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    Neil deGrasse Tyson And Dream Herbs

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    Xanous
    , 04-08-2014 at 08:01 PM (1101 Views)
    I got a couple small Lds this morning with my lucid tea blend of mugwort wormwood and peppermint.

    #303 - DILD - 3:18AM

    I am looking at the night sky. I see many stars but they are dim. I think I need to let the light absorb longer so I begin to stare. I tell myself that if anything odd happens I'll know it's a dream. At that thought I have strange vision problems and the stars look really odd. I wonder if I am seeing a dream sign or if my eyes are really messed up. My vision goes black.

    I hear a doorbell. I am now in my living room. I open the door hoping it not those Jehovah witnesses from the other day. I answer the door and see Neil Tysons and George Noory are here . George has a book that looks like a Bible in his hand. Surely this pair isn't here for that. I am too shocked about them being here and I allow them to push past me and sit on the couch. George points to the shelves or books and movies and says to Niel, "Oh they like Noah we should sell them that." I am shocked to see the new Noah movie prominently displayed on the shelf. It must be my wife's. With that thought she says to the men, "I'm interested."

    I wake up and try to DEILD but fail miserably. I have the thought "Mr. Cosmos and Mr. Coast To Coast AM were in my house."

    I am in a class room taught by Neil. I can recall the lesson but I think that I should ask him something that I really want to know about. I draw a blank and space off in thought.

    I am deep in me forest trying various wild dream herbs. I am following a historical man's foot steps researching tracing his research. I see him like some residual apparition. I see something like a stick or root in the ground. I call it... Tigeris root? I use another stick shaped like a pipe to smoke the herb. I wonder if I should be asleep for this to induce a lucid dream. I begin to feel odd as I inhale and soon my eyes close and I feel like I am floating. I am surprised to have found such a psychoactive herb just lying around. I begin to hear a narrative in Niel's voice about native Americans using this herb along side peyote for dream work and divination. The narrative spoke of struggling tribesman navigating through the void.

    I am now lucid. I hear myself gasp heavily and loudly. It feels like an OBE transition and I struggle. I'm starting to see and look around and I realize I'm in my house and the fact the herb was all a dream. I am about to break free when my stomach rumbles and I wake up.
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    Updated 04-08-2014 at 11:19 PM by 5967

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    1. Highlander's Avatar
      I need to try Mugwort tea one of the days to compare, etc.

      I know what you mean about the stomach rumble. I tended to get it after ingesting menthol cough drops.
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    2. Xanous's Avatar
      Yeah do it. It always makes me dream so much more vividly.

      I know what you mean about the stomach rumble. I tended to get it after ingesting menthol cough drops.
      Ugh. This time it was horrible.
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    3. NyxCC's Avatar
      Oh, this DEILD attempt led to such a good dream. I liked the name of the herb and all the awesome stories of the tribesmen.
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    4. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Holy chit! How'd I get so behind on your DJ? You are getting lucid all over the place. Your consistency is nuts, man.

      Congrats on the LD! So how are you liking Cosmos? I really want to check that one out! Tyson's been excellent in everything I've seen him do.
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    5. Xanous's Avatar
      Holy chit. I dont know lol. Youre a busy guy.

      I absolutely love Cosmos. Its infinitely mind blowing and fascinating. Tyson does a phenomenonaly job. Youre really missing out!
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    6. CanisLucidus's Avatar
      Thanks for the recommendation, man, I'll check it out! I caught an ad for it on Hulu this weekend and it looked incredibly good.
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    7. Xanous's Avatar
      Check out deadbeat and quickdraw if you gave hulu plus. Hilarious hulu orginals.
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    8. FryingMan's Avatar
      What're the amounts in the tea? I'm searching left and right to get some vividness kickstarted again and so far almost nothing is working (Galantamine: nope, B6/Yuschak's 3 amino acids: nope. Muscle builder blend: yes, will try again). Mugwort looks like something definitely to try.... Peppermint + St. John's wort in the past has done nothing for me. Do you take it at bedtime or WBTB time?
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    9. Xanous's Avatar
      2 tbs mugwort, 1 tbs wormwood, 2 tbs peppermint. Sometimes I mix mugwort with 500-1000 mg gotu kola pills. I always do any supplement at WBTB unless its an intentional REM suppressant like 5-htp. Ive got to warn you, theres not much that tastes worse than wormwood. You may want to leave that one out if you cant handle strong bitter taste. I usually make it before bed and sot it out covered so that by the time I WBTB its room temp and I can chug it fast.
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      Updated 05-02-2014 at 01:29 AM by Xanous
    10. FryingMan's Avatar
      I'll pick up some gotu kola today, looks like they have it at "the Vitamin Shoppe." What's your source for mugwort and wormwood leaves?
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    11. Xanous's Avatar
      There's a local store here that sells a huge variety of loose leaf herbs. Sorry I don't have an online source for you.
    12. FryingMan's Avatar
      Darn. I could only find wormwood tincture in alcohol (probably not good for dreaming), and nobody had mugwort. I'll keep looking for a local source, otherwise I do see the on amazon.

      Did get some gotu kola, however.
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    13. Xanous's Avatar
      Bummer.The tincture could possibly do the same. Im not sure, theres argument about it, but its the thujone that you want from wormwood anyway. If you feel adventurous, mugwort grows wild in certain parts of the world. Im not sure if thats an option but I'd be very careful if you go that route. Good luck, I hope you find it. Of course, you could just rely on good ol perseverance and patience. Its not as immediate but its free and it works.

      Edit: side note thujone is said to have a negative effect on the liver after prolonged use. As with all LDS, be careful especially if you find it effective. I only do this particular tea blend about once per month or less.

      Let me know how the Kola works for you.
      Updated 05-02-2014 at 07:32 PM by Xanous
    14. FryingMan's Avatar
      Ordered some mugwort and wormwood mixes from amazon, reviews say it's a good source.

      It's going to be interesting going through customs with bags full of cut up green plants and about 10 bottles of pills. I may buy some boxes of tea and repack the boxes with the mugwort/wormwood to make it look less suspicious.

      Yeah like I said: I'm just looking for a boost.

      Did 100mg 5-HTP last night at bedtime (first time) and 475 gotu kola at about 4-5hrs WBTB. No noticeable effects, I was up for about an hour at WBTB getting back to sleep (I hate alarms). Felt drowsy from the 5-HTP about 30 mins after taking it, and also felt drowsy again from the gotu fairly soon after taking it.

      Results: very short recall of dreams, I had to work hard to get just 2 dreams, and 2 more just came to me in a flash when getting up in the morning. I HATE jet lag it ruins dreaming.

      I had the sense that I was in fact dreaming long sequences of dreams but I can't recall much of any of it.

      We really need that unified supplement results thread!
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    15. FryingMan's Avatar
      The mugwort and wormwood arrived. I discovered both are available cheap where I live, probably in pharmacies, so I don't have to worry about hauling all this green herb in ziplocs through customs. I'm very excited about mugwort, every single source I found claim really vivid dreaming.
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    16. Xanous's Avatar
      Oh sorry I never replied. I dont think I got the notification. Odd. Anyway gotu has mixed result for me. Usually increases dreaming. You said you felt as if you were dreaming a lot so thats good even if you dont recall much. I find that if I'm not well rested this happens to me as well.
      I wouldn't give up on it completely.

      Whats this thread you speak of?

      Awesome score on the local store! Let me know how worm and mug work you. I dont always get lucid with it but my dreaming is always vivid.

      Good luck!
    17. FryingMan's Avatar
      Nfri is going to start a supplements results reporting thread so we can gather some good data on supplement experiences. Everybody seems to have their favorites and I just keep discovering more personal herbs, etc. that people like. So we can get a good centralized place to report on experiences instead of searching a zillion different threads all the time.
    18. Xanous's Avatar
      Back when I was a DG I tried to get something official created but melanieb said she was doing it alyzarin. That was like a year ago. Havent seen it yet. *small rant*

      Ill keep an eye out for nfris.