PRE-CONDITIONS
(mind)Set: Calm, good mood
(physical condition) Set: Getting a bit of a beer gut, but that's being worked on, besides that, pretty good shape if I do say so myself....
Setting (location): At home, in my living room. Darkened room, lit candle on coffee table and a few of my pet snakes in the corner of the room (away from where I smoke)
time of day: (12 or 24 hour system, daylight? starlight? overcast?) Late night, maybe 1:00am
recent drug use: (list also any kind of medication) Cannabis, Caffeine, Spice, 2CB a week or so before
last meal: (Time and type) Can't remember, it was a while back, something yummy probably though.
PARTICIPANT
Gender: (m / f) M
body weight: (in kg pls) 70 kg
known sensitivities:
history of use: (experienced, novice, first timer - in general and for this specific substance/form)
Novice / Gaining experience fast. 20 + experiences under my belt...
BIOASSAY
Substance(s): (list all taken substances) Lemon Haze Cannabis, 1:1 enhanced leaf (peppermint tea)
Dose(s): (in the same order as Substances pls, use metric system i.e. g/ mg/ �g) ud - 0.5g during day, Spice 0.05 - 0.06mg (25-30 mg spice, plus some residue)
Method of administration: (dissolved in water, capsuls, insufflated, vaporized...)
smoked in my trusty bong...
EFFECTS
Administration time: T=0:00 (expand this if you used delayed administration for multiple substances or the same substance with multiple doses. Use indices.)
Duration: (x hours) 2hrs
First effects: Instant
Peak: (estimate a time range and note as e.g. T=2:00-4:00 for a range of 2 hours beginning 2 hours after administration) 30seconds
Come down: T+1:30hrs
Baseline: 2 hrs
Intensity (overall): (use HRS-like scale i.e. 0-4: 0 = "Not at all;" 1 = "Slightly;" 2 = "Moderately;" 3 = "Quite a bit;" 4 = "Extremely.")
Evaluation / notes:
OPTIONAL
Pleasantness: (0-4) Lots of grim / threatening imagery, but some nice parts - 2
Implesantness: (0-4) Not very nice, but not scarring in any way 3
Visual Intensity: (0-4) Maggot thing was brown and boring, blossoming flame plant was pretty awesome though 1-4
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AFTER-EFFECTS
Hangover: (0-4 ; what type of impleasantness ; duration) 0
Afterglow: (0-4 ; what type of positive effects ; duration) Most disappointing afterglow so far - 1
REPORT
So a couple of weeks back I decided to experiment with consecutive dosing. I had broken through a few times before and thought I had got my head around that side of things. The following events left me some what perplexed, and a little shaken, but luckily I am a resilient chap (as anyone who explores the Spice should be!) and saw the positive in what were pretty disturbing, dark, or unsettling encounters. Feel free to add your thoughts and feelings on these experiences. I have a drawing to follow which I will post when I have access to a scanner, which won't be for a week or so...
So, as I often does, I sat there late one night reading the Nexus, and thought "enough theory, time for a field trip" - this happens maybe once every one to two weeks at the moment, or occasionally on consecutive days if the occasion calls for it. As interesting as reading about other people's hyperspace jaunts, nothing quite compares to strapping on that rocket pack, hitting the 'random' button, and seeing just where you land...
So the ritual is - go to fridge, remove sacred container and grab scales. Weigh dose(s) and get ready for the impending flight. This usually, but not always, is between 5-30 mins meditation, breathing control, or focussing intention. This time I sat there, cross legged, breathing slowly and repeating mentally "teach me, teach me" - I then snap out of it and get straight to business. This session was 3 hits between 25-30mg (50-60mg enhanced leaf, which seems to be my sweet spot) in 2 hours, which I hadn't done before, or since...
Journey 1
I was projected into a small room, fractals dissipated very quickly and I was left in this small space. It was very nondescript, almost like a cell. My attention was drawn to a heap on the floor, which turned out to be a female, her features were quite manga-esque, although with that 'Ultra HD' spice edge to them. She was sort of huddled face down in the fetal position, but what I could see of her looked in a pretty sorry state, maybe she had just taken a beating or something like that, there were cuts, bruises and lacerations and her clothes looked very ragged. I kept thinking "Why are you showing me this? What is the relevance? What am I learning from this?!"... It was like an unpleasant scene from a SAW film, it lingered, and I tried vainly to 'change the channel'. Then it dawned on me. I WAS being taught. Just not in a way that I was used to. The answer leapt out at me - the Spice was showing me that I wouldn't always be shown what I wanted to see, it wouldn't all be colourful explosions and rushes of deep euphoria, or even cheeky little elves (who incidentally I am yet to meet again, which sucks, I enjoyed our last encounter). This realisation seemed to have a transformative effect, and the mauled girl started to blossom into a strange alien looking plant, which was like a vine that kept growing, and guiding me back into an open eyed trance. My vision fell on the candle, which was the only thing illuminating the room, and the visuals I got from the flames were nothing short of outstanding. Beams of energy were blossoming out of the top of the candle, very flower like, each beam was like a large, beautiful red petal.
Journey 2
So, I started questioning whether taking the second hit would be a good idea... My inner voice told me to 'man the f*@% up' as it often does, and I took the plunge. Looking at the bowl afterwards, I only managed to smoke 2/3 of what was in there, but it was a much more intense blast off. Mke of it what you will, tolerance, residue in bowl, less wastage, what ever, I digress. It may Also be worth mentioning that I moved my chair in front of the fire place, and placed the candle in there, bordered by a couple of our plants. Good little focal point, I thought.
Whooooosh! Plop. Wow. This place is much bigger than the last, and much more black and white. The usual fractals were more of a grid like pattern this time, and these beings were part of that fabric, one second there was wall (well, hyperspace wall), the next, these human like figures were lurching out of it making what looked like threatening gestures. They didn't seem too happy that I was in this monochrome dimension, but I just sat there and watched, not much point fighting it after all... Has anyone else met monochrome grumpy grid people on their journeys?! A Pic will follow soon.
Coming down off that trip, I wasn't too sure what to make of it. The only thing I can think of is that it was a representation of my parents, who have been on my case to get a job. I had had a rather epic ear bashing off my Mum earlier that day about this very issue. I do need a job, but have been procrastinating in favour of spiritual persuits, such as meditation, exploring hyperspace, and reading any essays, books, watching / listening to philosophers such as Mr. Mckenna, and also dabbling in creative writing, art, music, cookery and other positive outlets for my energy.
One of my snakes also became unusually hyper active, and was crashing about their vivarium. I sensed that she could feel the internal explosions I was experiencing and was a little shaken by it. Looking back, she is a nocturnal creature, of course she would be crashing about in the early hours!
Journey 3
All I could see in the darkness was this enormous maggot type creature. It wanted to eat me. I wasn't down with that, so I beamed "I love you but you can't eat me" at it. It didn't eat me, but it did just sit there doing nothing, so I opened my eyes after a time, when it was possible, and the light from the candle was horrible, way too searing and bright. It scared the shit out of me for some reason, and I jumped out of my seat and retreated to the sofa, where I lay and let the remainder of the trip subside.
Odd, intense, boring visually, and no real outcome from that one... I'm still mulling it over, but it's just weirdness... Maybe I should have let it eat me? :lol:
So the first one had a clear message, but the other 2 were hard to define in that sense. Maybe the lesson is "It won't always show you what you want to see, or even what you need to see, and not everyone / thing you meet out there will be benevolent" Or maybe my mind wasn't in as good a place as I had thought and it was a factor... Either way, lots of food for thought, and I'm not sure I will ever make sense of all of that!
Think it's going to be a while before my next adventure, although I do hear it calling me in the dead of night...
(mind)Set: Calm, good mood
(physical condition) Set: Getting a bit of a beer gut, but that's being worked on, besides that, pretty good shape if I do say so myself....
Setting (location): At home, in my living room. Darkened room, lit candle on coffee table and a few of my pet snakes in the corner of the room (away from where I smoke)
time of day: (12 or 24 hour system, daylight? starlight? overcast?) Late night, maybe 1:00am
recent drug use: (list also any kind of medication) Cannabis, Caffeine, Spice, 2CB a week or so before
last meal: (Time and type) Can't remember, it was a while back, something yummy probably though.
PARTICIPANT
Gender: (m / f) M
body weight: (in kg pls) 70 kg
known sensitivities:
history of use: (experienced, novice, first timer - in general and for this specific substance/form)
Novice / Gaining experience fast. 20 + experiences under my belt...
BIOASSAY
Substance(s): (list all taken substances) Lemon Haze Cannabis, 1:1 enhanced leaf (peppermint tea)
Dose(s): (in the same order as Substances pls, use metric system i.e. g/ mg/ �g) ud - 0.5g during day, Spice 0.05 - 0.06mg (25-30 mg spice, plus some residue)
Method of administration: (dissolved in water, capsuls, insufflated, vaporized...)
smoked in my trusty bong...
EFFECTS
Administration time: T=0:00 (expand this if you used delayed administration for multiple substances or the same substance with multiple doses. Use indices.)
Duration: (x hours) 2hrs
First effects: Instant
Peak: (estimate a time range and note as e.g. T=2:00-4:00 for a range of 2 hours beginning 2 hours after administration) 30seconds
Come down: T+1:30hrs
Baseline: 2 hrs
Intensity (overall): (use HRS-like scale i.e. 0-4: 0 = "Not at all;" 1 = "Slightly;" 2 = "Moderately;" 3 = "Quite a bit;" 4 = "Extremely.")
Evaluation / notes:
OPTIONAL
Pleasantness: (0-4) Lots of grim / threatening imagery, but some nice parts - 2
Implesantness: (0-4) Not very nice, but not scarring in any way 3
Visual Intensity: (0-4) Maggot thing was brown and boring, blossoming flame plant was pretty awesome though 1-4
.
.
.
AFTER-EFFECTS
Hangover: (0-4 ; what type of impleasantness ; duration) 0
Afterglow: (0-4 ; what type of positive effects ; duration) Most disappointing afterglow so far - 1
REPORT
So a couple of weeks back I decided to experiment with consecutive dosing. I had broken through a few times before and thought I had got my head around that side of things. The following events left me some what perplexed, and a little shaken, but luckily I am a resilient chap (as anyone who explores the Spice should be!) and saw the positive in what were pretty disturbing, dark, or unsettling encounters. Feel free to add your thoughts and feelings on these experiences. I have a drawing to follow which I will post when I have access to a scanner, which won't be for a week or so...
So, as I often does, I sat there late one night reading the Nexus, and thought "enough theory, time for a field trip" - this happens maybe once every one to two weeks at the moment, or occasionally on consecutive days if the occasion calls for it. As interesting as reading about other people's hyperspace jaunts, nothing quite compares to strapping on that rocket pack, hitting the 'random' button, and seeing just where you land...
So the ritual is - go to fridge, remove sacred container and grab scales. Weigh dose(s) and get ready for the impending flight. This usually, but not always, is between 5-30 mins meditation, breathing control, or focussing intention. This time I sat there, cross legged, breathing slowly and repeating mentally "teach me, teach me" - I then snap out of it and get straight to business. This session was 3 hits between 25-30mg (50-60mg enhanced leaf, which seems to be my sweet spot) in 2 hours, which I hadn't done before, or since...
Journey 1
I was projected into a small room, fractals dissipated very quickly and I was left in this small space. It was very nondescript, almost like a cell. My attention was drawn to a heap on the floor, which turned out to be a female, her features were quite manga-esque, although with that 'Ultra HD' spice edge to them. She was sort of huddled face down in the fetal position, but what I could see of her looked in a pretty sorry state, maybe she had just taken a beating or something like that, there were cuts, bruises and lacerations and her clothes looked very ragged. I kept thinking "Why are you showing me this? What is the relevance? What am I learning from this?!"... It was like an unpleasant scene from a SAW film, it lingered, and I tried vainly to 'change the channel'. Then it dawned on me. I WAS being taught. Just not in a way that I was used to. The answer leapt out at me - the Spice was showing me that I wouldn't always be shown what I wanted to see, it wouldn't all be colourful explosions and rushes of deep euphoria, or even cheeky little elves (who incidentally I am yet to meet again, which sucks, I enjoyed our last encounter). This realisation seemed to have a transformative effect, and the mauled girl started to blossom into a strange alien looking plant, which was like a vine that kept growing, and guiding me back into an open eyed trance. My vision fell on the candle, which was the only thing illuminating the room, and the visuals I got from the flames were nothing short of outstanding. Beams of energy were blossoming out of the top of the candle, very flower like, each beam was like a large, beautiful red petal.
Journey 2
So, I started questioning whether taking the second hit would be a good idea... My inner voice told me to 'man the f*@% up' as it often does, and I took the plunge. Looking at the bowl afterwards, I only managed to smoke 2/3 of what was in there, but it was a much more intense blast off. Mke of it what you will, tolerance, residue in bowl, less wastage, what ever, I digress. It may Also be worth mentioning that I moved my chair in front of the fire place, and placed the candle in there, bordered by a couple of our plants. Good little focal point, I thought.
Whooooosh! Plop. Wow. This place is much bigger than the last, and much more black and white. The usual fractals were more of a grid like pattern this time, and these beings were part of that fabric, one second there was wall (well, hyperspace wall), the next, these human like figures were lurching out of it making what looked like threatening gestures. They didn't seem too happy that I was in this monochrome dimension, but I just sat there and watched, not much point fighting it after all... Has anyone else met monochrome grumpy grid people on their journeys?! A Pic will follow soon.
Coming down off that trip, I wasn't too sure what to make of it. The only thing I can think of is that it was a representation of my parents, who have been on my case to get a job. I had had a rather epic ear bashing off my Mum earlier that day about this very issue. I do need a job, but have been procrastinating in favour of spiritual persuits, such as meditation, exploring hyperspace, and reading any essays, books, watching / listening to philosophers such as Mr. Mckenna, and also dabbling in creative writing, art, music, cookery and other positive outlets for my energy.
One of my snakes also became unusually hyper active, and was crashing about their vivarium. I sensed that she could feel the internal explosions I was experiencing and was a little shaken by it. Looking back, she is a nocturnal creature, of course she would be crashing about in the early hours!
Journey 3
All I could see in the darkness was this enormous maggot type creature. It wanted to eat me. I wasn't down with that, so I beamed "I love you but you can't eat me" at it. It didn't eat me, but it did just sit there doing nothing, so I opened my eyes after a time, when it was possible, and the light from the candle was horrible, way too searing and bright. It scared the shit out of me for some reason, and I jumped out of my seat and retreated to the sofa, where I lay and let the remainder of the trip subside.
Odd, intense, boring visually, and no real outcome from that one... I'm still mulling it over, but it's just weirdness... Maybe I should have let it eat me? :lol:
So the first one had a clear message, but the other 2 were hard to define in that sense. Maybe the lesson is "It won't always show you what you want to see, or even what you need to see, and not everyone / thing you meet out there will be benevolent" Or maybe my mind wasn't in as good a place as I had thought and it was a factor... Either way, lots of food for thought, and I'm not sure I will ever make sense of all of that!
Think it's going to be a while before my next adventure, although I do hear it calling me in the dead of night...
