Posted 30 May 2013 - 10:10 AM
If you are looking for a less-than-fully-hallucinogenic experience, like a nootropic psychedelic as it were, then look into Ayahuasca (B. Caapi) or Syrian Rue (Peganum Harmala). Another one is Passionflower.
The harmala alkaloids in these are monoamine-A enzyme inhibitors preventing the breakdown of serotonin-like substances and at higher doses they express MAO-B inhibition too. They act on the NMDA as an antagonist, and they also inhibit acetylcholinesterase, pretty strongly I may add at higher doses. They also directly cause dopamine to be released of their own accord.
In fact harmala alkaloids are my go-to nootropic for "right-brained" activities. Typically on here most ask the question of what nootropics might help with the classical "left-brained" modes of operation. Number crunching, remembering bits of information, attention span, concentration, etc. All left-brained and racetams are great. But what about when you need to be creative, fluid, liquid, able to see many loose associations between objects, to expand your field of vision and your field of perception, to shut off the brain's input filters so you can see more of reality at a time? In that case you must turn to these things.
If you're doing mathematics then hallucinogens are only useful nootropics in very low doses, or they are good for math as long as you don't actually try doing it while on the actual substance but in the afterglow when your left-brained operation mechanisms start beign able to work again. Psychedelics have a very interesting knack for switching off one's ability to do mathematical things or work with specifics. Being on a psychedelic, is less like having a bunch of orderly workers laying bricks bit by bit in your brain and so much more like "smash face on keyboard, post results" which somehow ends up belting out Maxwell's treatise on electromagnetism due to the way the right brained mode of operation can process information in massively parallel ways, thus not being held limited by linear operation.
Linear operation, which would not be very useful to a musician. Imagine having to sit there and decide which note to play next on your instrument by careful analysis, you would never produce any actual music. So in this sense, classical lefty noots are great for dissecting and decomposing things and analysing their specifics. On the other hand, psychedelics will inhibit that very thing but on the flipside you will be better at music, artistry, creativity, humour, emotionality all round. So it is prudent to remember that intelligence is far from merely how good a person is at crunching or analysing numbers; take for example the classical archetypal nerd who is amazing at mathematics but very socially inept. Intelligent one way but socially, their intelligence is below average!
Anyway, a nice dose of Syrian Rue is an amazing nootropic. More right-brained than left-brained. If you want to move around, breathe deep, dance, play/hear music, socialise and sensually interact, then psychedelics are the way forward. A good dose of Rue will release an inner beast, the beast you already see in yourself who is capable and always knows the right thing to say, who is at ease. Yes, that very beast which is your Self displayed truly and radiantly, which normally you would be afraid to show for fear of judgement.
Syrian Rue and B. Caapi are totally legal in the UK. They are more of a medicinal/visionary plant than a way to "get high", so keep that in mind. They are incredibly healing. Syrian Rue has quinazoline alkaloids with a huge number of healing properties - DNA protective, radiation protective, anti-tussive, bronchodilating, anti-parasitic, anti-viral, all sorts of things - the list is very long! I feel AMAZING on syrian rue. It turns an average "meh" ratrace day into a magical wondrous journey. It is psychedelic yet it does not distort your thought process the way serotonin agonising psychedelics do. So you are sober, but tripping. But sober! Amazing!
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