I must admit that I did not wish to post an "introduction" because I generally choose not to speak unless I have something to contribute. I feel like I might have enough of a contribution to warrant an introduction, but I also really desire proper feedback on certain ventures and unfortunately...it seems I am unable to post anything until this introduction.

I consider myself an experienced psychonaut. While I haven't tried as many substances as Sasha Shulgin (may he live in eternal bliss), I feel like I have a well rounded arsenal. I've dropped more hits of LSD than I can count. I took MDMA way too far. Ketamine will always hold a special place for me. My favorites by far are tryptamines.

I can recount four absolutely life-changing experiences on entheogens. My first on what I was told was LSD, but what I later surmised to likely be an NBOMe of some sort...six hits of unknown strength there. This led me to the realization of interconnectedness and that loves sustains all. I ended up being consumed in a roaring golden white light that was pure love. The second experience was on DMT for the first time. I estimate I smoked around 30mg...three large bong tokes over a weed sandwich. I was promptly blasted off into space and landed aboard a ship...somewhat surprising its alien occupants. I become very afraid and felt an intense pressure in my rectal area that then traveled up my spine. Those entities told me to "relax" and "let go". I had nothing to fear. I trusted them and no sooner than making that decision I ended up back on terra firma. This changed me so radically I decided to give up heroin cold turkey (though I ended up relapsing several years later after a break from psychedelics). My third profound experience was also on DMT...somewhere in the range of 100mg vaporized w/approx 100mg of Ketamine insufflated 15 min. prior. I ended up on a "bed" of sorts where these beings of light hooked IVs of liquid light into my body. I quickly became a light body myself and was persuaded by these beings (three of them) to die. I didn't want to, but they then showed me my entire life. After seeing all of the horrible things and mistakes I had done, they asked if I really wanted to hold on to that. I decided they were right and died right there. I then proceeded to die two more deaths...each time ending up in a different plane of existence. The last time I became one with a glorious white light of love and bliss. I had arrived. I spent months integrating that experience before I got the courage to go there again. I had many more bizarre experiences with other beings...usually in space involving many experiments but I never "died" or ended up "there". That is, until I smoked 5-meo-dmt. It has merged me with God and given me something tangible I can hold onto and feel every moment. It brings me to what the Hindus call samadhi instantly and I feel also has long lasting effects. There is no comparison, but I feel like my previous three experiences were hints at this one. 5-meo-dmt is a tool to bring you to the ultimate destination. It has given me the tangible concept of God that I need and I am forever grounded and grateful. I have found the light and become the light. I only seek to integrate with it completely. I have found that the kriya yoga practice is the most effective way to reach something resembling this state w/o a substance, and I feel like continued practice will allow me to attain that goal. I also intuit that continued and regular use of 5-meo-dmt can "assist" one on that path as long as one is actually traveling it. It is infinitely useful in giving anyone a glimpse of the infinite.

I also recently stumbled upon psilohausca and I have to say this might be my second favorite...even over DMT. Syrian rue extract and 3 - 5 grams of mushrooms is almost the same thing if you ask me, but much more cohesive and integrative. 6 - 9 hours of light and bliss beats 15 min any time. One thing that I found lacking is a direct interaction with other entities, however. I'm actually okay w/that...I feel like these DMT entities can be more of a distraction than anything sometimes.

My current mission is to find a viable plant based source that can be sustained in North America. I am investigating Phalaris Arundicacea (the yugo red strain) currently, but it will be some time before I have anything to publish about that.

I have aquired 1kg of virola theidora inner bark recently and have been attempting extractions at 200g of raw material each time. After two unsuccessful attempts, I feel like I might have found a somewhat successful extraction. At least the Erlich test indicate a presence of 5-meo-dmt freebase (although I believe it to be impure due to poor filtration). I used an STB extraction w/sodium carbonate and extracted using DCM. (a variation on BLAB tek and 69ron's notes on extraction w/citric acid and sodium carbonate w/dcm failed for me).

I wish to discuss this further with the community and also explore other grasses as potential sources (crabgrass in particular).


Love and light,

Mycosis

Hi mycosis,

I hear you.

I once blasted myself onto the control deck of a starship and the entities turned and looked at me but ultimately ignored me whilst I was in the grip of a heroin/polydrug addiction. It was not enough to break that habit.

The 5-meo literally had me "shook" it took my physical body and tossed it around many times as heaven cracked open and it was all white light..

My final drug binge before seven week detox/rehab almost exactly a year ago was k-holing and when I re-emerged changa and I experienced an infinitely long inanimate existence.

You point out the important work outside of tripping in integration and energy work.

Just a few meaningless words in response and welcome to the nexus.

Hey thanks for the kind words! I should throw it out there that while I have been clean for several years, I accomplished this finally by taking methadone for the first year. A horrible drug in and of itself, but perfect for tapering down and managing your addiction long enough to get one's life in order (keep your job and re-establish a relationship w/your favorite psychedelics along with some new ones). If it wasn't for entheogens, I doubt that decision would've ever happened. I am indeed grateful for this community and it is nice to meet others who have tread a similar path.

For posterity's sake, I believe the above possible hits for 5-meo were a result of cross-contamination from handling my toadies. I also cross-tested this against known dmt and 5-meo-dmt (changa and venom, respectively). Attached is an Erlich reagent test for community reference (top is the failed extraction, the middle is changa, bottom is bufo a. venom).

mycosis