[Beastmaster]

Wow, what a great article.

There's much to be commented on, especially the sidebar on diet, which I thought was very interesting. I love to read about the journeys of modern shamans, as I fancy myself to be at the onset of a similar path.

The first and only time I made lsa tea from morning glory seeds, I was all alone and had a major breakthrough that I had achieved some level of being a 'magician', 'alchemist', or 'shaman' like it was really a new reality that I had found for myself. Even though I'd been investigating and reading on the subject for the past few years, I had not yet found a point that I actually had become, through aquisition of certain knowledge and acting on it through belief and action, what I was learning about. I have found similar realizations through the process of learning about mycology and putting that knowledge into action as well.

What he says about introducing new power plants and how you feel their interaction in certain parts of the body must be spot on, as I very much felt the movement of the morning glory tea through my digestive tract and into my kidneys. Similar feelings I've experienced with mushrooms, though moreso through my stomach and intestinal tract (according to the article also the source of MAO - enzyme that breaks down tryptamines such as dmt and psilocybin) Another major realization I had, during that trip, was that I could use my new 'status' and understanding to heal.. not only myself but others, though that skill level would still need to be worked towards.

So, yeah, that was a good read, ... Often I find that my mind space is very chaotic, and the stepping stones I'm trying to make a path with are often provided by such materials. One point is just a point, and like a singular thought lacks development and purpose. Two and you have origination and destination, but the distance between is vast and uncharted. With three and more there is a path, and the more there are the easier it is to make a coherent line and accessable passageway.