hello all. great place here. i hope i posted this in the appropriate forum. if a person was considering taking dmt or ayahuasca for the purpose of spirtual growth and healing, what would be some good pre-trip rituals that would be good for protection and such? appologies for my poorly worded question, i hope i can get some helpful replies. or if anyone would just like to share what they do to prepare for their experiences, i would be very interested. thank you.

Hi Enfinity, Glad you found this little hyperspace bar Regarding rituals, I personally don't have any however i make sure that when I do experience DMT I'm in a comfortable and peaceful place and I'm in a good mood. If I have any people around I make sure that their nice and I know them. Apart from that maybe some nice music and even being in nature is usually a pleasent thing to try.

My pre-trip ritual is to sit down and take a couple of deep breaths. Simple as that!

I think the set&setting paradigm is key here. I read somewhere once regarding tripping: "if your mind is garden, you'll be in it. if your mind is a garbage can, you'll be in it." I clean up the whole house (Setting) as part of my pre-trip ritual, making sure everything is proper and clean, with *no* clutter, no dirty dishes, no nothin' lying around, everything smooth. Doing actual work before and because of your trip helps re-iterate to yourself that you're taking your trip seriously. Do this meditatively and it also helps you clear out all the junk, not just out of your house, but out of your mind, so you won't be "in the garbage can". You feel good about your environment before lift-off because you just spent 2-3 hours making it smooth and proper. This helps establish Set. At this point I then prepare the environment according to my intent for the trip (for a short-acting trip like dmt or salvia this could be just setting up a comfortable area, where you can lie down, or whatever. for longer lasting trips, this could be laying out modeling clay for sculpting, charcoal and paper for sketching, watercolors for painting, pen & paper for writing, recording device for speaking, pictures of people or from childhood on which you wish to reflect, selecting music, or anything like that. sometimes I write notes to myself, fold them up and put them in an attractive glass bowl as a way of sending a message to my future tripping self.) I fast starting the night before a planned trip, though I'll drink green and herb teas. This helps clean out the garbage can, focus your mind, and again, reiterates the fact that this is something special which you take seriously. Additionally, if you like, to help establish Set, you can "pack" for the trip in the days leading up to lift-off by reading philosophical works, going to an art exhibit, or whatever. As a last step in establishing Set, I meditate for up to 1 hour before the trip (the higher the planned dose, the longer I meditate). If you've established an intent you may wish to reflect upon this. You may also want to reflect upon the Plant-Teachers and perform any type of ritual of thanks that you want or ask for their guidance or help with your intent. Most importantly, if your Set leading up to the trip just isn't "right", don't be too macho to postpone the trip, even if this means you'll have to wait an indefinite amount of time until you have another opportunity. Listen to any little signals you might be getting that "now" isn't the time. Lastly, I make certain my schedule is clear of all commitments on the day of *and* the day after a trip, so that I have time to reflect upon and integrate my experience. wishing rewarding journeys -z

what my cat does is: takes a shower, lights an incense, puts some music on, preferably shpongle or something related(psytrance, goa trance, ambient) dims the lights if not blackout the entire room. sits indian style with a smile on taking deep slow breaths to calm anxiety. takes his pre loaded base pipe, holds the torch to it and takes his hit in one breath, holds it....... trys to remember to put the pipe down on the pan holder before laying back. fyi, doing it nude is amazing.

I light a candle and sit on the floor. I stare into the flame and try to still the mind. Not for too long, two minutes or so. Then i blow out the candle and as i do i trully believe that as i am blowing out that flame, im blowing away all the negativity within me and all negative spirits around me. Then i take my hit and when aware, i put down the equipment and close eyes. Unless im in nature. then i just inhale deeply and exhale and smile, thankful to be blessed with the knowledge of this amazing substance.

load the vessel I meditate for a bit... not long then I dial in to Gaia, let her know what's going on I've got a tall candle, so I can sit on the side of the bed and heat it up very good things come to those who wait and then shoot into the starlight [or collapse and wriggle around on the bed making strange noises]

You put your right hand in, You put your right hand out, You put your right hand in, And you shake it all about, You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around That what it's all about. ... ... ... How's that for a pre-DMT ritual

[quote:6e38b1e5b3="EZ4U2Shoot"] How's that for a pre-DMT ritual [/quote:6e38b1e5b3] OMFG I just about died when I read that. Sounds like the kind of nonsense I'd probably do.

LOL I usually have a beer then listen to a Paul Mckenna hypnosis relaxation cd, have another beer then maybe a very small amount of indica hash on a bong, then up up and away!

Ressurecting an old thread... What are your pre-flight rituals??

The reason for bringing this thread up from the dead is I would like to make some kind of a pre-dose ritual as to show respect to the spirits, myself and the molecule.

I'm very interested to hear not only your rituals, but also those of your friends and/or of religious/indigenousness peoples.

Rituals have been a vital part of humanity and I'd really think it would help deepen the spice experience.

Hmmm.. Personally I just have my room clean and organized, sit quietly for a few minutes breathing deeply and slowly, trying to set my intention straight, and go for it

ehe, same here. Creating a certain degree of order in the space outside of me, to create an ordered reflection inside... Must have completed the major tasks of the day or at least the immediate ones, in case I vape in the morning. sometimes listen to a song or two before I dive in. Something that is where my mind and emotions are at or what grips them.
For me every day is different and every day I am different, so I find it hard to create any real ritual.

Though I always wanted to to do some kind of black-magic ritual, smoking dmt inside one of these: http://images.tribe.net/...-45b4-88b4-f501cf3effa4 maybe try to contact one of Lovecraft's entities? Though this would be more of a ritual for during the experience not pre.

cheers & love

This might be the first thread in nexus history. I dont think any of those guys still post here.

oh, you know, the usual set and setting stuff. Make sure you're in a safe place where you won't have to do a lot of moving or critical thinking. The trip unleashes itself. The rituals get left behind when the trip outshines ordinary consciousness. Other than becoming accustomed to the same song playing for most trips, not any rituals. The only ritual is an internal letting go, and an allowing of what I know what is to come, something beyond myself.

In terms of keystrokes, you may be the most quickly promoted member of all time at the nexus. Congrats.

I like to meditate before hand..

With that being said anyone else notice this was posted in 2007 and the users join date is 2008? Looks like some time traveling wizardry going on. Neat.. either that or for someone reason everyone who joined prior to 1/18/08 had their join date switched to that date? Just curious!