Hello all!

I am a new member here and am glad there is a spot for everyone to introduce themselves.

I grew up as an average kid playing soccer and learning to rock climb.
My interest for entheogens began after watching a few 1960's documentaries on the history channel at a young age. After hearing about Ken Kesey, the Acid Tests and Woodstock I began researching deeper into the counterculture. Hearing about the Merry Pranksters and the Furthur bus along with the great music and art really got me motivated to learn more. The main thing that kept my interest was the psychedelics (and of course the Grateful Dead). I began studying more, reading about chemists like Albert Hoffman and Alexander Shulgin. This lead me to purchasing TiHKAL and getting very enthralled in the entire psychoactive drug world, specifically for medicinal purposes. (I hope to learn much more about the chemistry is psychoactive drugs as well as some extraction technique) I learned how much of what i was taught as a child was untrue and backed by no evidence. Drugs DID have a positive side. I found companies like MAPS and realised that people were doing REAL research and this was actually a slowly growing field. Of course i eventually tried some substances myself which only deepened my interest. It started with LSD, then Mushrooms, maybe a few things in between, but eventually i got to DMT. My research led me to wonderful sites such as The DMT Nexus and i began to see a subculture of people who were interested in the same things as me and frequently had similar opinions as me. A few experiences and lots of research later i decided i needed to join the forum and learn as much as possible and eventually teach what I can. I know I have lot to learn and cant wait to continue this journey deeper into the world of entheogens! I hope to first learn as much as i can about the science of these drugs and eventually contribute to this forum and research how they can be used as tool is modern day medicine. Any questions for me?
Thanks for taking the time to read and thanks for the welcome!

-Leithen

Welcome!

Learning the chemistry/science behind the extraction process is a wonderful goal to have! Some people jump right in without the proper mindset and end up confused, lost or sometimes they accidently hurt themselves! Preparation and thorough research is definitely a must! But it seems that you know this already!

Have you tried your hand at extracting anything yet?

If not, there are many different and various extraction techniques available right here at your fingertips! Be sure to look around and browse for a while and feel free to ask questions! Most of the people at the Nexus are more than willing to help someone out when needed!

Best of luck to you and may you find everything you are seeking here!

PEACE

-The Grateful One-

Welcome to the nexus friend

Sounds like you're going to enjoy the community and all it has to offer.

Keep up the research, never stop learning!

I have not tried to extract anything yet but i am in the process of reading about it and trying to learn it. Ill let you know if i have any questions. Thanks for the welcome!

Leithen,

Welcome to the Nexus, . Thank you for taking the time to write up and submit a well thought out introduction essay - I very much enjoyed reading it.

You sound like you are on a good path. There is a lot to read/see/learn here, but sounds like you have that well in hand too.

I applaud you for giving thought to doing your own extraction. It is so empowering. Not only do you get a decent amount of material to work with but you know how it was extracted - what was done to it, when and why. And you can make it as clean as you want it to be.

Keep up the good work, . Again, welcome to the Nexus.

P.S.: I met my husband at a Grateful Dead concert .

Thank you so much for the warm welcome! I am so excited to move forward in my education. This site seems to be an extremely valuable tool!.

Very glad I was able to join!

Also your husband, Pandora, must be a great guy. And you as well! Deadheads are the best company.

Welcome my friend Enjoy your stay with us man i love the Grateful Dead too u can watch there last show on you tube here is info. Anyways take care

http://time.com/3932999/...ead-final-shows-youtube/

I find your early introduction to psychedelic counterculture fascinating! I think The Nexus will be a great place for you to learn and discuss! In addition to DMT, it is also informative about the chemistry and extraction of other psychedelics which I think you'll appreciate.
Welcome to the Nexus!

Thank you both very much! I have been enjoying everything very much so far.

Big thanks for the link too!

Glad everyone is so welcoming. Hopefully i can start contributing soon!

You have already contributed by writing your intro essay! Another way is to participate in the welcome area discussions that interest you and writing a trip report if you feel inclined to do so! (I want to do this too as I haven't written any trip reports here yet )