Dreaming Herbs & Lucid Dreaming

Since I am such an avid lucid dreamer, I've made it my personal quest to scour t
he planet for the most powerful Dream Herbs and dream inducers I could find. My
journey took me to unexpected places, and taught me a great deal about human nat
ure, and the many traditions we hold so dear. There were more herbs used for tr
ance, dream, and lucid dreaming induction than I imagined, and we offer the best
of them to you here.
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One of my favorites will always be Calea zacatechichi, especially when it's in o
ur popular Dreamer's Blend. So many dreaming herbs, and so little time. If I do
n't personally believe in them myself, I won't offer them here.
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This is especially true for the dreaming herbs that come from Africa, since dist
inctions are muted between the spiritual and material, the sacred and secular. D
reams and traditional religion are inextricably linked for them, and the appeara
nce of an ancestor in one s dream is considered a significant experience on both s
ides of the ocean, informing and enriching the lives of individuals and communit
ies. The ancestor s message and its purpose can vary greatly
from providing healin
g and prophesy to demanding changed behavior and many other curious and interest
ing things.
Not all ancestors are welcome dream visitors, nor are all deceased relatives alw
ays considered ancestors. This web of connection that is the dreaming world link
s the living and the dead, allowing the continuity of existence to be felt while
ensuring the perpetuation of guidance from the ancestors. So, it's only natura
l that Africa would be an incredibly rich source for herbs that help to induce v
ivid dreaming, as well ones that help enhance dream recall as well.
Native Americans are also another example of a people who were so connected to t
he Earth and the spirits that are in every single object; animate or inanimate,
that they as well, have thousands of years of cultural research into various her
bs that help to induce vivid dreaming, lucid dreaming, or dream recall. Medicin
e Men seek names of newborns through fasting, meditation, prayer and dreaming wh
ere the spirits will give him a name. At a subsequent "Naming Ceremony", the med
icine person burns tobacco as an offering and pronounces the new name to each of
the 4 Directions and everyone present repeats the name when it is called out.
The Chontal Indians in Oaxaca, Mexico have become known the world over for Maria
Sabina and her Mushroom Cults, as well as Salvia divinorum, called the Diviner'
s Herb, as well as Calea zacatechichi; a dream inducer. Almost every community
in coastal Oaxaca has its encanto, a physical space that leads to an unknown, me
taphysical world, and this metaphysical world is key to understanding their cult
ure. Naturally, this was another place to look for herbs that would help with d
reaming and dream recall.
There are several other plants used in Indian communities of Mexico to obtain di
vinatory messages from dreams. Several puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon spp.) wron
gly reported as hallucinogens are eaten fresh by Mixtec Indians before going to
bed in order to dream. Nahuatl Indians use an as yet unidentified species of Sal
via, known by the name of Xiouit, for the same purpose. The Tarahumara Indians u
se a plant called "Bacana", which has been reported to be used as a divinatory a
gent, was later confirmed as an herb to help induce dreaming. We are searching
for sources of these plants and others, since this is also a personal quest to f
ind the most effective aids to help induce this incredibly vivid and curious sta
te that often feels no different than waking reality.
There are many cultures around the world who rely on their dreams to tell them m

ore about human nature, both as a means fo self-exploration, and to understand t

he world around them more clearly. So, we offer as wide a range of dreaming her
bs as possible, to give our incredibly varied audience the best chance at findin
g the dream herb ally that will work best for you, whether it's a tea, a smoke,
or a ritual item that helps you align yourself with energy that will most enhanc
e your dreaming. I wish you all the best in your journeys, and encourage you to
post your experiences on the Experience Reports section at IAmShaman.
If you want to find further information, look to the Study on Calea zacatechichi
, look to Entheology, look into getting the Nova Dreamer from the Lucidity Insti
tute, or visit one of my personal websites on lucid dreaming and Dream Herbs cal
led DreamHerbs.com. We get no commission from the sales of these devices; we si
mply have personal experience with them actually working, triggering one to "wak
e up" while still in the dream world.