earthless
Rising Star
Greetings all, I recently found this story posted somewhere on the nexus:
I've been a long time lurker as well as long time lover of this wonderful slice of the information highway. Before I dive into what got me tuned into this amazing molecule, I will, as what appears somewhat customary, relay some background information about myself.
I remember first being interested in psychedelics when I was in middle school and we were learning about the different affects of mind altering substances. Amongst the assortment of categories psychedelics were the ones that caught my attention the most. After several years of occasional homeschooling from the erowid vaults, I compiled all the information I knew in a safe place in my memory banks to be accessed when the time to partake would arrive. The time arrived one random night when I was seventeen; a group of my close friends and me tried to score bud all day and ended up only being able to find mushrooms. Let me just say in short that that experience changed my life and helped shape who I am today.
Flash forward in time about eight years during which I regularly smoked weed and dabbled moderately with mushrooms, LSD, MDMA, and some Salvia. I had only heard of DMT and it's astounding (and what seemed to my "civilized" mind at the time as ridiculous and mendacious) stories about other worlds, life and death, entities, the universe and much more. Although somewhat skeptical of what I was reading I was nonetheless interested in trying it out of sheer curiosity and in hopes of expanding my consciousness further.
Most of my close friends were into what I consider the acceptable medicines for the most part like marijuana and other natural remedies. One good friend in particular had also independently gained interest in DMT and we happened to make each other aware of our interests at one point in time. The chance just so happened in that one night about a year and a half ago, while having a small gathering of good vibes at my habitat, said friend showed up to hang out and made it apparent that he had some magic in tiny crystal powder form that had a slight yellowish tinge to it. The night went on as expected and when everybody left, me and him agreed silently to set up my sitting room for a journey.
Finally, my time of waiting had come to an end and little did I know I was about set foot on a path that not many take in this lifetime. Shpongle's "Divine Moments of Truth" was put on the entertainment center through the PS3 which provided various fantastic perspectives of planet earth from outer space on the big screen TV. The only light in the room was coming from the red bulb we placed in the fixture between the couch he was sitting on and the one I was. As he loaded up a standard glass bowl with a copious amount of the spice on top of a thin layer of weed, he told me that he considered this batch to be substandard because of the recent experience he had (hence the copious amount) that did not meet expectations. I have heard of the "proper" way to inhale the molecule so I did as directed and managed to take in a huge lungful of mothball-smelling vapor.
Almost immediately I felt an incredible sensation of weightlessness and tremendous pressure all at once and through utter confusion all I could think was: "wtf?! what has he done to me? he said this shit was bunk and i'm about to die!". Soon after I felt like I wasn't breathing and thought I had to keep reminding myself to inhale and exhale, all the while poking my chest because I kept thinking I wasn't a solid being. Things settled down soon after that and panic was replaced by geometric patterns everywhere I looked. I kept almost expecting to see the rendition of the earth on the TV to come spinning out right in the room in front of us. When I closed my eyes I saw a row of what could best be described as the outlines of humanoid lizard beings that were made of different color electricity and were dancing in impossible ways, all the meanwhile beckoning me to come forward with them into their realm. My friend kept offering me a hit and all I could think was "how can he be taking hits right now things are crazy this is all so crazy!". Needless to say I didn't feel I was ready for more and I started to come back down and things slowly returned to normal for the both of us and we started to try and integrate what had just happened.
My first experience was definitely overall positive and gave me even more of an urge to get out there and see what the universe is all about. Since then I have only had the chance to try DMT when the opportunity arrived through friends who have had a little with them when we were hanging out and all the experiences, save for one, have been only threshold effects. I started browsing these wonderful forums here and found so much wonderful information and advice about extraction and so forth so I slowly digested various teks and gathered supplies until I was set to go. All that energy and desire was channeled from pure thought and context into physical actions. Thus very recently I performed my first extraction and was very pleased with the result of pure white fluffy goodness.
So now I have come to the point where I began this long-winded and hopefully insightful essay. Now armed with my very own vial of cosmic knowledge I proceed forward into explored territory that is unknown yet familiar to those who have been there before. I have many steps to take and one day hope to achieve a foundation of continuous acknowledgement for the higher frequencies of vibrations that our minds must resonate with in order to break free from the shackles that bind us to this life of physical matter and the "ordinary".
I hope you found enjoyment out of reading this (and not too much confusion) and I leave you with love, peace and I hope to give as well as receive good vibes and advice to all those who seek it here in the nexus.
I've been a long time lurker as well as long time lover of this wonderful slice of the information highway. Before I dive into what got me tuned into this amazing molecule, I will, as what appears somewhat customary, relay some background information about myself.
I remember first being interested in psychedelics when I was in middle school and we were learning about the different affects of mind altering substances. Amongst the assortment of categories psychedelics were the ones that caught my attention the most. After several years of occasional homeschooling from the erowid vaults, I compiled all the information I knew in a safe place in my memory banks to be accessed when the time to partake would arrive. The time arrived one random night when I was seventeen; a group of my close friends and me tried to score bud all day and ended up only being able to find mushrooms. Let me just say in short that that experience changed my life and helped shape who I am today.
Flash forward in time about eight years during which I regularly smoked weed and dabbled moderately with mushrooms, LSD, MDMA, and some Salvia. I had only heard of DMT and it's astounding (and what seemed to my "civilized" mind at the time as ridiculous and mendacious) stories about other worlds, life and death, entities, the universe and much more. Although somewhat skeptical of what I was reading I was nonetheless interested in trying it out of sheer curiosity and in hopes of expanding my consciousness further.
Most of my close friends were into what I consider the acceptable medicines for the most part like marijuana and other natural remedies. One good friend in particular had also independently gained interest in DMT and we happened to make each other aware of our interests at one point in time. The chance just so happened in that one night about a year and a half ago, while having a small gathering of good vibes at my habitat, said friend showed up to hang out and made it apparent that he had some magic in tiny crystal powder form that had a slight yellowish tinge to it. The night went on as expected and when everybody left, me and him agreed silently to set up my sitting room for a journey.
Finally, my time of waiting had come to an end and little did I know I was about set foot on a path that not many take in this lifetime. Shpongle's "Divine Moments of Truth" was put on the entertainment center through the PS3 which provided various fantastic perspectives of planet earth from outer space on the big screen TV. The only light in the room was coming from the red bulb we placed in the fixture between the couch he was sitting on and the one I was. As he loaded up a standard glass bowl with a copious amount of the spice on top of a thin layer of weed, he told me that he considered this batch to be substandard because of the recent experience he had (hence the copious amount) that did not meet expectations. I have heard of the "proper" way to inhale the molecule so I did as directed and managed to take in a huge lungful of mothball-smelling vapor.
Almost immediately I felt an incredible sensation of weightlessness and tremendous pressure all at once and through utter confusion all I could think was: "wtf?! what has he done to me? he said this shit was bunk and i'm about to die!". Soon after I felt like I wasn't breathing and thought I had to keep reminding myself to inhale and exhale, all the while poking my chest because I kept thinking I wasn't a solid being. Things settled down soon after that and panic was replaced by geometric patterns everywhere I looked. I kept almost expecting to see the rendition of the earth on the TV to come spinning out right in the room in front of us. When I closed my eyes I saw a row of what could best be described as the outlines of humanoid lizard beings that were made of different color electricity and were dancing in impossible ways, all the meanwhile beckoning me to come forward with them into their realm. My friend kept offering me a hit and all I could think was "how can he be taking hits right now things are crazy this is all so crazy!". Needless to say I didn't feel I was ready for more and I started to come back down and things slowly returned to normal for the both of us and we started to try and integrate what had just happened.
My first experience was definitely overall positive and gave me even more of an urge to get out there and see what the universe is all about. Since then I have only had the chance to try DMT when the opportunity arrived through friends who have had a little with them when we were hanging out and all the experiences, save for one, have been only threshold effects. I started browsing these wonderful forums here and found so much wonderful information and advice about extraction and so forth so I slowly digested various teks and gathered supplies until I was set to go. All that energy and desire was channeled from pure thought and context into physical actions. Thus very recently I performed my first extraction and was very pleased with the result of pure white fluffy goodness.
So now I have come to the point where I began this long-winded and hopefully insightful essay. Now armed with my very own vial of cosmic knowledge I proceed forward into explored territory that is unknown yet familiar to those who have been there before. I have many steps to take and one day hope to achieve a foundation of continuous acknowledgement for the higher frequencies of vibrations that our minds must resonate with in order to break free from the shackles that bind us to this life of physical matter and the "ordinary".
I hope you found enjoyment out of reading this (and not too much confusion) and I leave you with love, peace and I hope to give as well as receive good vibes and advice to all those who seek it here in the nexus.
However I cant wait to broaden my horizons in the future!