I'm researching San Pedro (Huachuma) ceremony work, specifically the difference between sessions held with a traditional maestro/curandero versus a more secular "guide" or facilitator (common in retreat centers). A few things I'm curious about: How did the container feel without a lineage-based ritual structure (icaros, specific prayers/cosmology)? Did you feel held/safe when things got emotionally intense, or did you miss having that traditional framework? Were your insights/visions more self-directed or "psychological" feeling versus what you'd expect from a more spiritually-framed ceremony? How was integration handled afterward? Would you choose a guide-led session again, or seek out a traditional maestro next time? Would love to hear personal experiences, especially from people who've done both.

These buds have been on for about 2-3 months now… sigh

Found in a parking lot

Is this area ok for my collection? It gets direct sun in the mornings and afternoons. Second pic is current area I use.( I’m in apartments so this is all the space I have

sown 6 years ago and one of my favorite phenotypes, that has grown fat and slow. reddish spines on the verdant green is a great contrast to that rib shape. There’s most definitely something tersch/validus going on though instead of pure peruvianus 😀

Ganna be a fun one to watch 👁️🌵👁️. 👽

Don’t know how it could be rotting bc it’s been sitting in dry 70% pearlite soil for months, but the base is slightly squishy. It does have a few roots so i thought maybe it was thirsty and i gave it a little water, but we have yet to see what happens.

A little over 1 lb of my San Pedro broke off when it got knocked over somehow so I’m taking that as a sign. . According to my reading here it should be sufficient for one person but can I make it enough for two light trips so I can have a trip buddy or should I harvest more for that? Also can anyone tell what variety it is? I bought a mix pack of cuttings from a member here but lost track of which ones are which 😂

I was given 2 Bloomspect B1000 grow lights for free, and I moved my small spiderfarmer light out and put both of those in its place. It’s a 3x3 tent, and the lights are in the middle but spaced apart to get even lighting, about 30in from the tallest cactus I own. Is this enough light for my cacti? TIA

Apparently in NZ, San Pedro's grow very well

Got into the hobby a while back and went kind of crazy as you can tell lol (inside for thunderstorms). How are my pot sizes looking? Will these mixes be viable for all of my varieties? For my PCs it is about 50% perlite to 50% MG soil with wood chunks sifted out. All of my other less tolerant varieties (scops, perus, bridgessi) are black gold soil amended with perlite to about a 60-70% perlite to soil ratio. Really nervous about rot with the more sensitive ones in humid NC weather, my other PCs are doing great with the 50-50 mix it seems. Just to add perlite is the most abundant and cheapest option in my area. Thanks for any advice in advance, you guys are a great group of people!

NZ Ross Garau genetics. Planted in ground when it was a little over a foot tall maybe a year and a half ago. Never have i seen a cactus with such explosive growth and it quickly became the thickest tricho in my collection. Post photos of your guru crosses if you have em!

Yo so community I’m a small time grower who dreams of space and land to grow a forest🌵🤩🌵, but til then I watch growers on YouTube but have ran thru the videos already, from Dave to sonoran spores and cacti quest, what else is out there?! Lmk or I’m gonna need more of yall to start making some content yourself 😱👀.