Hello everybody,

I'm Paul, from Paris, France. I am so grateful for this website/forum to exist. I've been obsessed with psychedelics since I was 7 years old. I know, this is not very ordinary, but I wanted to see colors brighter. For example, you know how kids can draw the same thing a thousand times ? I would draw the Las Vegas strip, because of all the neons. I was a little french boy, with no idea whatsoever about what Vegas meant, I was just obsessed with bright colors.

Later, I got obsessed with the idea of hallucinating. But I've always been a very cautious (easily frighten?) person, so I wasn't this reckless teenager who tries everything. Also, I didn't want it to be a fun/recreational experience. I wanted something "serious" with the right conditions.

a little later, my center of interest became spirituality, wisdom, magic, shamanism... probably like many people here : )
I became a philosophy teacher and started practicing zen buddhism.

a month ago I felt "this is it, I'm not scared anymore, I know I'm ready".

so I found a way to get some changa.

I tried it for the first time tonight. I'm still very careful, so I started with 20mg of a 50% DMT changa, in my crafty vaporizer.
felt almost nothing, just a nice feeling. Went back and hit 40mg this time. felt good but not so different from the first time. Then, I took the vaporized leaves and smoked them in a pipe (a pretty shitty pipe I have to say, I should get a good one) and got something a little more intense. I know this wasn't a "real DMT experience", compared to what people can tell, but it was a good first try, because I felt (and still feel) a strong feeling of serenity. I thought "I'm so ready to let go" and that felt great. Also, I felt something like a "deep truth" not so far away.

I wasn't looking to breakthrough the first time (I'm not even sure what it "means" ), it'll happen when it'll happen, if it happens. I like the idea of getting slowly accustomed to this divine thing. Of course, there's a tiny bit of frustration (that's me!) because i'd like to be able to control better how to take it. I don't know what is the best way to smoke (or vape) changa, but I will find out : )

thank you for reading me !

Hello, welcome to the Nexus!

It sounds like you've had some gentle experiences getting your feet wet! Personally, I think this is a great way to start out so that you can discover what works for you and what doesn't. You can build your way up to where you want to be. Changa can be a bit difficult to vape evenly because DMT and harmala alkaloids vaporize at different temperatures, as far as I'm aware. This also depends on how the changa was prepared.

For changa, I like to use a small bong with some ice and/or water in the bottom. I gently light a small portion to "cherry" it (like the end of a cigarette) and then draw in breath through the bong slowly and steadily. The cherry should move by itself through the bowl as you take your hit and vape/burn it all. If the amount in the bowl is small enough, you can sometimes get your entire dose in one long hit. Of course, that isn't always possible and needing to take more than one hit is perfectly normal and okay. This method works for me nearly every time. YMMV. Be sure to check out the Changa sub-forum too! Lots of valuable insight and information there.

Anyway, thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself and sharing your experiences with the forum. I hope you are able to find what you are seeking here! Have a nice day!

TGO

Hello TGO!

Thank you for your welcome!

Yeah, I do not want to scare myself, so getting a little higher one step at a time seems like a good way.
Also, I have felt so much confidence during this first little trip, like my body welcomed gracefully the herb, so now, I know I'll be happy when I try again.

I think I'm gonna buy myself a bong today. I have one at my parents, but it's in "plastic", and it's old, and, well, you know, changa is sacred, so it deserves its own pipe/bong : )

Thank you again !

Hellooo from AUS!

The Nexiun’s have done a outstanding job with all this information at our finger tips !

I tend to find a seperate bong is better as the dmt smell really hangs around! I don’t know about you but I like my bong clean asf🧼😂.