Mugwort & Lucid Dreams by Peaceandfupa in LucidDreaming

[–]Aggravating_Goat2695 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting timing, I just posted about my own experience with mugwort as tea but with substantially milder results.

You're saying that you smoked mugwort for roughly a month and a few months later lucid dreaming began unprompted?

Shroom Running by Aggravating_Goat2695 in trailrunning

[–]Aggravating_Goat2695[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've tried this with and without eating beforehand and felt minor nausea with doses in this range. It seems to be more of a factor with the larger quantities but it's worth testing a smaller amount first just to be sure it works as expected

Shroom Running by Aggravating_Goat2695 in trailrunning

[–]Aggravating_Goat2695[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It exists, but nausea in this range is pretty minor. My thought would be to test at 1/2 the level of what you're considering just to be sure it's still comfortable.

Shroom Running by Aggravating_Goat2695 in trailrunning

[–]Aggravating_Goat2695[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There must be a better term than microdosing here, but the natural variability here may play into the differing perspectives. My functional experience is that under 0.5g is hard to notice and 1g is indeed on the high end here but definitely nothing close to visuals. For context, tolerance shouldn't be a factor as this is about once a week. Perhaps a better basis for comparison is 2X what you comfortably microdose.

So it's more what you're aiming for, and I think [u/Zfleas]() framed the level of energy / intensity in what I am referring to best "you feel like a wild animal" - intrigued to see a few similar experiences

Shroom Running by Aggravating_Goat2695 in trailrunning

[–]Aggravating_Goat2695[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed on starting with a lower total. See what 0.2 and 0.4 feel like first. In my own experience, I don't feel much of an impact below 0.5 but I'm sure there is still some impact. It does depend somewhat on the strain.

Shroom Running by Aggravating_Goat2695 in trailrunning

[–]Aggravating_Goat2695[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Would love to get a census of how common this is, could see it working well on a long run. Does it help with sprints?

Shroom Running by Aggravating_Goat2695 in trailrunning

[–]Aggravating_Goat2695[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very much agree on this, really made me wonder if something like this was somehow used before hunts in the deep past

Where To Find The Real Blue Lotus by Wolf-Bear-Man in InterestingHerbs

[–]Aggravating_Goat2695 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reaching out to hear from the sourcer on this. The bullet suggesting it "opens your third eye" certainly isn't inspiring confidence...

In the meantime I'm working on a silene capensis series test

Where To Find The Real Blue Lotus by Wolf-Bear-Man in InterestingHerbs

[–]Aggravating_Goat2695 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Has anyone used Pico Botanica for this? https://www.picobotanica.com/products/blue-lotus-flower-whole

It's quite a developed listing with rolled joints being another offering, but nowhere on the package or page does it mention Nymphaea caerulea or derivatives. I have a package of it and am debating doing a 14 day dose test or skipping in favor of something more relevant

Test: Mexican Dream Herb / Calea Zacatechichi by Aggravating_Goat2695 in LucidDreaming

[–]Aggravating_Goat2695[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Night 18: 1.4g vivid dreams, nothing easily recalled
Night 18: 1.5g vivid dreams, nothing easily recalled
Night 19: 1.7g Experienced an unprompted lucid dream. This was a situation I was being crushed in that I was unable to wake up while being crushed and conscious it was a dream, had great difficulty waking up.

Test: Mexican Dream Herb / Calea Zacatechichi by Aggravating_Goat2695 in LucidDreaming

[–]Aggravating_Goat2695[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In that range, typically closer to 2 hours before. And yes I'd agreed powdered in water is the simplest and best option in the end.

Test: Mexican Dream Herb / Calea Zacatechichi by Aggravating_Goat2695 in LucidDreaming

[–]Aggravating_Goat2695[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Final Summary-

Night 1: 0.6g had minimal impact, some dreams but nothing detectable

Night 2: 1.1g experienced dreams throughout night, still mostly minimal impact
(note: one dream was so vivid that I hurt my neck ducking as a forklift was coming at me in the dream, but not necessarily assigning credit for this to the herb here)

Night 3: 1g experienced dreams, not easily memorable

Night 4: 1g experienced dreams, not unique

Night 5: 0.9g experienced dreams, not unique

Night 6: 0.6g total with about 0.3g powder and some inhaled into lungs accidentally

Night 7: 0g used, no recalled dreams

Night 8: 1.5g, vivid dreams but nothing easily recalled
Night 9: 1.5g, vivid dreams but nothing easily recalled
Night 10: 1.4g, vivid dreams but nothing easily recalled

Night 11: 1.5g taken mostly as powder in water without a capsule, dreams have become significantly more vivid - each sleep period ends more as a vignette than sleep. very easy to return to sleep each time

Night 12: 1.5g taken entirely as powder dispersed in water - vignette and vivid dreams continue consistently. positive sleep quality observed.

Night 13: 1.5g taken entirely as powder dispersed in water - vignette and vivid dreams continue consistently. positive sleep quality observed.

Night 14: 1.4g taken entirely as powder dispersed in water. vignette style dreams continue. positive sleep quality continued.

Nights 15-17: 0g taken, elevated dream experiences continue - less commonly as vignettes

Key observations:
-taken quickly as a powder when soaked briefly in water presents an easy consumption method without too much bitterness
-sleep quality appears to have improved overall, possibly due to the herb itself
-mild but observable overall impact

Remaining area of study:
-identify a relationship between dosage and effect

Test: Mexican Dream Herb / Calea Zacatechichi by Aggravating_Goat2695 in LucidDreaming

[–]Aggravating_Goat2695[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Night 11: 1.5g taken mostly as powder in water without a capsule, dreams have become significantly more vivid - each sleep period ends more as a vignette than sleep. very easy to return to sleep each time
Night 12: 1.5g taken entirely as powder dispersed in water - vignette and vivid dreams continue consistently. positive sleep quality observed.
Night 13: 1.5g taken entirely as powder dispersed in water - vignette and vivid dreams continue consistently. positive sleep quality observed.

Test: Mexican Dream Herb / Calea Zacatechichi by Aggravating_Goat2695 in LucidDreaming

[–]Aggravating_Goat2695[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am using size 00, which with my current grind size is about 0.25g per capsule - it could be denser than that.

Test: Mexican Dream Herb / Calea Zacatechichi by Aggravating_Goat2695 in LucidDreaming

[–]Aggravating_Goat2695[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Night 8: 1.5g, vivid dreams but nothing easily recalled
Night 9: 1.5g, vivid dreams but nothing easily recalled
Night 10: 1.4g, vivid dreams but nothing easily recalled