#enthogenics

[ayahuascadiaries]

[ayahuascadiaries]

So footing with Ayahuasca visions

The Moon Falls a Thousand Times by Naeemeh Naeemaei

[delphiniumjoy]

For a clue as to how little some of these lists care about your safety, the one I was looking at to inspire this post listed hemlock (very poisonous, do not consume) and then henbane (no additional notes).

The Wikipedia page for hyoscyamus niger, which is the first result when googling the word “henbane” has some of these lovely quotes (not to mention the FIRST SENTENCE says it’s a poisonous plant):

“Henbane is toxic to cattle, wild animals, fish, and birds.”

“In all preparations, the dosage has to be carefully estimated due to the high toxicity of henbane.”

“This results in an altered state of consciousness, hallucinogenic experiences, and typically, delirium.”

“Since toxicity/lethality is such a major concern with plants like henbane…”

The article also mentions that a theoretically safe way to use henbane is by creating a salve, which allows only some of the alkaloids to be absorbed through the skin.* But still! If you’re using henbane because you found on this website that it’s good for protection and aiding in divination (both of which can be true) and you somehow get your hands on it without hitting the many barriers to purchasing deadly materials,** you’re FUCKED.

*Henbane should be familiar to people who know about flying ointments. The properties of henbane, mandrake, belladonna, and datura (and the tropane alkaloids these plants all contain) are often cited for them being candidates for what would’ve been used to give a connection between witchcraft and ability to fly. This would be considered entheogenic use. This is also the clue to learn some basic history of the herbs you’re using. If it has been used as an enthogen, it is, by definition, psychoactive. Not all psychoactive plants are dangerous (caffeine is technically psychoactive), but it’s a starting point for research.

**Sometimes it’s SCARILY EASY to get your hands on toxic materials. I recently purchased a packet of castor seeds from a local hardware store for less than $5. Castor is often planted as an ornamental plant because it has big pretty leaves. I’ll leave you to research it, but know for sure that those seeds are in a sealed jar as an offering on Hecate’s altar, and if I ever need to handle them, utmost precaution will be taken.

Okay, I’m looking through a list of herbs for spellcraft, killing time at work, and folks.

You need to be

FUCKING

CAREFUL

So many of these lists refuse to acknowledge the chemical and biological realities of many of these plants. So allow me, your friendly neighborhood autistic witch with a special interest in POISONS to give some safety basics:

Firstly, just fucking google everything before you use it. Yes, everything. Did you know nutmeg is a toxic hallucinogen in high doses? You do now! Especially with how many plants are listed in herbiaries and grimoires by common name it is vital to learn that fly agaric (sometimes just listed as toadstool, which I would like to punch Scott Cunningham for) is amanita muscaria, which can make you trip balls and then kill you. Even just find the Wikipedia page for your herb. Does it have a “toxicology” section? That’s your first clue!

Okay, now you know what it is. You know you’re looking at berries from atropa belladonna, deadly nightshade. You should be safe as long as you aren’t stupid enough to eat them, right? WRONG. Many toxins can be absorbed through the skin and mucus membranes. Just because the blog you found only listed it with a tiny footnote saying not to eat it doesn’t mean you should handle it willy-nilly. Wear gloves. Wash your hands/tools/surfaces. Dispose (carefully) of every stray bit of plant matter that isn’t safely secured in a spell jar or something. Avoid burning anything, as toxins can be released in the smoke. Belladonna is the example here, but you should take this precautions with any toxic spell ingredient. Better safe than sorry.

Speaking of gloves, you might want to wear them with otherwise harmless ingredients too. Did you know citrus peels and juices contain phototoxic compounds? So do aliums (carrots, onions, garlic). If you’re doing your rituals in the Sun, you can get awful burns when the UV light hits those juices on your skin. Again, research your ingredients! Even if you think it’s stupid!

Now, if you want to use toxic herbs as entheogens, that’s at your discretion, but use A LOT of discretion. There are plenty of safe and legal psychoactive substances you can use without worrying about possibly killing yourself. If you’re determined to use a deadly plant, be VERY aware of any potential interactions with your medications or any physical or mental conditions. Be EVEN MORE aware what the effects of overdose and dangerous poisoning look like and SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. Also, when you get to the ER because you’re high on mandrake or whatever, tell them what the hell you took. Antidotes aren’t really a thing irl, but they need to know what sort of supportive care you need to best recover.

This is far more immediate and serious than a spell backfire or impostor spirit or whatever people try to fear monger about in witchy spaces. A bad interaction with powerful toxins can and will cause illness and death. This information should always be on your mind for basic, mundane safety, second only to fire safety (and only second because you’re gonna be dealing with it less often)

Do your research and don’t die!

[urbanwarrior]

Comparing yourself to others is an act of violence against your authentic self. -Iyanla Vanzant

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[bossweed]

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[ayahuascadiaries]

[gnetophyte]

ok from what i can understand of that last post the screenshotted comment was from some weird form of anarchoprimitivist whose politics revolve around bizarre drug orgies? like the maenads who worshipped bacchus of ancient greece and rome. and that they think the solution to political issues is for everyone to forget civilization and have weed orgies. "booj" i guess means "bourgeois" and he refers to leftists as marxoids. odd

[elementalgrowth]

Have you ever heard of Kambo (frog medicine)? The first time I heard of it was not in South America but rather a druid card reading this summer. . . After this I began working with a coach who by syncronisity recomend that I research cermonial kambo. At the same time I recieved an email from the charity Elemental Growth sponsors @amazonrainforestconservancy so I emailed back some questions I had about this medicine that just presented itself. . . The president and I wrote back a forth for a while until I came across a practitioner in Denver Colarado @moonmedicines another syncronisity right ;) Raven is also a practicing herbalist for womans hormone health. . . What this proved to me was that my teacher @joshua.rosenthal.health.leader was right in saying that the more aligned dyou are with nature, the better chance you'll be in the right place, at the right time, all of the time. . . You see I am committed to helping you see the magic in nature and yourself. I study hormone health, herbology and the moon cycles. I also share natures secret messages along side the Amazon Rainforest Concevency team. . . Now magically. Seamlessly. Three of us girls are coming together in the mountains for three days and three kambo treatments 🐸 what is most exciting is visiting the mountains and learning how this medicine works with my friends. . . Additional Info: Proponents believe that the kambo can purify the physical body of toxic substances, as well as purify the mind and spirit of negative energy. They also claim that the ritual can: bring luck increase stamina cure physical ailments Some proponents believe that kambo can treat the following: Alzheimer's disease Parkinson's disease cancer infertility chronic pain depression anxiety migraines infections addiction (Sourced from: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323689.php) . . @iamelementalgrowth #candidacleanse #kambofrog #enthogen #kambomedicine #greentreefrog #kambo #kambohealingme #cleanseforlife #cleanseyourbody #healthcoachlife #kambohealing #syncronisity #kamboceremony #myfroggystuff #treefrogs https://www.instagram.com/p/B2w_zyplQhA/?igshid=zat27c4xf8qp

[blast--perception]

I want a bad trip right now. I say this in a slightly ashamed in realization of the ironic situation I’m in. Wanting a bad psychological drug trip while I’m stuck in the worst place I’ve been. physically I am on a bad trip. Still I want the sort of trip that throws me unto my own and the collective unconscious, I want to tear myself apart. I’ve been there before, know the agony especially as I’m still in the dragged out process of integration, but I feel as though I’m losing detail and want to go back in. I am also aware that I can see all of this more subtly in the world around me as we manifest the issues inside into circumstances on the outside. But I’m not in a head space to work on subtleties. Throw me back to the hell, split my world apart. Give me the enthogens. 

[disinformer]

An interview with DMT Researcher Dick Khan

Dick Khan is the author of the tome DMT and My Occult Mind,  a book in which he cronicles his over 600 DMT trips with an impecable and acedemic approach. With an emphasis on the occult nature of his mindset, Mr.Khan provides us an invaluable collection of amazing enthogenic journeys to ponder. ...

http://disinfo.com/2018/03/interview-dmt-researcher-dick-khan/

[ayahuascadiaries]

DMT is so extraordinary because it’s the only psychedelic that naturally occurs in the human body. The body, it seems, wants and needs the capacity to have psychedelic trips. They are a primary means for escaping from the hopeless and dismal prison of materialism.

From.the book The Dimitri Revolution: How DMT Changed Humanity of jack Tanner

[ayahuascadiaries]

Shamanism goes far beyond a primarily self-concerned transcendence of ordinary reality. It is transcendence for a broader purpose, the helping of humankind. The enlightenment of shamanism is the ability to light up what others perceive as darkness, and thereby to see and to journey on behalf of a humanity that is perilously close to losing its spiritual connectedness with all its relatives, the plants and animals of this good Earth

Quote from the book Psychedelic Shamanism: The Cultivation, Preparation & Shamanic Use of Psychoactive Plants

[ayahuascadiaries]

As skejinawe apid, an Indigenous woman, I have been taught that the women nurture life into being; we are the creators of life and the protectors of the life that we create. Women possess a unique magic. As women, we are able to call forth life from the other side, and cultivate that life in the quiet space below our hearts. Within our bodies, we hold an opening to the divine, a portal that allows souls to enter into this world. Because we are connected to the divine through the space governed by our hearts, we are also the keepers of divine intuition and heart-based wisdom. Thus, the teachings that we carry are essential for keeping our societies spiritually healthy and emotionally balanced.

Quote from the book Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change of sherri Mitchell