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SweetJimmyBrown said:
I like to push myself into it but it gets strange quick.

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I love it. It gets me out of a lot of jams with myself. When I start getting paranoid or uneasy, I start noticing the synching of things and love to push the limits to see how far it'll go. The concentrating on it and marvel of it all has gotten me out of some tough jams 

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While tripping you trip is effected by your set and setting (the inference in this statement being that your mind set and setting are simply like various amounts of positive and negative electrical charge going into the mixing bowl of your trip). The trip is nothing more than the sum of these two parts.

It is generally accepted that a trip will affect your mind-set by bringing to light a strong mental message by way of metaphorical lessons in halucinatory form.

That the trip can actually physically manipulate the setting to more effectively send across a strong message, is less accepted and is referred to as the process of convergence or singularly as a convergence.

Both the manipulation of set and setting by the trip have the same intention as well as I can figure...Manipulation makes it easier to get the message across.

The ideas behind this process require a little background. First it goes under the assumption that tripping is a learning tool. Second that you understand that you as a person are within and a part of a singular field of energy that is popularly refered to as the Universe or alternately, God. Because we are part of the field, we can manipulate it in a sense and the manifestation of that manipulation is a convergence. It is the exact right experience at the exact right moment which is aimed at personal growth. It makes life seem almost dream-like. Another popular way of describing a convergence is a "twin-peaks" experience (if youve seen the tv show, you know what I mean).

When I say "exact right experience" I mean the experience is exactly what you need to know at that moment in time, and is a clue as to what would be the most beneficial action on your part.

Characteristically, a convergence is followed by confusion (though what trip isnt, eh?)and because we are in an altered state, we too often question the validity of the experience and dont act on it. Sometimes that censorship is helpful...other times it is an impediment. Please note, though, that convergences arnt always pleasant...its learning...and sometimes learning is dark.

From my experience with myself and others, the easiest way to cause a convergent experience is to follow this guidelines:

1.) Be near a large population of people. For some reason, the closer you are to a major population center, the more likely a convergence is to occur. (Note:Tripping in a forest will lead to more subtle versions of convergence as precentage of chance encounters with people or animals is greatly reduced, though more spiritual enounters are greatly increased in frequency).

2.) A group of up to 4 or less good friends tripping tends to draw in convergences more easily than larger groups (though smaller groups have no trouble from my experience).

3.) Paradoxally, in concern to 2, if too many people are tripping in the area, a convergence is less likely to occur (or perhaps to be noticed) Large frat parties, Raves...ect ect.

4.) convergences dont happen when you are concentrating singularly upon the trip itself. If you are out experiencing the world or simply interacting or observing people rather than zoning to music or TV, it seems to work better."
-unknown source

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