For thousands of years, indigenous cultures have relied on the Acacia plant as a source of medicinal agents to stimulate psychic powers. The resin, bark and flowers were used in alcohol and smoke blends for retaining the sensations of other medicines for a longer time.

Acacia decocotions reportedly can significantly increase the effects of other herbs without reacting with them. Simply 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.

This is authentic Alpine Tumeric(the one used by the mystics and NOT the culinary one) that was a favorite of Aleister Crowley, the English occultist.  Reportedly, it's not often used alone, but when combined with Galanga, can be an extremely useful tool to create psychic awareness. Combining these two mystical roots enabled the perfect yin-yang / body-mind balance according to ancient scriptures, and may be the reason that Aleister Crowley found it so useful.

This is authentic Alpine Tumeric Whole Root (the one used by the mystics and NOT the culinary one) that was a favorite of Aleister Crowley, the English occultist.  Reportedly, it's not often used alone, but when combined with Galanga, can be an extremely useful tool to create psychic awareness. Combining these two mystical roots enabled the perfect yin-yang / body-mind balance according to ancient scriptures, and may be the reason that Aleister Crowley found it so useful.

This young red vine comes straight from Terence McKenna's farm in Hawaii.  Yes, you heard us correctly; this is the same caapi that Mr. McKenna worked with himself, and it continues to flourish in his memory today.  Before Terence passed in early 2000, he gifted the farm and this strain to the person who continutes to grow this unique strain today.  This vine is easier to shred than mature vine, but contains the same active components that has made this vine so famous, and is about pencil-thick.

We offer this small, Young Red Caapi from Hawaii as an herbarium specimen only.  Vine sections average the size of a pencil and stock is always limited.  Hand-grown, hand-picked, and harvested completely sustainably.

Every once in a while, a product comes along that excites us to no end.  This dried B. caapi leaf is one of those products.  Not only is the viney part of this plant a staple ingredient in the sacred medicine known as Ayahuasca, but the leaves have proven to be extraordinarily useful in a wide range of applications by themselves.  One of the most useful uses we've found is simply this:  By adding these caapi leaves to any herbal smoking blend, the potency and pleasant effects of that blend are enhanced, whether it's Wild Dagga flowers, Lucid Herbal Smoking Blend, or any of your favorite herbs. In short, this is one of the most effective potentiators that we have ever found.

And, now that many retailers are catching onto a trend that we started a year ago, we're pleased to report that our Banisteriopsis caapi leaves come from the farm of Terence McKenna.  This legendary visionary has a farm that is reserved for growing sacred entheogens and teaching plants, and this is one of the plants from that very farm.  This leaf comes from meticulously the cared for crops of B Caapi Young Vine; the very vine that we also proudly offer at our shop.  It's every bit as potent and sacred as the vine from the same farm.

Shamans used Baheda regularly for visionary guidance to finding cures, and it has been used extensively in Asian medicine, appearing in the Chinese, Indian and Arabic tradition for their psycho somatic qualities.

The fruit of this bellarica variety and the bark of myrobolan (people on heart medication should NOT use these herbs) has a pronounced sedative and depressant effect on the sympathetic nervous system. By reducing the system's activity, the herb brings about the lowering of blood pressure. As a result, it may also be helpful when used to relieve anxiety and insomnia, as well as more serious mental health problems such as psychosis.

This organically grown Calamus root is another plant grown on our "Private Reserve" farming fields in Hawaii.  We offer it in a form no one else does; as the whole root! - This ensures maximum potency, since there are volatile oils that can evaporate with improperly stored herbal products.  This whole root was a favorite of Native American tribes and had many uses, including fighting pain and fatigue. The Cree say that they can take Acorus Calamus root and "travel great distances without touching the ground."

Native American Indians would simply eat roots in 1-inch sections as a medicinal, in 2-inch sections as an anti-fatigue, and in 6-inch sections as a visionary tool. Calamus has a certain sweetness as well as a sour quality and a heat like ginger or cinnamon. Again, these are WHOLE pieces of organic Calamus root that average about 4 inches long, not powder.

The roots of this Asian shrub, distantly related to ginseng, are one of the top adaptogens, in use for over 2,000 years. It produces a balancing and healing effect on the body, increasing endurance from all types of physical, emotional, and spiritual stress. Extensive clinical studies have shown eleuthero root to enhance mental acuity, without the letdown that comes with caffeinated products. It is reportedly extremely helpful for those recovering from stimulant misuse. Works best when taken daily, 1-2 tablespoons, with 2-week breaks after every 8.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

The meditational qualities of Holy Basil (Tulsi) and the authentic high altitude, aged Patchouli we offer, when ground and made into a tea or a smoke, are widely popular amidst Sadhus (mendicants) and is used used for enhancing the dreams, meditations and calming the spirit. Holy basil (O. sanctum, O. tenuiflorum) is a sacred herb in India, where it is used in religious ceremonies and planted around Hindu temples and sacred groves. Sacred groves are believed to be the abode of certain deities or spirits.  Both become powerful visionary herbs for dreamers when mixed together, and many report that they like if better than the world-famous Calea zacatechichi.

Passion Flower is a powerful relaxant for the nervous system, important in clinical, folk, and homeopathic medicine systems for the treatments of anxiety, tension, insomnia, and for those coming off of synthetic tranquilizers or sleeping pills. But, one of the lesser-known historical Shamanic uses of this plant is it's potency as an MAO inhibitor with very particular Teaching Plants, such as the ones used to make the infamous Ayahuasca medicine. 

Ayahuasca has recently been approved as a legal religious sacrament in the USA, but it's roots are in the Amazon in South America, and with the Santo Daime Church, which uses Ayahuasca as their main sacrament, and Passion Flower.  With its MAOI activity, Passion Flower has gained popularity in an alternative to B. Caapi as an additive to this powerful tea, but, it’s still remains a powerful and safe herbal supplement when stressors are invading your world.

WARNING: MAOI's interfere with the action of the MAO enzymes and stops the breakdown of toxic substances. This can make certain foods and medicines to become toxic if consumed in large quantities (1.2 of a bottle at once would be considered a “large” quantity.)  We offer this liquid extract/tincture it in a convenient 1 ounce bottle at a 5x potency.

Size: 1 fl. oz./30 ml

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.

The approximately 10,000 people who live in the mid slopes of the Eastern Himalayas are primarily of the Adi, Buddhist and Mishmi tribes with ten sub tribes, the oldest known lineage of humans in the Northern Hemisphere. It is from their remarkable storehouse of knowledge that this mystical herb called "the blooms of rocks" now make their presence to modern civilization.

Usually ground into a smooth paste with hemp seeds, crushed with catnip, sage and rhodolia or just smoked as is, this ancient herb reportedly creates a deep sense of relaxation and well being while enhancing vision and relieving depression.

This is a blend meant specifically for burning on charcoal and was taken from the book; "Tantra in the Himalayas". It is extremely rare and is used by Himilayan shamans for serious ceremonies only. It comes from a sacred recipe that combines hyoscyamus niger and crushed shorea robusta resin.

WARNING: Keep a distance from the incense; reportedly it can have powerful psychoactive properties. Each pack comes with a pack of SwiftLite charcoal.

The use of this root as a rattle/sound producer in tribal animistic rituals or Vedic Shamanism equals for spiritual and surpasses for animistic (body), the position that dry lotus pods hold. The seeds are ground up after the ceremony and the resin-like waxy mixture is smoked with tobacco or lotus petals in a traditional mix called Hokah or Gudakhu by the Shaman. The pipe is only passed to participants who request a smoke, and is never given or never taken except when seeking visionary guidance.

Traditionally, this rare herb was also used as a dream catcher and vivid dream inducer. The user would shake the rattle 3 times over their head and then their feet in clockwise circles, putting the herb under their pillow after that to experience a truly deep sleep. This ritual is always accompanied by a half glass of wine that had rattle root soaked in it for three weeks. This reportedly causes visions and helps facilitate vivid dreaming. The Todas actually grind up the seed and pulp and make an alcohol specifically for this purpose.

Tagetes lucida is a beautiful, bright green perennial herb from the Sierra Mandre Mountains of Mexico. It is used by the local Indians recreationally as well as in the kitchen. It has a very mild anise flavor and a sweet taste. In Mexico, it is used as a tea to calm stomachs, relax nerves and to alleviate the symptoms of a hangover.

In ceremonies, the Huichol Indians from the Sierra Madre Mountains reportedly have visions when smoking the herb in combination with the consumption of fermented Tarragon tea, which is prepared the same way Sinicuichi is prepared. Tagetes lucida has been used since pre-Hispanic times and when smoked, is said to produce everything from euphoria to "closed-eye-images" similar to other herbs that were used used for divination.