Wild Lettuce (Lactuca virosa) Dried Leaf
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The Hopi smoked the resin (or sap) obtained from the Wild Lettuce (Lactuca virosa) plant. The flower would be cut off and the sap that ran from the stem then would be collected. Each day, for a few weeks, another tiny bit was cut from the stem and more sap collected. This sap was then air-dried and later smoked in rituals that were intended to help induce vivid dream states and lucid dreaming. The Hopi believe that induced dream states contain more information about reality than the conscious waking state, and I can't say that any of here disagree, especially with the state of affairs in the world these days.
Wild lettuce, a.k.a. lettuce opium, is said to enhance the vividness of dreams when smoked prior to sleep. This is exactly why it's part of the Dreamer's Blend that was conceived and perfected by The IAmShaman Shop over a number of years. Many have tried to imitate it, but they are the originals. |








