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Enoon, thank you for your warm welcome,

Well, not only do I see a lot of value in the psychedelic experience as a catalyst for change - it's ability to seemingly erase ridiculous cultural modes of behaviour - but on face value it's the weirdness of it. These dimension of imagination that one can find themselves within can be so utterly unexpected and essentially, so interesting. I enjoy the surge of creative ideas that seem to come to me in the afterglow of an experience, I find myself thinking in ways I have never thought before, and am left with a feeling of genuine inner peace and an apparent clearer picture of reality.

LSD has given me a great insight about my own life and revealed underlying thought processes that just needed that extra push for it to form a clear idea, but it has also shown me areas of life my life I should be paying more attention to and having greater respect for.

Mushrooms in Thailand - First time at the Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan - they sell these 'special shakes' in a bar dug into the cliffs at the end of the beach. Delicious and rather potent, and I was already on LSD at the time and it proved to be a worthy combination. My friend and I walked up and down the beach amongst at least 20,000 people and would literally stop every 5 metres because we couldn't believe what was going on around us was really happening and couldn't stop laughing at all the incredible things occurring. Eventually that feeling of profound amazement mixed with a good dash of entertaining confusion wore off, and I felt very dancey and felt very positive, that everything was wonderful - much rather like MDMA. But I didn't want this, it felt so artificial - I wanted it to be like it was before so I took more LSD and had a great night dancing and feeling in complete union with everyone there.

Now, first let me establish that in every situation one finds them self in, there is always a 'vibe' for lack of a better term. This vibe was so strong at the event, that even though I could not see it, I detected it as if it were a 2 dimensional plane extending through the area. I found I was able to connect with this vibe as easily as riding a bike down a hill; with absolute ease, almost automatic. So I wasn't just dancing to the music and with the people at the party - I was dancing to the vibe of the event and everything that was occurring.

During the night I made many important observations regarding my life but this was all from LSD, not the mushrooms.

The next time I went to Thailand, I went back to the full moon party with two other friends. I really couldn't enjoy myself at all. By this stage in my life I had begun to see how badly people have been carefully manipulated and controlled by our media and taken advantage of by our governments. But I tried to not let these observations ruin my night. I already had upset stomach, but tried to party anyway. We had mushroom shakes but after these started taking effect, we just wanted to get away from the people. We hated the music, the attitudes and behaviours of the party people and spent most of night laying on the beach in our own group having a great time watching everything that was going on around us. All I gained was to not go to full moon party again haha.

Let me elaborate what I mean by gain, because I in no way mean it in the way of your vending machine analogy!

I know it's no magic bullet. I find during the psychedelic state, perceptions are opened up in ways that are vastly different from waking consciousness and that during these experiences one can be incredibly insightful about their self, their friends and their environment. Experiences that are educational and life changing. BUT nothing can be gained without a commitment to change or to apply what has been learned - Integration!

What I'm interested in gaining from these experiences, essentially, is a clearer picture of the world we live in, an understanding of why people do the things they do, and can these changed perceptions be applied to making our planet a better place for everyone and ensuring a future for the human race to explore the universe forever.

I also tend to think of psychedelic agents as re-conditioning agents - breaks some of the noxious social programming that may have been engrained since birth; riding a bus isn't going to knock some of those walls down.

Of the times I have taken LSD it had not been hallucinogenic in the slightest, but I found during my powerful LSD trip things were very hallucinogenic - and despite this being first time strongly hallucinating I was completely uninterested because of the incredibly interesting and important things running through my head. By comparison, they were utterly boring and only occasionally would I stop and look at something and be floored by amazement.

I plan to continue playing new music for everyone to hear in Chat, so if I'm ever on it's likely I'll have playlist of all sorts of great and possibly never before heard tunes!

MooshyPeaches - that sounds like absolute bliss, I've dreamed of it for years but finding time for it has not been so easy! I used to work alot, saving lots of money to go traveling - and since then... I've been traveling

Pandora, glad you liked it, but to be honest I need more practice getting it out of my head and onto paper so to speak. Haven't done an extraction yet, did lots of research back where I used to live as there was Obtusfolia and Maidenii growing in the forest reserves around my area, and now I have moved overseas so I hope I can find time over the next 8 months or so.

Gratitude and safe travels to you all.

<blockquote data-quote="Lichen" data-source="post: 3482371" data-attributes="member: 3286">Enoon, thank you for your warm welcome,Well, not only do I see a lot of value in the psychedelic experience as a catalyst for change - it&#039;s ability to seemingly erase ridiculous cultural modes of behaviour - but on face value it&#039;s the weirdness of it. These dimension of imagination that one can find themselves within can be so utterly unexpected and essentially, so interesting. I enjoy the surge of creative ideas that seem to come to me in the afterglow of an experience, I find myself thinking in ways I have never thought before, and am left with a feeling of genuine inner peace and an apparent clearer picture of reality.LSD has given me a great insight about my own life and revealed underlying thought processes that just needed that extra push for it to form a clear idea, but it has also shown me areas of life my life I should be paying more attention to and having greater respect for.Mushrooms in Thailand - First time at the Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan - they sell these &#039;special shakes&#039; in a bar dug into the cliffs at the end of the beach. Delicious and rather potent, and I was already on LSD at the time and it proved to be a worthy combination. My friend and I walked up and down the beach amongst at least 20,000 people and would literally stop every 5 metres because we couldn&#039;t believe what was going on around us was really happening and couldn&#039;t stop laughing at all the incredible things occurring. Eventually that feeling of profound amazement mixed with a good dash of entertaining confusion wore off, and I felt very dancey and felt very positive, that everything was wonderful - much rather like MDMA. But I didn&#039;t want this, it felt so artificial - I wanted it to be like it was before so I took more LSD and had a great night dancing and feeling in complete union with everyone there.Now, first let me establish that in every situation one finds them self in, there is always a &#039;vibe&#039; for lack of a better term. This vibe was so strong at the event, that even though I could not see it, I detected it as if it were a 2 dimensional plane extending through the area. I found I was able to connect with this vibe as easily as riding a bike down a hill; with absolute ease, almost automatic. So I wasn&#039;t just dancing to the music and with the people at the party - I was dancing to the vibe of the event and everything that was occurring.During the night I made many important observations regarding my life but this was all from LSD, not the mushrooms.The next time I went to Thailand, I went back to the full moon party with two other friends. I really couldn&#039;t enjoy myself at all. By this stage in my life I had begun to see how badly people have been carefully manipulated and controlled by our media and taken advantage of by our governments. But I tried to not let these observations ruin my night. I already had upset stomach, but tried to party anyway. We had mushroom shakes but after these started taking effect, we just wanted to get away from the people. We hated the music, the attitudes and behaviours of the party people and spent most of night laying on the beach in our own group having a great time watching everything that was going on around us. All I gained was to not go to full moon party again haha. Let me elaborate what I mean by gain, because I in no way mean it in the way of your vending machine analogy!I know it&#039;s no magic bullet. I find during the psychedelic state, perceptions are opened up in ways that are vastly different from waking consciousness and that during these experiences one can be incredibly insightful about their self, their friends and their environment. Experiences that are educational and life changing. BUT nothing can be gained without a commitment to change or to apply what has been learned - Integration!What I&#039;m interested in gaining from these experiences, essentially, is a clearer picture of the world we live in, an understanding of why people do the things they do, and can these changed perceptions be applied to making our planet a better place for everyone and ensuring a future for the human race to explore the universe forever.I also tend to think of psychedelic agents as re-conditioning agents - breaks some of the noxious social programming that may have been engrained since birth; riding a bus isn&#039;t going to knock some of those walls down.Of the times I have taken LSD it had not been hallucinogenic in the slightest, but I found during my powerful LSD trip things were very hallucinogenic - and despite this being first time strongly hallucinating I was completely uninterested because of the incredibly interesting and important things running through my head. By comparison, they were utterly boring and only occasionally would I stop and look at something and be floored by amazement.I plan to continue playing new music for everyone to hear in Chat, so if I&#039;m ever on it&#039;s likely I&#039;ll have playlist of all sorts of great and possibly never before heard tunes!MooshyPeaches - that sounds like absolute bliss, I&#039;ve dreamed of it for years but finding time for it has not been so easy! I used to work alot, saving lots of money to go traveling - and since then... I&#039;ve been traveling <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Pandora, glad you liked it, but to be honest I need more practice getting it out of my head and onto paper so to speak. Haven&#039;t done an extraction yet, did lots of research back where I used to live as there was Obtusfolia and Maidenii growing in the forest reserves around my area, and now I have moved overseas so I hope I can find time over the next 8 months or so.Gratitude and safe travels to you all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lichen, post: 3482371, member: 3286"] Enoon, thank you for your warm welcome, Well, not only do I see a lot of value in the psychedelic experience as a catalyst for change - it's ability to seemingly erase ridiculous cultural modes of behaviour - but on face value it's the weirdness of it. These dimension of imagination that one can find themselves within can be so utterly unexpected and essentially, so interesting. I enjoy the surge of creative ideas that seem to come to me in the afterglow of an experience, I find myself thinking in ways I have never thought before, and am left with a feeling of genuine inner peace and an apparent clearer picture of reality. LSD has given me a great insight about my own life and revealed underlying thought processes that just needed that extra push for it to form a clear idea, but it has also shown me areas of life my life I should be paying more attention to and having greater respect for. Mushrooms in Thailand - First time at the Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan - they sell these 'special shakes' in a bar dug into the cliffs at the end of the beach. Delicious and rather potent, and I was already on LSD at the time and it proved to be a worthy combination. My friend and I walked up and down the beach amongst at least 20,000 people and would literally stop every 5 metres because we couldn't believe what was going on around us was really happening and couldn't stop laughing at all the incredible things occurring. Eventually that feeling of profound amazement mixed with a good dash of entertaining confusion wore off, and I felt very dancey and felt very positive, that everything was wonderful - much rather like MDMA. But I didn't want this, it felt so artificial - I wanted it to be like it was before so I took more LSD and had a great night dancing and feeling in complete union with everyone there. Now, first let me establish that in every situation one finds them self in, there is always a 'vibe' for lack of a better term. This vibe was so strong at the event, that even though I could not see it, I detected it as if it were a 2 dimensional plane extending through the area. I found I was able to connect with this vibe as easily as riding a bike down a hill; with absolute ease, almost automatic. So I wasn't just dancing to the music and with the people at the party - I was dancing to the vibe of the event and everything that was occurring. During the night I made many important observations regarding my life but this was all from LSD, not the mushrooms. The next time I went to Thailand, I went back to the full moon party with two other friends. I really couldn't enjoy myself at all. By this stage in my life I had begun to see how badly people have been carefully manipulated and controlled by our media and taken advantage of by our governments. But I tried to not let these observations ruin my night. I already had upset stomach, but tried to party anyway. We had mushroom shakes but after these started taking effect, we just wanted to get away from the people. We hated the music, the attitudes and behaviours of the party people and spent most of night laying on the beach in our own group having a great time watching everything that was going on around us. All I gained was to not go to full moon party again haha. Let me elaborate what I mean by gain, because I in no way mean it in the way of your vending machine analogy! I know it's no magic bullet. I find during the psychedelic state, perceptions are opened up in ways that are vastly different from waking consciousness and that during these experiences one can be incredibly insightful about their self, their friends and their environment. Experiences that are educational and life changing. BUT nothing can be gained without a commitment to change or to apply what has been learned - Integration! What I'm interested in gaining from these experiences, essentially, is a clearer picture of the world we live in, an understanding of why people do the things they do, and can these changed perceptions be applied to making our planet a better place for everyone and ensuring a future for the human race to explore the universe forever. I also tend to think of psychedelic agents as re-conditioning agents - breaks some of the noxious social programming that may have been engrained since birth; riding a bus isn't going to knock some of those walls down. Of the times I have taken LSD it had not been hallucinogenic in the slightest, but I found during my powerful LSD trip things were very hallucinogenic - and despite this being first time strongly hallucinating I was completely uninterested because of the incredibly interesting and important things running through my head. By comparison, they were utterly boring and only occasionally would I stop and look at something and be floored by amazement. I plan to continue playing new music for everyone to hear in Chat, so if I'm ever on it's likely I'll have playlist of all sorts of great and possibly never before heard tunes! MooshyPeaches - that sounds like absolute bliss, I've dreamed of it for years but finding time for it has not been so easy! I used to work alot, saving lots of money to go traveling - and since then... I've been traveling ;) Pandora, glad you liked it, but to be honest I need more practice getting it out of my head and onto paper so to speak. Haven't done an extraction yet, did lots of research back where I used to live as there was Obtusfolia and Maidenii growing in the forest reserves around my area, and now I have moved overseas so I hope I can find time over the next 8 months or so. Gratitude and safe travels to you all. [/QUOTE]