality to come crashing down. "Awareness alone is curative" is a very helpful video here. Also put things in context, you're already doing far more than most people ever would attempt, that counts for something. Set proper expectations and pace yourself. Sometimes that'll mean blazing through, others a slow and agonizing process. Self-hatred can work in a very limited capacity, for example some months ago I was on a difficult hike after a long break, was out of breath and stumbling, which could get dangerous, so I powered through that by cursing at myself, and soon after I was back to normal. In that instance it functioned better than self-love would have, I basically exploited some masculine ego dynamics. The next day was full of self-love to counterbalance though. At this stage expect some uncharacteristic behavior, I find myself much less tolerant of people's BS than I used to be when life was very relaxed, now it seems I can't afford to spare my time or energy to entertain that anymore. But at the same time it gives me more understanding and compassion of why people are so selfish and blind, they're struggling to survive every day and have no resources to spare on higher awareness, as it is quite taxing too. This is basically a larger loop that will take some time to come full circle, at the other side I envision genuine and permanent compassion and love for others, in alignment with true theosis, but the road to that is necessarily full of suffering. I like to think of it as circles of Inferno, each progressively larger and deeper, yet bringing you closer to Purgatorio and ultimately Paradiso. You could also attempt some very advanced moves, like a full rewrite of your self kernel, or creating a powerful entity that will run your life, if you dare, and more importantly feel that it's time. I've had great success with that, but it's tantamount to death.

In Spain. Getting anything through customs that doesn't originate in the EU is nearly impossible, only small untracked lettermail arrives, strangely they just slap the minimal tax on it and let it though, everything tracked gets stopped for inspection, and that's when you should just write off the goods as lost. I've had to forfeit a bunch of Soma from India and Propofol + Sodium thiopental from Ukraine. Not worth the risk of lying to them about the package contents, at best it's destroyed, at worst they press charges for falsified import declaration. I did manage to get MK-801 from Israel and Salvinorin B ethoxymethyl ether from US though, by using my university credentials and a lot of super vague language when dealing with the lab and customs, basically pretending to be a professional chemist without explicitly lying, just giving a solid impression. Fun times. Now that part of the research phase is over and I've moved on to more advanced and exciting stuff, which I hope to share here soon, if it doesn't kill me, which is a possibility. I wouldn't take Datura seeds, as I said they contain a lot of useless poison. Would be down for the scopolamine in a well-prepared setting though, lab grade HBr that I was supposed to get, but never did, it got returned to sender. Who knows, maybe in the future another opportunity arises, but I won't actively pursue it. There's a version that's available OTC here, but that's butylbromide, which is used for stomach aches and spasms, it cannot cross the blood-brain barrier as hydrobromide would, so no deliriant effects. There's HBr motion sickness medicine that some of our 3rd world friends, i.e. Mexico have, same as selling Ketamine in veterinary shops. Perhaps one day. For now Benzydamine should be enough to get a feel for that class, I also have some DPH in 50mg tablets, but swallowing 10+ of them is poor style, unless I come up with an extraction it'll remain collecting dust. Memantine is also worth mentioning, used for Alzheimer's treatment, but 100mg+ will produce a dissociative trip lasting between 24 and 72 hours. Here's trip reports for benzydamine and scopolamine that I like if you're interested https://erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=113796 https://erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=54912

That's an option, however I still have a mild degree of PTSD from a bad edible trip many years ago. Don't really trust others to make them properly, and doing it yourself is a pain. Unlikely that'll work haha, considering a fat bowl of 40x extract barely does a thing. I have about 10 grams of leaves, interested in doing a pure Salvinorin A extraction at some point, for science if nothing else, though that'll require a larger volume, as it stands the yield would be at most 7mg. That's the thing, currently I only get the one side. Similar to aMT whose only effects were being suicidal and headaches, you wouldn't be endlessly patient with such a substance. Awesome, did not know that's a thing, will get some. It's nostalgic looking back at how we'd get some crappy carton filters and fold them in a specific accordion style. They weren't even filters per se, more like stoppers of the herb so that it doesn't fly into your mouth during a puff. Neanderthal levels of technology, we sure came far.

So you basically roll a joint full of weed and Salvia, yeah? What kind of proportions and strength of extract? This seems something to consider, smoking Salvia from a pipe is disgustingly harsh, nor really has an effect on me besides anxiety. How do you deal with the nasty smell, taste, and coughing of weed? Though apparently many people like it. I'd pay decent money for an odorless, tasteless strain of cannabis. Seems these guys wanted to make something like that, but it hasn't gotten anywhere atm. https://cannabco.ca/odourless-cannabis/ Back when I used to smoke weed as a teen, always preferred hash, lots of that in Spain, doesn't smell nearly as bad and takes up far less volume with basically identical effect profile. Though my sights have always been set on better stuff like magic mushrooms and LSD.

Thanks for sharing. Deliriants fascinate me, they produce a very unique state of consciousness. If approached properly, it's a mode of exploration as valid as any other. Trouble is pretty much all the anticholinergics are awful for your health, which only allows for a very limited scope of experiences. If you've done DPH, how would you say dimenhydrinate compares? I heard it's lower potency, by weight at least. One probably doesn't want to be so degenerate as to pop multiple pills of OTC medication (no offense), so the proper way is to extract the substance, or get a prepared powdered form. I haven't seen good techniques around for extraction of DPH/DXM from pills or syrup though. However I've extracted Benzydamine - an obscure deliriant with an unknown mechanism of action, it's speculated it has cholinergic, serotonergic, and even cannabinoidergic properties. A very pure extraction I'm proud of, using IPA and multiple sachets of a vaginal hygiene product, ain't that a laugh, what people wouldn't do for a high. Now got multiple grams sitting in the freezer, contemplating whether to give it a try. I'm confident it can be done responsibly. Too bad pure powders don't make it through customs here, otherwise one could get barrels of DXM HBr and such for pennies from India. Still kinda mad they blocked my beautiful scopolamine (main ingredient responsible for the deliriant properties of datura and similar plants, sans the other purely toxic alkaloids that don't provide any effects besides poisoning you).

I've been reading Ralston's "Zen Body Being" – a fantastic book, synthesis of body and mind yields the best results for both, and a particular insight struck me – 3D awareness. It's shockingly simple, essentially a reminder that we exist in 3 dimensions, which stretch evenly and infinitely in all directions. Yet we're largely unaware of the fact, usually only seeing what's right in front, at most together with left and right, but no attention is given to what's behind, below, above, or diagonal of us. Even our use of the word 'lateral' is often limited to just left and right, as if our perception was one-dimensional, like on a line. But lateral, in its broadest sense, can be expanded to include all directions in 3D. I symbolically tie this in to big picture thinking, but at the body level. How can you hope to have the highest understanding if you only see what's in front of you? The original passage is as follows: To get into that state, I like to picture a really cool panoramic zoom in shot from an anime. One could also visualize a massive star sitting in space, balanced under its own gravity, with forces pulling evenly in all directions, keeping it in equilibrium. Or a dragonfly's amazing spheric vision, or a 360° camera scan – get creative. Having triggers like this helps with entry and re-entry if you lose focus. Some techniques that came intuitively to me – these are just pointers, tweak or make new ones that suit you best, feel into it. Begin by simply letting your field of vision always be a complete semicircle, track your head movements to adjust, and always be conscious of the relativity of "sides" – what's to the left or right changes hundreds of times a day. In other words, solid peripheral vision. From the eye level, attempt 360° perception. When glancing to the sides, draw an arc with your gaze across and behind yourself, completing the circle clockwise or counterclockwise. Similarly to passing a ball from one hand to another behind your back, the movement starts with one eye, and at the end the 'sensory information' picked up along the way is passed to the other eye. Standing on the ground, feel your feet, and then the rest of the body merge with whatever surface you're on. If it's something moving, like a bus, feel all the subtle shifts, maintain balance. This also works when sitting or lying down, but all of these are done the easiest while standing or walking. If stationary, you could get in touch with the fact that you are actually moving - you're on Earth which is flying through space at incredible speeds. You're not distinct from Earth, so you're also moving that way. Taking this to the ultimate conclusion will have you merge with absolutely everything and enter a consciousness of complete Stillness, where all movement is seen for the illusion that it is, but for the purposes of this exercise that's unnecessary. To account for particularly difficult blind spots, typically what's above, try a visualization exercise such that as you look in front of you, you attempt to replace the visual information you're receiving with an image of what it would look like if you were staring at the blind spot. It feels weird and artificial at first, but as you become more sensitive it gets better. Preferably do this while safe and stationary. Sit in front of a mirror and observe what's behind, above, and to the sides of you. Play with angles and perspective. Isn’t it amazing that all of this is just light bouncing off surfaces, feeding your brain a secondhand reality? You may notice it's been all about vision, imagery, and so on. It is our primary sense, so it makes sense to start from there. But the ultimate goal is of course to sharpen all modes of perception, getting progressively more ephemeral – moving on to feeling slight temperature shifts, detecting and processing tiny sounds and other vibration from all sides, and then pure intuition. Ralston's books are some of the best resources for this. Other tangential practices can also synergize with this – for instance I'm currently training ambidexterity (use of non-dominant hand/leg), and the two compliment each other nicely. Combine this with whatever you're already doing – visualization, meditation, concentration, journaling, contemplation, psychedelics... I guarantee it will pay off, if not majorly, then at least in small, everyday tasks. Mastering this doesn’t just improve agility or baseline consciousness (which I can already feel rising from the few days I've been doing it). It rewires how you experience reality itself – the world stops being a collection of fragmented images and becomes a seamless, living space that you flow through effortlessly. Looking forward to expanding this further, i.e. being in a dissociative void, but in this mode of perception. Should yield some interesting results. Added bonus for self-conscious people or guys that stare at girls in the gym, you'll be too busy focusing and interpreting all the new data points to leave any attention for that crap. It's basically a form of meditation that can be done almost anyplace anytime for extended periods.

One of these people. Or all of of them. Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit

It's quite unique in that regard. Most psychs like I said aren't really worth it, but the catch is you have to try them to know what works for you and find hidden gems. 4-AcO-DMT + DMXE puts me in a very unique state I call tube consciousness, at high doses it's superior to whatever I described about O-PCE, it's a different plane of existence that gives the highest level overview of one's life and everything about this world across all dimensions. 3-HO-PCP is another favorite of mine, the best for everything concerning Identity, whether that's switching avatars, talking to yourself through other people, adopting memories and beliefs of fictional characters, etc. It's the most confusing thing ever and highly amnesiac. Once I used it to perform a miracle and forgot how I did it.

I know exactly what you mean, I have the same thing, prophetic dreams of the future, always short and insignificant, but 100% accurate. These days the frequency has also lowered, dreams are now crazy in other ways. Pretty sure this was God dropping subtle hints, these experiences were an integral part of what eventually led me to spirituality and questioning reality. Now it's completely obvious that time is not at all linear, I've seen past, present, and future as a single stream or a twisted loop, which sort of makes these dreams redundant. But they're a great reassurance mechanism, as long as you keep having them you can at least be certain that whatever you do, there is a future for you to experience. The precise workings of it are still a mystery, some degree of determinism is at play here. Definitely worth investigating further.

The absolute best way to consume DPT (and most other substances for that matter) is intramuscularly. It's a completely different beast.

There's no problem with it, as long as you don't make this your identity, a 'traveler' or 'instagram influencer', or as you said constant escapism. It can be very fulfilling, fun, a learning opportunity to understand very different cultures, in some places it's almost like you're on another planet. There's time for solitary introspection, and time to explore the world. And ultimately, when the distinction between you and other collapses, outwards will become inwards and vice-versa. Looking at all the mountains and jungles and oceans you'll be seeing the beauty of your own Self.