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Hi Pandora,

Yeah, I guess 23 years is a lot! But that's how long it's been. Sure I've had a year off here and there but I've been fairly consistent in my dedication to this path.
When I started at the tender age of 17 the year was 1988. In England around that time there was a craze going round calling it's self Acid House. Suffice to say that I threw myself into it head first. I loved the music, I loved the energy and the large gatherings of people and yes, I loved the drugs too. It was my generation's punk rock if you like! I should add that I started experiencing altered states at an early age (I was 9). My brother introduced me to the world of solvent abuse. Incredibly dangerous, I know, and definitely not something that I would recommend to anyone (I'm not sure that I would recommend ANY substance abuse to anyone!), but nonetheless that's what happened. As a result, when I came of age and hit the club scene in London at 17.. well it was like a duck taking to water. My first LSD experience set me up to be a life long fan. I had a ball! I wasn't aware at the time where it would lead but I knew after the first few times that I was "good" at tripping and that I liked it.

After 2 years of "raving" I went to study Theatre and I was introduced to the Alexander Technique of relaxation and visualisation. This was to help us get into character as actors but it struck a deeper chord with me. This is the point that I started my research into my own consciousness and spirituality which led onto 20ish years of reading, meditating, discussing and experiencing. I found that tripping on either LSD or psilocybin was a great way to look deeply into concepts and get a different perspective on things. I used it, and still do, like a useful tool if you like. Not all the time but 2 or 3 times a year for sure.

So there you have it. 23 years of psycedelic experience! Admittedly not 5 days a week, 52 weeks of the year (like some kind of job!), but it has spanned that amount of time.

Well it's been a fun trip (ha ha) down memory lane. Hope that expands it a little for ya!

Now I'm going to start reading this "spirit molecule" book which arrived this morning...

<blockquote data-quote="Hillside11" data-source="post: 3491724" data-attributes="member: 11927">Hi Pandora,Yeah, I guess 23 years is a lot! But that&#039;s how long it&#039;s been. Sure I&#039;ve had a year off here and there but I&#039;ve been fairly consistent in my dedication to this path.When I started at the tender age of 17 the year was 1988. In England around that time there was a craze going round calling it&#039;s self Acid House. Suffice to say that I threw myself into it head first. I loved the music, I loved the energy and the large gatherings of people and yes, I loved the drugs too. It was my generation&#039;s punk rock if you like! I should add that I started experiencing altered states at an early age (I was 9). My brother introduced me to the world of solvent abuse. Incredibly dangerous, I know, and definitely not something that I would recommend to anyone (I&#039;m not sure that I would recommend ANY substance abuse to anyone!), but nonetheless that&#039;s what happened. As a result, when I came of age and hit the club scene in London at 17.. well it was like a duck taking to water. My first LSD experience set me up to be a life long fan. I had a ball! I wasn&#039;t aware at the time where it would lead but I knew after the first few times that I was &quot;good&quot; at tripping and that I liked it.After 2 years of &quot;raving&quot; I went to study Theatre and I was introduced to the Alexander Technique of relaxation and visualisation. This was to help us get into character as actors but it struck a deeper chord with me. This is the point that I started my research into my own consciousness and spirituality which led onto 20ish years of reading, meditating, discussing and experiencing. I found that tripping on either LSD or psilocybin was a great way to look deeply into concepts and get a different perspective on things. I used it, and still do, like a useful tool if you like. Not all the time but 2 or 3 times a year for sure.So there you have it. 23 years of psycedelic experience! Admittedly not 5 days a week, 52 weeks of the year (like some kind of job!), but it has spanned that amount of time.Well it&#039;s been a fun trip (ha ha) down memory lane. Hope that expands it a little for ya!Now I&#039;m going to start reading this &quot;spirit molecule&quot; book which arrived this morning...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hillside11, post: 3491724, member: 11927"] Hi Pandora, Yeah, I guess 23 years is a lot! But that's how long it's been. Sure I've had a year off here and there but I've been fairly consistent in my dedication to this path. When I started at the tender age of 17 the year was 1988. In England around that time there was a craze going round calling it's self Acid House. Suffice to say that I threw myself into it head first. I loved the music, I loved the energy and the large gatherings of people and yes, I loved the drugs too. It was my generation's punk rock if you like! I should add that I started experiencing altered states at an early age (I was 9). My brother introduced me to the world of solvent abuse. Incredibly dangerous, I know, and definitely not something that I would recommend to anyone (I'm not sure that I would recommend ANY substance abuse to anyone!), but nonetheless that's what happened. As a result, when I came of age and hit the club scene in London at 17.. well it was like a duck taking to water. My first LSD experience set me up to be a life long fan. I had a ball! I wasn't aware at the time where it would lead but I knew after the first few times that I was "good" at tripping and that I liked it. After 2 years of "raving" I went to study Theatre and I was introduced to the Alexander Technique of relaxation and visualisation. This was to help us get into character as actors but it struck a deeper chord with me. This is the point that I started my research into my own consciousness and spirituality which led onto 20ish years of reading, meditating, discussing and experiencing. I found that tripping on either LSD or psilocybin was a great way to look deeply into concepts and get a different perspective on things. I used it, and still do, like a useful tool if you like. Not all the time but 2 or 3 times a year for sure. So there you have it. 23 years of psycedelic experience! Admittedly not 5 days a week, 52 weeks of the year (like some kind of job!), but it has spanned that amount of time. Well it's been a fun trip (ha ha) down memory lane. Hope that expands it a little for ya! Now I'm going to start reading this "spirit molecule" book which arrived this morning... [/QUOTE]