Can Catnip Help With Sleep And The Dream World

I am a Medical Cannabis Patient so usually when I have Cannabis there is no need for me to search for other alternatives to help me sleep.  But when I am out of Cannabis I found other herbs to aid in sleeping as well as dream recall.  I am so fascinated by the dream world because it is your world that you have created yourself.

Some still view the dream world as the world of make believe but did you know that some indigenous cultures view the dream world more like the waking world.  I have been asked many times what herbs can use smoke in order to help with insomnia and dream recall.  I have to admit that I haven't tried anything as effective as Cannabis.  I am not saying it is the only herb out there for sleep and dream recall because everyone's experience with this herb is different.  What I want to talk to you about is more of my experience with Catnip.

I decided to smoke a bunch of catnip joints when I was out of cannabis completely.  I smoked the catnip joints along with several small pots of catnip tea. After about the 20th joint I started to feel very drowsy and thought that I saw some white figure in the darkness of the house I was living in at the time.  My dream time was confusing.  I believe I just succumbed to the intoxication of the catnip.  I can't recall any dreams that I may have had from that experience.  I did notice that I woke up the next morning still feeling really drowsy.


It is very funny how the video that I created for my Youtube Channel The Productive Cannabis Connoisseur where I roll catnip joints and smoke them that it is a very popular video.  So many people are looking to alternative herbs because most can't access cannabis or other highly medicinal herbs easily.  I have yet to find an herb that is as all encompassing as  Cannabis.  Some don't like me to say this but it is true.  I am not saying that Cannabis is the only herb for everything but sure does cover so many conditions including sleep and dream recall. 

People still connected the usage of cannabis on a regular basis with the reason why people are not recalling their dreams.  Some researchers still want many to believe that Cannabis affects the memory in a very destructive way.  It is all lies and bullshit.  Just be discerning when you do your research about Cannabis whether it be online or in books.  Some of these so called experts are basing their supposed facts about cannabis from stereotypes.

Can Partaking In Cannabis Stop The Flow Of Dreams ?

I am no doctor or scientist. This blog entry is based on my on personal experience and some research that I did through an article on WebMD.

 When I partake of Cannabis before bedtime it is my way of getting ready for the  Dream World.  It is important that I choose the correct strain.  If I choose a sativa strain I will not be able to settle down to sleep.  But if I choose a indica strain I am able to reach a focused meditative state before entering the Dream World and my mind seems more open to the suggestion I give it before falling asleep.

I have read many articles talking about how when people partake of Cannabis before bedtime they are not able to have as much REM sleep.  Let me share with you one of the many articles that I found that explains why this happens.  This information is from WebMD: 

The 5 Stages of Sleep

In one eight-hour night of sleep, we go through the sleep cycle about three times on average. There are five stages total: Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 and REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep; each stage has specific brainwaves associated with it.

• Stages 1, 2 and 3 are transition stages that help you travel from the world of wakefulness to the world of sleep.
• The fourth stage is known as “deep sleep,” which is the most restorative for our bodies.
• REM sleep, the final stage in the cycle, is when almost all dreaming occurs. Dreams can occur in non-REM sleep. However, it’s very uncommon, and the dreams are much less likely to be remembered upon awakening.

Does Cannabis Decrease Your REM Sleep?

A study from 1972 used young adult male volunteers and dosed one group with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and another with a synthetic compound similar to THC, called synhexl. Each subject then had their brainwaves measured with an electroencephalogram (EEG) while they slept. Researchers found that varying levels of THC as well as synhexl increased Stage 4 sleep (deep sleep), but decreased REM sleep.
We know that dreaming happens during REM sleep. If THC decreases the amount of REM sleep a person gets, then it also decreases the amount of time a person has to dream.
Of course, these findings should be looked at with a critical eye. The study is from 1972, and there hasn’t been, so far as we can find, a study done like it since. Only a small handful of subjects—all of whom were young and male—were studied, so the sample isn’t representative of the entire population.




So what do you think about these findings.  It is all the way back from the 70's so very outdated. But I do like the fact that they didn't use monkeys, rats, or rabbits to experiment on.  There are many Cannabis partakers who meditate with Cannabis before bedtime and still recall there dreams because they actually want to.  I am convinced that if a person truly wants to remember their dreams all they need to do is ask for it to happen after you have meditated with cannabis before bedtime to get you in a relaxed and meditative state of mind.

I have really been diving deep into the Dream World because I believe that our dreams are here to help us if only we become aware of this fact.

I will doing more and research about herbs and the Dream World about many other herb from all over the world and report back here so please do stay tuned.

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Benefits Of Smoking Sage And Mullein

Wild Sage And The Dream World

So later in the evening I smoked some leaves from a cannabis plant along with some wild sage in a joint.  When I went to go to sleep I felt very lucid and dreamy feeling.  I would close my eyes and I could see the most beautiful paintings in my mind.  The painting were alive.  The energy coming off of them were amazing.  One of the paintings started to move.  Suddenly I felt like I had astral traveled to a real location where there was a house on fire and a man with a huge afro.  As he walked away from the fire I could feel and see his afro blowing in the breeze. It was almost as if I was being given ideas for paintings.  I will try and translate that experience in a series of drawings soon.  So stay tuned in for that.

I then had a dream about my son.  He was sitting in cross legged position on the living room floor.  I knew that he was meditating.  I came over to him and corrected his finger positioning.  Telling him to let his middle finger and thumb touch together.  I explained how that is how those who practice Hinduism meditate. 


I literally did feel like I went on a psychedelic trip with the wild sage.  I know that it was not the cannabis leaves because they were not that strong.


I wouldn't suggest smoking wild sage if you have a busy day planned.  Because this morning I still felt the like it was in my system a bit. Upon waking I felt very dreamy.   Oh, and by the way I only used a small leaf of it crumbled up.  So a little amount went a long way with me.  Although  I am very sensitive. 



I truly believe that the plant out in Mother Earth are here to help you.  You just have to find the ones that are specific to your body, mind and soul.


You can tune check out my show that I have on youtube about Cannabis and The Dream World.  I also discuss my experiences with other herbs as well on this channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzSDPUI6slc

River Sage And The Dream World

So last night before going to sleep I burned some sage that my husband brought home from the river.  It smelled a lot more fragrant than our culinary sage that we grow in our backyard.  I meditated on what I would like to have a dream about. 

When I lay down to sleep I had the most peculiar dream.  The dream took place outdoors at what looked like a park.  I was sitting in a picnic chair and my sister Desiree was braiding my hair in cornrows.  The I went to feel which way she was braiding my hair.  The cornrows were going in an upward direction like how I use to cornrow my own hair when I first decided to do my own hair when I was a little girl.

I looked at a tree and saw it was slowly getting covered with huge locusts.  The locusts were the size of a huge crow.  I am going to attempt to draw this dream .

I felt every nuance and essence of this dream as if it was the waking world. I do believe that the dream world and the waking world are connected.  I can remember as a child thinking about what happens when I fall asleep to my body and my soul.  Pretty deep thoughts for a 5yr. old huh.


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Cannabis and Dream Recall

So last night I smoked less than half  joint of Cannabis and I had full dream recall.  A bit o lucid dreaming as well.  The main dreams that I experienced was about this actor from a show that I use to watch in the waking world called Dirty Jobs.  It took place outside at what look like a park nearby  where I live in my waking world. Mike Roe is the name of the actor.  He had no shirt on and looked like he had been crying.  It told me, Kurt and Leo that his cat died.  I went over to him immediately to give him a hug.  I know how hard it is to lose a cat.  I lost 2 cats in my lifetime so far.  He pushed me away and said,"  No I want Leo."  In the dream my feelings were hurt.  I walked away feeling depressed. 


Then there was another dream where my cat Bart and I were standing in our front yard.  We both saw this mostly white cat that had a few black spots on him. I knew my mind that Bart was going to eat this cat because in the waking world this same exact cat comes to our house because I believe that he is a stray.  In this dream Bart swallowed that cat whole.  And I thought in my mind, "Oh he's going to throw up." Sure enough Bart threw up a bunch of white fluid.


So just to let you know before I laid down to sleep.  I lit a candle on my altar and I asked Arch Angel Michael if he could help me out in the dream world.  And I smoked less than half a joint of Cannabis. 


 In conclusion I have had more dream recall with Cannabis than Mugwort.  That is not to say that Mugwort does not work for dream recall.  It is just the way that it affected me.


And also I woke up with a Doors song in my head again.  The one with the words :" Don't you love her when she's walking out the door."



Most people say that they do not experience dream recall when partaking of Cannabis but obviously that is not the case with me.  And I do believe that I am not the only one.


Sweet Dreams all

Be sure to catch my show called Cannabis and Dreams that I like to do on Fridays on my youtube channel

The Productive Cannabis Connoisseur  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzSDPUI6slc

Mugwort Smudging For Dream Recall and Lucidity

Last night I put a little less than a handful of mugwort into  a bowl I use for smudging with herbs.  I walked around my bedroom smudging every area.  Especially the area near my side of the bed. I then sat down to let the herb burn almost completely out. As the smoke was filling the air in my bedroom a candle was lit on my alter. I asked mugwort to please send me a lucid dream or help with dream recall. 

I felt the same sensation in my body of lucidness and sleepiness when I laid my head down.  And believe me the room was definitely filled with the aroma of mugwort.  It was very pleasant to me.  Yet I can only remember a small fragment from my dream.  I remember someone telling me that they don't like the gym shorts that I like to wear all of the time.  In the waking world I do have a pair of gym shorts that I like to wear that are old and too big for me. But geesh I only wear them around the house when painting or doing messy art work.

I wouldn't say that mugwort does not work in the dream world for everyone.  But just didn't work for me this week.  A good friend suggest putting rosemary with the mugwort.  I think I will be trying this tonight because what the heck I still have some mugwort leftover. And I have a good amount of rosemary as well. I am going to do more research about smoking rosemary and the effects it has on the dreamworld .

I had way better experiences with moldavite incense burned while sleeping.

I will report back tomorrow.