I've only had maybe 2 experiences using whole plant material (it was syrian rue+mimosa so not even true Ayahuasca), but many many many pharmahuasca eperiences(using the moclo+crystal). I've had so many of the pharmahuasca mainly because after the first one, I immediately knew I preferred it.
I Still get the purge though, but the overall nausea present in the trip is far far less and I feel like theres a certain crystal clear quality added to the experience when not using raw material.
So imo I don't think there is anything lost, though I believe everything in the universe is natural so I don't see using highly purified ingredients as any less a spiritual and nature-y way to go about things.
Same here, except I only used to have to purge when drinking the, as I came to call it, "Ayahuascan Death Vine" tea. Namely due to the taste and guaranteed physical discomfort at the begining
Moclo + crystal has never given me stomach discomfort. Rather, there is no way to be more comfortable in my book than to have pharmahuasca finally hanging out in your belly after you worked hard to prepare it like a monk growing onions for sustenance in the mountains
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I'm not a fan of feeling stoned. And it's very easy for me to notice the stoning effect of Syrian Rue (i.e. harmalines).
I pursue psychs because the ones I've settled upon over the years (mainly low/nootropic-dose LSD, Moclobemide +DMT, and to a lesser extent MDAI and Methylone) let you keep your wits about you throughout the experience without slowing you down or speeding you up.
They have many unique headspaces, but overall it's about feeling
Zen while you're going about ordinary life.
Luckily, much of how I've learned to think while on psychedelics has spilled over into sober life as well, so I often just smile and realize I no longer have pressing material needs or emotional complaints. Liberating, to say the least. Kind of like living as one of the characters in
my favorite book. Basking in a simple life.
More than anything else, DMT seems to have been the purest route to such a path. Whether it would continue to last if I completely stopped psychedelics... I hope I never have to find out
