Hello Everyone!
After years of perusing through internet forums I've finally decided to join one. As a new member I thought I might as well introduce myself, and hopefully meet some of you folks!

I started writing this post with a little bit too much to say and it turned into quite the novel, I decided to ditch my first attempt and stick to the basics in case anyone actually tried to read this haha. I used to be quite the history nerd(still love history, but don't have the time to do as much exploring/researching/reading) and through watching documentaries about ancient civilizations I became interested in psychedelic plants and the long history of human's relationship with them.

I have always been a sort of "dreamer", like the kid that never grew up. Every opportunity I get, I seem to escape back into nature, I live in the desert in the Southwestern US and I absolutely love the desert here, the woods, the mountains, everything. I love hiking and camping in them, I love painting them, taking pictures. Needless to say, I have an undying love and respect for the plants native to my area as well as plants and wildlife everywhere.

My first introduction to any mind altering substance was kratom, after kratom I tried Cannabis. As an artist and self proclaimed "thinker"(haha I know, duh! We all think right? it's cheesy, but hopefully you know what I mean, there aren't many people it seems who dare to think beyond what society has allowed us to) i have been smoking weed for a long time as inspiration, and to be honest, just for fun. After quite some time using cannabis I tried dmt a few times recently. The experience was so different than I thought it would be, it was so personal, so familiar, so visually stimulating. Its been eating away at me in the best way. All I can think about is trying to recreate the visual aspect of it in my paintings, trying to remember the sounds, the feelings, the faces, the messages.

As most of you could assume, trying dmt left me with more questions than answers (ya I know I stole that phrase from somewhere but I really couldn't have said it better myself), so anyways that's why I came here! On a side note, I might just be in the welcome area forever, I accidentally cursed in the questionnaire, woops haha

[TLDR]- I like plants! This stuff is mind-blowing!

Welcome to the Nexus, it is nice to meet you!

Lots of plant enthusiasts around here, that's for sure. I personally enjoy growing my own mushrooms and cacti. Since you live in a desert area, you could probably grow some cacti that contain mescaline (San Pedro, Peruvian torch, and t. bridgesii are likely the most common mescaline containing cacti). Prickly pals can be fun!

Anyway, I wouldn't worry too much about the questionnaire. It can seem long and tedious but it is designed to see who will take it seriously by allocating the time to research these topics surrounding DMT and this forum. One of the quicker ways to promotion is by simply participating in the forum (following rules and guidelines),
and being genuine and friendly. Members will see that and vote on whether they think someone should be promoted based on those interactions with the forum, including questionnaire answers.

Oh, and just a quick formatting tip: You may want to break up the chunk of text into a couple of paragraphs for easier readability.

Good luck!

Hey TGO, thanks for the reply and the advice. Not sure why I didn't put my first post in paragraphs in the first place

Interestingly enough I actually have what appears to be San Pedro growing in my front yard! I'd have to do a little research to confirm that though, I just know it's a non-native decorative cacti that certainly looks a lot like San Pedro. But anyways, I'm definitely interested in starting a small indoor cactus garden, would look great on my dresser by my window. And obviously would be interesting for more than aesthetics

There's plenty of cactus information to be found here, and a good number of cactus fans too, so feel free to post pics and share your future cactus cultivation adventures with us.

Welcome to the Nexus!