Greetings to all,

Although I've never posted in these forums before, for the last year or two I have been here over and over to seek out not only practical information on the plant teachers but also inspiration on how to live a more harmonious life. I've never been a part of any online community before nor have I done much writing for a while but I felt compelled today to finally post something. Perhaps this will lead to an active participation on my part.

It's a joy to see so much positivity and respect and I feel that the dmt nexus in a very special place in that sense. I offer my gratitude to those elders, shamans and others who have taken the plunge into the visionary realms countless times and who come here to advise the young and share their knowledge with open hearts.

My experience with psychedelics involves a couple dozen mushroom trips scattered over a decade, a week long ayahuasca retreat near Iquitos and the odd salvia, HBWR and DMT sessions. This is probably rather moderate compared to a lot of those who post here but since I was 15, I've been deeply fascinated by these unusual states of consciousness and have read extensively on this wide subject over the years. Although I was never educated to believe in any form of religion, my early mushroom experiences helped me become aware of a "spiritual reality" inside and outside myself which is the basis of all existence. I eventually learned that it was also possible to tap into this without using drugs. This insight helped me move away from a slightly self-destructive lifestyle and I began spending more time for healing and cultivating a clean mind and body. However, I never turned away from the plants which had initiated the spark within me. Cannabis is still my daily ally for meditation and I go back to the others when the time is right. I have a deep respect and reverence for these plants because on some level I fear their power. My first ayahuasca experience was the single most intense and and revealing event in my life and although the outcome was ultimately positive, due to the intensity, I resolved to focus more on purifying my thoughts and ability to concentrate before I would head back to the jungle. It has been almost two years since then and the little contact I've had with vaporized DMT indicated that I still might not be ready to plunge into the depths just yet. I would rather work a little bit more on diminishing the ego and its selfish attitudes so that it will not be so dramatic when it is confronted with the unthinkable (although clearly, it will be quite dramatic no matter what...). The time will come though...
Reading the trip reports here helps to remind myself that there are thousands who have been there also and that the existence of such strange plants and molecules on this Earth is has some sort of significance for the human race.

Unfortunately most of my friends who used to share this interest with me have either moved away or settled into family life and have little time or desire for such activities. It is my hope that through this community I can connect and exchange ideas with those scattered around the globe who share a similar path. English is not my first language so I apologize in advance for any grammatical or spelling errors. Thanks for reading !