Herbs

[dragon_wings]

So last night I'm at my register and a guy comes up to pay for his bottle of water and he sees my pentagram and the following exchange occurs:
Him: Are you Wiccan?
Me: No just pagan.
Him: Oh, what path?
Me: No path in particular.
Him: Oh. You should use herbs. That's your path.
Me: .... Um. Ok?
Him: Are you good with plants?
Me: No. Not really.
He then walks off.

[Dreamstalker]

*blinkblink* Eh? I'm thinking he thought...nevermind, I got nothin'.

[dragon_wings]

My roommate, who just happens to also be Pagan, cracked up when I told her. Then she said he probably thought I was a pothead.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Yeah, I'm thinking that guy probably uses quite of bit of "herb" himself.

[Dreamstalker]

According to an ex-neighbor, white sage smells like pot...

[Exaspera]

According to an ex-neighbor, white sage smells like pot...

Never smelled that way to me. Smells like sage. Your poor ex-neighbor, trying to get high on the wrong stuff all these years.

[Dreamstalker]

No, he was trying to get me busted The first time a cop did show up he figured out almost immediately what was going on (pot and white sage look and smell nothing alike). I never did find out if the guy got dinged for making a nuisance of himself, but the good thing about knowing half the police force is that the tale spread quickly and they knew to ignore that specific report after a few times.

[Magpie]

Actually, as far as I'm concerned, pennyroyal smells a lot like pot. I spent an afternoon trying to figure out which neighbour was smoking pot before I realised that it was coming from my bunch of pennyroyal. However, I can't see any non-medicinal uses for it. (Yes, I know it's dangerous. I use only small quantities, and I'm very careful about when I take it).

[Dreamstalker]

Apparently nutmeg can be hallucinogenic if you ingest enough of the stuff...

[dalesys]

And parsley (oral) is an aphrodisiac...

(Beware of Fat Freddy)

[Mishi]

Apparently nutmeg can be hallucinogenic if you ingest enough of the stuff...

Apparently, two girls I went to school with got quite high smoking nutmeg and oragano after their supply ran out. I still wouldn't ingest nutmeg as anything other than a food, it can be dangerous if you get the dosage wrong.

[Dreamstalker]

Yeah, I spike my lattes with nutmeg, but just for the flavor. With a lot of this stuff the psychoactive dose is too close to a toxic dose.

[MoonCat]

Apparently, two girls I went to school with got quite high smoking nutmeg and oragano after their supply ran out. I still wouldn't ingest nutmeg as anything other than a food, it can be dangerous if you get the dosage wrong.

Heck, my backyard is FULL of oregano! It was there when I bought the place and it just keeps spreading.

I guess a customer mentioning herbs when he sees your pentagram is better than the ones that scream "You're a Satanist!"

[Treasure]

I guess a customer mentioning herbs when he sees your pentagram is better than the ones that scream "You're a Satanist!"

QFT! Agreed - a million times over!

[greek_jester]

Apparently nutmeg can be hallucinogenic if you ingest enough of the stuff...

One of my favourite authors used to be a nurse, & I was lucky enough to hear her tell this story. Heavily summarised, every Xmas their emergency department would to go on alert. None of the locals would dream of buying off the shelf eggnog, so they'd mix their own with fresh ingredients - including freshly grated nutmeg.

Unfortunately no-one ever remembered to stir the jug before pouring, so the person who got the last glass from the jug usually got taken to hospital happily circling the ceiling. Thankfully they never had anyone who overdosed far enough to do serious damage, but apparently it could get quite - cheerful - at night just before Xmas.