Some of you may be aware that I made a tea for camping with friends this past weekend. I'll chronicle the trip first and then lay down my questions.
Four of us had been planning a 'trip' for a few months for my buddy B's Bachelor weekend. We'd done acid and shrooms before and eagerly looked forward to this experience.
I pureed and reduced 3 feet/about 2100 grams of bridgesii for the four of us this weekend. We had about 1 litre of liquid to drink in the end.
We had made a reservation for a campsite in nearby mountains, and made our way there Saturday. Upon arriving we setup our camp, food, fire and tents so we wouldn't have to bother with everything later in the evening.
We started our experience by drinking a good amount of water, then mixing our tea into a mix of cranberry juice and Arizona brand tea. It was bitter, but was stomachable. We decided to take half of each of our doses at first, and then planned to take more later.
myself and my friend B got about half way through all the material for ourselves, my friend A only had a number of sips due to taste, and my friend C finished everything.
We smoked some herb for the come-up, and then explored nearby. A, B, and myself started feeling a giddy, warm, calming effect after the initial nausea subsided. A, who had had the least amount, said he was tripping hard and had visuals (how much of that was placebo is up for debate...), and B and myself just had a 'different' kind of high going along with a body high. It was definitely pleasant, but it didn't feel like shrooms, acid, or DMT whatsoever.
The night progressed and we continued to smoke weed, and that was about it. I would estimate that in the end, B and myself consumed maybe 6 inches of cactus, while A had significantly less and C had 8-10 inches.
This experience leads me to the following questions.
Is this what a low dose of mescaline feels like? Were we just at a threshold dose, and that would explain the kind of stoned, warm, body high feeling without visuals? Some reports I've seen have talked about only getting a 'weird body high' from similar methods in which the tea was prepared (puree with a little bit of vinegar, reduce, strain through cheesecloth, add more water and repeat) It was very easy to maintain mental clarity and I never got mind fucked.
Does mescaline give visuals in higher doses?
Did we get this feeling because of the vinegar I added while cooking it? I added probably 2-3 tbsp for 3 feet.
Next time instead of going through all the work to puree it and reduce and strain, I figure I'll cut into chunks, freeze it, boil it, strain and repeat, leaving out pureeing.
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