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First time finally getting to try APEs (1g total btw two .5g doses)
    #28143757 - 01/16/23 10:46 PM (1 year, 11 days ago)

Hi friends,

As most of you know, I rarely post these days. As an old timer and experienced tripper, I rarely feel the need to share any of my trips when I do take them (the older I get the fewer journeys I take).

That being said, I started growing Albino Penis Envy in 2020 during the lockdowns when I returned to growing cubensis. But I eventually ended trading off my mush for hash in 2021, so I never got to try the APEs.

Well I ran out of my Golden Teachers from the same 2020 grow cycle this past Thanksgiving, so I ordered more spores of GTs and decided to grow APEs again as well since the first time growing them was quite easy and rewarding.

Well now that both crops are harvested and dried, I decided to treat myself to my first trip of 2023 by trying the APEs. I've been reading everyone's hype in the trip reports about how much more potent they are from other cubes, but based off my experience with them today, I don't understand the hype. They're just as strong as other cubes at the same weight-for-weight dose thresholds I'm used to (reminder, I've been dosing cubes for 30 years now).

That said, I will do the usual format of describing the trip report data:

- To be cautious from all the hype about APEs, I decided to ingest only 1g dried fruit bodies, but I took them in two .5g doses. First dose was consumed at 4:15pm, and by 5:00pm, I could start to feel Level 1 criteria manifesting (mild sedated feeling, a body stone sensation that is not uncomfortable or challenging, but also void of any euphoria). I went to my bed and laid down under the covers and slipped on my Mindfold. I began to practice mindfulness meditation until the energy of the trip took hold. I did not have any music playing; I prefer to trip in silence these days. As the body stone sensation began to increase, I noticed an unusual time distortion that I'm not accustomed to having at Level 1 threshold; time began to become nondescript and not a part of my awareness at all. I started to have very, very mild Closed Eye Visuals (CEVs) and even with eyes open those same visuals remained inside the Mindfold (but I still prefer to keep my eyes physically shut). They did not have any specific shapes or form, but they were in patterns that were geometric in nature. What was interesting to me was that they were void of colors; just grey scale images like pale clouds on the dark night sky. At one point they began to take the form of a Thangka painting; a large Tibetan monastery with several lamas seated in front with an altar in front of them and the building. That was the most striking/clear image of the trip.

- My cat jumped up on the bed and snuggled up against me during the first part of the trip, and he got up and walked over my body bringing my awareness back to my body and physical surroundings so I got up and used the toilet and grabbed something to drink. While I was moving around the apartment I noticed only the usual Level 1 visual enhancements - lights were brighter than they would be at baseline, and colors were more brilliant but there was no 3D distortions of my observations. The body stone/sedated feeling was strong and very pleasant (and still is as I type this). When I noticed the time, it was already 7pm even though in my mind it felt more like only 30 minutes had transpired. So I grabbed the second .5g dose when I realized I was at the three hour mark from initial dose and wasn't anywhere near "gone" as so many people warned I would be at low doses. I nibbled the two mushrooms down with some crackers and returned to my bed and decided to add music to the next session to see if that would enhance or distract from the mild but enjoyable CEVs.

- I decided to listen to Eternal Servant's latest Goa trance set, as Goa is always a good backdrop for a psychedelic experience no matter how strong or weak. And as soon as I got the Mindfold back on and was able to adjust my mind's focus, I noticed the CEVs were gone and never returned. The music, however, definitely drew my attention inwards and while I was actively listening to the music, the time distortion and stone of the trip had my mind going inward. There were points where I was simply the music, not observing it or thinking about it - I simply was the music. It was a lovely experience and honestly, the entire set (which is 96 minutes in total) felt like it ran its course in less than an hour. When the music ended I sat up and removed the Mindfold, and to my astonishment, I had been crying to the music and not even aware of the tears flowing (the sponge liner around the eye sockets of the mask were soaked with tears).

It is now just shy of 9:30pm as I write this report, and I'm still feeling very stoic and at peace with both my mind and the external world...although the focus of my observations remains on thoughts more than perceptions. With all the hype about APEs being so potent compared to other cubensis by weight, I just don't get it. I harvested at the peak of readiness (when the stems go soft and start to turn a light shade of blue), and I always dry them for a full 12 hours before storing or dosing. IMO as an experienced tripper with cubensis, I just don't understand the hype. That said, I was pleasantly surprised that there was ZERO anxiety induced during the trip, and that my stomach had no issues at all (I usually dose btw 2-4g at a time when I'm in the mood for a journey); so even at 1 full gram total ingested I expected some cramping or maybe some slight nausea, but the trip was blissfully free of either.

My first flush amounted in a total (dry weight) of 5.9 grams before I took the 1g for this trip, so next weekend I will see what 2 full grams at once will merit. Very glad that I took this experience tonight - I've been so curious about APEs since 2020 - and the friend I traded my first batch with said they rocked his socks off - so I'm happy enough knowing they are a good phenotype for no anxiety or nausea (at least at low doses). Whenever I do more than 2g, I typically make tea so I don't have to eat so much of the fruit bodies; tea never gives me cramps or nausea.

I'm loving the inward nature of this trip even at just Level 1 experience - it's a very beautiful and meditative state of awareness where the mind remains engaged without allowing thoughts to project bias on the perceptions being experienced. Really looking forward to next weekend's next journey with the APE.  :smile:

Love & Light,

Seeker604


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Re: First time finally getting to try APEs (1g total btw two .5g doses) [Re: Seeker604]
    #28144868 - 01/17/23 05:40 PM (1 year, 10 days ago)

Do 4 grams and make a comparison. Maybe it's a bell curve vs a straight line in terms of dosage and effect on each axis.





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