Oddbean

I have the house all to myself today, tonight and all day tomorrow. The stereo has been cranked since I woke up. Got a little workout in. Read a little Ayn Rand. Might just have a fire tonight and go on a little vision quest. And see what the universe reveals when I am at totally at peace. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a really good trip. If I find myself clutching the grass early Sunday morning so as not to fall off the planet, I’ll reach out. https://image.nostr.build/46e820cbb1f003f620adb81f606ed8142d96dc6035ffa8d829cb29fba5aba3d6.jpg

✌️ I’ve recently started looking into taking a trip myself but have never done so. I’m not exactly sure where to look or how to start. Any pointers? What do you feel is the greatest benefit?

I’ve never been a big recreational user. But I’ve always been into philosophy and psychology and exploring the mind and what it is capable of. The first time was 3g in capsule form about 6 years ago. And it was amazing. I wanted to see if anything would be revealed. The biggest thing I felt is that we are all a tiny piece of the same consciousness. And I had this feeling that some of the knowledge we have is ancient and originates from somewhere other than Earth. The most amazing side effect was seeing moving 256 million-colored geometric patterns of such complexity that I couldn’t imagine that they were being generated by my own neurons. And laughter. Everyone had long gone to bed at my buddy’s place, and I was sitting in the living room on the couch laughing so hard that tears were rolling down my face. But the tears were partially caused by the psilocybes. I notice that my eyes water and my nose runs when I do them. I have also noticed that my stomach gets a little upset from them the next day. But I tried them in tea with lemon juice and that helped. But wasn’t a great trip that time for some reason. There’s a lot of variables. Your mood going in, the dosage, the potency, the species of mushroom. It’s a crap shoot. Every time is different. And if it goes the wrong way, you learn even more because you have to hold your shit together for another 4-6 hours when you just want the visuals to stop and to be able to sleep. These I got from a friend who passed away a month and a half ago. I don’t even know where to get them otherwise, other than maybe online or from my one biker friend. My biggest advice is do them on the first evening of a long weekend. Your next day won’t be productive. And you’ll still have a day to catch up on sleep. I wouldn’t advocate regular use. But for educational purposes, it’s worth trying.

Wow!! One of the big things that holds me back from trying this is not knowing how I will react. It would definitely be interesting to gain insight and see what I would learn through the experience. Here’s to hoping your trip is a good and positive one! I would welcome reading a follow up if you would be willing to share! 😊