"Thank you so much!" to the community of people and spirits who make the nexus what it is. SWIM is grateful to all who have contributed to her recent enlightenment. These recent events have initiated what feels both like a homecoming and a breath of fresh air. The influx of creative energy has been revelatory, and the implications for continuing in health and understanding are supremely potent. The experiences the nexus has precipitated for SWIM have reverberated with a resounding "Yes!" This is not to say that SWIM is a naive booster; the suggestion to "dedicate to daily life, live a balanced healthy life, eat well, exercise, study, work." (nexus faq) struck her as relevant and hopeful, not only for those who experience unmanageable difficulties with spice, but for all people who seek to ground themselves. She is well aware of balance and acknowledges the dark sides of things. Perhaps Snorri Sturluson said it best, back in 1219:

"There are many magnificent dwellings. One is there called Alfheim. There dwell the folk that are called light-elves; but the dark-elves dwell down in the earth, and they are unlike the light-elves in appearance, but much more so in deeds. The light-elves are fairer to look upon than the sun, but the dark-elves are blacker than pitch."

The teks, advice and helpful suggestions have all been invaluable, as has the demonstration of community on SWIY's site. Noman's STB was the perfect intro: combined with research acumen, common sense, and dimly-remembered chemistry, it yielded for SWIM and her friend a world of possibilities. The possibilities extracted were ~ 1% of the MHRB and a pale, yolk-like yellow. She looks forward to crystal-clear and waxy-crimson experiences in the future. Swim recently wrote a friend:

Jason,
as your namesake is significant, SWIM is assured that adventuring with SWIY will be... heroic and rewarding. While she cannot promise the Golden Fleece, she can provide provisions for a Northwest Passage! Believe it or not, there are buoys among the ice floes and guides lead the way between. Last night the guide was a scintillating curtain of interlocking diamond facets, portrayed in a color scheme of dark secondaries - cyan, magenta, yellow. She suspects the guides' raiments become more brilliant the farther one travels. It has been valuable to study in this Other's relatively dim penumbra; judging by the seductive and liberating power of last night's modest candle, the incandescence of a face-to-face encounter may very well "extinguish" us. Yet she is gaining confidence; she is strong and worthy of meeting the merry band and facing their furious music. Be well. Brush up on your navigation skills. See you soon.
Love,
SWIM