A quick San Pedro trip report as most of the experience was mostly ineffable. Ill compare it to my most experienced substance's, shrooms and LSD later in this post.
For those who didnt follow my other thread leading up to the experience. This was undertaken with the local shaman who we have known for some time and after a barter offered us the experience.
Early morning. We arrived super early with dew all over the grass and a chill in the wind. Just as the shaman had requested. Way to early for a late riser like me. We travel to the mountains by car, the shamans friend offered us a lift. My mood was anxious and conversations where short lived as I was unsure of what experience may ensue. I have many times before taken entheogens lightly and had some intense experiences which were hard to handle at times.
Arrival. Walking the mountains for a suitable spot to sit. After a short ceremony including cleansing oils and thanks we ingested the cactus as a gooey green sludge. I was expecting the worst but my stomach seemed to hold up.
Two hours later the shaman who ingested with us. As explained helps for the shaman as a guide to be in touch with the plant and pass on its will. The shaman approached me and offered me more saying the plant had instructed so. I reluctantly ingested more San Perdo so as to so trust and not refuse the plants (and experienced shamans) instruction.
Another hour or so, I feel the medicine coming on. A sense of extreme blissfulness and warmth flows over me. I feel nothing more than to sit in a meditative position overlooking the mountains. The earth draw's me into a sense of wonder. I feel I can understand the plants, they talk of the bliss of basking in the sun. Their (all plants, trees', rocks etc.) peace of "being". I feel earth is our mother, I spend the next few hours in awe of Gaia and a renewed respect for nature as a whole. I received subtle messages from the plant's spirit. These are too ineffable to put into words, even if I could I dont believe the messages would not make much sense to anybody other than myself. Later as the experience is less "wavey" we smoke some traditional tabbaco's. Which seemed to peak the experience again. I start to become aware of the sun going down.
Sundown. We travel again by car to the shamans home. The feeling of blissfulness keeps with me, I realise I am still heavily "up" and still have visuals and psychedelic thoughts. We arrive to a warm and comfortably padded floor were we lay down with blankets for the next two or three hours. Eyes closed but not asleep, we "awaken" to warm tea being offered.
Dinner and home. We are offered some soup and bread for dinner. After we eat we have a chat about the days experiences. I cant put it into words, the shaman seems to accept that. I thank the shaman while walking out the door. I feel my thanks are not enough for an entire day devoted to us, making sure we were comfortable (emotionally and physically) the whole day.
The experience. I would defiantly do it again and go deeper with a higher dose. Compared to shrooms and LSD, San Perdo is a more loving entheogen. I have found LSD and shrooms to be "pushy" as times whereas San Pedro a softer more connected type of experience. I highly recommend the experience to both the experienced psychonaut and the total newb as a first time experience.
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“With four hundred milligrams of moksha-medicine in their bloodstreams, even beginners can catch a glimpse of the world as it looks to someone who has been liberated from his bondage to the ego.”
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