Very Specific Sativa Recommendation

I can't possibly count the hours I've combed through posts with a similar title as this one, so hopefully it will be a challenge rather than a redundancy for everyone out there.

I just harvested for the first time ever: Shaman from Dutch Passion. It’s been around since the 80’s and never reviewed here, but damn what a great high. It gives me energy, keeps me focused and creativity just blossoms out of nowhere. I smoke almost exclusively as a catalyst for creativity (writing mostly), so there’s no doubt I should stick to sativa dominant strains. Anyway, I’m ready for something new and value your opinion. Let me tell you what I like and what I don’t like regarding effects, maybe you can help narrow down my list of about 20 possibilities.
WHAT I DON’T LIKE: couch lock; feeling stupid; feeling tired; feeling lazy; feeling hungry; feeling dizzy; feeling paranoid or anxious.
WHAT I DO LIKE: energy, focus, and a pronounced creativity reminiscent of an acid trip, even if the thoughts come so fast that I can’t keep up; something that reminds me of the spiritual connection to nature (euphoria maybe?). I love strong, out of control highs that take the mind to to new, psychedelic heights and revelations—not that render me stupid and speechless. I could take or leave a body buzz.
Asking for all of that in one variety is asking a lot, so if I were to choose 3, energy and soaring creativity would have to be constants among them with no couch lock or stupidity.

Am I ready for a pure sativa? Brick Top spoke highly of Reeferman's varieties like Willie Nelson. I was also thinking of something from the Mandala or TGA Subcool line. Or maybe Malawi Gold from Holy Smoke? Arjan Haze #3? Durban Poison or Jack Herer? F 13? Hawaiian Snow? I know, "Shut up already!" Don't want to spend all the cash on Kali Mist which everyone seems to rave about.

Would love the opinions of those who have actually smoked the possibilities rather than those who, like me, have only read about them. And please tell me why rather than just typing the name of a strain. Sell me on it, please.

If you’ve had the energy to read this and have the time to give an opinion, I would really appreciate it. If not, hey, I’ve learned a lot from all of you already. Peace.

TGA Subcool's Apollo 13 is might be just the high you're looking for. Check out the description on his site -- it's pretty accurate!

Right on, Krypton. This looks like the best one for me in the TGA line. Thanks! Hope to get some opinions on Malawi Gold and others to see if they match my profile.

tangerine dream. smells good, smokes good, great high. definately not lazy and retarded high.

That is great news, god! I'm about 2 weeks away from harvesting a tangerine dream and a super lemon haze. I had bought TD in haste wihout having seen all the bashing it's gotten on this site. My plant is beautiful and frosty, though not very resistant to pests (spider mites and some other weird-ass bug I can't identify). I've used the habanero formula and after that a castille soap with water. I also have the tobacco formula prepared, but I'm afraid to use it now that I'm so close to harvest.

NYD, Blue Dream, Skywalker OG, Charlie Sheen, Fire OG all very strong not lazy energy highs.

super lemon haze is amazing. personally, i've grown 5 from seeds and even selected one for my mother plant. depending on you phenyl, you may get the more sativa or the more indica traits. tangerine dream is beautiful, if you can grow it. many people cant grow it right and ends up bashing it. but you will never find a strain that smells like it, and gets you high like that strain. it might not have good looks like solid indicas, but it will fuck you up

YEAH!-

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cindy 99 is good.

urgod said:

super lemon haze is amazing. personally, i've grown 5 from seeds and even selected one for my mother plant. depending on you phenyl, you may get the more sativa or the more indica traits. tangerine dream is beautiful, if you can grow it. many people cant grow it right and ends up bashing it. but you will never find a strain that smells like it, and gets you high like that strain. it might not have good looks like solid indicas, but it will fuck you up

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Crazy. Of the first 3 seed varieties I ended up buying, SLH was the third and is also on deck for harvest along with TD. It seems you predetermined my choices which means you really are god.

Funny, I've had a lot more trouble getting the SLH to grow, and even now in flowering, it just isn't bursting at all like the TD. All three seeds (Shaman, TD and SLH) were planted simultaneously in the same environment (used super soil and all organic nutes). Hoping maybe weak genetics. I've got two more seeds to test that theory.

Fuckin' A, now I'm more psyched for harvest! I'll write a smoke report on them both--as capable as a newbie might be of doing that. At least I'll have the shaman to compare them to.

Thanks to everyone for the recommendations. I'm a little weary of Cinderella 99 (read too much about paranoia) and a lot of the other strains seems a little too indica heavy for my taste. I haven't made up my mind about the third one, but I think I'm going to go with Beyond The Brain from Mandala and Apollo 13 from Subcool. I'm going to think more about Blue Dream and Willie Nelson for the third. Cheers!

Just FYI, I found what I believe is super lemon haze and it was motivating and creative for the first hour, but after a bit I lay down for a very giggly nap. Of course, I may have just been tired, but it wasn't so motivating that it kept me up.

Thanks, Krypton. I should be harvesting SLH in a few short weeks; after curing, I will be able to experiment first hand. I'm still set on your recommendation for Apollo 13, and for the third, I'm now leaning most strongly towards Green Haze Thai (Ace Seeds) or Malawi Gold.