SecondSelf
Rising Star
Hello everyone. Thank you for having me.
I am rather very new to interaction with psychedelic substances, my only psychedelic experiences being with salvia divinorum (however I often socially induce marijuana, even though that is not psychedelic). I am interested to eventually try DMT, however I understand that I need a lot more mental preparation with other substances first. It helps that I was already willing to try these substances anyway. Nevertheless, I am extremely captivated by the stories I hear of DMT and, more specifically, ayahuasca (which I believe would be my preference over the two).
My username comes from a recent psychedelic experience I encountered whilst under the influence of the Diviner's Sage. I felt as if my subconscious awoke and, instead of my regular self experiencing the effects, my innermost being was the one to take these experiences. It was a realisation of what I have dubbed my 'second self'; a physical manifestation or personification of my subconscious that is the only one to have these experiences, whilst my 'regular self' was left down on Earth. Perhaps this is always what happens when under this substance (and maybe others, I don't know), but I have only now just started to become more aware of it; I have only now just started to realise its presence as more than simply a sleeping state of mind within myself but more of an unlock-able and interactive 'reflection' or 'resonance' of my current conscious self. From what I have read over the years, perhaps this is the state of mind traditional shamanic priests supposedly experience from ritualistic actions.
I don't know if what I just said made any sense, but I hope I qualify.
Many thanks for the knowledge.
I am rather very new to interaction with psychedelic substances, my only psychedelic experiences being with salvia divinorum (however I often socially induce marijuana, even though that is not psychedelic). I am interested to eventually try DMT, however I understand that I need a lot more mental preparation with other substances first. It helps that I was already willing to try these substances anyway. Nevertheless, I am extremely captivated by the stories I hear of DMT and, more specifically, ayahuasca (which I believe would be my preference over the two).
My username comes from a recent psychedelic experience I encountered whilst under the influence of the Diviner's Sage. I felt as if my subconscious awoke and, instead of my regular self experiencing the effects, my innermost being was the one to take these experiences. It was a realisation of what I have dubbed my 'second self'; a physical manifestation or personification of my subconscious that is the only one to have these experiences, whilst my 'regular self' was left down on Earth. Perhaps this is always what happens when under this substance (and maybe others, I don't know), but I have only now just started to become more aware of it; I have only now just started to realise its presence as more than simply a sleeping state of mind within myself but more of an unlock-able and interactive 'reflection' or 'resonance' of my current conscious self. From what I have read over the years, perhaps this is the state of mind traditional shamanic priests supposedly experience from ritualistic actions.
I don't know if what I just said made any sense, but I hope I qualify.
Many thanks for the knowledge.