Going 'bad' paths on purpose

[Brugmansia]

Who ever else has sometimes prepared and planned bad influences prior to a trip?

I must admit I'm having sometimes a thing for searching fractals with devilish faces hidden in it, combined with music that comes across as demonish (hardcore) or other stuff and confront myself with it when I'm tripping.

I find it quite interesting how the components in my brain react on it since I'm fully aware that witchlike images is chilidish material. But still, the first times I did I had to swallow and breath quite uncomfortable. Lately when the appearances are trying to grab my soul I can make sure I'm filled with enough magic to stay dominated without any contracted effort.

 

[Forkbender]

I tried, but it didn't really work. I saw that it was my own intention to be bad and that it didn't really was the real me, so I let it go.

Interesting question: can one go bad when one is willing to go bad?

 

[user_1919]

My uncle always told me this when I first got interest in psychedelics. Well actually my uncle told my brother this and my brother told me. Be careful for what you wish for, casue these substances are stronger than what you could ever believe. No matter what the experience with psychedelics, they are stronger than you, and if you try to play with them, they will show you that they are the boss in control, and not you. But wish whatever you want, if you want a hellish experience, then that is for you, but you may get one that will scare you away from psychedelics. Props for wanting something like that, and being able to stay observent durning the experience.

PEACE

 

[Brugmansia]

No, not actually nothing going bad, but you can get used to bad influences and learn a sort of inner act of sober attitude to stay immune for spontanous actual bad encounters.

 

[DevXavier]

I know what you mean. It's like a preliminary defensive shield against inner bad feeling, that's how I feel it.

 

[magickmumu]

I never plan exploring the darkside, but when it comes up I just go with the flow. :twisted:

 

[Necridous]

I don't like to center an entire trip around such events but I've experimented with scaring myself while tripping a few times. I'm a metalhead, so heavy dark music just sounds good while tripping and not scary.

The most successful self induced scaring while tripping occurred in the woods for me. It was at night and previously myself and my friend had no negative thoughts. I began to talk about the Blaire Witch project and gradually i did notice a distinct shift in the trips atmosphere. After getting ourselves good and scared we changed topics and abruptly all was well again.

 

[Forkbender]

hmm, I've *never* experienced fear during a trip. I was not afraid of dying/pain/fear itself/going crazy or whatever. I don't really think that I would fear anything. With most things that happen during a trip, I have this "oh. Okay"-attitude, except for the deep insights which are more like "a Ha!"-moments. I have come to understood fear as something which paralyses your experience of the world just as much as a physical tension. While tripping, this tension is the first to go for me. I know others experience increased tension, but with me I just relax and slide down into the trip like a leaf on the wind...