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Rising Star
PRE-CONDITIONS
(mind)Set: Highly Anxious
(physical condition) Set: Rested and comfortable
Setting (location): Living room of friend's house
time of day: Early Afternoon
recent drug use: Sertraline (Zoloft, SSRI), 100 mg/day oral, prescription
last meal: Lunch, coffee and bagel with cream cheese ~2hrs previous
PARTICIPANT
Gender: M
known sensitivities: Sensitive too all drugs and medications that have been tried to date
history of use: Moderate experience with Cannabis, no prior experience with Classical Psychedelics
BIOASSAY
Substance(s): N,N-DMT
Dose(s): 10 mg
Method of administration: Vaporized with 'Divine Crossing v3' ceramic vaporizer, power limit 35 W and TC set to 350 F
EFFECTS
Pre-Administration time: T=0:00 Meditated to calm anxiety
Administration time: T=0:15
Duration: ~30 minutes
First effects: T=0:15
Peak: T=0:16
Come down: T=0:18
Baseline: T=0:45
Intensity (overall): 2
Evaluation / notes: WOW!
OPTIONAL
Pleasantness: 4
Unpleasantness: 1
Visual Intensity: 2
AFTER-EFFECTS
Hangover: 0, no noticeable effects
Afterglow: 4, euphoria immediately in the comedown, very positive mental attitude with heightened sense of sight and hearing for the rest of the day, feeling fresh and new the following day
REPORT
This was my first ever experience with a Classical Psychedelic, and I came to seek DMT after a particularity powerful Cannabis experience that I have detailed in my Intro Essay. I started the day by traveling to a friend's home where the experience was to take place. The entire way there I was highly anxious, unsure if I was making a mistake or not, but still driven to see what this substance had in it that I could potentially learn from. After arriving at the friend's home and socializing for a while it was time to get down to business. The vaporizer was prepared with a small threshold dose of 10 mg, and the DMT melted slightly to stick to the heating coil. We then moved into the living room for the actual experience. It was then decided that I would go first (neither of us had tried DMT previously).
At this point I had pre-flight jitters quite badly, not to the point of a panic attack, but closer to one then I would have wanted. Was the DMT clean enough? Would this shatter my mind? Did I actually WANT to see how deep the rabbit hole goes?!
I decided to meditate for a time before proceeding, and both my friend and I sat in silent stillness for about 15 minutes. At this point I reached for the vaporizer, said my friend "cheers!" and began inhaling. At first I couldn't feel anything, but then there was a tickle in the back of my throat, and I could taste a faintly rubber like flavor in my mouth. After inhaling for ~10 seconds I held the lung full for a further 10 seconds. Exhaling through my nose I smelled a VERY odd aroma, it was almost like a very intense smell of Sardines (if you have ever eaten sardines, which I quite like, exhaling through your nose while eating them can be intense). This aroma was so intense that I almost stopped right there, it was off-putting. Not yet feeling any significant effects I quickly collected my thoughts and took a second 10 second inhalation holding it for about 10 seconds as well. This second hit was somewhat harsher then the first, and I got a taste of fish in my mouth this time. Not very pleasant. Exhaling through my mouth this time I could start to feel a deep sense of relaxation, a warm tingling sensation traveled down my torso, and my anxiety evaporated and I started to feel like I was sinking into the couch. I put the vaporizer off to the side and closed my eyes.
I could see swirls of colors all around me, fairly faint, but present. "looking" around (with my eyes still closed) there were several different things in the space. Above me was a flower-like object, with luminous petals and each row of petals slowly rotating in different directions and at different speeds, also there was most to this rotation then just clockwise and counter-clockwise as if each row of petals had a unique axis of rotation while all being still in the shape of a flower. To my right there were four small spheres of light or energy, three in an equilateral triangle, and the fourth in the center. There were thin and faint lines running from the three outer spheres to the central sphere, but no lines in the periphery of the triangle. To my left there was a patch of the general swirling colors that looked like it was melting and dripping down continuously. Each of these three areas had a different feel to them as well. The flower felt welcoming and friendly, the energy spheres were sharp and focused, and the dripping was calm and soothing. I could freely focus on each of them as desired. Briefly I heard a sound that was coming from behind me, like a low Japanese temple gong. It was fleeting though, and disappeared as the intensity of the experience started to wane. During this whole time I could feel the presence of an entity, but never saw an entity, there was a sense that this entity was in fact "me" but it still felt external.
Coming down, the intensity of the visuals and the sense of being sunken into the couch stared to get less intense. After another minute or two the intensity came down to the point that I felt like "me" again. I opened my eyes and looked at my friend. The room felt fluid, and it was moving and jiggling. My friend's face in particular looked to be swirling, with colors and vortexes playing across their expression. We then discussed the experience and discussed a bit more about the technical aspects of DMT and the administration thereof. I felt very happy, very relaxed, and very up-beat. It should be noted that this is not my generally my base state of being, I tend to be much more pragmatic in my approach. In this moment I was just... happy! My body felt wonderful, like I had just come out of a sauna. Even just opening and closing my hands, or scratching my head resulted in very pleasurable sensations.
Next it was my Friend's turn to try, they are intending to post their own report, so I will let them describe it when they are ready. After about an hour and a half I decided it was time for another try with a bigger dose. That report will be below.
(mind)Set: Highly Anxious
(physical condition) Set: Rested and comfortable
Setting (location): Living room of friend's house
time of day: Early Afternoon
recent drug use: Sertraline (Zoloft, SSRI), 100 mg/day oral, prescription
last meal: Lunch, coffee and bagel with cream cheese ~2hrs previous
PARTICIPANT
Gender: M
known sensitivities: Sensitive too all drugs and medications that have been tried to date
history of use: Moderate experience with Cannabis, no prior experience with Classical Psychedelics
BIOASSAY
Substance(s): N,N-DMT
Dose(s): 10 mg
Method of administration: Vaporized with 'Divine Crossing v3' ceramic vaporizer, power limit 35 W and TC set to 350 F
EFFECTS
Pre-Administration time: T=0:00 Meditated to calm anxiety
Administration time: T=0:15
Duration: ~30 minutes
First effects: T=0:15
Peak: T=0:16
Come down: T=0:18
Baseline: T=0:45
Intensity (overall): 2
Evaluation / notes: WOW!
OPTIONAL
Pleasantness: 4
Unpleasantness: 1
Visual Intensity: 2
AFTER-EFFECTS
Hangover: 0, no noticeable effects
Afterglow: 4, euphoria immediately in the comedown, very positive mental attitude with heightened sense of sight and hearing for the rest of the day, feeling fresh and new the following day
REPORT
This was my first ever experience with a Classical Psychedelic, and I came to seek DMT after a particularity powerful Cannabis experience that I have detailed in my Intro Essay. I started the day by traveling to a friend's home where the experience was to take place. The entire way there I was highly anxious, unsure if I was making a mistake or not, but still driven to see what this substance had in it that I could potentially learn from. After arriving at the friend's home and socializing for a while it was time to get down to business. The vaporizer was prepared with a small threshold dose of 10 mg, and the DMT melted slightly to stick to the heating coil. We then moved into the living room for the actual experience. It was then decided that I would go first (neither of us had tried DMT previously).
At this point I had pre-flight jitters quite badly, not to the point of a panic attack, but closer to one then I would have wanted. Was the DMT clean enough? Would this shatter my mind? Did I actually WANT to see how deep the rabbit hole goes?!
I decided to meditate for a time before proceeding, and both my friend and I sat in silent stillness for about 15 minutes. At this point I reached for the vaporizer, said my friend "cheers!" and began inhaling. At first I couldn't feel anything, but then there was a tickle in the back of my throat, and I could taste a faintly rubber like flavor in my mouth. After inhaling for ~10 seconds I held the lung full for a further 10 seconds. Exhaling through my nose I smelled a VERY odd aroma, it was almost like a very intense smell of Sardines (if you have ever eaten sardines, which I quite like, exhaling through your nose while eating them can be intense). This aroma was so intense that I almost stopped right there, it was off-putting. Not yet feeling any significant effects I quickly collected my thoughts and took a second 10 second inhalation holding it for about 10 seconds as well. This second hit was somewhat harsher then the first, and I got a taste of fish in my mouth this time. Not very pleasant. Exhaling through my mouth this time I could start to feel a deep sense of relaxation, a warm tingling sensation traveled down my torso, and my anxiety evaporated and I started to feel like I was sinking into the couch. I put the vaporizer off to the side and closed my eyes.
I could see swirls of colors all around me, fairly faint, but present. "looking" around (with my eyes still closed) there were several different things in the space. Above me was a flower-like object, with luminous petals and each row of petals slowly rotating in different directions and at different speeds, also there was most to this rotation then just clockwise and counter-clockwise as if each row of petals had a unique axis of rotation while all being still in the shape of a flower. To my right there were four small spheres of light or energy, three in an equilateral triangle, and the fourth in the center. There were thin and faint lines running from the three outer spheres to the central sphere, but no lines in the periphery of the triangle. To my left there was a patch of the general swirling colors that looked like it was melting and dripping down continuously. Each of these three areas had a different feel to them as well. The flower felt welcoming and friendly, the energy spheres were sharp and focused, and the dripping was calm and soothing. I could freely focus on each of them as desired. Briefly I heard a sound that was coming from behind me, like a low Japanese temple gong. It was fleeting though, and disappeared as the intensity of the experience started to wane. During this whole time I could feel the presence of an entity, but never saw an entity, there was a sense that this entity was in fact "me" but it still felt external.
Coming down, the intensity of the visuals and the sense of being sunken into the couch stared to get less intense. After another minute or two the intensity came down to the point that I felt like "me" again. I opened my eyes and looked at my friend. The room felt fluid, and it was moving and jiggling. My friend's face in particular looked to be swirling, with colors and vortexes playing across their expression. We then discussed the experience and discussed a bit more about the technical aspects of DMT and the administration thereof. I felt very happy, very relaxed, and very up-beat. It should be noted that this is not my generally my base state of being, I tend to be much more pragmatic in my approach. In this moment I was just... happy! My body felt wonderful, like I had just come out of a sauna. Even just opening and closing my hands, or scratching my head resulted in very pleasurable sensations.
Next it was my Friend's turn to try, they are intending to post their own report, so I will let them describe it when they are ready. After about an hour and a half I decided it was time for another try with a bigger dose. That report will be below.
