#herb diary

[sjonesplaces]

My herb Dairy as of August 19 new growth after moving the roots around to give more room for growth.

[navybluesummer]

I’m very excited about this. It’s 2:46 in the afternoon so obviously I am not partaking in the calea right now. I am getting ready. I’m going to smoke it but I also will be making a tea soon.

I’m very new to this but calea zacatechichi is a Mexican herb used for lucid dreaming and divination dreams. It is said to make you sleepy, maybe give you a bit of a “high” feeling. The primary goal with consuming this herb is to bring about dreams and help recall them the next day. I have very intense dreams every night anyway, so we will see what happens.

Edit; from what I understand this herb intensifies or possibly prolongs your hypnagogic state. This is the state between sleep and wakefulness. This might be familiar to people who have night terrors or have fallen into lucid dreams before. Prolonging or intensifying the hypnagogic state helps create the awareness that you are beginning to sleep/dream, thus allowing you to go further into the dream with more awareness.

[navybluesummer]

I’m amazed by the color of this flower. I can’t wait to make my wine. I’m trying to learn more about ancient Egyptian wine before jumping in.