Thread: 6 grams of handpicked Calea Zacatechichi

On March 1st, 2008 I travelled to Oaxaca, Mexico to eat psilocybin mushrooms with a Mazatec female curandero named Senora Julieta. As Mexico's magic mushrooms are known to induce out of body experiences and interdimensional travel, I decided to spend some time in study, meditation and preparation before partaking in these sacred ceremonies which officially begin in the rainy season of late March to April. Out of the seven power plants in the world, Mexico is home to five of them. Only Iboga, which is found in Africa, and Ayahuasca, which is found in Peru and other countries in the Amazon, grow outside of Mexico. Peyote, Datura, Salvia Divinorum, Psilocybin mushrooms and Olioluqui (LSA - The naturally occurring alkaloid which LSD-25 was synthesized after) are all found in Mexico. Interestingly, all five of Mexico's power plants can be found in the state of Oaxaca.

As a lucid dreamer, I was also very eager to locate the Mexican dream herb Calea Zacatechichi in Oaxaca. Calea Zacatechichi has been used by the Chontal indians of Mexico for hundreds of years in a ritual setting to gain access to the dreamworld for healing.

I had put out the intention to meet the spirit of Calea Zacatechichi when the time was right. Within a period of three days, I found a beautiful patch of fresh Calea growing in the mountains during an afternoon hike. I collected approximately fifty fresh leaves in a ziplock bag which when weighed came out to about 20 grams. Later in the evening, while talking to the spirit of Calea and asking her to share her teachings with me, I began to dry the leaves so I could crush them into a powder for a bedtime tea. After drying and crushing the 20 grams of fresh leaves, I had almost 7 grams of Calea. I rolled two Calea cigarettes and made a tea with three cups of hot water, lemon, honey and just over 6 full grams of dried Calea leaves. I drank the tea swallowing all of the crushed leaves as well. Then I began to smoke the two Calea cigarettes.

Before I had finished smoking the first Calea cigarette, I began to feel very dreamy and euphoric. This heightened state of "well being" continued to increase for the next three hours. At this point, I was in a state of inner bliss and ecstacy. I sat upright in my bed in lotus position in deep meditation for the next two hours. During the meditation, Calea began to speak to me through a series of visions which were all about world peace and planetary healing. The recurring theme during the meditation was "remembering how to dream." Calea's style of teaching was very shamanic. She spoke often of the "art of dreaming", reminding me to use my powers as a lucid dreamer to envision universal harmony in service to all living beings. On more than one occasion during the meditation she posed the question to me directly: "Is there really any dream worth dreaming outside of the dream of world peace and universal harmony?"

After the meditation, I began to feel a little drowsy although I continued to sit upright in lotus position. I began to see many hypnagogic images yet they were very vague, non-descript and undefined. Again I heard the voice of Calea asking me what exactly it was that I expected or hoped to see. She assured me that whatever it was that I was looking for would ultimately be what I would find. She repeated one of the universal truths from The Kybalion by The Three Initiates. "Nothing is, Everything is becoming". She again reminded me that it is the dreamer alone who chooses and decides what meaning to give to all realities viewed. Finally, she showed me the classic black and white composite from Psychology 101. If you focus on the black, you see two lovers about to engage in a kiss. If you focus on the white, you see a champagne glass. Both realities are equally valid and real. What defines the reality perceived and experienced by the dreamer is where one's attention is placed. Calea bid me goodnight with the truth that the world of duality is both dark and light. She challenged me to choose wisely as a conscious dreamer what things truly are worthy of focusing on.

This was the last thing I can remember before falling to sleep. I had at least six very vivid and lucid dream sequences which I can recall clearly. I was even able to recall entire conversations for hours after waking from several of my dreams during the night (much more so than a normal night of dreaming without Calea) in which spiritual guides were present.

Heightened dream activity, greater dream recall and increased lucidity, as well as the guidance, wisdom and teachings of a very powerful ally can be found in Calea Zacatechichi provided she is sought with a pure heart and clear intentions.

I look forward to many more teachings from this impeccable plant teacher.


Peace,
Juan