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RE: Trichocereus bridgesii trip report
Lol. This night all seems a bit random, just like Homer's (which is an awesome episode). Glad you worked out what was wrong with "Dave" before he got carted off to hospital. That could have ended badly by the sounds of it.
Yeah it was a bit random @choogirl, .It's totally different when it's done in a group setting as you get a group vibe going on and the energy of the group makes it a more cohesive experience.The shaman (vegetalista) helps guide the experience too and that takes a lot of the randomness out of it.
They generally use different species in a lot of places in South America which don't have the issues with MAO inhibitors, so it's a bit safer too. Some places use T. bridgesii but most of them use T.pachanoi, T macrogonus or T. peruvianus. It's not unusual for kids as young as 12 to partake in cactus rituals in some places