Edited by bluemeanie on 09/10/01 09:20 AM.

I happen to agree with you dogweaze.

If you are a firsttimer, you will more than likely be scared shitless if you can't "let go" and "ride it out". Tripping is just that, a trip. You are going to be taken somewhere despite whether you like it or not. You can go kicking and screaming.. or.. you can go along for the fun. You eat the shroomz and swallow, there is no going back. It's a oneway ticket to a personal Hell or Heaven, or a combintaion of both as I have discovered. They will show you the extremes of yourself, both positive and negative.

If you want the best trip possible learn to "let go" of your ego. Most people are scared of losing control of a situation in general, let alone be taken for a Ephemeral Journey to somewhere else. Best thing to do is distract your mind with trivial things initially. If you indulge in negative thinking, you will have negative visuals and intrusive thoughts. The opposite is true. Sudden and un-anticipated events can turn things sour. But still the ability to control ones own mind comes into play. Meditation is a very good way to learn this. I'm not talking about the typical "sit and relax" type meditation most newbies think of. I'm referring to the ability to clear your mind of your "mind voice". It's that little sub-consious bastard that gets you in trouble nine times out of ten. That nagging little voice in the back of your head that sez, "Shroomz are bad I shouldn't be doing this.." or "I shouldn't cheat on my girlfriend." Some people mistake this as your "conscience". Not so, it is your "EGO" that animalistic personal drive that makes you want a particular thing. It is the prime motivator for love, selfishness, envy, trust and greed. It controls how you posture yourself around others. It makes you feel embarassed when someone else makes fun of you. It makes you feel angry because of that.

A balanced, rational person will have a better trip than someone that has a guilty "conscience/ego". And under the influence of any psychedelic your ego is amplified a million times and given a life of it's own. Soon the pschotropic will toss little aspects of your ego at you to see how you handle it. Some positive, some negative. And if you freak, it will take that fear, multiply it a few times, scare you even more, and then punish you for it. Or.. You will take control, with your balanced outlook on life, and then it will procede to reward you with new insights into yourself and others. The more you learn, the more the experience will try and teach you. It will most certainly be pleasant.

Will you give into the trick you are playing on yourself?

Or will you grab your ego by the ballz and silence it?

-=Felstorm=-