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Mushrooms And The Blind...
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Hi, I was watching a show called Inquiring Minds, and they were talking about when you rub your closed eyes and you see those visuals, and it reminded me of the closed eyed visuals you get on mushrooms. They said that even the blind see these visuals when they rub their eyes. So I was just wondering if the blind were to take mushrooms , if they would see closed eye visuals. I know if I were blind I'd want to see anything I could even if I have to use illegal, delcious, mushrooms.

"Heh heh... mule"
- Homer Simpson


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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: TheMagicalMushi]
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Hmm, interesting thought!

nothing I see can be taken from me


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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: TheMagicalMushi]
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I read a trip report here on the shroomery from a supposed blind person. I believe it was called something like "Magic Sunday". Though after I read it, I was a bit confused.
How did she write it, if she's blind? How did she find the shroomery? How did she learn to type so well? (No typos, except one). Etc. It was a very nice report/story however.


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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: Phobos]
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how did s/he find/read the page?... (i'm guessingthis is how he/she did it) there is speech software out there that will read off any given webpage to you... also there could have been a friend that let him/her know.... in addition, as to how he/she typed, did you ever wonder what the hell those little bumpy things on the keyboard are?.... you know, the ones on the "J" and "F" keys? They are FOR blind people. besides, alot of people i know can type FLAWLESSLY (or close to it) without looking at the screen OR the keyboard. these are all just my guesses though.



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"Trying is the first step towards failure" -Homer J. Simpson

In the above, Any and all references to reality are entirely fictional.

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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: shellacct]
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i once asked a blind person if she has dreams...and if she does then what does she see?...she said she does have dreams..but she doesnt see anything...kinda wierd..like her other senses take over...cuz she said she smells things when shes dreaming...and i also asked a blind man the same question and he quickly said he doesnt have dreams at all..i dont know if thats true, he didnt seem to like me asking him questions hehe



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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: Planet Asia]
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I was thinking that you might only be able to dream if you werent born blind, cuz if youve seen the earth before, or anything you'd think of that in your dreams. If you got blind in an accident i think it might be possible to dream or hallucinate.


"Heh heh... mule"
- Homer Simpson


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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: TheMagicalMushi]
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on a similar note, would a blind person be arrested and put in jail for possession of mushrooms?

We're all mad here...


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So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. - Galatians 5:16

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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: HB]
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yes, because they dont get any special favours just because they are blind. the police would pobly do a full cavity search just for fun. now thats something a blind man can dream about at night.

There are 3 types of people in this world: Those who can count, and those who can not.

Edited by drunkgoat on 06/18/01 07:41 PM.



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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: TheMagicalMushi]
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i think narc_monkey already covered this topic back in the day, check his post out, alot of interesting ideas.




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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: TheMagicalMushi]
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The question of the blind and hallucinogens was one that I had wondered about for a long time. I finally wrote to the national institute of the blind, and they gave me the e-mail address for a guy who knows a bit about this stuff. What he told me was that people who are born blind often develop atrophy in the visual cortex, and thus do not dream/trip/etc visually. Contrary to what the show told you these type of blind people usually do not see spots and what not when they rub their eyes. People who were once sighted ( even if only for a few years) May or may not see in their minds. He said that in his experience blind people have an even more difficult time navigating their environment while under the influence of these drugs, and that the experience can be frightening, etc yadda yadda??.Damn interesting if you ask me.

" God made dirt, so dirt won't hurt"


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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: DXQuack]
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I'd assume blind people still hallucinate. They may have auditory tactile or olfactory hallucinations. Same sences may be involved in them dreaming. Also, sometimes, when on shrooms I can perceive things with my eyes closed (I can sometimes navigate the environment and/or feel things around me), so I'd assume these abilities would be all the more natural for blind.

enlightenment is as easy as doing nothing

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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: gribochek]
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one time i was talking to a blind girl, and i told her that whenever she spoke i hade faces and stuck my tounge out. then i asked if that was ok..... she said it was ok, so then i said "thats good to know, but i was just kidding"

heres a dead bird.
Jesus the dead bird was here


madness never slows down, it only piles up.


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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: TheMagicalMushi]
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all i can say is, if i became blind, i would kill myself the second i knew. theres nothing to look forward to (both figuratively and literally)...sight is my favorite of senses, and without it i feel like nothing. i even get anxious just keeping my eyes closed! :P

We're all mad here...


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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: HB]
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oh come on...kill youself?!!! What a loss that would be. I think it would suck, but it would also be a great oppertunity to experiance the world in a whole new way. Kinda makes you wonder what we are missing now eh?

" God made dirt, so dirt won't hurt"


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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: TheMagicalMushi]
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The question is a generilization...."EVERYONE TRIPS DIFFERNTLY" one blind person from birth will still "SEE" differently form another birthed blind. A blind person that has lost sight from accident will see different visions from the same. Hallucinations and visions are independent not group deficient....

Going crazy will drive you mad, but once you get there the rest is easy.....


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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: egolesss]
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Not true..... all blind people see the same thing......just ask them they will tell you it is true. somthing about monkeys and flaming hoops. http://mypage.uniserve.ca/~sbarclay/xmas.htm

" God made dirt, so dirt won't hurt"


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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: HB]
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mmmmkay, so go read john varley's _the persistance of vision_



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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: gnrm23]
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I also recently wandered what would happened if you gave a blind person some shrooms. would they hallucinate? I don't know. There's only one way to find it out: finding a blind person and feed him/her shrooms! woul be an interesting experiment.

sucked into the vortex....

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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: DXQuack]
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You have got to be joking.........
So all people with vision see the same thing???


Going crazy will drive you mad, but once you get there the rest is easy.....


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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: stefan]
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bada bing!
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=Forum1&Number=3947&Forum=Forum1&Words=narc_monkey&Match=Username&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=6months&Main=3947


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Re: Mushrooms And The Blind... [Re: narc monkey]
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I read through that and most of the people said that the blind can't have visual hallucinations, but I think the closed eye visuals might not have anything to do with your eyes. They could just be thoughts in your brain, one of the people said that a blind person saw geometric patterns. I think when you close your eyes it just lets your brain not focus on anything in particular, and when on mushrooms your brain thinks up stuff without you even doing anything. I don't know if we will ever have a correct answer, everyone's brain is different, and that means some blind people -might- see visuals and some might not.

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