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GoldenEye
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: Aopocetx]
#19383815 - 01/07/14 05:15 PM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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Aopocetx said: So what do you have to do to start, let's say, a Santo Daime church? If I open a place and say we practice this religion, is that all I would need to hold ayahuasca rituals legally? I'm sure it's not so simple..
Good question... I haven't got the slightest idea of any of the legislations involved but I can imagine there are many. This country is quite regulated.
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GreySatyr
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: GoldenEye]
#19384020 - 01/07/14 05:48 PM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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I can't imagine paying that price either...
I could have a once in a life time experience with ayahuasca in my backyard. Different strokes, I guess. The Netherlands is calling my name though...they were voted happiest people on earth not long ago, the lucky bastards, then again maybe Colorado will become the US Netherlands.
How is it out there? Plenty of forests or is it all city now? And what's the weather like year round?
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woaronun
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: GoldenEye]
#19386275 - 01/08/14 01:39 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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GoldenEye said:This country is quite regulated.
Except it's the only European country that doesn't condemn psychedelics.
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GreyMorph said: How is it out there? Plenty of forests or is it all city now? And what's the weather like year round?
That's the problem for me, the few forests that are left are like man-made parks. There is no wilderness whatsoever. There was one wolf coming into the country last year, the first since 150 years, and he was soon killed by a car. There are settlements everywhere except in the far north. And it doesn't get dark at night because of sick light pollution.
The weather is mild and humid. Sometimes the canals freeze over in winter, but not every year.
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: woaronun]
#19386603 - 01/08/14 05:59 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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So what do you have to do to start, let's say, a Santo Daime church? If I open a place and say we practice this religion, is that all I would need to hold ayahuasca rituals legally? I'm sure it's not so simple..
First of all you would have to join the chuchs rituals and I am 100% sure that after that you will rethink your idea of doing ayahusca rituals on your own
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GoldenEye
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: GreySatyr]
#19386739 - 01/08/14 07:21 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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GreyMorph said: How is it out there? Plenty of forests or is it all city now? And what's the weather like year round?
It's all city. Worst aspect of this country. Your life will revolve indoors and for the short summers in city parks.
There are a few national parks or forested areas but they are highly managed and do not feel like nature at all to anyone who has been in remote areas. You will always hear a highway, see cyclists, etc.
The weather is highly variable. I always say, if you don't like the weather in the Netherlands, just wait a couple of minutes. It's literally that volatile. We never have clear skies, there are always fast moving clouds so you're kind of always waiting for the next surprise.
Winters can be cold, they can be mild.(Average of 2 hours of sun per day - due to short days and overcast) Summers van be hot, they can be cold. (Upside is the long days: sunset 22:00 and sunrise 05:00 which means it is only dark between 23:00 and 04:00! Winter is the exact opposite though and therefore quite depressing)
Whatever they are, they are never like that for longer than two weeks straight.
I've never been to a place with stranger weather than us. Maybe the UK (quite similar except a bit worse still I think).
Edited by GoldenEye (01/08/14 07:24 AM)
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GoldenEye
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: woaronun]
#19386760 - 01/08/14 07:35 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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woaronun said: Except it's the only European country that doesn't condemn psychedelics.
What makes you say that?
Yes, we have Santo Daime churches...
But, the psychedelic group sessions I provided links to are by no means legal. They are just not actively persecuted.
Mushrooms are now illegal. It's only that for some retarded reason that no one understands the sclerotia are still available My guess is that it won't be long before they are gone as well.
Psychedelics are by no means socially acceptable, it is still as much stigmatised, viewed as dangerous, weird drug use as anywhere else in the western world.
The country is changing... prostitution is slowly being eliminated as well. The coffeeshops are more and more regulated and shut down.
Soon there will be no red light district, coffeeshops or smartshops selling sclerotia and Amsterdam will lose many of it's tourists.
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Aopocetx
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: GoldenEye]
#19386786 - 01/08/14 07:49 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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GoldenEye said: The country is changing... prostitution is slowly being eliminated as well. The coffeeshops are more and more regulated and shut down.
Soon there will be no red light district, coffeeshops or smartshops selling sclerotia and Amsterdam will lose many of it's tourists.
I don't understand how the government can let that happen. Isn't it true that despite pot being legal, the percentage of drug users is very low? Anyway, like you said those things are responsible for a whole lot of tourism, and coupled with taxes, that's a lot of money that's gonna be taken out of the economy. I guess Colorado is gonna become the new Amsterdam. Sucks though, I still haven't got to experience it.
I'm not expecting an answer to my question. One thing I learned is that government will do stupid shit that goes against logic for some hazy purpose.
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lemmingp
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: GoldenEye]
#19386804 - 01/08/14 07:58 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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GoldenEye said:
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woaronun said: Except it's the only European country that doesn't condemn psychedelics.
What makes you say that?
Yes, we have Santo Daime churches...
But, the psychedelic group sessions I provided links to are by no means legal. They are just not actively persecuted.
Mushrooms are now illegal. It's only that for some retarded reason that no one understands the sclerotia are still available My guess is that it won't be long before they are gone as well.
Psychedelics are by no means socially acceptable, it is still as much stigmatised, viewed as dangerous, weird drug use as anywhere else in the western world.
The country is changing... prostitution is slowly being eliminated as well. The coffeeshops are more and more regulated and shut down.
Soon there will be no red light district, coffeeshops or smartshops selling sclerotia and Amsterdam will lose many of it's tourists.
It is sad to see. And Sara Glatt who was famous for ibogaine therapy has had a hard time following the deaths of two of her patients.
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GoldenEye
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: lemmingp]
#19386845 - 01/08/14 08:12 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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Well, that kind of makes sense after two deaths.
Wherever people die unnatural deaths, fingers will be pointed.
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woaronun
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: GoldenEye]
#19386865 - 01/08/14 08:21 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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GoldenEye said:
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woaronun said: Except it's the only European country that doesn't condemn psychedelics.
What makes you say that?
Yes, we have Santo Daime churches...
But, the psychedelic group sessions I provided links to are by no means legal. They are just not actively persecuted.
Mushrooms are now illegal. It's only that for some retarded reason that no one understands the sclerotia are still available My guess is that it won't be long before they are gone as well.
Psychedelics are by no means socially acceptable, it is still as much stigmatised, viewed as dangerous, weird drug use as anywhere else in the western world.
The country is changing... prostitution is slowly being eliminated as well. The coffeeshops are more and more regulated and shut down.
Soon there will be no red light district, coffeeshops or smartshops selling sclerotia and Amsterdam will lose many of it's tourists.
Compared to pretty much any other country the situation in the Neths is still pretty damn good. A five minute walk from Amsterdam Centraal I can enter a store with sclerotia, growing equipment, DMT plants and other Ayahuasca ingredients, cacti, Alex Grey books and whatnot. Sure they're overpriced but the things are there and visible and available, unlike here in Germany where you will never come across psychedelic stuff in public. Anyone who would offer ayahuasca sessions or guided mushroom trips like the offers mentioned above would go to jail for a long time here.
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GreySatyr
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: woaronun]
#19386944 - 01/08/14 08:50 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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No forests? Fuck that, I'm stayin here.
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rikuni

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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: GreySatyr]
#19386983 - 01/08/14 09:05 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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its actually true, netherlands do not have any real forests at all. Only little parks here and there
i bet its better where you live
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woaronun
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: GreySatyr]
#19386988 - 01/08/14 09:06 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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GreyMorph said: No forests? Fuck that, I'm stayin here.
But don't forget the festivals of your favourite music
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MightyMustache
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: GoldenEye]
#19387119 - 01/08/14 09:47 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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Oh come on, there's plenty of (wild)nature here! From tidal wetlands to forests to friggin sanddunes.
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Icyus
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: MightyMustache]
#19387131 - 01/08/14 09:51 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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How to identigy a shaman, as the term is, atleast to the natives up here.. you see sparkling eyes...
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GoldenEye
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: MightyMustache]
#19387162 - 01/08/14 10:00 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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MightyMustache said: Oh come on, there's plenty of (wild)nature here! From tidal wetlands to forests to friggin sanddunes.
I agree on the tidal wetlands. This is the only bit of wilderness that is out there.
I agree that there are "forests" and "sanddunes". But they are all very tiny patches that are very managed and planned. They are also surrounded by civilisation making them crowded and noisy. There is fucking race track in these sand dunes for goodness sake.
Anyone who has ever travelled to remote areas will agree that it has nothing to do with nature... Sad but true.
I still enjoy these places however. Better than nothing and especially the dunes are very unique.
Edited by GoldenEye (01/08/14 10:04 AM)
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: lemmingp]
#19387269 - 01/08/14 10:27 AM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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lemmingp said:
It is sad to see. And Sara Glatt who was famous for ibogaine therapy has had a hard time following the deaths of two of her patients.
Did she not have a release form freeing her of any responsibility? That's the first thing I would have ready.
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Lord_McLovin
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: Aopocetx]
#19387886 - 01/08/14 12:11 PM (10 years, 23 days ago) |
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I could have a once in a life time experience with ayahuasca in my backyard. Different strokes, I guess. The Netherlands is calling my name though...they were voted happiest people on earth not long ago, the lucky bastards, then again maybe Colorado will become the US Netherlands.
Capitalism is taking its grip on this country as well and entire Europe is experiencing a terrible shift to the political right. I've lived in the US as well, and I would say it's not as bad as that yet, but I'm not sure if Europe is going to stop on its path to becoming the 4th Reich in the near future. I might be exaggerating a bit, but I see what's going on in Germany and I know that the rest of Europe will follow suit.
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Anyone who would offer ayahuasca sessions or guided mushroom trips like the offers mentioned above would go to jail for a long time here.
Indeed. Part of the reason why I left the country, among others.
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woaronun
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: Lord_McLovin]
#19388374 - 01/08/14 02:09 PM (10 years, 22 days ago) |
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Lord_McLovin said: but I see what's going on in Germany and I know that the rest of Europe will follow suit.
What exactly do you mean?
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Lord_McLovin
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Re: Ritual use of psychedelics in the Netherlands [Re: woaronun]
#19389412 - 01/08/14 05:16 PM (10 years, 22 days ago) |
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The political culture is dead and thus there is a continuous erosion of civil liberties from the government due to over-regulation without any considerable opposition. Overall tolerance for other forms of living declines and nationalism becomes again prevalent. The working class is being exploited, wages decrease while profits increase and people on unemployment benefits are branded as "lazy" and fucked with in all kinds of manners, while denying the reality that the economic system needs unemployed people as much as entrepreneurs to work smoothly. And, yeah, let's not talk about the surveillance on a massive scale that is worse than what the Stasi did.
So, yeah, everything is normal, I guess.
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