This is your brain on psilocybin
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Really like your “acoustic / electric metaphor! As I age , I am increasingly appreciative of my experiences with both hallucinogenics in the early 70’s ( SW Ontario). The mushrooms made me laugh, but the acid (usually microdot or sunshine blotter) developed an awareness and introspection which has benefitted me every since. Would love to do it all again, but at age 65 I fear I am too old to take this trip again.
Forty-five years ago, a guy I knew at school acquired some genuine 'windowpane' acid, and he was giving it away, but he only let people have one hit. The last time I had some was in the summer of 1984. I was watching the Olympics, and the race walking event started just when it 'kicked in'. That was surreal. Those guys still look to me like they need to take a dump, and they're half a mile from home.
Loved your comments. For me, it was always these crazy (but fun) visual hallucinations, which alerted me to an “alternate universe” which is usually “unseen”. Hope that makes some sense. The most Important Thing to remember during the adventure? The visuals are not real. Never loose sight and forget you are experiencing an acid trip. Simply enjoy your mind, wherever it will go…..
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You're never too old! I'm in my 50s and still take a dose of 100-200 micrograms of acid about three or four times a year. An LSD trip, for me, is like hitting the reset button on life. The week after a trip is always fantastic for me.
The thing for me is finding the time. I have only ever enjoyed taking it at night, and that means little to no sleep, and I can't have anything to do the next day.
I'm jealous as hell that you got to try Orange Sunshine, though, that's awesome! Orange Sunshine and Purple Owsley are probably the most famous tabs that ever existed. One of the things people forget about LSD is that at any given time there's only probably between two or three and maybe five or six chemists on Earth manufacturing it in large quantities. The acid you get in Toronto and the acid you get in Timbuktu is likely made by the same chemist.
Never tried it , afraid of bad trip
A friend did it in a ceremonial group, he saw a UFO looked up at it while intentionally not telling anyone, Eventually they saw him looking up so they did and they all described what he was seeing even though he told no one
Crazy
Honestly, I've taken probably 100 trips in my life and never had anything close to a bad trip.
Three things I have found lead to bad acid trips:
1. Being inexperienced and going to a public place on acid (extremely overwhelming)
2. Taking stupidly huge doses
3. Smoking weed while tripping (easily the Number 1 reason -- weed and acid are oil and water for most people)
Did LSD once up north at a cottage. I went into the lake about shoulder depth, just stood there staring at waves.
Once was enough for me.
