The next Oneironauticum is Saturday, August 16
For the August Oneironauticum on Saturday, August 16, we’ll enjoy some leftovers.
We still have a supply of various oneirogens from previous Oneironauticum sessions. This month, session participants will choose from a number of dream inducing substances that we’ve found effective during past sessions. Available oneirogens for Saturday include:
- Galantamine, or Red Spider Lily extract. For the first Oneironauticum in January, 2008, we experimented with this powerfully dream-inducing alkaloid. Galantamine produced some of the most powerful group dream experiences we’ve had yet.
- Valerian Root, Melatonin, and vitamin B-6. These three supplements combine to enhance dream recall and vividness. We worked with this combination for the May Oneironauticum.
- Calea zacatechichi. This plant used by indigenous peoples in the Mexican state of Oaxaca for the purposes of oneiromancy–a form of divination based on dreams–produces intense dream states. In June I was a presenter for a workshop at the Ojai Foundation, along with Erik Davis, Dale and Laura Pendell, and David Presti, about Visionary Practice. My part of the workshop, unsurprisingly, involved dream as daily visionary practice. Workshop participants tried a tea (infused by Dale) of Calea zacatechichi the first night of the workshop, and a liqueur distilled by Dale the second night. For the August Oneironauticum, I’ll bring along the rest of the bottle of Dale’s excellent Calea distillate, the delicious liqueur.
As always, we encourage remote participation in the Oneironauticum. Remote participants can join us in exploring one of the oneirogens listed above. Also, as always, dreamers can participate remotely simply by setting the intention to join us before going to sleep. All dream participants, those who attend the Oneironauticum and those who join remotely, are welcome to post to this blog. Contact us if you’re interested.
Sweet dreams!