Recently I bought a pound of Calamus root along with a few other herbs and have stumbled upon a new obsession.

I want to spread the word here because I figure it would make a great plant ally for anyone who's exploring with psychedelics. It's not the sort of thing you can just take once on the spot and have it work, but if you work at it you can tame the Bitterroot and rely on it to take care of you. I have been chewing it in small amounts (for long periods of time) a few times throughout the day for the past 4 days and it effectively dissolved the minor social anxiety I've been aware of having for quite some time. It makes me psychically fearless, and so I think of it as my 'psychic ally'.

It is intensely grounding, calming, and realigning in a very unique way. I've used lemon balm, passion flower, valerian, blue lotus, kanna, wild dagga, and many other centering, calming, trance inducing, and focus driving herbs but Bitterroot stands out to me as especially warm and reliable. It feels like the energy of a good friend that wants the best for me, that sense of caring is what I think soothes me. The effect, I have to stress, is not overt by any means. This is one of many aspects of Bitterroot that requires work on your end... if you feel a calling from the plant I believe you can get a great deal out of it, but it will not simply be handed over. Another aspect is the taste.

It is not bad tasting per se but it is intensely bitter and intensely bizarre. It takes getting used to but if you keep at it you will come to like it, maybe even love it. You chew the fresh or dried root, other ROA are possible but not preferable in my opinion.

There is really too much I would like to say but I'm far too stoned for this shit right now. I hope some people's interest has been piqued enough to read the article I came here to post:

http://www.herbcraft.org/calamus.html

I'll be in the comments if anyone wants to talk about this stuff. Also, like I said, I'm sitting on a pound of the stuff so I'm willing to send a couple people an envelope stuffed with a couple tablespoons of it if you are interested... and in the US.

EDIT: One major interest I have with this plant is for use when tripping. I feel like just having some on me in case I need it might even be enough to keep me level headed if the going gets rough. I might microdose some mushrooms and chew Calmus tomorrow, if I do I'll be sure to report back.