Hello SWIMmer's, new here and looking forward to being a part of this forum.

A bit about me;

I'm 21y/o male from New Zealand,

I first found DMT on Erowid,then saw the infamous Joe Rogan video lol, and McKenna's descriptions etc and my interest snowballed from there.

My first experience with psychedelic's started with weed then acid then salvia to shrooms and mescaline then DMT!

I'm currently growing Salvia and want to make a tincture soon. I'm not growing any cacti at present but luckily large amounts of San Pedro are pretty easy to come by here in NZ. There's also plenty of Psilocybe subaeruginosa's in my area and the mushie season is only a few weeks away! lol.

I called myself 'Serpent_Sun' cause my first experience with DMT I didn't break through but had some intense snake like visuals. I looked at my arms and hands and it was like they/I was becoming a snake/lizard or something. Sounds kinda dumb but it looked f***ing wicked.

I'm glad I found DMT, it will always be a part of my life now, I want to learn as much as I can from it.

I look foward to getting to know you guy's and sharing/reading experiences

Peace

WELCOME! Nice to meet you man, glad you decided to join, I think you will find a lot of the information you are looking for, and dont ever be afraid to ask any questions you might have. You never know, it could be one that has not been answered yet!

Much peace and love, happy travels.

Hi and welcome Serpent_sun,

tell us more! For example, I'm always interested in what draws people towards psychedelics, so what is it for you? What is it you feel you gain from using them and how do you go about it?
Hope you enjoy this lovely and loving community.

Strive for progress,
Enoon

Hey Lodi and Enoon, thanks for the welcome. TBH I think what drew me towards psychedelics originally was more anger than anything, which I no is not what psychedelics are about but I was young and wanted to push the boundaries, the fact that they were illegal made me more interested.

Now though it's more about altering my perception, and learning from my experiences.

The most important thing in my life right now is bodybuilding, it's made me a better person, and while it hasn't got rid of my anger, at least I can direct it towards something positive. Psychedelics and bodybuilding aren't documented much together, but I've found altered states can help me push past many limits at the gym.

Mescaline is a good example cause I get quite a tense uneasy feeling about it, but if I workout I feel great, and can press more weight, not to mention sex can be pretty amazing lol

Peace

Hi Serpent_Sun,

Welcome to the Nexus! Great to have a member from New Zealand!

I thought your comments on why you originally sought psychedelics compared to why you pursue them today was very insightful. I wonder? Has the nature of the trips, the kind of material that comes up, etc. changed since your intention/motivation has changed?

Also, I hear a lot of folks who are into psychedelics talk about various levels of martial arts practices, so I am not at all surprised to hear that there are iron pumping psychonauts out there.

The Wiki and Health & Safety and FAQ links at the top of the Forum pages are great. Incredible amounts of really good information, well written. There's so much to see here - I hope you enjoy and look forward to seeing you around.

Again, welcome!