Literally just 3 half-pints of cactus juice:
All we did was chop up all the cactus, pulp it in a blender, then separate the liquid from the plant fibre by filtering and squeezing through a canvas bag, washing it through a couple more times with water, then boiling it down to a half-pint of juice each (as pictured above. you may have to tilt your head to see it properly though)
no extractions, or elaborate techniques. none of us experienced nausea and nobody vomited - which is something i accept as just a part of the mescaline experience, generally - but we had smooth sailing all the way)
The cuttings were much fresher and more well-hydrated than my previous attempts - previous harvests/cuttings were old, maybe a little dehydrated, and
bitter as anything,but it didn't seem to taste as bad as previous efforts (even those that used way less cactus material). i chased each sip with coca cola, as i find the acidity helps neutralise the strong bitterness of the cactus juice.
It was cool, because my friend harvested his garden - but in doing so is re-propogating and doubling the amount of plants he has (assuming they all survive).
I know a shop that sells foot-long san pedro cuttings, so i went and got one to add to the brew (thinking maybe 5 or 6 people may have been indulging) - but the fact that it ended up just being 3 of us meant we all got a nice hefty
psychedlic dose (with visuals - which i never experienced on mescaline previously) was amazing. so different to acid and mushrooms....mescaline is just divine.
Will definitely be doing this again soon
It's hard to sacrifice your beautiful cacti to consume the mescaline they contain - but they're so easy to propogate...sometimes it's like a nice thing to decide that you're going to consume your plant.
I love my succulent garden, and get pretty attached to lots of my cacti - especially san pedro - but soecial occasions and stuff can make it a nice ceremonial thing, i think.
It was nice that all night i got high on the two things my friends grew in the backyard of the house we were in - san pedro cacti and some fairly decent homegrown weed.
Sure beats buying shady overpriced blackmarket drugs from dealers - and we all agreed, more pleasurable than the other drugs that they're comparable to; LSD and/or MDMA. So nice.
Had a really nice cuddle from one of their big fluffy cats just as the mescaline was starting to peak.
It was a chilly night - and i
really miss my kitty (she's "taking care" of my girlfriend "back home") - so it might sound pathetic, but i really appreciated that. Like a cat/mescaline cuddle puddle
edit - i uploaded that photo via tinypic from my smartphone - and on the phone, it comes up correctly, but when i log in to my computer and see this post (on 'safari', fwiw - the photo is tipped on its side.
most annoying - and it looks so noobish!
does anyone have any better recommendations for picture hosting sites that don't have this apparent glitch?