Calamus

**Awhislyle** · 12-27-2007 06:03 AM

Anyone tried it? I have heard some things about it's dream potentiating effects.

I filled an average 12-16oz water bottle and dropped approx 2-3' of the root in and let it sit overnight. The next morning I poured the yellow-ish liquid into another container and removed the root pieces and threw them away, placing the liquid back in the fridge. That night, I drank the entire mixture, sipping on it over the course of around 10-15 minutes. It didn't have a bad taste (as I had expected it to).

So I went into my bedroom and meditated a bit. It was rather late in the evening, and it also made me rather sleepy. After about 1-2 hours of mellowness, I drifted off. This is where some of the most intense dreams I have ever had started. It was absolutly incredible! My dreams were SOOOO vivid and lifelike. I woke up once through the night, after I had forced myself awake from my dream. At that point, I realized that the whole thing had been a dream. I went back to sleep and was able to pick up where I had left off, and resumed dreaming. I woke up the next day feeling refreshed, and very happy.

After various experiments with dosage, I have found the best amount to be between 4-6' of root steeped in water for however long I want (I have left it in up to 3 days without a negative affect) It seems to get the most out of it after the second day. . . so I'm not sure if it does any good to let it sit longer, I had just forgotten I left it in there.

People may use this for a variety of purposes, but I have found my purpose for it. The 'Dream Juice' making dreams more incredible, more rememberable, and more vivid. Sometimes I have woken up from a dream wondering if it was in fact real or not. Another awesome thing about this root, is that in the dreams, once I realized it actually WAS a dream. . I began to be able to control certain aspects over it. As opposed to other dreams where I'm just kind of 'Taken along for a ride'. And being able to control / manipulate my dreams has greatly increased my enjoyment of such dreams.

After some research, I found a few sources advising not to develop an extract from this root, and to NOT steep it in hot water. I have not tried either of these methods, and do not see a reason to.

Seems pretty hopeful, I plan on picking up some of this and some wormwood in this next week or so.

**ExoByte** · 12-27-2007 06:29 AM

Are those supposed to be inches or feet? As one ' represents feet, though that seems kinda long

**Awhislyle** · 12-27-2007 08:00 PM

I can't really say for sure. That does seem excessive. I have usually heard of people eating the root whole and when they do that they eat 4-10 inches of it, so I am not sure if stewing it in cold water only had a fraction of the effect thus requiring more. Though some other reports say they use 5-15g of crushed and add that to a tea.
So i guess leaving it in cold water greatly reduces the effects but lowers the chance of any nausea.
I will experiment when mine arrives and work out a more reliable dose.

**Awhislyle** · 01-18-2008 03:55 AM

Well, I tried this last night. It was working all right, made me a bit tired and I went to sleep. Dreams were alright but I don't remember much. I woke up at around 3 in the morning and promptly threw up while running to the toilet.

Might work for some, but I'm not gonna try it again.