kephra
Rising Star
For what it's worth, here is a report of my first encounter with the spice after years of research and anticipation. Though not a full breakthrough into hyperspace, the experience was so resoundingly powerful and positive I wanted to share it with whoever cares to read it. Here goes:
I only managed one hit before the lighter failed and during the time spent fiddling with it the high came on faster than any I've experienced before. Smoking it was harsh, but nowhere near as unpleasant as I expected.
The first thing I felt was the initial tingly euphoria of a psychedelic high. Before I could take stock of the feeling the auditory and visual hallucinations came on. I heard what seemed to be a thudding noise that came from outside of my realm of perception. It seemed to be coming from everywhere and nowhere, from the universe itself. It could just have been my own heart beating but I certainly didn't recognize it as such. This thudding seemed to be a carrier wave, and tied to it was a more subtle tone - like a digital modem. I could tell there was data being transmitted but certainly could not interpret it.
As these auditory signals were coming in so were the visuals. I saw infinite layers of fractals folding into one another and unfolding from each other. All of these fractals were composed of the most vibrant colors, more vibrant than any colors I've seen. I opened my eyes for a moment and saw the room around me in technicolor as the fractals seemed to fold into and out of everything I was looking at. I closed my eyes again and continued to see the room around me as the fractals enfolded it all again, I had the distinct feeling that I could see through my eyelids. I was aware that if I wanted a "breakthrough" experience I needed to push through the swirling colors. I felt close to doing so, but not quite there, so I contented myself on just enjoying the show.
Throughout I felt nothing but positive energy coming to me from all around. As if the universe were sending me waves of unending love and that love was somehow palpable. I had a profound loss of awareness of time, as though time were folding in on itself like the fractals I saw on the inside of my eyelids. At one point I thought that I might be stuck in this state of being, but the thought was somehow comforting and frightening at the same time. If one was to become scrambled this would be the best sort of scrambled.
As it began to wear off I opened my eyes and the room around me looked like a 70's photograph, like someone had pulled a couple of stops on the world. My skin tingled, the sounds and fractals subsided but the feelings of well-being and general positivity persist. The universe (and this molecule) is magical.
I only managed one hit before the lighter failed and during the time spent fiddling with it the high came on faster than any I've experienced before. Smoking it was harsh, but nowhere near as unpleasant as I expected.
The first thing I felt was the initial tingly euphoria of a psychedelic high. Before I could take stock of the feeling the auditory and visual hallucinations came on. I heard what seemed to be a thudding noise that came from outside of my realm of perception. It seemed to be coming from everywhere and nowhere, from the universe itself. It could just have been my own heart beating but I certainly didn't recognize it as such. This thudding seemed to be a carrier wave, and tied to it was a more subtle tone - like a digital modem. I could tell there was data being transmitted but certainly could not interpret it.
As these auditory signals were coming in so were the visuals. I saw infinite layers of fractals folding into one another and unfolding from each other. All of these fractals were composed of the most vibrant colors, more vibrant than any colors I've seen. I opened my eyes for a moment and saw the room around me in technicolor as the fractals seemed to fold into and out of everything I was looking at. I closed my eyes again and continued to see the room around me as the fractals enfolded it all again, I had the distinct feeling that I could see through my eyelids. I was aware that if I wanted a "breakthrough" experience I needed to push through the swirling colors. I felt close to doing so, but not quite there, so I contented myself on just enjoying the show.
Throughout I felt nothing but positive energy coming to me from all around. As if the universe were sending me waves of unending love and that love was somehow palpable. I had a profound loss of awareness of time, as though time were folding in on itself like the fractals I saw on the inside of my eyelids. At one point I thought that I might be stuck in this state of being, but the thought was somehow comforting and frightening at the same time. If one was to become scrambled this would be the best sort of scrambled.
As it began to wear off I opened my eyes and the room around me looked like a 70's photograph, like someone had pulled a couple of stops on the world. My skin tingled, the sounds and fractals subsided but the feelings of well-being and general positivity persist. The universe (and this molecule) is magical.
