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Been listening to God is an Astronaut for nearly a decade now. :). Almost got to see them live, my buddies went, forget what I had going on that day...
 
Bagseed said:
apparantly there is a store in my city which sells bud containing only CBD, no THC. not exactly cheap but not more expensive than regular bud... I think I might check it out
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Funny you should mention that, because it's something that recently piqued my curiosity as well. I don't know where to get any around here, but... it's California. I should find something eventually.

Some people like to mix CBD-only buds with something like a strong sativa to take the edge off. Others say they prefer strains with CBD:THC ratios like 10:1 or 20:1. Even 1:1 is far more CBD than typical street buds.

I did recently pick up some outdoor weed with a bit less THC than the stuff I usually get, and unless it's my imagination, it does feel more relaxed and medicinal. It's a bit moist -- doesn't burn terribly well -- but hey, it gets the job done.

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^Sounds intriguing. My weed guy has been offering different strains, usually only 3 or so but I always choose the more Indica strains. Much prefer the mellowness over frenetic thought loops (though they have their place). Unfortuanely, atm he only had pretty average sativa, quite strong but nothing great. Gets me stoned but I would rather something more mellow. I long for the time when I get a much vaster choice :\ :)
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I too prefer mellower strains. For daytime use, my favorites are sativa-dominant hybrids. They're not gonna knock you on your rear, but the indica heritage takes the edge off nicely.


My sister's BF recommended that I listen to God is an Astronaut as well. Today may or may not involve molesting my serotonin receptors; if it does I may take a listen to the track posted above whilst molested thusly. This has been stuck in my head ever since I heard it on the radio a couple days ago. A very tasty, balanced arrangement & mix, IMHO.
 
^ LOL, that is kind of hilarious.
I feel like the analogy doesn't explain anything at all... It's like saying "How does it work ? Well, it fixes you !!"

Ket-Well cracked me up xD
 
Haha... far from the propaganda videos of the '60s telling us about the horrific dangers of psychotropic drugs, this one is actually an advert for one!

In discussions about ketamine treatment for depression here on Bluelight, I recall a couple peeps saying that it's basically a band-aid for depression, and that symptoms come right back as soon as you stop the regimen. However, that video makes it sound like ketamine permanently rewires the broken pathways in your brain, which would suggest a longer-term treatment. I dunno what to think.

I think it's dangerous to categorize psychological problems like depression, anxiety, and OCD as some kind of physiological disease of the nervous system. Maybe sometimes that's the case, but I'd wager that most of the time it's your own problematic coping strategies, resulting from things like childhood traumas, repressed emotions, yadda yadda. The only real solution for that is to examine yourself and discover the error in your thinking. Not rewire your brain with chemicals. But what the heck do I know?
 
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Definitely a shitty life will/shouod make a person depressed and lack of coping skills, resilience, etc are vital to combat it. I tend to see any antidepressant as a possible option or adjunct for other psychotherapy but relatively pointless in isolation.

I've used ketamine relatively frequently and haven't found it to effect my periodic depression. Same with most other dissociatives. I get an afterglow but that of course fades.

I'd still say that LSD or another psychedelic would be more useful in a therapeutic context.
 
Or some good fucking tunes :D

But, it is true that a strong psychedelic experience can wreak lasting changes that seem not chronically reliant upon exogenous chemicals.

For better or worse, that is true.
 
Yes, dissos feel more 'forced' or 'fake' in their ability to alleviate depression symptoms, while LSD offers you insight into why you're sad and why the world is beautiful despite that sadness, and as such is more therapeutic.
 
Incredibly depressing song. The melody. Soul crushingly heavy too.



I heard this during the tail end of my desperate heroin addiction. Fucking bad memories. Why did I listen to it? Pressing stop.
 
Yay I just booked a flight to barcelona for beginning of april and will stay in spain for some three weeks :) very psyched about that

ad god is an astronaut; great band, listened to them a lot as a Teenager... they play at a goa festival I might go to this Summer, pretty cool :D
 
hey swilow, you ever heard this EP?



fairly different than a lot of their other stuff... none of the electronics... i'd call it straight doom metal but its more like bliss metal. the lyrics are depressing but the melodies are uplifting.

edit -- thinking about it, i think maybe i have tried to show it to you before =p my memory sucks anymore, damn chemobrain.
 
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Never heard that EP before, sounds good. Reminds me of their Conqueror-era stuff.
I love Jesu but for me their best period was up to Pale-Sketches, specially the first three releases. I feel like later they've been kind of repeating themselves.
 
you heard the newest one? Every Day I Get Closer to the Light from Which I Came? changes the formula up a little bit, but not a ton. there's a live symphony on one of the tracks.

i'd say only three of the five tracks on Every Day are keepers in the long term for them... especially the track "Comforter" from that album... which is maybe my favorite song of theirs.

 
Yeah, I've actually really enjoyed "Every day I ...", it's been the one I've liked the most out of their recent discography. Also love Comforter !! So soft and nostalgic ... Inspired this picture I took, I hope you like it, I tried to recreate the atmosphere the song has for me. That dreamy calm and strangeness.

I just finished listening to "opiate sun" and I must say I was blown away by the last track. The first three were enjoyable but kind of generic Jesu, but I'm really impressed by "Morning Light", made the EP totally worthy for me. Maybe after a kind of long break from Jesu I'll be enjoying their newer material better (:

They used to be one of my favorite bands seven years ago, listened to their 2004-2008 material obsessively.
 
Nice tunes! I checked out Jesu some years ago but didn't click for some reason. You've given me something to explore again :) What about Godflesh? Nveer did shit for me . . .

How about a hardstyle song featuring a 'deep' George W Bush sample wtf?

But uplifting :)

 
Currently trying to decide whether to go out again for SXSW. Good MDMA and dancing had me going for hours last night, no sleep until 7:30am, woke up at 5:15pm, and now am debating on whether to meet friends out or not... If only I had some good coke, I need a big ole pick me up in the addition to the alcohol I've been drinking to try and get in the mood. I told myself I'd go hard for SXSW this year but damnit if my body and mind just aren't wanting it.
 
^I'm still trying to organize a trip up to Austin for ACL in April when Bob Weir is coming through, tickets are around 70 bucks right now and I have a cousin up there I could likely crash with for the night so I wouldn't have to pay for a motel room. If I end up goin', hope to see you there psy :)
 
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