Hello Jonah,
Welcome to the Nexus. That was a great Introduction Essay - thank you so much for sharing.
You have come to the right place. There is so much to see here and not just about DMT. Sure there's plenty on DMT and that's important - from experience reports to first experiences to extraction teks to smoking techniques, etc. But, there are a myriad of other sub-fora on subjects ranging from other entheogens to plant analysis to humor and fun.
So, please do take a good and thorough look around - I bet you will just love what you see. Information and research fiends love it here,
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It sure sounded like your tripping experience was fairly minimal. Your plan to brew aya before trying freebase is an interesting one. I would recommend starting with a b. caapi only brew, then slowly working your way up with a DMT plant over a series of brews. That's just a personal opinion of mine, nothing more.
Oh and while I'm at it, I'd also recommend you maybe do a mushroom grow and try a series of doses/trips, slowly working your way up to a heavy dose. I say this because a heavy mushroom trip has a number of features in common with DMT trips. Of course, again, that's just in my opinion.
I suspect once you try DMT, your ideas and speculations about DMT will just expand. It's funny how for every answer DMT has given me, it has opened up some new questions. I actually appreciate this because it helps to keep the mystery alive.
Okay, I've ranted enough. Great to have you join our community. Again, welcome to the Nexus.
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