Preparing

[Mihr]

It's been around a month since my first experience with the Spice. As some of you may have read, it was somewhat of an... intense experience. Hardly unenjoyable, but sobering. Since then I've ben working on the way I look at my life, partly using the thoughts I had on it during my trip. I believe I've been getting into a better mindset to once again enjoy DMT.

Perhaps some of you could share with me the ways you guys calm your mind, and certainly your nerves, before a trip?

 

[88]

Hi Mihr. Just had a read over your first journey report. Thank you for sharing it, and I'm sorry I missed it first time around. Maybe just as well.

I recently had a very similar sub-breakthrough experience. Usually I go straight into hyperspace, do not pass go do not collect 200 quid, but this time they wanted me to stay here. It was an odd experience. My lounge was decked out in tryptamine neoprene, and everything was breathing and moving slightly, but they wouldn't let me in and I didn't know what to do with myself. I had the intense feeling that I had to look at myself in this world, and it was uncomfortable.

By all accounts, this kind of thing can happen on lower, sub-breakthrough doses - they can bring about self-reflection. It seems you've tackled this head-on, and that is admirable; you've already done the hardest bit of preparing yourself for the journey ahead.

A lot of people find that preparing the space before going in can be very calming, just tidying up and putting things in their right place. I find it a good way to put my mind in order, by physically doing something like that.

A nice walk, if you have access to a park or something can also help to clear your mind of day to day detritus, and that is when I am able to clarify my intent. What am I looking for?

A dear friend of mine has a good fucking stretch, just like a big cat ... he tretches out every bone and creak and kink in his body.

And once you're sat down, some nice slow breathing for a couple of minutes can really settle you down.

it's not uncommon to feel trepidation before you blast off, so don't worry about that... it's just your body's reaction to the prospect of being flung into hyperspace, which is an entirely normal reaction if you think about it!

Good luck - I hope this helps.

safe travels

 

[Mihr]

I felt much the same. I had my eyes closed for most of the trip, but despite this, my mind took me nowhere than my own body, and in front of my closed eyes there was just an arrangement of lights I thought at the time to be in the shape of me, sitting cross-legged. I've now had a look around some of the artwork here, and I believe it actually closely resembled the outline of one of the "entities" people have described seeing.

I do yoga a little, do you believe it helps? I had thought so, but a short meditation on the day of the trip and sitting in Lotus just before didn't seem to help.

Thank you, I do feel that was the way I was meant to interpret my experience, and it has indeed changed me in a not so small way. When I endeavor to try again, I'll take a walk through my City, calm my nerves and hopefully, when I talk to you all next, I will have been somewhere else.

Many thanks.

 

[ghostman]

It's been around a month since my first experience with the Spice. As some of you may have read, it was somewhat of an... intense experience. Hardly unenjoyable, but sobering. Since then I've ben working on the way I look at my life, partly using the thoughts I had on it during my trip. I believe I've been getting into a better mindset to once again enjoy DMT.

Perhaps some of you could share with me the ways you guys calm your mind, and certainly your nerves, before a trip?

My introduction to the spice followed a path and a specific theme. It was not easy and for the first few months I could not understand why people here were talking about love and gratitude.

I was being spliced by spice and put to task over my state and karma, if you will. As I endured the process, with each journey the point of the previous journey became clearer. I was part of a work in progress. A relationship was being built between my consciousness and the consciousness.

It was the ultimate process of individuation only this was assimilation into the consiousness. It was making me prepare myself.

Now it's a different story. A mate of mine who is going through a similar phase said to me 'but why? you have angels dancing on the end of your cock...'

Listen to it, make yourself right with everything else. The spice shows us that the truth lies within and to walk out of the light is to walk out of ourselves. Once you start this process, you will only be rewarded.

I commend you for accepting such an honorable challenge. Also, it sounds like you are blessed with beautiful friends. Talk to them, share with them and share with us. You really are amongst brethren here.

As 88 says, do some walking or stretching. Do anything, it doesn't matter, so long as it clears your mind and you don't need to take your bullshit with you when you go inside. If you do Yoga then that's bloody perfect!

Peace and strength to you.

 

[88]

I'll take a walk through my City, calm my nerves and hopefully, when I talk to you all next, I will have been somewhere else.

Many thanks.

and a beautiful city it is ... enjoy!