Mechanism
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This happened twice in EXACTLY the same way using two slightly different concoctions.
NOTE: This was over 8 years ago so memories of exact dosages are a bit hazy.
Instance 1: I drank some caapi brew (don't remember the exact amount), waited about 45 minutes, then drank a brew of 50-75 grams of pressure cooked ACRB diluted with orange juice.
I lay back in my bed and felt a vibration building up in my body along with increasing pressure in my forehead. The pressure continued to increase until I felt a pop in my forehead. Within a few seconds of feeling that pop reality faded away into black and white static (like what you'd see on an old fashioned antenna TV when you change the channel) and I completely lost awareness of my body.
I then saw a black and white fractal pattern scroll from left to right across my field of view, after which it appeared that I was being shot through a winding tunnel of light (Stargate SG-1 style). When I emerged from the tunnel I was floating in a 3+ dimensional space with what looked like a roiling sea of colors in all directions. (I say 3+ because it felt as if I could move in more than 3 axes).
Instance 2: I ingested 4-5g of roasted and ground syrian rue seeds, chased it with orange juice and waited about 45 minutes. I then drank a brew of 50-75 grams of pressure cooked ACRB diluted with orange juice.
This time I sat down cross legged on the carpet, and again felt the vibration and pressure buildup, followed by the same pop in my forehead and loss of bodily awareness.
Everything played out in EXACTLY THE SAME way as if I was watching a recording of the last instance, except that this time, when I emerged from the tunnel, I was engulfed by a blindingly intense yellow white light. In front of me was a MASSIVE fractal pattern so complex that it seemed as if I was only seeing a shadow of what was actually there. I got the impression that it was some kind of entity, and I was pervaded with an almost overwhelming sense of unconditional love.
I asked a friend at a local psychedelic meetup group about this and he said that the popping sensation seems to be relatively common among people who practice lucid dreaming, except that it usually happens towards the back of the head. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and what the pop might actually be from a physiological standpoint.
NOTE: This was over 8 years ago so memories of exact dosages are a bit hazy.
Instance 1: I drank some caapi brew (don't remember the exact amount), waited about 45 minutes, then drank a brew of 50-75 grams of pressure cooked ACRB diluted with orange juice.
I lay back in my bed and felt a vibration building up in my body along with increasing pressure in my forehead. The pressure continued to increase until I felt a pop in my forehead. Within a few seconds of feeling that pop reality faded away into black and white static (like what you'd see on an old fashioned antenna TV when you change the channel) and I completely lost awareness of my body.
I then saw a black and white fractal pattern scroll from left to right across my field of view, after which it appeared that I was being shot through a winding tunnel of light (Stargate SG-1 style). When I emerged from the tunnel I was floating in a 3+ dimensional space with what looked like a roiling sea of colors in all directions. (I say 3+ because it felt as if I could move in more than 3 axes).
Instance 2: I ingested 4-5g of roasted and ground syrian rue seeds, chased it with orange juice and waited about 45 minutes. I then drank a brew of 50-75 grams of pressure cooked ACRB diluted with orange juice.
This time I sat down cross legged on the carpet, and again felt the vibration and pressure buildup, followed by the same pop in my forehead and loss of bodily awareness.
Everything played out in EXACTLY THE SAME way as if I was watching a recording of the last instance, except that this time, when I emerged from the tunnel, I was engulfed by a blindingly intense yellow white light. In front of me was a MASSIVE fractal pattern so complex that it seemed as if I was only seeing a shadow of what was actually there. I got the impression that it was some kind of entity, and I was pervaded with an almost overwhelming sense of unconditional love.
I asked a friend at a local psychedelic meetup group about this and he said that the popping sensation seems to be relatively common among people who practice lucid dreaming, except that it usually happens towards the back of the head. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and what the pop might actually be from a physiological standpoint.
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