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Sporehed
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Transending the spirit realms, full day trip. (Mushroom tea vs raw)
#22283606 - 09/24/15 12:20 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hello everyone... i just had a profound phychedelic experience yesterday and feel i should come on and talk about it.
First some back story. I am currently working a demanding job which has left me with little time to work with psychedelics properly. Before yesterday i had done mushrooms one time (in early August), i made sure to leave plenty of time before my next one. I made sure it was a day where i had little going on, i had a shift in the afternoon that would have screwed my chances to take them, so i made up a story for why i couldnt attend work and just like that i was free. The way this job works, there are small blocks of shifts, so i had to be up at 6am for a two and a half our "shift". After that i had the whole day off, i had planned to go to a local forest walking path and dosing in there (as my first time i was indoors) . The night before i made up a batch of mushroom tea, my first time with mushrooms the nausea was overwhelming and brought the trip down. For this tea i used 2gs of hand busted dry cubes in a jar, poured boiling water (185f) on them and soaked for 20 minutes, i also added lemonade and honey. I then repeated that process with the same mushrooms in a second smaller jar.i took pictures but am having trouble posting them, i must emphasize the colour of the first jar... It turned a deep teal/blue colour that was very noticable (looked like blue kool aid).. The second jar had liftle change in appearance.
After reaching the parking lot to this forest i began to evaluate my feelings and ensure i would be safe and positive. I stashed my keys by my car and went off into the forest. With me i brought a pen and pad of paper, a blanket, tibetan singing bowl, water, pizza, cannabis and some spare clothes. I walked about 10 minutes into the forest to get a feel for it and then began to drink my brew. ( this whole time the song "strange brew" was playing in my head)... I was concerned it would have a bad taste but it ended up being delicious! Like a sweet lemon water (that was blue).. I drank my bigger jar first, downed it in a couple of minutes, then sipped the smaller one for about 10 min until finished right after this i came across a basket on the forest floor that was full of ripe apples, clearly left for people to take before their walk. So i took one figuring that an apple would do me better than pizza would. .
After this i knew all i had to do was follow the path and read the signs so i dont get lost. I probably walked another 15 min while contemplating whether my tea was going to work or not (my first time the effects became apparent in like 10 min)... I spent some time wishing i brought the rest of my dry mushrooms with me and feeling annoyed that i could be wasting this. I ended up finding this nice spot being hit with direct sunlight and overlooking a low area in the forest... I layed out my blanket and began to meditate, i also did some yoga/stretching whilst talking to the mushroom. I sat for about 20 -30 minutes and allowed the mushroom to set in... Near the end i smoked a big bowl of cannabis out of my chillum, then packed up and left.
Continuing my walk i realized how heavy it was beginning to set in, small visual hallucenations and strong emotions began. I noticed how i could reallly feel the vibes of the forest, i walked past a spot where these skinny trees with yellow leaves made me very uncomfortable . I also began seeing shadows and feeling like i was watched, but i refused tovallow for thisntrip to go badly. After another 15 min of walking (and still contemplating the strength of my tea) i started to notcie the nausea and mostly the emptyness of my stomach. I believe the cannabis induced the appetite. So i whipped out my apple from earlier and had a look at it... This is where the trip fully set in, the apple was moving and there was depth to its surface. Eating that apple was bery satisfying and it soothed my stomach for a while.
I end up covering a large part of this forest, straying from my original route and heading deeper than i intended to. There are many things i forget but it was mostly me singing and talking with the forest, i was quite content with the feeling of being deep in a forest and near nobody (these trails cover 100's of sq kilometors). At one point after investigating a log, i decided i was in a good spot to meditate and so i did, i would consider this the peak... The trees had faces and i was telepathically communicating with something. I then spent some time drawing what ended up as an angel, very similar to a sketch i made on my first adventure. I love drawing on mushrooms because it comes so effortlessly. After a long period of time sitting on the forest floor i got up and made my way back, most of the way i spent regretting my choice to stray off my path and head deeper into the forest (it was a long hike back). Once i left the forest i bought some poutine at a local cafe and had a very long drawn out nap... I forgot to mention but i ended up smoking about 4 times on this trip, i had regrets mixing with cannabis as it made me tired and i had trouble keeping focus on the trip itself.
I then worked that evening (i finished my trip at 2:30 ish) at my second job which happens to be at a head shop this was a good environment to be in following the trip. Even though it was a good experience i couldnt help but feel like i didnt get the full trip i wanted... I knew that i still had a 2.5 waiting for me at home plus the remnants of the stuff i used for tea (dried up in a paper towel). So while at work i decided i would trip in silent darkness when i got home .
I got home, said goonight to my mother and went into my preperations. I put blankets over all the windows (i have this massive window in my room that was a bitch to cover up completely) . I ended up having to layer the blankets so that no light would make it through.. Then i unplugged all the stuff in my room, set up my bed so it was very comfortable and got some music ready.
This time i decided i would eat them raw and chew the shit out of them. I ate the leftovers from the tea i made, the sat down and ate the remaining 2.5 grams, being sure to chew to a pulp before swallowing. These mushrooms offer a half decent taste, it wasnt terrible chewing them raw but also not extremely enjoyable. From this point on i kept playing with the lighting... My window coverings didnt work as well as id hoped once i got used to the darkness. So i spent about 20 minutes getting them as blacked out as possible (i must reiderate how big of a pain in this ass this was). Then i laid down and began to think... I was worried that i would fall asleep as i was already on low sleep and i had already shroomed and smoked earlier in the day. So i put a large amount of focus on keeping my eyes open.
After about an hour of watching patterns i began to fall into full worlds / dimentions, each scenario playing out differently like a dream. I know i never fell asleep but at this point eyes being open/closed made no difference. Something i noticed was that although i was hallucenating and falling in these worlds, it wasnt like it was in full colour HD in front of my face. It felt more as if it was a very strong thought projection, like a very intense/vivid daydream. This is where the waves of nausea came on, after a while i decided to pull the trigger and purge my stomach. I made my way to the washroom, my whole room was stretching and changing size, perception was extremely skewed. I attempted to throw up but to no avail... I returned to my bed, lights back out and back into the spirit worlds. My forehead (third eye) was pulsing and on fire for a large portion of the experience. I explored through what felt like space time, exploring new realities and analyizing how our world is part of this infinite system of ever changing and flowing universes and realities... It was interesting because i had this realization that nothing matters at all , but even though nothing matters at all, itnis all very important at the same time. It made sense at the time and still makes sense to me now, you cant just lay back and let life go by with the excuse that none of it matters.
After about 2:30 hours i started peaking, i changed into this full new reality and felt quite alien ( i though about how some people feel more connectivity to earth vs people like me who feel the presence of an alien form of some sort. This is when i decided to smoke the pre packed bowl of cannabis with kief on top, i was catapulted into a dimention of understanding and content. I learned so many things i couldnt retain it all, i was worried that i was learning too much and would be put on a seperate plane from my friends and family. The experience of living was broken down into planes of existence... Everyone is a point of conciousness/reality. That conciousness can then be experienced in exponentially good and bad ways... So there is always a better more emotion filled experience and a more depressing, energy sucking reality. The purpose is to transend these levels of experience to reach the highest possible emotional and spiritual levels while gaining the ever expanding knowledge of the universe.
After lots of contemplation of life spirituality i witnessed my ego/mind get broken down and rebuilt. My chakras were re engergized and left with a feeling of bliss and peace. I found myself laughing at life and the remaining journey ahead of me. I am so excited to live the rest of my life and fulfil my purpose... I am so happy to have found psychedelics.
From this point on i put on my shamanistic throat singing music... This causedvery cool patterns and emotions corresponding to the music. It became too intense for me and i had to turn it off. Then i smoked another bowl, by now it was 4 am and i had clme 3/4 of the way back... Still tripping balls though. I turned on my light and spent half a hour returning my room to the state it was once in. Then i laid down, set some alarms , and let my mind drift until i was out like a light...
The silent darkenss experience is one that should be tried by anyone who is ready for a serious experience, i think mckenna's 5g dose would have been too much for me. Dont be mislead into thinking that you must do 5gs for it to be a strong experience, although im sure it would be much more vivid and prolonged.
Thank you for reading, that was a long day... Im excited to give myself a good break from this until winter rolls around. As for now im gonna continue living the most positive life that i can. Excited to hear back from the community after this one.
-Sporehed
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TheScientificMethod
Psychonautic Explorer & Writer



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Re: Transending the spirit realms, full day trip. (Mushroom tea vs raw) [Re: Sporehed]
#22283830 - 09/24/15 01:01 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Sporehed, thank you for sharing this experience with the community. I connect to a lot of the things that you write about in this trip report, and also there are pieces of it that I do not connect to.
As a generality, I do not redose during my mushroom trips, but that's what originally me want to read through your post. I was curious to hear how the effects of redosing throughout the day would turn out, and it sounds like you had really good effects without diminishing results as the day progressed. I'm curious to hear how you felt in the following day and/or week after such a prolonged trip.
I also really enjoy going out into nature when I trip, but it's extremely important for me personally to ensure that I go to a place where I'm not likely to encounter any other people--it sounds like you found that, but it worries me to be on public trails personally because I fear social interaction in the psychedelic state. This however does not seem to be a problem for you since you mention that you went to work after your hike and I assume that you had to interact with people during that time. You also mention interacting with your mom when you were still in the psychedelic realm, so I guess you're immune to social concerns during your trip. I'm curious to hear more about this if you have any light to shed on it.
I really like going into nature, like you said, with a singing bowl and some bud. I will often go deep into the forest, then venture a little bit off trail so that I have absolute solitude (but not so far that I'm unfamiliar with my surroundings) and then just sit down and meditate after I take my dose. I have found that it can be challenging during the come up to just sit down and that walking through the woods, like you did, makes it a bit easier, but then I experience fear if I'm not familiar with the surroundings because I worry that I could get lost while tripping. I have found that taking cannabis or Xanax with me can help me to calm down in the come-up and that if I take these drugs in combination with eating my dose that I can get through the come-up without any significant trouble. I'll then try to just sit there for 1-2 hours or until I have completed the peak (or at least reached the peak). At that point I am usually more secure with where the dose will take me and I can decide if I just want to remain there or wander along the trail or go exploring.
Just curious--were you still tripping while you drove back from the trail? You seem to imply that, but don't explicitly mention it. I cannot condone operating a motor vehicle on either cannabis or on mushrooms. But you can do what you do. Just personally, I try to be 110% safe in every way that I can.
I also really enjoy the silent darkness trips that you mentioned in the latter part of your report. I will prepare everything and then just lay silently for the entire time (with the exception of getting up to pee if I have to). I will keep a puke-bucket beside my bed just in case I need to vomit, but I have never had to puke during a mushroom trip before and I've had many of them up to 6g. Sometimes it'll give me stomach troubles but I've never puked personally. I will often have a bowl of brown rice beside my bed just in case of stomach problems because that will sometimes cause them to settle down a bit.
You mention that you don't think that it's necessary to have the full 5grams that McKenna talks about in order to have a profound experience, and I COMPLETELY AGREE! The first silent darkness trip I had was with 3grams and it was absolutely life changing. Since then I've had two 5gram silent darkness experiences and one 6 gram (mostly silent mostly dark) experience. The higher doses ARE more intense and the breakthrough will be more profound, but people should not underestimate the power of a lower dose trip under the right conditions.
Thank you so much for sharing your trip report. I wish you well and hope that you are able to share your future trips as you've shared this one. In the future, if sharing your trip reports is something that you're into, you might consider using the following for a layout so that readers can get a bit more information about the experience and conditions:
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PRE-CONDITIONS (mind)Set: Setting (physical location): time of day: last meal: (Time and type)
PARTICIPANT Gender: (male) body weight: (175lb)
BIOASSAY Substance(s): Dose(s): Method of administration:
EFFECTS Administration time: Duration: First effects: Peak: Come down: Baseline:
Intensity (overall): (use 1-10 scale)
Assessment Pleasantness: (0-4) Unplesantness: (0-4) Visual Intensity: (0-4)
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MajickMuffin
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Re: Transending the spirit realms, full day trip. (Mushroom tea vs raw) [Re: TheScientificMethod]
#22283905 - 09/24/15 01:15 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Awesome read sporehed.
Sounds much like an experience I had. But I ended up actually and literally disconnecting from my body for a time I can only describe as, time did not exist. This happened when I would open and close my eyes and there was no difference.
I was going through the HD scenic moving worlds you were describing.
Oh the fun.
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