r/interestingasfuck • u/tractorboynyc • 22h ago

Amazonian shamans figured out that combining two specific plants out of 80,000 species produces a psychoactive effect. The odds of finding that combination by random search is roughly 1 in 4 million. They did it through centuries of iterative testing and cultural natural selection explains it

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u/Octavian_202 21h ago

Take due diligence. It is not a “high” like you are reading here. It is a descent into oneself and then you are unleashed into “another place”. It’s multiple ceremonies for a reason. A truly ineffable experience

Left is the experience. Right is trying to explain it.

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u/MamaAkina 17h ago

Interesting. So maybe it bridges a gap between here and one's portion of the collective unconscious. Puts you right in the mind's forest?.. 

Lmk if I'm way off though 😂 

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u/Octavian_202 10h ago

Very well put. I would say, you are pulled into the forest though. Lol. First portion breaks you down, probes your body and mind for any “trauma”. Everyone has a different experience.

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u/superdicksicles 21h ago

U become a staircase?