Methods
Well… The brew was started on the 12th around noon. I cooked until about 4 am the next morning before pausing until the 13th. Another four hours of reducing and I was finally finished. Brew results yielded 600 mL of both B. caapi (vine) and P. viridis (light) from an original dry mass of 150 g each. I cooked both the vine and the light separately as I’ve read that consuming the MAOI first followed by the light 20-40 minutes later seems to be the most effective. I’m curious how long B. caapi inhibits MAO (enzymes in the digestive-system thus explaining the window of time one has to consume the light?)
Great detail was taken on “set and setting”. I spent a good deal of time cleaning/organizing for the journey. It makes me feel better to be near organization for instances like this. I find myself very efficient in these sorts of cleaning modes, as I don’t want any unnecessary dwelling to occur… The shrine, if you will, was set up in my bedroom. I placed a few meaningful objects in tactical positions, the house was smudged and some candles were lit.
I’ll have to reference my audiotapes but the initial dose of 100 mL (25 g) caapi was consumed near 2220. I can see why the vine can be considered spice as the smell of it alone has a spice-like scent to it. That smell came back in taste after the initial shot down the gullet. There was some bitterness but overall it was a very smooth experience and the spice smell quickly took hold over the bitter. After chasing with some water all was well. Again, I will have to check audio-files but I believe initial effects were observed about 20 minutes later aside from a sudden heaviness felt in my neck and jaw-line shortly after consumption. It was as if my neck didn’t want to hold my head up anymore, a feeling that dwindled after about five minutes.

Results
I felt compelled to talk to myself in the dark or at least to someone. Conversations were interesting and ranged from the pondering of light relative to the third dimension, knowledge itself as another form of light, technological advancement that will inevitably yield parts of the human brain “useless” plus much more that I’ve yet to pull from the audio. Conversation was very spacy and sporadic. I found myself jumping around from conversations to captivation by the small amounts of light flickering in the room. No nausea was noticed whatsoever by consuming the caapi vine alone.
Light traces became apparent both in the room and behind my eyelids. All lights carried a tail that stretched out to a length dependent on the movement of the light or my eyes relative to the light. It was quite brilliant to say the least and very enjoyable. After about 40 minutes (I spent an extra 20 minutes just enjoying the vine) I consumed the viridis; 100 mL of it at 25 g. The light held a horrible taste and was surprisingly chalky towards the end, as sediment seemed to build up after the reheat. I forgot to re-stir before I consumed and wonder if that sediment holds more of the key and should be saved? Anyways, the purge came within about 10 minutes and seemed to consist of everything I had consumed. Not sure about the rate of reaction in my stomach as to when the “proper” dose is absorbed but I feel the acidity of the viridis was too much for my body to handle (first time brewer…) plus there was just too much liquid to consume.
Before the purge I required the bathroom. Movement from my dark room to the lit bathroom was a drunken chore but not too terribly bad. If my eyes stayed focused and stationary no light tracers where noticed in the peripheral but if my eyes moved or if my eyes and head moved there were some serious “snake-like” light flashes that would swirl around until I refocused. It was a cool affect and I enjoyed playing around with it under different lighting to see what would be created. Any hour and thirty minutes after consumption of viridis I decided to redoes with my second prepared dose of 100 mL (25 g) caapi followed immediately by the light. Again, I was able to hold down for only about 10 minutes before purging completely. This caused massive amounts of heat to leave my body followed by fever like chills that required a couple layers of blankets. Both times after the purge I noticed an overwhelming sleepiness take hold. I never actually fell asleep but my body and somewhat my mind felt incredibly relaxed.
There was a tightness that persisted in my abdomen (upper-right side) as if I had been slouching uncomfortably for too long on that side yet regardless of my position it didn’t seem to go away. This was not noticeable until after my first purge so I expect it could be related to the art of purging itself. Also, after the initial purge there was a lingering nausea that I was happy to see disappear after the second round of release following the second dose. So, at this point things were feeling better but there wasn’t an intensity that I was expecting (I admit to too many preconceived notions especially for my first time but hey, one can certainly hope and attempt to prepare for an amazing initial breakthrough, right?)
Well, the breakthrough never came. A candle set behind a cherished glass sailboat I own casted an image of the glass mainsail onto the ceiling. Within the shadow, light revealed itself in a very ‘white-flowing’ smoky sort of way. As I gazed at it and watched it dance on the ceiling, based on how the candle flickered, I began to see this jellyfish type image with long wispy tails emerge from the shadowy sail. Again, just as things started to build they would stop and the jellyfish reverted back to simply candle light through a shadow of glass. Inward, behind the eyelids, images were also forming but they seemed very vague or distant. I began to see hazy images of snake or cat type eyes floating across my field of closed vision with immerging yet fleeting patterns of color and shape.
The most prominent pattern-type image I can recall was one similar to laying down in the center of a ring of water that would shoot like a fountain infinitely into the sky. Perfect circular symmetry with various colors of string type light. If felt very much like the darkness in the center of this fountain was a tunnel of sorts to somewhere deeper (or higher) but there was no amount of focus that could bring me nearer to it. Occasionally, I would hear a trace buzzing sound or whir but it was also fleeting and never seemed to take hold.
The final and most vivid image I saw with eyes closed came initially in the shape of a figure emerging from smoke yet made of smoke itself. It was a woman lying with an infant and the silhouette portrayed mostly their faces and shoulders, as they lay embraced. It was obvious from the mother’s gaze that she felt a very deep and pure love for that child as she lay there smiling intently. It was very comforting. Suddenly the image melted away into swirling smoke, sinking and then rising again, turning into that same familiar woman. Yet, this time she was ascending toward, well…towards the tunnel I suppose (perhaps “heaven”; it had an omniscient feeling to it to say the least). It may sound weird but the best way I can describe the emerging figure was one similar to Ariel, from the Little-Mermaid, breaching the surface of the ocean with hair flowing and mouth elevated as she took her first breath of air. I know that’s a weird description but it should give you a better image than adjectives alone plus it’s fitting as Ariel was the first woman I ever fell in love with at a mere seven years old (sigh… lol). As this woman ascended I felt a massive desire to follow but was unable to as she drifted up into nothing or perhaps everything.
At this point I suddenly became aware that I had warmed back up to the point of profuse sweating, likely from the added blankets. Plus, I found myself to be very uncomfortable in my chair/throne and so I decided it was time for bed, plus I figured it would be nice to stretch out in a new position. Within a few minutes of the move I was slipping peacefully into sleep in which case the dreams began to take hold...