Lophosaurus said:

I just bring up my experiences if it's on topic. If they seem interested I might give them a handful of mushrooms or dose of L. Sometimes at a festival or party I will give random drugs to random people if I have extra and they seem cool.

I wouldn't dose someone that was annoying, sketchy, or seemed like they had a mental health problem. Of course if they just broke up with their GF or something I wouldn't do that either.

Low to medium dose and tell them you can take more, but not less.

I'm now a middle aged man with a family so it's rare that I turn anyone on these days.

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BigFudge said:

I used to talk about psychs to anyone with the ear to listen. The last year or so however, I've laid off bringing it up unless expressly asked.

I guess I've come to realise that the willing come upon revelation in their own right and don't need 'conversion', so to speak. Same with meditation and other esoteric knowledge/practices. It usually just puts people off imo.
Sounds too strange to the uninitiated.

But if I'm asked and I see that the person is ready for it I'll help them with anything they need and inform them as best I can. I don't see myself as a gatekeeper, more of a threshold guardian in the sense of the monomyth.
Like the sphinx in front of the pyramid or the gargoyle on the parpets of the temple, anyone can pass through, but those with the right eyes see it for what it really is and then enter the temple ready to be transformed. Not that I'm special or some shit, I've just been reading Joseph Campbell recently...

Right dose, I'd say about 2gs dried is a fairly solid noob friendly dose. I prefer not to have anything to do with ceremonies and such. I'll trip sit if necessary, but I honestly think that those truly ready can do it alone.

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fuckitxo said:

someone that is a 55-60% water being not drinking the best water (steam distilled) and is basically dying should not consume any amount of any entheogen, as it can be dangerous to their psyche, they need to consume half their body weight in ounces daily to even get ready to prep for an entheogenic experience, when i go out i hold ceremonies live at nearby bars and places where people just poison themselves, I can manipulate their reality into an acid trip at will, but again I have been practicing ayurvedic shamanism for over 7 years, you can take my advice for what its worth, but if you want to get into the field of ayurvedic medicine, you need to start with your self first...

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Asante said:

We all know the situation, despirte our discretion a friend or relative caught wind of your psychedelic explorations, and surprisingly they show interest to have the Experience themselves.

How do *you* prepare them for it, whom do you filter out, what would you consider an appropriate dose and how would you go about the session?

Tripping is a life choice. How do you help people in "getting there" safe and sound?

Do you actively "turn on" like Leary or the Pranksters, or keep it on the down low as muych as you can?

How do you deal with the responsibility of being Gatekeeper to the Psychedelic Realm?

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LogicaL Chaos said:

I like to ease into it slowly, as it is still illegal and controversial. Theres a lot of judgement towards psychedelic use especially for work. I guess I would be in the down-low crowd for work reasons.

If I lived in a country where job careers and psychedelic drug use could exist with no issues, then I would definitely be out in the open about psychedelic use.

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Asante said:

How do you deal with the responsibility of being Gatekeeper to the Psychedelic Realm?

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PrimalSoup said:

Asante said:

How do you deal with the responsibility of being Gatekeeper to the Psychedelic Realm?

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False dichotomy.  There are no real "gatekeepers".

People come to you with interest, you give them what you can.  But it's always going to be their experience.

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