Not what I was looking for...

[WoweeZowee!]

Hi everyone!

I am not all that experienced with LSD, having used it only a handful of times, once in combination with ketamine and never exceeding 2 tabs. It had been perhaps over a year since my last trip when I decided to take some again the other day; I am in a transitionary period in my life and was hoping to achieve the insights and realizations that I have found so beneficial in the past. So anyway, on to the trip...

I suspect I should have given myself more time to prepare mentally before taking it; as the drug began to hit in subtle ways I felt a little uneasy and short of breath. This didn't get too overwhelming, I decided to put on some music and sat myself down on a beanbag. As the trip became more intense - more intense than I had anticipated - the posters in my room began to take on malevolent forms and the music too became slightly unnerving like some kind of haunted carnival. I was not at the peak yet and thankfully I was able to talk myself down, literally challenging these forms to 'come and get me' - soon after this the trip became very hallucinogenic - it helps that I have Love's Forever Changes hanging on my wall. I started to metathink about fear and why I am afraid which wasn't very useful although I did get in a very emotional state about it - at one point I began to cry although I was laughing at the same time. The trip became increasingly visual and distracting which was by no means unpleasant but not what I was really after

I read in another post about not 'keeping' anything from a trip - my mind was racing from one thing to another and was not able to hold on to any one thought for very long. I cannot even remember most of what went through my mind. As the peak subsided I felt fatigued and over stimulated. I put on a nightmare before christmas to distract me as I felt too muddled to dwell on anything until I was able to go to sleep. It was not a 'bad trip' but certainly not the positive experience I was after.

What could I have done differently to reach my goals? Is it purely to do with one's conscious thought or can visual and aural stimuli distract from clear thought?

PS - sorry if I've included too much superfluous detail but I didn't want to overlook anything.

 

[magickmumu]

I don´t know. It sounds like a good trip to me.
What are you looking for
:?:

 

[WoweeZowee!]

I suppose I wanted a little enlightenment. Is that too much to ask? :lol:
No doubt it was pleasurable but I guess I found it altogether a bit superficial, nothing like the profound and deeply affecting experience that my first ever trip was.

 

[GOD]

Trips are not all the same . One cant have enlightening ones every time . But i do think the trip told you something very worth while . = Plan it better , take more time to go into it , by that i mean do a ritual and have a planned cource to it so that you could relax into it .

 

[WoweeZowee!]

do a ritual and have a planned cource to it so that you could relax into it

I can see how this would be useful - what, may I ask, are some of the things you do to prepare?

 

[magickmumu]

I suppose I wanted a little enlightenment. Is that too much to ask? :lol:
No doubt it was pleasurable but I guess I found it altogether a bit superficial, nothing like the profound and deeply affecting experience that my first ever trip was.

Try Mushrooms. :idea:

 

[Rei]

I suppose I wanted a little enlightenment. Is that too much to ask? :lol:
No doubt it was pleasurable but I guess I found it altogether a bit superficial, nothing like the profound and deeply affecting experience that my first ever trip was.

Try Mushrooms. :idea:

+1

 

[Forkbender]

Focus on what you want insights in. It is hard if your mind starts wandering, but find some way to keep at the things you want to find out. A ritual as mentioned before can help you do that. One of the ways to go about it is to ask yourself questions before you take the trip. Why are you doing it? What do you want to know? Don't immediately try to find an answer, but just let the question sink in. Last few days before the trip read the questions just before you go to sleep and just after waking up. You may find that the questions change, but that's ok.

Changing the substance isn't really going to help IMHO.

 

[st.bot.32]

Agreed. Also, taking psychedelics to find an answer to a specific question doesn't always work for me, I generally find I get more basic, fundamental insights about life, perception, memory.. when I'm relaxed. Occasionally a profound insight comes along. Changing up the set and setting helps too.


Very much agree about the substance.. it's worth it to try both. (actually, unlike others here, usually acid works far better for me.. but that's just me )

 

[GOD]

Fork , what about posting those instructions in the "Tips for trips" thread as well ?

 

[Forkbender]

Good one. Just did. And I made that topic a sticky for the time being, so new members see it when they first come around.

 

[WoweeZowee!]

Thanks for the feedback guys - I'll definitely take some time to crystalize what exactly it is I want in my mind before my next trip. As mushrooms are considerably harder for me to access than acid, I think I'll stick with that. In hindsight it was a little naive to expect a mind-blowing experience. Nowhere to go but onwards and upwards!

 

[tryptonaut]

Don't anticipate too much for a trip, because then it will happen the least.

What works relatively well for an enlightening experience is upping the dose
If the trip reaches a level you've never seen before, then the chance of a mind-blowing experience is very good. Although it might not at all be what you expected it to be...