 to go with it. I ate a bit of MAOI safe food to see if it would cause it to kick i in even harder and i was blown away. I sat peacefully with my eyes closed for a moment. Behind my eyelids was an entire universe. Neon line drawings of snakes and serpents were everywhere.  It was quite frightening but at this point I was quite used to scary images and allowed myself to be consumed over and over by these terrifying images each time relishing the beauty of it all. I opened my eyes and everything was glowing with aura. The room swayed and shifted as if i was looking at it in a viscous liquid. Size of things became distorted. My stove and all it's dials took on an anthropomorphic look and began to grow. It occured to me that this too was going to eat me. Then i decided i had enough with things eating me and changed the visions with a single thought back to the beautiful line images. Any pattern i thought of became reality behind my closed eyes. It was magnificent and beautiful. The most amazing part of the expereiences i have had with Diplopterys cabrerana is that while visually it is so stunning my thoughts are so incredibly clear. My mind is in a sober state feeling the effects however not impaired by them and being able to fully appreciate the visions and the lessons i was receiving by this wonderful plant teacher. I could feel the effects of the caapi opening my world and the D. cabrerana giving it color and vision. Both entities working together to teach and allow me to explore their spirit.. More so then any other plant i have come to appreciate the very clear headedness of Diplopterys cabrerana. While my expereiences with D. cabrerana have never been entirely consistent the teachings and visions i have received from it are some of my favorite ayahuasca experiences.
The dream came about with 30 grams of B. caapi and 30g P. viridis. First the leaves were ground to a powder. Then it and the capii were each placed into plastic bags with just enough lemon juice and distilled water to moisten each. They were allowed to sit overnight. Then the following morning, each were put in glass pots with two cups of distilled water each and a plate holding water set on top for the lids. (In this dream this would allow for the condensation of steam back into water so that in boiling water would return to the mix).They were set on a very low simmer, and water was added to the plate cover and to the pot when necessary. Simmering time-- 4 hours, after which the tea was decanted and the process repeated with two more cups of water and one half tablespoon of lemon juice for each cup of water added. The third boiling was done in a pressure cooker for 1 hour. The contents were then decanted and added to the containers holding the contents of the first two boilings. Then the two separate teas were boiled down to make one cup each.
The dream begins with both coming into play over a period of 40 minutes. The Caapii first, followed by the Psychotria. (I dreamt that it was not nearly as bad as Rue or Mimosa) Slight tingling after 15 minutes into the start of this dream. It felt good. 45 minutes into the dream, and feeling really good when the need to purge came on very strong, almost instantly. Projectile and right out the nose. Thought I would surely wake up then, but no... My dream just got better and better, and stronger and stronger. Off in the distance I saw a figure-- like that drawing of man done by Leonardo Da Vinci the one with his arms and legs outstretched and in a circle. Colors in deep blue, and green, with silver rays streaming out of his chest-- incredibly beautiful. Then things brightened, silver, pink, and yellow, green patterns of light-- all in an iridescent phantasmagorical setting. And my mind was in great clarity with classical baroque music in the background. Stronger, and stronger the dream became, and I feared I would have been lost in it I got up and took a bath to get grounded a bit-- but still the images came on, everything seemed to glow in a radiant light. My mind was focused in great clarity, and in this dream I saw things in my life that must change. And it seemed odd to me that the trite clichés "Life is but a dream", or "life is too short" seemed paradoxical, and the crystallization of great wisdom. And it struck me then that so many of the clichés are really words taken for granted and it is easy to dismiss the underlying truth of them. The dream lasted just over four hours, and what an experience it was. The clarity that this Peruvian tea imparts is astounding... but not for the lighthearted.
Report 7. The HCL Method and Knowing God by "A True Believer"
The method used is a new idea in brewing. High grade HCL (Hydrochloric acid) is used, (low grades and industrial HCL should be avoided as they may contain contaminants) to acidify the brew. What I obtained was 30% HCL and used 30 drops per 500ml water. 500ml water was added per dose of plant material. I used 2 oz cielo B. caapi, aprox 1 3/4 g syrian rue, 20g challiponga (D. cabrerana), 5-7g brazillian Mimosa hostilis root bark. This was intended to be a VERY strong brew as I am quite a hardhead. I was generous with the vine, the more the merrier, and i may be a little hard of hearing, in that it has spoken before, but i needed to pump up the volume. The herbs were ground fine, and left to soak overnight in acidified water, then four extractions were completed, acid only added on the first at full strength (done when water was added for the overnight soak), and 20 drops per 250ml on the middle two extractions, and none on the last short extraction. The extractions were reduced to 4oz (~125ml). Total brewing time (not including reduction) was 4.5 hours.
I should note that non-diluted HCL is very dangerous and appropriate saftey precautions should be used such as gloves, saftey glasses, etc. Once diluted it is very safe, however it is important to not brew in anything metal or allow any metal to come in contact with the brew. HCL is a strong acid and even when dilute will leech the metal and create poisonous compounds in the brew. Pots should be ceramic or glass. Enamel or non-stick coated is an option, however there is a strong risk if the enamel or coating is scratched, the underlying metal could leech into the brew. Once the brew has gone through the extraction process baking soda should be added to raise the pH to at least 5 or 6, or an alternative way and more effective way if one is worried about consuming HCL, (although it is naturally in our stomachs anyway) is to completely evaporate the brew, as HCL in pure form is a gas and will evaporate out. Then the powder can be scraped up and either gelcapped or easily reconstituted. However if a low grade HCL is used neither method will get rid of heavy metals and other compounds likely to be present.
The night started off with drinking aproximately half of the brew. I waited for about one hour, allowing my stomach and body to settle, then I consumed the second half. After about 2 1/2 hrs I started to think we would not achieve the dream so I whipped out a bag of tostitos corn chips, uumm good. A few chips and about another 30-45min later and.....IT BEGAN, as those who know, know words are impotently, flaccidly, woefully inadequate, but that is what most folks use as a mode of communication between each other, so i will attempt it anyway. My body began to feel a molten river of symbols, formulas, aztec, and mayan type imagery, encompassing the entire brilliant prism of color, swirling and churning around and through me. This became ever deepening, ever more intense, to the point that i felt the entire fabric of what i thought was reality give way. I was uterly consumed, utterly terrified, stripped to the unescapable core of what is the true me. I was in the prescence of GOD. I was TERRIFIED, but in the midst of this, i came to know my true nature, uncluttered, behind the veil, the true nature of ourselves, unemcumbered by the distractions and pitfalls, that an immortal soul occupying the vessel of our flesh bodies encounters. I crawled on my KNEES, i cried to be forgiven of my transgressions against others, and maybee it seems more importantly, myself. Words cannot express the GRATTITUDE and HUMILITY i felt, and do, as of now. We are all a part of GOD, whatever god is to you, man, woman, both, whatever, this ubiquitous force is pure love, forgiving, all I had to do was ask. The teaching would push, expand, deepen, and every time i was pummelled, to the canvas, beyond defeat, beyond the limit of what i thought i could possibly survive, i was restored, comforted, nourished, re-inflated by the divine wind. Ebb and flow, building, exploding, utter peace and tranquility, all the while, feeling the next wave starting its cycle. I felt that ANYTHING was possible, all i had to do was ask it, but i