1 ) Three Lotus" Paste (Tibetan Blend) for tibetan monks
We do our best to make friends all over the world, especially in places rich with Shamanic and spiritual traditions. On one of these journeys, we happened to meet one extremely special Tibetan Monk who shared many ancient secrets with us, one of which is this powerful herbal smoking blend. This is made from a secret blend of ingredients, in addition to the three types of Blue Lotus, and is the very resin used in Buddhist temple rituals to, in their words; "give the spirit wings" for their meditation practice.
In the proper setting, the smoke a very small amount with their favorite herbal smoking blend (although it has been denied profusely, we were told that this blend was often mixed with Cannabis sativa for meditational purposes) where it reportedly opens up mental centers and promotes not only a clarity of mind, but a deep and profound connection with the animal world. This paste is available in EXTREMELY limited quantities.
These plants come from a Tibetan monk who still lives in Tibet, and offers small amounts of this handmade product to just a few select partners, and we are the exclusive distributors for this unique product in the United States. Can also be added to wine for a safe, multisensory experience.
2 ) Acacia Gum Resin
For thousands of years, indigenous Africans, Australians and Indians have relied on the Acacia plant as a source of medicinal agents, to stimulate psychic powers. The resin, bark and flowers were used in smoke treatments for retaining the sensations of other medicines for a longer time.
In Africa the Masai use a decoction made of the gum resin as a nerve stimulant. In ancient Egypt, Egyptian Nubians believed that the gum could be used medicinally for its mind soothing properties. Even today the gum is used as a mild stimulant and to impede quick absorption of alcohol or tobacco by the body. Acacia decocotions significantly increase the sedating effects of other herbs without reacting with them.
To prepare gum: combine one part by weight of acacia gum with three parts by volume of distilled water. Place into a tightly- closed bottle, shake occasionally, allow to dissolve, and keep refrigerated. Combine this liquid with wines, or smoking blends for a pleasant experience.
The gum harvest from the various species lasts about five weeks. About the middle of November, after the rainy season, it exudes spontaneously from the trunk and principal branches, but the flow is generally stimulated by incisions in the bark, a thin strip, 2 to 3 feet in length and 1 to 3 inches wide being torn off. In about fifteen days it thickens in the furrow down which it runs, hardening on exposure to the air, usually in the form of round or oval tears, about the size of a pigeon's egg, but sometimes in vermicular forms, white or red, according to whether the species is a white or red gum tree.
About the middle of December, the Moors commence the harvesting. The masses of gum are collected, either while adhering to the bark, or after it falls to the ground, the entire product, often of various species, thus collected, is packed in baskets and very large sacks of tanned leather and brought on camels and bullocks to the centres of accumulation and then to the points of export, chiefly Suakin, Alexandria, or - in Senegambia - St. Louis. It is then known as 'Acacia sorts,' the term being equivalent to 'unassorted Acacia.' The unsorted gums show the widest variation as to size of fragments, whiteness, clearness, freedom from adhering matter, etc. It is next sorted or 'picked' in accordance with these differences.
We classify Acacia Gum Resin is as an energizer, potentiator, and visionary herb.
3 ) Asphaltum (Shilajit) is the traditional herb of choice for ALL medicine men in the Himalayas and spread across India and Tibet for its phenomenal power when mixed with pure milk or soy milk to enhance energy, sexual and spiritual power. Just 10 mg of purified shilajit has proven efficacy in 30 minutes for a full grown human.
Shilajit can be used in its raw form for animistic ritual and dream enhancement ceremonies or in its super purified form for enhancing both mental and psycho spiritual activity of the brain.
4 ) Nepalese Shaman Blend
The plants commonly used Nepalese Shaman were acacia, calamus, galangal, myrhh, hemp, davana, tobacco, turmeric, poppy, sweetgrass skullcap and valerian. Ancient shamans believed that this combination of plants can free the soul from corporeal confinement, allowing it to wander free and return to the body.
In recreating this blend we used oils, powders, petals and seeds of blue lotus, calamus, camphor, red poppy petals, acacia, davana, frankincense, galalangal, turmeric, valerian, skullcap and sweetgrass.
Recreational Use: Mix a pinch (less than 3 grams) with any smoking blend and use in a pipe or rolled as a cigarette.
Ceremonial Use: This ritual should always be accompanied by music and a drink – either alcohol (very mild red or pink wine – NO white wine or strong alcohol) or non alcoholic (blue lotus tea, blue lily tea, bala root tea, calamus tea) Throw a pinch of the Nepalese Shaman blend on a hot rock or in a charcoal burner set on a tripod. Inhale the vapors deeply for a few minutes, lie down on your back, close your eyes and meditate on your third eye – you will find yourself floating into a calm state of bliss.
5 ) Imphepho is a strongly aromatic, much-branched perennial herb with small silvery leaves and small yellow flower heads. Imphepho has many uses throughout history, all of them of great interest. Most-often, it is simply burned as ritual incense to invoke the goodwill of the ancestors. Since Africans believe that ancestors make contact with them through their dreams, they inhale the smoke due to its sedative, relaxing nature, helping them to reach the lucid dreams that are so crucial to their culture.
One of the more interesting historical uses of this plant is on a related note: It's used by healers in KwaZulu-Natal as a smoking blend, either on its own or mixed with a few dashes of Shamanic Tobacco, to induce trances. The inahlation of the smoke in the room can help facilitate this, but direct inhalation in the form of an herbal smoke is what catapults them to their trance states far more easily.
Imphepho (Helichrysum odoratissimum) is classified as a visionary herb, dreaming herb, and a sedative.
thousands of years ago ...churches also use visionary herbs for their religions too ....
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