Calea Zacatechich

[Gwendolyn]

Has anyone ever used this herb in a tea, or smoked this herb? It has been revered as a lucid dreaming agent ever since native americans started using it. There have been multiple studies that have confirmed this. I am about to purchase a few ounces of it, but I would like to know if anyone at Dream Views has ever used or tried it.....

[Howie]

Originally posted by Gwendolyn Has anyone ever used this herb in a tea, or smoked this herb? It has been revered as a lucid dreaming agent ever since native americans started using it. There have been multiple studies that have confirmed this. I am about to purchase a few ounces of it, but I would like to know if anyone at Dream Views has ever used or tried it..... Thehas a lot of information about this herb I have used it under my pillow. I never seen any profound difference.[/color]

[Oneironaut Zero]

Hey Gwen. I bought my first few oz of it a while ago, and I think it's good stuff. It takes a couple nights for you to really start feeling the effect, but I usually smoke some before bed and the HI and dreams I get are pretty amazing. My number of lucids has been going up recently, so I'd say there is definitely some merit to the claim, but when I can say with Certainty is that it makes your dreams and hypnogogia Much more vivid, but it still takes a degree of effort to actually realize you're dreaming while you are. But, in short, it's good stuff, I'm glad I was introduced to it, and I'll be getting some more when this supply runs out. But if you go to the "Search" option and type in Calea, you'll find all of the threads on DV that have to do with it, which is the best advice I can give ya.

[MAXxyz]

How much of it do u smoke?

[iadr]

Originally posted by MAXxyz How much of it do u smoke? I bought a pound of this stuff a few months ago after I read about it in a course I bought. The course advised warned against smoking it due to the dangers of putting smoke into ones body, but it did suggest putting it in gelatin capsules and taking 2 or 3 with a glass of water before going to bed, or else steeping it and making a tea out of it, although this is very bitter, so requires a of sweetener to get it down. I tried putting it in gelatin capsules and took 2 or 3 each night before going to bed for a couple of months. Although I noticed a slight increase in the vividness of my dreams, it never once helped me become lucid. I consider it to have been a waste of my money, as I am now having much more vivid dreams than I was while taking the stuff, mainly by listening to imaginative music while I sleep. It probably works better if smoked, but I am not going to ruin my lungs by putting something like that in them, especially when there are more natural ways to have lucid dreams. But if it works for you, go for it. It is bound to work better than taking it in gelatin capsules like my course advised.

[Gwendolyn]

I have read about this quite a bit, but I just wanted to see what people on this forum had experienced taking it. I think I will go ahead and get some. Anyway, it sounds like if it works, it'd be really awesome.

[Seeker]

Remember folks, research anything like this fully before trying, especially if you are on medication for other problems. The management of Dream Views does not recommend the use of any substances in your quest for lucidity.

[Gwendolyn]

Seeker, I promise that I have fully researched this and I understand why you would be concerned. Using some herbs at the same time as other herbs or medications could have some dire results.

[Oneironaut Zero]

Originally posted by MAXxyz How much of it do u smoke? Usually about a gram or so, not long before bed.

[wombing]

i'm going to a head shop in a nearby city this week, and plan to get some dream herb...i'll let everyone know how it goes. i'm pretty excited.

[Gwendolyn]

Well, I finally got my two ounces of Calea yesterday. I puchused the 15 x stuff, so that I would not need to use as much. I made tea with it last night, and though I did not have a LD, my dreams were extremely vivid. I can remember every detail of a 'longer' dream that I had. Maybe this will help me along the way.