EssCee,

Great trip report(s).  I really enjoyed reading that.  LOL at needing better bug spray.

If I might share just a couple personal observations:  I've done mushrooms a number of times in my life and the only time things became audio were on very high doses or very high doses with DMT smoalked at the peak.  Once I lay down and could hear the suffering of our planet.  It sounded like a combo of groaning, chainsaws and I don't know what - very unique.  The other time things became audio for me with shrooms was a screaming demon attack (that was with DMT), which left me stunned as "I don't believe in demons."  :lol:

I think the idea of intentionally trying to induce any specific type of trip is not a great one.  Personally, one of the lessons psychedelics has taught is to let go of the idea of controllling everything, sometimes even anything.  I am a leaf on the wind.  See how I fly!

Also, for me, especially at my age, part of the wonder of psychedelics is the novelty and unpredictability.  The joy of exploring all levels of my mind while being able to view and interact a bit with The Other World.  I find real life to be disappointingly predictable these days.  Psychedelics, for those who can take them (I'm detoxing due to needing to take care of my husband) are an amazing blessing, I feel.

Finally, Terence McKenna was Terence McKenna.  You are EssCee.  Two different men, born in different times, brought up in different cultures, exposed to different ideas, pursuing different life paths.  I'm not surprised your backyard journies failed to give the same results as McKenna's exploits in True Halluciinations.

I really enjoyed reading your OP.  Thanks again for sharing.