Hi! Complete beginner here - the only drug I've used is marijuana so the journey ahead is going to be a long one. I've been researching DMT on and off for the past year now, and (as I assume is the case for a lot of people here) it has inevitably drawn me here. I signed up to the nexus because I figured I might as well gain as much knowledge and insight into DMT as possible by getting directly involved in the community.

I'm going to Amsterdam soon with some friends and I plan to try some truffles. I know this will be merely dipping my toes in compared to the swan dive one takes when experiencing DMT, but at least it will help open my eyes to the world of psychedelics and how they work. I'm approaching this with a cautious but open mind, like a chick peeking over the edge of its nest. Someday I'll eventually leap out and soar, but I can't do that without first growing feathers.

Anyway, can't wait to engross myself in what seems like a great community. All I want to do is learn!

Cake

Hello. I'm as new as you here. I'd like to advise you to not underestimate mushrooms. The trip is different from DMT because it's longer and slower, but behind, it's the same kind of spirit, the two are derived from Tryptamine. The dosage makes the difference between a soft trip and a hardcore one. Because it's one of your first times, and you're not in a familiar place, I would advise you to take a small to medium dosage, and in a smooth and reassuring place, with known and trustworthy people.

You could also find DMT there I suppose. If not, you should read extraction recipes. It's really easy to get DMT from Mimosa Hostilis.

Thanks for the reply and advice. Yeah I'm going to go easy on the truffles, maybe take a day off and just chill in the hotel room with a box of the weaker stuff. I'm going with my three best friends and we can trust each other not to mess about during our trips.

I might look into finding some DMT but I think I'd rather wait until I can use it in my own home. I was going to try a Mimosa extraction but IIRC the legal status has changed so I'll have to look at that again (Edit: Depends on the UK law as well). If not, the PDF fourthripley posted contains some really useful info on Phalaris extraction.

Hey cakeslam, Welcome!

You have a wealth of knowledge in front of you that is a click of the keyboard away. Learn learn learn!!

I'm a huge Psilocybin fan, however I rarely partake anymore- or atleast not like I used to.

I have one of those classic stories that you hear- "life was spiraling down the shitter, completely miserable working a menial job, alcoholic, blah, blah, misery, blah.... Ya know, the typical American."

Then it all changed. Dropped the booze, re enrolled in school for biochemistry, quit the bullshit job, stopped smoking cigarettes, began meditating, began eating healthy, began exercising... I pretty much rebuilt my life.

To do so, I created a ritual which I decided would work if I believed in it. And I did.

I began honoring reflection day- The second and forth Sunday of every month.

A few days prior, I would begin meditating and collecting the ideas I'd want to reflect on. I would also leave room for the things I didn't know that I wanted to reflect on- some lessons are later learned.

From creating this ritual, I developed something that gave me the answers I wanted. Ultimately, they all come from within myself, but sometimes our reality is too burdened to see clearly. We humans carry heavy weights for very long times.

Some of those burdens are means of protection, yet can consume and destroy. Ex: Betrayal from a close friend creates internal pain. Alcohol is used to numb the pain. Because the pain is ignored and not dealt with, a scab grows over a wound that never properly heals. Because it doesn't heal, the scab continues to grow- impeding parts of our soul that wasn't previously effected...

Thanks ACY! Good to hear you got your life on track and dealt with whatever problems you were having.

Meditation is another thing I'm going to have to get familiar with. I'm harboring a lot of deep seated frustration at the moment (the reasons for which I won't go into here) as that's my coping mechanism - just bury it and hope it never resurfaces. Hopefully I can use meditation to deal with it in a more constructive manner before taking 'the plunge'.

Dude, don't bury it. I mean, do what you feel is right for you, but if I were you, I'd listen to me. I'd address it and forgive who ever you need to forgive, even if it is yourself.


I spent 10 years resenting myself for things that everyone else had already forgiven me for. Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. When you resent yourself, what then? When I became aware, I was able to become free. It also took believing. Something I had not really understood....

he is right, also suppressing your issues will only make them surface elsewhere, or just give you an overall feeling of unhappiness, feeling like you are carrying the weight of your failings and the worlds evils on your shoulders.

Probably worth doing some self forgiving and self loving exercises, but still, cut this negative emotion loose, the only person you are hurting is yourself

Peace

I think you're saying that you know it's a faulty approach and you are planning to work on it, to learn some tools like meditation and use of plant medicines to try to help yourself. I think you're on the right track budday!!

He has come to a good place to work through the "stuffs" of life.

Haha thanks guys. I wouldn't say it's myself that I have a problem with (I did, but I'm over that now). Basically I made a mistake, a bad judgement call, one of those decisions that could have a really good outcome or a terrible one, and as a result I've now lost one of my best friends. The thing is, she can't seem to forgive me and it's really frustrating because we used to be so close.

I don't want to turn this into an agony aunt thread so I'll shut up, but just to give you some background info. What I need to do is move on and let go, which is what we've decided to do for now, try and spend time apart (although it's difficult because we live in a student house together). Anyway thanks again for the advice, much appreciated!