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houseplant advice!

2008-07-24T23:33:26Z

Hi Everyone, just joined and I'm excited about the plethora of knowledge that's flowing through this wonderful tribe! Anyway, I live in a small (south-facing) apartment in MD and my passion for gardening is currently limited to raising houseplants. I have a bunch of jade, aloe, a peace lily, crown of thorns and two Schefflera. Any secret tricks to help these plants flourish? Are there any houseplants that will bloom year round? or at all? Just lookin for some pointers and friendly advice. -X

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Indigenous Plants Indigenous Spirits?

2008-07-15T18:50:50Z

I was wondering. I've taken up a fascination with indigenous succulents plants of South Africa. Does anyone know if the plants spirits in these plants would be those indigenous to South Africa too?

By the way, if you're interested, the plants that I'm going to attempt to grow from seeds are Larryleachia cactiformis, Schizobasis intricate, and Bowiea volubilis. Of the three plants listed, Larryleachia cactiformis appears to be the most exotic. It's similar in appearance to the genus of pseudolithos but I believe are easier to grow.

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Communicating with plant spirits

2008-07-14T22:12:36Z

Greetings,
I'm curious. I heard that the best way to communicate with plant spirits is to place a part of the plant under your pillow. Is that true? If it is placed under your pillow, how is the information communicated? Does the plant spirit appear in the form of a dream? If that is true, how does one differentiate a plant spirit from ordinary dreams? Comments anyone?

Azazeal

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shamanic intensive Training Course in Bolivian Andes & Amazon

2008-07-14T20:44:15Z

Sacha Runa Collective offers two Month-long Shamanic Intensive Training Courses a year
(Jan/Feb and August) in the Bolivian Andes& Amazon (www.sacharuna.com).
The course is indeed Intensive and deeply transformational.
It is intended to help train those people who trully want to entrust themselves to Spirit
and dedicate themselves to Service.
No prerequisite is necessary, except the absolute determination to face oneself
and do what is needed to allow spirit to flow through us and bless creation.
The next one is August1-30.
Have to fly in and out of la Paz, Bolivia.
Application letters are due ASAP.
The next course is Jan/Feb 2009

For serious apprentices who intend to become full fledged shamans and
conduct medicine ceremonies, at least 4 courses are recommended but it
ultimately dependes on everybody's skills.

For a description of the course, please visit www.sacharuna.com
Blessings:
Miguel A. Kavlin

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Datura and cannabis in tantra (Vajrayana)

2008-07-04T21:05:44Z

The Use of Entheogens in the Vajrayana Tradition: a brief summary of preliminary findings together with a partial bibliography. © 2007 R.C. Parker (updated 2008)

http://vajrayana.faithweb.com/rich_text_5.html

This investigation has focused primarily on the use of entheogens in the anuttara-yoga-tantra materials especially (but not exclusively) the Yogini-tantras. The research has centered on the use of datura and cannabis (which are consider entheogenic plants despite the fact that neither is a "classical psychedelic").

The research of numerous respected scholars has established that these plants were definitely used in Vajrayana (within limited contexts) and that they were used in a manner largely consistent with their use in Saivite and shamanic traditions.

Feedback welcome,
Ryan

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Growing Dioscorea elephantipes

2008-07-04T19:12:42Z

Has anyone grown Dioscorea elephantipes successfully in the Bay Area? Or, is it too cold here?

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Miracle fruit makes sour things sweet!!

2008-06-20T21:24:45Z

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/dining/28flavor.html?ex=1369713600&en=b2206b4ef510a6ba&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg

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Khat and Kratom, seeds or starts.

2008-06-07T19:59:37Z

I have my own yard now, and need some bushes and trees. I might as well plant something usefull. I am looking for some Khat and Kratom seed, especially the Khat. I think the Kratom seed are available at the botanical supply houses, but I'm having a hard time with the Khat.
Somebody out there help me out, please!

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Growing Mushrooms On Medicinal Wood

2008-06-05T04:00:05Z

Hey hello..

I have been busy with my little hobby of growing sacred mushrooms. For all this time I have been using rice-flour and normal woodchips as a substrate for my little kiddies. Now I was wondering if instead of using woodchips I could use a wood with medicinal properties as a source of feeding for the mycilium. I was thinking of Mimosa Hostilis or Banisteriopsis Caapi, Ibogaine or Virola.

Would it be possible to use these.

I even thought of using Palo Santo, a holy wood with a strong scent, for a substrate.

Has anyone ever experimented with these possibilities? Did the mycelium grow? Did the mushrooms grow? Did they have a different effect on body and mind?

I'm very curious.

Peace, Love and Nakedness

Geert

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Ambrosia Society Membership

2008-05-30T13:34:36Z

After some hard work, the Ambrosia Society is now open for Membership.

members.ambrosiasociety.org

It includes a Public Forum and a Members' Area.

Membership Details can be found here:

www.ambrosiasociety.org/xoops/...dex.php

and here:

www.ambrosiasociety.org/join.html

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Ive organised a Shamanic Adventure into Peru. Anyone interested in joining me?

2008-05-28T12:21:50Z

Hi,
Its Dean Jefferys here, the filmmaker who made the Shamans of the Amazon DVD.

Since I organised the last Shamanic Adventure into Peru and Machu Picchu in 2004 amongst other things, I have been working solidly to help the whales and dolphins swim free. I will be crossing the pacific to go to the International Whaling commission meeting in Chile in June to try to help the whales and dolphins and thought this was a good opportunity to organise another Shamanic Adventure into Peru. Read the reports from my last trip and get more info about the trip at http://www.shamansoftheamazon.com. This trip also fits in with The Fourth International Amazonian Shamanism Conference: Magic, Myths & Miracles, Iquitos, Peru July 19th-27th, 2008 see http://www.soga-del-alma.org/ConferenceSite/

So I am organising some shamanic trip options for those who may want to join me and have a direct experience with Ayahuasca, San pedro, the mountains, the jungle the shamans and everything else. You can't go to Peru without visiting the Sacred valley and Machu Picchu region. I have meet a strong shaman named Sayre who lives in the Sacred valley to facilitate the journey. Sayre is a descendant from the Incas. We ran an amazing tour together in 2004. see a short clip I made of that trip at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oI-PSBxa50 Also see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ru3z0OtXE&NR=1

We have put together a great journey visiting many of the sacred sites in the Sacred valley and Sayre will run many San Pedro and Ayahuasca ceremonies throughout the 16 day trip around the Sacred valley and Pulcalpa in the Amazon jungle, from the 3rd of July to the 18th of July. In Pulcalpa we live and drink with the Shipibo people and shaman until the start of the conference on the 19th of July. See itinary. http://www.shamansoftheamazon.com/journey2.htm For more information about the Shipibo and the work Sayre is doing with them see http://web.iapicc.org/. and http://www.weaversofwisdom.org/index.php?id1=projects&id2=shipibo

I will also be staying on in the Iquitos region after the Shamanic conference for a week and visiting an Ayahuascaro shaman to do more ceremony. You may wish to also attend the conference ( you have to organise and pay for the conference seperately) and if you want to spend more time in Peru with the medicine join me before and / or after the conference. The Sacred valley, Machu Picchu, Pulcalpa trip is $2400 USD for the 16 days and 15 nights. Which works out at $160 pr night. It will be a jammed pact shamanic adventure, not for the light hearted.

Once you arrive in Cusco everything including sessions will be paid and catered for. Internal flights though will need to be paid by you. If you want to join me just for the amazon leg after the conference I have organised a 7 day 6 night amazon shamanic adventure it will be $780 = $130 pr day. Again everything will be catered for including aya sessions. We will be going to see Percy Garcia. He has been working with medicinal plants for over 25 years since he was 12 years old. Percy has excellent ayahuasca and he is a very very humble man. He has private cabins as well as his maloca, everything is screened in. The maloca was built over a small river, really nice. He is about 48 kilometers outside of Iquitos. We should get 2 or 3 ayahuasca sessions in, in that time. He has lots of information about medicinal plant of the jungle he will share with us and take us to some special places in the amazon Jungle. We will also learn how to prepare the sacred brew. As this journey starts in only 6 weeks I need to get numbers sorted out and confirmed asap

Also I want to let you know that I have just released a new DVD which includes all my Shamanic stuff. Its a 3 DVD Boxed set and includes some classic extra clips from the cutting room floor. Its 332 mins of running time. Its for sale from my http://www.shamansoftheamazon.com/sales.htm website.I ll be shooting another doco on the trip and may be doing some live internet streaming of both conferences in SA from my still to be built Online TV website. Ill let you know when it happens.

Also Im am planning three, 10 day retreats called "Diving into whale conciousness" in Tonga on a small tropical island in the middle of the pacific ocean, starting mid August. Tonga is one of 3 locations on the globe where humans can legally swim with whales and the humpbacks come here to breed and play from July to October. see http://www.malaislandresort.com/ for a taste of what im organising there. It will be around $2500 for 10 days with the whales.

If for some strange reason I dont get the numbers for the trip your deposit will be refunded 100% If you pull out half your deposit will disappear into another dimension. If you are interested please respond expressing your interest and I will put you on a special email list that I will send out more info to you. If you have any friends who you feel may be interested in one of these trips feel free to pass this web address onto them. Likewise if you or a friend has a related shamanic type website that may wish to swap web links feel free to pass this one onto them or contact me. If you are on my email list and someone you recommend this trip to, comes on the trip, you can recieve $50 aud and a free 3 DVD boxed set of "Shamans of the Amazon" For more details, photos and reports from the last trip see other pages on my website. http://www.shamansoftheamazon.com
Also see a 8 minute clip of "Shamans of the Amazon" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NZpOXj6u78

I hope to be at both the International Whaling commission and the The Fourth International Amazonian Shamanism Conference with My http://www.Planetearthinternettv.com to do live interactive internet streaming of the events and all that happens around it. Including run downs of the days events and interviews with delegates and activists. Its not up yet but check it in a week or so. And stay tuned.

Loven Light
Dean Jefferys

See my other websites and become a friend

http://www.myspace.com/whalingdontbuyit
http://www.flightofthehumpback.org
http://www.myspace.com/deanjefferys
http://www.youtube.com/shaman1958
http://www.youtube.com/flightofthehumpback
http://www.shamansoftheamazon.com
http://operator11.com/people/9343
http://people.tribe.net/c5ad8e1e-af29-441b-9087-28fbaaacad09
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=590968500

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Under Codex all nutrients and herbs are labelled as toxic and will be illegal.(as illegal as heroin) Canada is required to comply with codex by DEC.31 2009

2008-05-25T23:09:16Z

I am very concerned about Codex and the implications it can have on our Canadians rights and freedom. Under Codex all nutrients and herbs are labelled as toxic and will be illegal.(as illegal as heroin) Canada is required to comply with codex by DEC.31 2009 or the WTO which implements Codex will put up trade sanctions against Canada. We must not let Codex get implemented. We need to start sending letters and getting petitions signed NOW to stop Codexs standards from being implemented here in Canada and the rest of the world. I have added a Video which outlines what we must do to stop codex. Please Help and get the Canadian public to be aware of Codex and the horrible implications it could have on our lives.

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-5266884912495233634&q=health&total=122451&start=0num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

Please watch this video it will inform you of exactly what Codex is and what it is trying to do and how we can fight it.

Again, we must stop this now before it's to late and our human rights to take nutritional supplements and herbs is taken away and our right to hormone free meat and milk and organic vegetables is taken away.

I need your help all Canadians need your help. Inform the Canadian Public about Codex and get the petitions started to stop them.

Sincerely,
Brittany

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Amazing clean fast efficient easy DMT extraction method!

2008-05-15T05:36:07Z

How to easily make DMT:
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Break 1-Pound of Mimosa Hostilis rootbark into 2" pieces and grind it all up in a glass-topped blender, a little at a time.
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Polar Extraction: Premix in an empty 1-Gallon plastic jug: 1-Quart White Vinegar & 3-Quarts Water. Put the ground up Mimosa in a 3-Liter crockpot, then fill it with the water-vinegar solution. Stir well and turn it on "high". After 2 hours, remove the crockpot ceramic liner, hold the lid on slightly offset, and pour off most of the liquid into a 1-gallon wide-mouthed glass or stainless container. Add the remaining water-vinegar solution to the crockpot again. Stir well and turn it on "high". After 2 hours, remove the crockpot ceramic liner, hold the lid on slightly offset, and pour off all of the liquid into the same container again. Discard the rootbark fiber and save the two combined extractions in the 1-gallon container. Allow the vegetable particles in the extraction in the 1-gallon container to settle to the bottom overnight. Then pour off the liquid into an empty 1-Gallon glass wine jug, being careful not to pour off any of the vegetable sludge at the bottom. Discard the sludge and keep the contents of the wine jug.
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Basification: Premix in advance a solution of: 5 Tablespoons (63grams) of Sodium Hydroxide ("Red Devil" lye) with 1-Pint of WARM Water. Stir well. Slowly add this solution to the wine jug, then cap the jug. Gently tilt the wine jug back and forth for 1 full minute to mix the contents.
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Nonpolar Extraction: Add 250ml of (Ace Hardware)VM&P Naptha to the wine jug. Add exactly enough warm water to the jug to raise the liquid level to an inch below the top, then cap the jug. Gently tilt the wine jug slowly back and forth for 5 full minutes to mix the contents. Allow the jug to sit undisturbed on a table for at least 4 hours. There should now be two layers visible in the jug, a lower dark one and a smaller clear one on top filling the neck of the jug. Use a glass turkey baster to suck up the top clear layer into a pint mason jar. Be careful not to suck up any of the lower brown/black layer into the mason jar.
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Freeze-precipitation/wash: place the sealed mason jar in a FREEZER for 3 days to precipitate the crystals. Prepare a filter setup by placing a funnel into a quart mason jar and putting a small coffee filter paper into the funnel. Shake the naptha in the mason jar strongly to stir up all the crystals at the bottom and quickly pour while still very cold into the funnel for filtering. Impure yellow-white DMT crystals will be seen on the coffee filter paper. Allow the crystals to completely dry out on the filter paper in the funnel. Premix a wash solution by mixing equal parts of Distilled Water and NON-SOAPY clear Ammonium Hydroxide(Ace Hardware Janitorial Strength Ammonia) into a pint container. Slowly pour 100ml of the wash solution over the crystals (still in the filter paper) to wash them. Remove the filter paper from the funnel, spread it out flat and allow the crystals to COMPLETELY dry out. You will now have 2-1/2 grams of white crystal DMT. At least 50 strong doses. Mix it with some parsley and smoke a little in your favorite pipe!

[Updated June 24th,2005 to better serve you!]

Here is the link to the whole thread on the forum:
www.drugs-forum.com/forum/fo...posts.asp

It is extremely informative. SWIM (someone who is not me) used this technique and said it was ridiculously simple once he had done his research. He expected it to be much more difficult, however this procedure makes it simple and very fast, and VERY PURE. Smoke it til you burst, says SWIM. It is most definetly worth the effort.

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Growing Atropa belladonna

2008-05-04T04:41:11Z

Any advice on how to get this girl going? I had one inside and she got overwhelmed with spider mites. Grew another from seed who got to about 4 inches then turned dark purple and wilted. I'd love to have at least one in my garden.I'm in San Francisco. Do they like water/ Shade? Sun? Other plants around them?

Anyone have success with these?

Thanks for any feedback. (I've got mandrake and wolfsbane aka aconite - shipping soon to my greenhouse) I'll post those kids once they stabilize and start sprouting.

My little ethnobotanical garden is coming along nicely. I took some photos for y'all to enjoy. If I've misidentified anything, please let me know
.
http://flickr.com/photos/tirch/sets/72157604872421517/

Enjoy!

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Botany 2008, Vancouver, BC

2008-05-01T20:34:41Z

This joint annual meeting of Botanists in North America is occurring this year on the west coast in Vancouver, Canada... July 27th-30th. I became very excited when I realized the line-up of speakers and events, including several ethnobotanical field trips, social gatherings and workshops was happening so close to my home. It rotates yearly.

Several workshops are scientific, while others are theoretical, and most important, there are talks about ways humans relate with plants in these changing times.

I would love to go, but I took a naturalist position up north. I wanted to share the idea with others thinking perhaps this conference forum is another important opportunity to share some of our finds on ethnoecology and botany with others outside of our circles.

For students and graduates there are special rates, too.

http://bsa2008.scientific-conference.net/

Enjoy!

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Talk about the ritual use of sacred coca plant

2008-05-01T18:20:46Z

Hi everyone,
here you can listen to 4 audio recordings of speakers at the World Psychedelic Forum held March 21 through 24 2008 in Basel Switzerland:
Narby, Grof, Pinchbeck and a colombian mama(shaman) talking about the ritual use of sacred coca plant.
www.futureprimitive.org/wpf.php
Enjoy!!
warm regards
Zorro

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Very Affordable New Enthogen Institute

2008-04-30T02:48:44Z

Has Anyone been to this Enthogen Institute? www.youtube.com/watch

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Amanita Muscaria; Herb of Imortality

2008-04-26T10:04:38Z

Donald E. Teeter's book, "Amanita Muscaria; Herb of Immortality" is now available in E-book format for free download at the Ambrosia Society's website. Please feel free to download it, make copies for your friends, and pass the word along. If you really dig the book and would like to help support The Ambrosia Society you can make a donation or just drop us a line and say thanks.

www.ambrosiasociety.org

"The Ambrosia Society founding members have been called to teach the secrets of the Sacrament to the world and to gather together a brotherhood of those who wish to serve the Sacrament. Eventually we hope to have Sacred groves to produce our own A m and our own Vineyards for The Sacred Wine, bakeries to grow and process the Living Bread, and Ambrosia Houses serving the Sacrament in every land. " - Donald E. Teeter

-RedBeard

Check out the time-lapse video of the Amanita resurrecting on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch

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Improper "Big Pharma" Influence in Medicine is VERIFIED!

2008-04-20T11:38:33Z

Improper "Big Pharma" Influence in Medicine is VERIFIED!

This is a BIG step in the right direction for health care in the USA! It has been no secret, but no one was talking about it since the monetary benefits that many doctors are receiving from these companies made this unlikely. I mean - if you were the type to only care about money (which is why many become doctors in the first place), wouldn't you want a free trip to Cancun by putting other people on basically unproven and even harmful chemical substances?

Catherine D. De Angelis, MD, MPH and Phil B. Fontanarosa, MD, MBA have submitted this timely (and likely unwelcome) article into the April 16, 2008 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), entitled "Impugning the Integrity of Medical Science - the Adverse Effects of Industry Influence."

What is even more awesome is that this was broadcast on the same day on the morning edition of Talk Radio's "Paul Harvey" show, so this information has come to the attention of many Americans today!

I am happy to see that some doctors do in fact have some integrity. This may also be an opening for safer alternative methods to be approved by the AMA for doctors to use and not feel like they will have their medical licensing taken away if they recommend a proven herbal remedy (as an example) instead of the new designer drugs of the day. I hope this allows them the courage to step forward now that the door has been opened!

We can help by showing this to our medical providers (if you have those) this article, and telling them about this, they can maybe take additional steps as doctors to become more able to practice alternative and natural techniques without risking their careers. Also, tell your friends in any way you can, so that they can demand alternative therapies be implemented or they will go elsewhere now that this article ought to free up other practitioners to use these methods. This also provides some validation for Alternative practitioners who have known about these dangers all along. Health care freedom (and responsibility) is up to all of us - please spread the message!

http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/299/15/1833 (download in case they remove!)
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/282/17/1609

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Postmodern Times

2008-04-06T16:21:38Z

Postmodern Times has a new episode up at http://www.iclips.net/pmt.php

In the Tipping Point, founder and president of MAPS, Rick Doblin,
goes over the history of the radical cultural and political changes
that happened during the 60’s. What are the lessons we can learn
from what happened then, and how do we apply it to our world today...

http://www.iclips.net/pmt.php
http://www.postmoderntimes.com

"The deed creates the doer"

Nietzsche

"You can't better the world by simply talking to it. Philosophy to be effective must be mechanically applied." - Buckminster Fuller

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LSD improved motor skills

2008-03-29T14:30:39Z

I wasn't sure which tribe to post this on. I'll start here.

I've had the experience (as well as many of yall out there I'm sure) that psychadelics actually improved motor skills. I am most specifically relating it to the motor skills required to play instruments. It almost seemed like cheating. I have had a hard time recreating what I could easily do while on a trip.

So, does anyone know why my muscles were so much more fine-tuned, faster, better timing, less tiresome etc?
I would appreciate being connected to some info. I have been wonderin about it for some time. The stuff I found on the internet only talked about motor skill impairment.

Sometimes It is a little frustrating to play guitar at only a percentage of the abilities that were present for only short periods of time.

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kratom

2008-03-29T08:54:31Z

I have recently ordered some Kratom online and have found it to be well nice!!! Has anyone had similar experiences?

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Growing Plants with Spirit

2008-03-29T08:16:52Z

Hello everyone, I just joined this group and it is nice to meet you all. I've read the posts up here and it looks like you all have a good bit of knowledge that I'm hoping to tap into. I've always been involved with horticulture and just recently I had an experieince that is goading me into building an ethonobotanical garden. I've started off with an Angel's Trumpet, Brugmansia. I've got a bunch of other plants in the garden, lavendar, geraniums, poppies (california variety) Coastal strawberries, a bunch of different jade varieties and roses.

I'd really like to put together a garden of both medicinal and psychotropic plants, just to sit out there and be with them. I love hanging out and watching plants grow and plants with spirit inside are always interesting.

My question is simple. I bought the Angel's Trumpet at Sloat. What other medicinal and psychotropic plants can I buy at any nursery? I know about passionflower and that's my next plant. I've never once (5 tries) been able to grow Morning Glories even though I love them vining over a wall, in the San Francisco Sunset where I live.

If you know any easy to find plants, please reply, it'd be a fun list to have. Easy plants, not special order.

Thank you and it is nice to meet you.

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Books

2008-03-27T22:26:15Z

I was wondering what people's favorite books about Ethnobotany are and if they have any suggestions of books to read.

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plant diet for the rose -- what kind of rose?

2008-03-10T04:48:14Z

anybody have a lead on a latin name, common name, or spanish name for the not-too-big white-flowered rose of dieta fame?

thanks

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CONVERGANCE july 10-18 * Iquitos, Peru

2008-02-28T11:15:55Z

Make the pilgrimage

Join shamans, visionaries, leading edge thinkers, scientists, spiritual teachers, healers, filmmakers, and other artists as we discover common ground in multiple disciplines through presentations, workshops and ayahuasca ceremonies.

Together we will explore our outer and inner worlds, push the limits of our perception and challenge our consciousness through sharing our individual and collective experience, spirited dialogues, leading edge lectures, indigenous art workshops, traditional indigenous and "on the brink" music, visionary art exhibitions and ayahuasca ceremonies in the sensuous, vibrating rainforest of Amazonian Peru.

Pablo Amaringo ~ Denis Mckenna ~ Jeremy Narby ~ Robert Venosa ~ &more!

a little bit of bioneers ~ a little bit of burning man

www.amazonconvergence.com/index.html

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Weaving with Cedar bark

2008-02-28T09:30:25Z

Hi all. I just joined this tribe and I wanted to share with you all an awesome experience that I had regarding ethnobotany. A few years back I was involved in a non-violent seminar that taught people from all over the world the art of bringing attention to their enviornmental cause without violence. I met this young First Nations Indian from the British Columbia Bella Coola Band or the Nuxalk Nation tribe. This young man was to be Chief of his tribe one day and the Canadian government was clearcutting on their Native lands and destroying their sacred healing hotsprings. He was at this camp to learn the craft of non-violent civil disobedience. While I was there with him, he taught me how to ceremoniously strip the bark off of the tree and then to weave the fibers together. He told me that his tribe still used this technique to make clothing, baskets and bags. That was one of my first introductions of ethnobotany in actual use. It was really cool!

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plant genetics

2008-02-18T20:45:58Z

low and behold, we are doing the same thing to marijuana that we are doing to .... everything. The Drug War drove growers indoors and now after some decades of this we have hydro pot some with over 20% THC and my feeling is that a lot of this hydro pot has been so genetically altered that it is now a man made "drug" that definately causes addiction and then god knows what else since it is so new I doubt there are any reliable long term studies. By bearing down on our innocent little plant with the human intention for speed of maturation and maximum yield, we have created a monster. O to sativa's growing wild under the auspices of a bright and beautiful sun!

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Mind Power & Meditation Course

2008-02-18T05:50:44Z

Dear Tribe Member,
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Entheogens and the Planetary Shift

2008-02-11T22:49:32Z

I hope you enjoy this fascinating material... ;)
RAPTURE AND REVOLUTION

Discussions on Entheogens and the Planetary Shift:

The Wasson Thesis and the Religious View of Nature
The Psychonautic Adventure - Three Generations of Discovery
The Organic Light and Telestic Shamanism
The Planetary Shift - Society or the Species

http://www.futureprimitive.org/randr.php

(Also, a wonderful conversation with psychologist, writer and researcher Dr Ralph Metzner. This is an candid and deep exchange of ideas about the past and the possible future, a historical document that speaks about the birth of LSD research at Harvard and beyond...

http://www.futureprimitive.org/GAIAlogues.html#latest

Praise to the Web of Life,
Zorro

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might want to go to this.

2008-02-11T19:33:14Z

http://www.onefamilygathering.org/

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Ayahuasca Convergence - Shamanism & Visionary Gathering

2008-02-10T02:56:48Z

www.AmazonConvergence.com

July 10 - July 18 2008 outside Iquitos, Peru

PlantTeachers Presents... Nine Dynamic Days

Ayahuasca Shamanism Conference,
Retreat & Visionary Gathering

Featuring
Shamans. . . Visionaries . . . Scientists. . . Healers. . . Spiritual Teachers. . . Artists . .

Pablo Amaringo, Guillermo Arévalo “Kestembetsa", AyasminA, Sonia Chuquimbalqui “Soiyaca",
Frank Echenhofer, Ph.D., Richard Grossman, Ph.D., Martina Hoffmann, Jan Kounen, Dennis McKenna, Ph.D., Jeremy Narby, Ph.D., Roberto Venosa, Rolando, Kenneth W. Tupper, Sitaramaya, Maria Valera “Panshin Biri"

Come to Peru.

Join shamans, visionaries, leading edge thinkers, scientists, spiritual teachers, healers, filmmakers, and other artists as we discover common ground in multiple disciplines through presentations, workshops and ayahuasca ceremonies.

Together we will explore our outer and inner worlds, push the limits of our perception and challenge our consciousness through sharing our individual and collective experience, spirited dialogues, leading edge lectures, indigenous art workshops, traditional indigenous and "on the brink" music, visionary art exhibitions and ayahuasca ceremonies in the sensuous, vibrating rainforest of Amazonian Peru.

I hope to see you there
- Sita

a little bit of burning man, a little bit of bioneers.

www.AmazonConvergence.com

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Psychedelics In The Sea

2008-02-08T07:39:39Z

Hello,

I was thinking the other day.
Not only humans have a connection with nature's psychedelics, animals also use some substances to enhance their moods. Panthers that eat Jurema. Elephants rub their skins against certain trees. Raindeer eat magic mushrooms. Monkeys eat poisoned insects.

Now I was wondering if there are any psychedelics growing in the sea. Maybe that dolphins eat them.
Is there any such thing that grows under water, a certain, plant, anemone, algae that has psychedelic compounds?
I know that there are organisms that resemble the shape of the mushroom in the sea.
Do you have any knowledge of this? Or philosphies?

Peace

Geert

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Eastern European ethnobotany. Bah!

2008-02-06T21:52:42Z

why is there no literature on it? Are the studies just lumped in with European ethnobotany? I am interested in eastern european (and specifically Romanian) because of hte Romani influence, and their way of practicing folk medicine is different form that of western europe.
Why is this so frustrating?

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Dreams, fake Absinthe, herbal liquors...

2008-02-05T02:07:34Z

Years ago, I spent a while in northern Spain, and indulged myself of Absinthe, finding that small amounts before naps would give me extremely bright and vivid dreams. I (logically) associated that with the tujone content from the wormwood and thought very little of it, because though I enjoied those dreams, the Absinthe was quite hard on me.

A few weeks ago, I went to a party and they had an herbal liquor there (Fernet-Branca, a dark Italian herbal liquor, similar to Jaegermeister), and I had a little right before we left. That night, I had amazingly vivid. It was really shocking, I woke up confused a few times, almost unable to discern between dream and reality, and thinking about Absinthe, and how I had not had anything that I thought made that effect happen. Two nights again, I continued the experiment by having a half-shot of Pernod (a French psuedo absinthe, with no wormwood content), and found it to have a similar effect, not as strong though.

I was wondering if there were any herbs in the concoctions that might be known to cause these amazing lucid dreams, and if there is a way to get those herbs without the rough 140proof alcohol. All three drinks contain significant amounts of Anise, Coriander, Fennel and Melissa (I'm not familiar with that last one).

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topical numbing with anis root

2008-02-01T14:24:52Z

a long time ago some one showed me a trick with anis root .anis grows every where in santa barbara and other countys in california .you take the root and chew it to a pulp than place the root on tender skin it will numb your mouth anis is used as a spice it is safe to eat dos any one know of other plants that cause numbnes like anis root thanks

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poison oak remedys

2008-01-30T23:58:25Z

in my last post I made a bad mistake referring to sumac as a remedy for poison oak i am sorry but the plant i was rubbing on my skin was not sumac in my mistake I hope I have not caused any grief for you fine people happy hikeing and if any one dos know of a good remedy
pleas post it

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New Tribe: Herbal Wisdom

2008-01-25T00:24:28Z

Greetings,
I have started a new tribe: Herbal Wisdom. The intent of this tribe is to focus on I promoting health and creating deep nourishment.

Herbs can be nourishing, stimulating and or poisonous depending on the plant, how it is prepared and what part of the plant one uses. I hope that we can focus on primarily the nourishing plants and their preparation. They create deep healing and often are all that is needed.

This is a difficult paradigm in our culture because we always want to fix something right away with stimulatiion. When sometimes all that is needed is a gentle touch, patience and rest.

I hope this tribe will provide support for exploration of deep nourishment and that we can encourage each other to make this enlivening shift.

I hope that some of you will feel inspried to join us in this exploration. Here is the link:

tribes.tribe.net/herbalwisdom

Blessings,
Linda

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Opinions about "The Cosmic Serpent"?

2008-01-25T00:23:03Z

I would be very interested to know your opinion about Jeremy Narby's Book, The Cosmic Serpent?

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Sleeplessness, insomnia

2008-01-24T04:49:07Z

My wife has major trouble falling and staying asleep for the night, probably due to menopause. She wants to know what you guys (and girls!) reccomend. Some over the counter stuff works, but we'd rather go the herbal route. Kava works for me, but doesn't seem to affect her much. Help is appreciated.

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LSD and Kundalini

2008-01-23T21:57:46Z

http://www.med.wayne.edu/degracialab/metaphysics/lsdweb/index.html

Really interesting link. Worth the read.

M<

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In Search of the Divine Vegetal

2008-01-22T00:46:58Z

Hey Everyone!

Here's a link to a demo video my crew and I are working on (very rough, and dated by this point, but oh well...), as a follow-up to our audio documentary by the same name: In Search of the Divine Vegetal." Feedback welcomed!

www.dailymotion.com/panoramabox

Incidentally, the audiodoc is available as a podcast -- if you're interested in listening, go to:

www.cbc.ca/ideas/podcast.html

or simply google it by its name.

Cheers!
~Ayasmina

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Papaver somniferum Paeoniflorum- extraction

2008-01-21T14:55:34Z

What is the extraction process - opium poppy

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calea zacatechichi and the nicotine patch

2008-01-18T02:57:35Z

I was wondering in anyone had information on using calea zacatechichi and the nicotine patch in combination? It seems like this would be a potentially useful combination for onieronautic exploration.

I was wondering if there is any reason to believe that such a combination would be contraindicated in a normal healthy adult?

Does anyone have any practical experience with this combination? If so, was it more efficacious than either one on its own (my experience is that both are reasonably effective by themselves, but have not yet tried them in combination).

I was thinking that one could apply a patch shortly before going to bed followed by drinking an infusion of calea zacatechichi after which some of the dry plant material could be smoked until the proper level of relaxed "sleepiness" (for lack of a better description of waking calea effects) is achieved.

I usually don't sleep with any music on, but was thinking that it might be something to explore with this combination.

Any thoughts would be appreciated
Ryan

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Nutmeg high

2008-01-14T20:28:49Z

http://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=7905

Has anyone done this? I read 3 - 4 tbsp is enough. This guy did alot more I think. I don't really like marijuana anymore and am wondering if this might be something I could enjoy. I'd like to know if anyone can share their experience & if it was good or bad or didnt work or whatever.

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Datura and the illusory nature of reality

2008-01-11T10:01:43Z

In Robert Thurman's _Essential Tibetan Buddhism_ he mentions that datura "is used by shamans in the American south-west to teach vision-questers the illusoriness of habitual objective reality".

I was wondering if anyone here has ever heard of datura being used to teach "illusoriness" in Amerind tribal cultures? If so I would love a reference to use as a citation.

If Amerind cultures use datura to teach the illusory nature of habitual reality this would appear to be a truly remarkable convergence with the Vajrayana tradition. However, Thurman is not always the most reliable source of information and I would love to have independent confirmation.

Thanks in advance for any help you guys can provide,
Ryan

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Techniques Of Ecstacy

2008-01-08T15:42:36Z

Hey everybody,

I have started a new tribe: "Sharing techniques of ecstacy"
And i hope you will all join to share your knowledge.
I have been on Tribe for a little while now and am amazed by all the wisdom that circles around.

The idea is that this will become a tribe where sharing of knowledge is a central point.
Knowledge in ways of connecting to the supernatural.
Think of mind traveling, breathing techniques, techniques of the body, techniques of the mind.
Techniques of worship and prayer.
But also knowledge of potions and plants.

Let it be as practical as possible, but also let there be sharing of visions from the other side.
How does one gain visions and knowledge.
How does one get insight in the eternal.
How does one keep in control.
How does one lose controle.
How does one start a tribe like this...

I will start by posting some of my earlier posts i wrote on different tribes.
I hope it will be a nice tribe.

Please join and enlighten each other with knowledge and beautiful stories

http://tribes.tribe.net/sharingtechniquesofecstacy

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B. Caapi, P. Viridis, or Salvia Divinorum Cuttings

2008-01-07T04:50:38Z

Was wondering if anyone has a cutting of these ayahuasca plants by any chance ? or know where I could get them?
I'm in massachusetts, and would really love to grow these plants myself so i could develop a relationship with them prior to consumptions =D

if anyone can help, i would greatly appreciate it.

-mike

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NEED IMAGES OF TEPANTITLA MORNING GLORY FRESCO!!!!

2008-01-06T22:13:19Z

I am working on a mural of the famous morning glory fresco and was wondering f anyone out there had a decent sized image of it complete that could be enlarged.

The more detail the better.

I have always been intrigued by the image.

I will post an image of it in the gallery for all to see.

Thanks for your help

dustin

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the war on drugs

2008-01-06T18:46:27Z

feel free to look around on that tribe and post if you want.

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Starting a CHATROOM for Ayahuasca / DMT enthusiasts!!!

2008-01-02T02:10:00Z

Hi guys, i'll be starting a chat room for anyone who is interested in Ayahuasca and DMT. This could be a place for us to chat real-time about our experiences, or simply just to hang out. The room will be hosted through mIRC (www.mirc.com) it's a very simple and straightforward program to use, and it's a very powerful way to communicate with the world... it has been around for ages. In addition, this is a great way to exchange files too if anyone has any great icaros that they would like to share..... our sister room on the server is #spiritplants and on the
5th of Jan. There will be a guest speaker called Ralph Metzner from the upcoming DMT: the spirit molecule film... so come join us !!!

the server we will be hosted on is yage.net
and the channel name is: Ayahuasca

to log on to the server manually: do this: /server irc.yage.net
then once you're on the server type /j #ayahuasca (or you can simply go to the commands tab on top and choose join channel, then enter the name of the room)

SPREAD THE WORD! let's get together!

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mushroom polar opposite of nuke?

2008-01-01T05:27:57Z

http://tribes.tribe.net/2012psytranceascension/photos/8fc880e5-74e0-4808-8b21-32a311f665e4

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book

2007-12-31T21:15:28Z

I heard/read there is a really complete book on ethnobotany, maybe from Holland?, a big one with picture. Does anybody know the name, we would like to manifast one. Thanx

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Graduate programs in ethnobotany?

2007-12-30T18:22:15Z

Hey all- I'm getting my degree fairly soon and was wondering if anyone here has heard of some good places to study ethnobotany? I've seen a couple of directories online, but they are pretty dated.
Heard of anything notable?

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ha ha Poinsettia

2007-12-29T23:25:30Z

wrote a blog about it.

http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/template/pub%2Coc%2CDetail.vm?topicid=8774fbeb-5757-4893-9040-4597560abc2e&plugin=blog&inst=1293080

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Coleus

2007-12-29T20:53:41Z

I heard it was slightly psychoactive. Read some trip reports. Got a Coleus plant, drank a large amount of tea and tried smoking it and nothing. Is the Coleus thing BS like the bannana peels or what?

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Mimosa hostilis

2007-12-29T12:40:52Z

Hello everyone...I just want to say thank you for all for your Love, Truth, and Integrity here in this Tribe. You all have been very clear and insightful with the topics, and commentary posted. All of which have brought me peace and mind...So in light of the topic I was wonderin if it’s safe to purchase this sacred plant online? If so...what would be a good site? If not, is there a place in the states one could walk into? I live in southern CA but will be relocating to Tucson in Feb...

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Dye plants adapted to N. California coast.

2007-12-26T03:53:06Z

Is everyone here because they are a head or a lab geek?
How about dyeing fiber?
Anyone used broom, barks, berries?
Any thoughts?

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Growing Ayahuasca from seeds

2007-12-26T03:50:17Z

A friend of mine recently returned from Peru and brought me some Ayahuasca seeds. I'm not finding a good resource online for how to germinate, grow and care for these plants. Can anyone point me to something online?

I'm building an indoor terrarium (inspired by recent posts in this forum) so I can have some more tropical varieties here in chilly San Francisco to add to my collection.

Thanks and hope y'all have a great holiday!

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Urgent Rescue Mission

2007-12-22T03:36:16Z

Okay thank you for looking,

My first Savlia Dviniroum plant is dying.
It was losing leaves and it was recommended to me to take preventative methods against spider mites.
I sprayed it with white oil.
That was two days ago and today...the leaves and the top part of the stem were a soggy black mess.
I fear for my Lady's life.
I trimmed back the leaves and the black part of the stem.
I wiped the rest of the stem with a paper towel to try and remove excess oil.
I put a large drink bottle over the stem with the cap off to keep it humid.

It is in a large pot with some slow release fertilizer.
Please help.
Any advice is needed, I want to save my Lady.

Thank you.

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growing vines inside

2007-12-16T11:52:39Z

when growing a potentially large vine inside, how do you manage
the length? ..just keep cutting?
3 feet would seem about the max height of trellis you could use in a pot
and still be able to move it around...
just wonderiing.

thanks

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Latest Pics

2007-12-16T11:48:15Z

Check out how much my Salvias have grown from September to today.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tirch/sets/72157603372315808/

One seems to be a little runtish, but the other two are looking good. The smaller one wasn't in the bathroom as much as the others, so it didn't get the humidity. Growing all this in the chilly Sunset in SF.

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LSA in other Ipomoea plants?

2007-12-10T11:37:25Z

i've found some ipomoea vines growing wild all over st. pete and i'm wondering if the seeds are possibly psychoactive. i've only heard of ololuquiw morning glory and hbw being psychoactive, but i'm hoping there's more magic in the world.

the flowers are half the size of a typical morning glory, white with rose red in the center. leaves are dark green with 5 or 7 lobes - sort of similar to pot leaves with edging like on a tomato leaf. stems are purple and very hairy.
leaves/stems - people.tribe.net/regicidal...7724763efc
flower - http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=ipse2_005_ahp.tif

please help me to ID this and to find out if it is psychoactive. thanks to you all!

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TRUTH IS FREE; so is my RETREAT Vermont

2007-11-24T22:47:13Z

I'm looking to network with folks, to extend an invitation to visit Bald Mountain Retreat, VT (www.baldmountainretreat.com) as my guest. Like-minded people who appreciate rustic accommodations are welcome to come up at no charge. (Those who require a private room can inquire about those accommodations as well.)
Basically, I'm offering people the opportunity to come stay with a retired naturopathic doctor in a truly amazing natural setting, secluded, idyllic, peaceful...
If you might want to lead a retreat, please contact me.
You are welcome,
Dr David

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Catha edulis cuttings?

2007-11-24T01:20:06Z

anyone in the bay area got a plant or 2 for me? I have lot's of good stuff to trade.
contact me directly.

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acacia berlandieri: it MUST be something profound...

2007-11-23T16:38:25Z

I was reading about psychoactive plants recently and found that on wikipedia, about 50% of the specifically psychedelic plants they mention are of the Acacia genus. Most of them contain at least trace amounts of DMT. However, imagine my surprise (I actually did not believe it until I read the sources) when I stumbled upon what must be a very important plant: Acacia Berlandieri.

Here are the prominent alkaloids which astonished me (all in the same plant!):
Five amphetamines previously believed to be human inventions: amphetamine, methamphetamine, N,N-dimethylamphetamine, p-hydroxyamphetamine and p-methoxyamphetamine. Psychedelic alkaloids DMT and Mescaline, and also Nicotine, Hordenine, Tryptamine, Phenethylamine......

Basically, this plant (and its close relative Acacia Rigidula) is capable of producing DMT, Mescaline, Methamphetamine, and Nicotine. It appears to have a good sampling of the trace alkaloids found in mescaline-bearing cacti, as well as producing amphetamines which I was only ever aware of humans blowing themselves up to make, as well as producing DMT (which we all know and love and fear), and everyone's favorite addictive carcinogen, Nicotine.

Does anybody know anything particularly special about this plant, such that it might provide good or bad medicine in a brew, or does anyone know of any cultural history this plant might have attributed to it by some humans somewhere at some time? This is too bizzarre and amazing to find out about and then forget. I need to learn more! Anyone?

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" nunca muerte " plant identification, your input

2007-11-02T20:50:08Z

a friend recently asked me if I knew anything about
" nunca muerte " , an allegedly medicinal plant.

I had never heard of such a thing, nor did a search yeild any results.

she told me that on her trip through south america, she had been given a single
leaf of it by (in her words) "a santaria medicine woman" and told that is was called
nunca muerte, meaning -never dead- .
nearly two weeks later she returned home and put the leaf in a pot and watered it
and it became a whole new plant.

the plant in the included picture is what happened when she kept another leaf in
shallow water for a month.

she was told nothing more than that it was "good medicine" and to eat it or make tea,
and got the impression it was highly regarded.

do you know what this plant might be?

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i228/cp0ff/ethnobots/neverdie.jpg

thanks again for sharing your knowledge.

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mystery plant

2007-10-21T03:21:36Z

This plant decided to grace my garden with its presence, but I have never in my life seen anything like it. I am familiar with many native prairie species. I have consulted several Peterson Guides, wildflowers, edible plants and medicinal plants. I wish I had a picture to post. The leaves are like elm leaves. Fairly broad. The tiny pinkish, reddish flowers are clumped together in ropey strands. They hang down like delicate fingers. The stalk is very thick. Almost woody. And the higher up the stalk, the more reddish it is, but still predominantly green. Red in the way the rhubarb is, but not as strongly pigmented. This is about a foot and a half high. About a half inch thick. Also seems like the flowers come up from between five, six leaves. Sorry I am not better at describing this.

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Growing Catha Edulis (Khat)...Any experiences???

2007-10-19T17:44:44Z

I have aquired some Khat seeds, and have read that they can be quite difficult to germinate, so would like some tips on favorable germination conditions and further growing tips specifically for high alkaloid (cathine) yeild...
I live in the cold + wet UK, so I will be growing them as houseplants most of the year (they're still legal here....)

Thanks :)

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buy the land tribe..NEW

2007-10-18T04:59:24Z

would you like to get in on this .
starts in central BC Canada .. your place

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First Time Peyote User - Any Pointers?

2007-10-16T11:46:21Z

I was hoping someone here could enlighten me on an entheogen issue. I've been using other entheogens for spiritual purposes for a while and I'd really like to step it up a bit and try peyote. I've been trying to do research but haven't gotten very far, the one institute that keeps popping up is the Peyote Way in Arizona, and they want $300 for a spirit walk. I've never done it so I don't know for sure, but that seems a bit steep. plus I'm in austin, TX so it's not exactly close. can anyone on this forum tell me if there's a place I could go that's a little closer and a little cheaper? I'd greatly appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction.

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roasting guarana

2007-10-14T07:09:48Z

so i've shelled a bunch of guarana seeds and have been slowly roasting them in an iron skillet for a few hours. I've read traditionally, they're roasted in clay ovens for around 6 hrs, but as luck would have it, mine's on the blitz. Anyone else have experience preparing guarana? How about making it into a stick?

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Using Tobacco Spiritually (Not recreationally)

2007-10-14T04:43:14Z

How does one use tobacco spiritually, shamanicly, etc. Rather than just smoking up each day. What is the best methode?

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san pedro care, and soil mixture

2007-10-11T18:19:44Z

I have 6 san pedros that are small, thin and spindley
because they have never had optimal or even good conditions.
they are 1/2 -3/4 across and 3- 6 in tall, some have roots popping from the sides from lack of water.
I am at a place long term where I can optimize their conditions and I want to get them
healthy and robust...
and Im looking for your suggestions.

I've heard both "1inch larger than the cacti " and "shollow and wide " as potting size suggestions.
I've also heard "gravels on top" and "gravels in the bottom" for proper potting.
and what is the ideal soil mixture? cant I just mix my own "cactus soil" or does it benifit me to buy the bagged stuff?

also, how much of the year can these guys be outside in VA? as I understand it, probably all year?

any NATURAL fertilizing tips?

Thanks!
CP

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Skullcap

2007-10-11T08:45:14Z

So apparently my with really needs this herb and is benefited greatly when under its tutelage. What is the best tincture supplier or product as far as this herb goes. Where can I get the most potent plant matter for making my own ect.. Fill me up on this plant my leaf chewing friends. Astragalus is also good for her so anything on that would be great too. Thank you friends. Till our next words...
May everything be auspicious for the swift destruction of delusion.
Namaste
mike

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Oh my I took a chance at getting some Salvia

2007-10-09T02:23:30Z

My garden is coming along nicely. http://people.tribe.net/mosbaugh/blog/de97574c-7285-4b3c-9fee-ba49329ff204 I'm growing poisonous plants now. Foxglove and deadly nightshade. Do y'all know any other San Francisco tolerant poison plants?

And I went to that http://www.greenstranger.com/catalog/salvia.php THEATRUM BOTANICUM site to get salvia divinorum.
They have some bad reviews on the web http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/1243/ I only spent 40 bucks.

I ordered a Hoffman strain and sent them an email directly asking why they had bad reviews and they replied with this email:

"thank you for your email a lot, those complaints are from the same three people and the funny thing is, one got resolved very nicely but you don't see him taking anything back, though he was quite a handful. nice people get really nice treatment and young men that don't get their salvia RIGHT AWAY get very upset. if you can parlay with our two to four week turnaround time then please, welcome, but if not, try somewhere else.....
thanks"

I'll post here if it works out. I hope it does.

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salvia 10x sale

2007-10-08T22:36:02Z

just say your from tribe and save big.

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DALLAS/FW or Texas grown cuttings or Chacruna cuttings needed!!!! WILL PAY $$$$

2007-10-06T09:19:29Z

Apologies for the cross-posts:

Just came back from a life-altering Hawaiian ego-dissolution in over a year's work on Maui.

Moved back to my Birthplace in Dallas, and can't bring the sacred medicines with me from Hawaii, so I'm looking for cuttings, or propagations of the like of *any* sacred plant...
Specifically, i'm interested in red ayahuasca...Chacruna plants are also needed.

Will pay $$$ or willing for energy trade, tai-chi or ki gong lessons in exchange for the plants.

With my sincerest regards,

AW. aka Prajna.

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Fall Ecology and Harvest: An Intergenerational Exploration

2007-10-03T02:12:16Z

October 13-14, 2007 (Saturday-Sunday)
at Lost Valley Educational Center, Dexter, OR

We invite people ages 12 through 112 to join us to learn about fall ecology, indigenous tradition, and the harvest season here in the western Cascade foothills. Throughout this weekend of presentations, discussions, and activities, we'll explore how we can learn from one another and pass ecological wisdom and insights back and forth between generations. The schedule (subject to change) is as follows:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 morning: indigenous traditions and their modern applications
9-9:30 am: introduction/welcome circle
9:30-10:30 am: Esther Stutzman (Kalapuyan storyteller)
10:40-11:30 am: presentation and discussion circle featuring Bill Burwell (Kalapuya researcher), Jerry Hall (ethnobotanist, Lane Community College), Dharmika Henschel (ethnobotanist/musician), Jude Hobbs (Permaculture teacher and designer, Agroecology Northwest), and Rick Valley (Lost Valley land steward, Permaculture teacher and designer)
11:30 am-12:10 pm: break-out groups
12:10-12:30 pm: concluding morning circle
12:30-1:30 pm: lunch

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 afternoon and evening: seasonal harvest activities, ecological restoration, ecovillage development, youth initiatives, and bioregional culture
2-4:30 pm: tour (Rick Valley) and hands-on harvest- and land-related activities
4:45-5:45 pm: Alison Rosenblatt (NextGEN--Global Ecovillage Network)
6-7 pm: dinner
7:30 pm on: music (Dharmika Henschel and others), sharing circle about traditional seasonal celebrations, stories, poems, networking

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 morning: school gardening, youth, and horticultural exploration
7:30-8:30 am: breakfast
9-9:30 am: morning welcome circle
9:30-9:50 am: Sharon Blick (former director, School Garden Project)
9:50-10:10 am: Jen Anonia (Food for Lane County Gardens Program Manager)
10:10-10:30 am: Heiko Koester (Permacultural landscaper, Eugene Permaculture Guild)
10:40-11:20 am: Sarah Kleeger and Andrew Still (Seed Ambassadors Project)
11:30 am-12:30 pm: discussion
12:30-1:30 pm: lunch

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 afternoon: autumn ecology and ethnobotany
2-4:15 pm: talks and walks with Dave Kofranek (lichenologist), Tobias Policha (ethnobotanist, Institute of Contemporary Ethnobotany), Heiko Koester, and others
4:30-5:30 pm: closing circle

Conference registration fees, including four organic vegetarian meals, are $105 for students 12 and above, $135 for non-students. Overnight lodging ($30) and camping ($10) are also available. We are offering a $10 discount/rebate from your registration fee for each paying registrant who first heard about the event through you, or who cites you as his or her primary influence in considering attending. A limited number of worktrade scholarships are available (for an application, follow the link within the online registration form at www.lostvalley.org/fallecology/registration). If space allows, we will also accept single-day attendees for $80 Saturday only, $65 Sunday only (or, for students, $65 Saturday only, $50 Sunday only.) See www.lostvalley.org/fallecology for updated event details, or contact Fall Ecology and Harvest Event, 81868 Lost Valley Lane, Dexter, OR 97431, (541) 937-2567 x116, nature AT lostvalley.org.

brochure: www.lostvalley.org/files/Fall%20Ecology%20and%20Harvest%20brochure.pdf
poster: www.lostvalley.org/files/Fall%20Ecology%20and%20Harvest%20poster.pdf

Cosponsors:
Lost Valley Nature Center
Lost Valley Educational Center’s 87 acres include oak savanna, natural meadow, stream and riparian areas, ponds, extensive forest lands in various states of maturity, gardens and orchards. Our diverse habitats and several miles of nature trails offer unique environmental education opportunities. Lost Valley Nature Center sponsors walks and public events (like May’s Native Plants and Permaculture Gathering) to help nature-lovers learn from the land and from one another.

NextGEN
NextGEN is a global network organized by young adults concerned with issues of sustainability. We hope to inspire you with examples of viable and positive choices for the future. We offer opportunities for action through conferences, educational workshops, and direct experience in communities. Our international support network develops connections among activists and encourages resource sharing.

Excerpts from May’s Native Plants and Permaculture Conference Proceedings:

Bill Burwell: At the start of each harvest season the Kalapuyans would have a first gathering ceremony. The spiritual leader of each winter village site would harvest a few articles of each resource, bring it back, prepare it in a ceremonial way, bless the plants or animals that were responsible, and then the regular harvest could begin. The first gathering ceremony was very important to them, and it was practiced all throughout the Kalapuya culture, religiously. Their belief was that all plants and animals, including humans, were part of the same format. As above, so below. Just like humans, plants and all animals had families, and then beyond the families they had communities.

There’s one word I know of that was utilized all the way up and down the Willamette Valley, the lower Columbia, and into the Salish area in Washington: Tamanawas. It’s been translated as spirit power. People who went out on a vision quest were looking for their Tamanawas. I think what it really related to was a person’s ability to interconnect with all the rest of nature. I’ve collected a number of tales of the people going out into the woods to find a particular medicine, and their ability to find this medicine came from the ability to plug into that certain plant and interact with it. The plant actually was the teacher of the person who was going out on the search.

Jerry Hall: When we started learning our language, songs began coming to us. There is the belief that songs are just in the ether or in the air, and they select somebody to come to at a time in that person’s life. … My experience is that singing evokes something from us that is beyond talking and gives expression to prayer.

I feel that nature is really part of the home and that people related that way five hundred years ago. People knew where everything was and they took care of it.

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Urban Plant Collection

2007-09-30T02:55:09Z

Hi Everyone,
I'm a graduate student at Rutgers University, working on a research project to broaden our understanding of how urban parks are used as sources of plant materials.
In particular, I am trying to find people who collect plants and plant materials from parks for edible, medicinal, recreational, or cultural uses..
If anyone knows anyone or anything about collecting in urban parks or other green spaces in the city (vacant lots, etc) i'd love to hear about your experiences, or send me a message.
thanks
Nate
p.s. I posted a similar message on other tribes about a year ago when I was a student at Temple University. just to clear up any confusion for people who might have seen that message. Thanks!

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suggested books for regional specific plant identification...

2007-09-30T02:34:39Z

Okay- I admit it. I am horrible at plant identification. It is beyond me what shape that leaf is :P But I want to get better. And a friend recently shared her secret with me- concentrating on the area she lived so she could see, identify and sketch the plants she was trying to learn on a daily basis. I decided I would try her method. But I am not even sure where to start. I am spending 6 months out doors in tucson, arizona- I think it will be perfect timing- but does anyone have a recomended guidebook or something of the sort? Or is it better to draw what i see and then bring it home and look it up online?

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Have Kanna, need advice

2007-09-28T11:51:10Z

I have recently come across 5 Gr. of powdered pharma grade Kanna. Can someone tell me of their experience with this plant? I've heard of insuflating it, but after a yopo experience I will never snort another plant.

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Foxglove question

2007-09-26T18:38:36Z

Hello,

I just bought a Digitalis purpeurea at the nursery. I'm looking online and it looks like it is really poisonous.

Is it something I should worry about having my dog eat if I put it in the garden?

I hear it is medicinal, so how poisonous is it? I'm getting conflicting info on the web.

Thanks!

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Come with us to Peru in November

2007-09-25T14:45:42Z

We are leading a small group of people to the Amazon to work with the sacred medicines of the jungle for ten days in late November.

We will travel to a sweet little place up river from Iquitos and be received by a mestizo curandero who has impeccable integrity and a solid connection to his medicine.

A "dieta" will be offered and as well as jungle walks, clay baths, group discussions, and at least four ceremonies with " la medicina".

We at Maninkari Journeys have been providing a bridge for others to reach the magic of Peru for many years now and are committed to raising awareness about the use of plants as teachers.

We endeavor to help facilitate an experience that is safe and healing. We work with local people who maintain a healthy relationship to their medicine and demonstrate respect for all sentinent beings.

As group leader I have almost ten years of experience traveling throughout Peru and working with various teachers. I have done extensive "dietas" and play an active role in the ceremonies. I work closely with tabaco and icaros and appreciate what right relationship with these resources can provide.

We at Maninkari Journeys welcome all inquiries from those who feel the jungle calling.

Dates: November 29 - December 8

Price: $1300

Includes: RT airfare from Lima to Iquitos
All transfers
Two nights accommodation and meals in Iquitos
All expenses while in the jungle

For more information please contact us at maninkari@fastmail.fm or visit our website which should be up and running by Oct.5th www.perumagicjourney.com

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