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OfflineWowbagger
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Trying mushrooms alone for the purpose of self-reflection
    #19223099 - 12/03/13 04:46 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Hi everyone,

I am thinking of doing a trip alone for the first time for some specific reasons and i'd like to know if anyone here has had the same thoughts or experience and perhaps some advice.

I have started growing B+ cubensis and last week tried out the first flush with some friends. I have tried different kinds of mushrooms before but this was the first time I had a genuine philosophical experience. I don't know how much I took because I didn't have scales but it was quite a lot. Aside from some stunning visuals I had a feeling that everything became clear to me and had all my life figured out. It was great to have my friends with me but it distracted me a lot from the answers to life that seemed to appear all around me.

Ever since I came down from this trip I keep thinking about it and wish I could capture these answers and recall the clarity I experienced. I came up with the idea to try it alone next time so I can focus more. I'm thinking it might be a good idea to write down questions in advance so that i can answer them and write them down my experience during the trip so that i can reflect on it afterwards. Basically it is my wish to understand in real life what I understood so clearly when I was tripping.

what do you guys think? would this be advisable? or maybe you can recommend different methods. Looking forward to hear from you.


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Re: Trying mushrooms alone for the purpose of self-reflection [Re: Wowbagger]
    #19223182 - 12/03/13 05:10 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Get a scale... Like $25 on Amazon

I would suggest not having expectations but a goal is good... I normally trip alone... Don't have to worry about others and their issues... Can think and be introspective

Work on your set and setting... Comfortable... Safe place... Clean your place
Have an idea what your going to do... And have a plan B

Set up your time so you won't be disturbed... All phone calls made... No one has any expectations for you for 6 hrs

Turn off your phone... Stay hydrated... Relax and just try to let go

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Re: Trying mushrooms alone for the purpose of self-reflection [Re: HarryL]
    #19223247 - 12/03/13 05:28 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Alone is really the best way to do it. Don't expect life answers from it.
What you should expect is letting the mushroom(drug) take control. Get acquainted, you can't control what happens. Atleast not yet. No one
has any advice, you seem intelligent.


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Re: Trying mushrooms alone for the purpose of self-reflection [Re: Yage]
    #19223629 - 12/03/13 06:54 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

I also prefer to trip alone most of the time.  The advice above is excellent and will serve you well.  It's very important to have a scale and to care for set and setting.  With all that taken care of there's nothing left to do but let go....


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Re: Trying mushrooms alone for the purpose of self-reflection [Re: hmmn]
    #19224061 - 12/03/13 08:14 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

I prefer to trip alone on mushrooms as well.


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Re: Trying mushrooms alone for the purpose of self-reflection [Re: GreySatyr]
    #19224117 - 12/03/13 08:25 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

When I trip alone in my room I usually play really uplifting ambient music right after I dose whilst anticipating the come up. nothing with vocals though as it distracts my thought process. Also be sure to have a comfortable room temperature and plenty of water on hand. Most importantly for me, I always make sure I won't be interrupted by sober people in the house and turn off my cell.


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Re: Trying mushrooms alone for the purpose of self-reflection [Re: PapaSmurf44]
    #19224291 - 12/03/13 08:58 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Ive ended up alone tripping but never tripped alone. Once trippin ballz! I would say almost ego death. It was all "experience" and one sentence would randomly go threw my head otherwise I wasnt even thinking English. "This is what the hippies wanted." haha IDK! A mix of both is nice. I like it better than all company the whole time. My penis envy is coming in and Ill do one with company but Im looking forward to the one by myself after. I'm gonna run at it McKenna  style. Silent darkness and 5 grams with plenty of smoke! I dont have any answers I want but my goal is to try to see "what it is for its self." Ive eaten 3.5g several times and 7g couple. Been a while so Ill tune up with a smaller dose the first go-round.

Def check back in and write a report!

I just bump all the advice above. Set, setting and weight the dose. Hard to tell how much you ate. I guess weight some and compare it to how your last dose looked. Starter doses are about 2 maybe 3 I think. I like tripping pretty hard and ate 3.5.


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Re: Trying mushrooms alone for the purpose of self-reflection [Re: Smeagol]
    #19224616 - 12/03/13 10:10 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Tripping alone on gooms was what got me into psychedelic therapy. I have learned much about myself through these introspective trips. For me eventually I didn't want to trip unless I had two life long friends tripping with me and I currently prefer tripping with friends but sometimes mushies in particular (above all psyches) can be more therapeutical alone.


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Re: Trying mushrooms alone for the purpose of self-reflection [Re: Wowbagger]
    #19224662 - 12/03/13 10:21 PM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Tripping alone is great. You need to get a scale though so you don't accidentally freak yourself out.


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Re: Trying mushrooms alone for the purpose of self-reflection [Re: nicechrisman]
    #19225179 - 12/04/13 02:35 AM (10 years, 1 month ago)

Thanks for the replies, I will try it somewhere next week because it's been only a week since my last trip. I will find an isolated spot somewhere outside on a hill and bring some speakers.

Will try to bring some different kinds of objects  that might help me recall such as pen and paper, recording device, and perhaps a guitar because it might be easyer to translate the feeling to song than to words. will post an update when it's done and share my findings


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