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Traditionally, African Dream root is used to communicate with one's ancestors. | Traditionally, African Dream root is used to communicate with one's ancestors. | ||
| − | It is prescribed to [[ | + | It is prescribed to [[Jeremy]] in [[3.10 Dream a Little Dream of Me]], a man who hasn't dreamed in years, to bring back dreams. Jeremy misuses the power of the root to enter other people's dreams and control them ([[Dreamwalking]]). To achieve this, he adds a bit of the bodily essence of the person he wants to visit in his dreams, like spit, or a hair to the tea. |
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Revision as of 09:06, 10 February 2008
African Dream Root (Silene Capensis) is also known as Ubulawu or Xhosa. The plant has been used in southern African in spiritual rituals for centuries. It contains a psychoactive compound (not yet identified) that produces intense and imaginative dreams.
There are several methods to prepare it:
Either half a teaspoon is mixed with half a cup of water and drunk on an empty stomach, or a heaped tablesppon is mixed with half a liter of water, and the water is blended until a froth is formed. The froth is drunk before going to bed. The tea made out of African Dream Root has a an ocher color. Source
Traditionally, African Dream root is used to communicate with one's ancestors.
It is prescribed to Jeremy in 3.10 Dream a Little Dream of Me, a man who hasn't dreamed in years, to bring back dreams. Jeremy misuses the power of the root to enter other people's dreams and control them (Dreamwalking). To achieve this, he adds a bit of the bodily essence of the person he wants to visit in his dreams, like spit, or a hair to the tea.
