Hello Nexus!
Please forgive my english as I am still learning...
My name is Dr. Harmaloid and I am a research scientist from São Paulo who is interested in the recent preponderance of scientific Ayahuasca studies being conducting here in Brazil.
Over the last few years there has been a surge in both the quantity and quality of these studies in addition to more consistent laboratory methods. For the first time in history we are truly beginning to understand how all the components of The Medicine operate on the body's various systems as well as the cognitive neuro chemical complex.
I am very interested in researching and sharing information on the biological mechanisms of nootopics, cognition, intelligence and memory all from a pharmacological perspective. Given current research conducted over the last 3 years I am interested in experimenting with Harmine and Tetrahydroharmine as a daily anti-depressant.
My knowledge base in all these topics is very large with a strong scientific background to support it. In fact, I am extremely interested in making a tek-style proposal for a practical approach towards utilizing and integrating harmalas and nootropics into an acceptable daily regime. I feel the Nexus is a fantastic hub of knowledge that has the chance to revolutionize how people approach the regulation of their own mind & consciousness; so long as the community keeps moving towards a scientific direction without abandoning its laymen character.
Personally I have much experience using Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Iboga and Mushrooms in traditional native contexts and I live by the truths provided by the existence of higher-dimensional reality and intelligent super-beings. I am also a mycology researcher fluent in methodologies regarding professional lab protocol, sub-strain isolation & stabilization, myco-remediation and the cultivation of many species. I tend to be quite busy and have been known to take periods of personal hiatus but all in all I look forward to contributing to this community the best I can.
-DrH
"There is a spiritual obligation, there is a task to be done. It is not, however, something as simple as following a set of somebody else's rules. The noetic enterprise is a primary obligation toward being. Our salvation is linked to it. Not everyone has to read alchemical texts or study superconducting biomolecules to make the transition. Most people make it naively by thinking clearly about the present at hand, but we intellectuals are trapped in a world of too much information. Innocence is gone for us. We cannot expect to cross the rainbow bridge through a good act of contrition; that will not be sufficient." - Terence McKenna