Phenethylamines (PEAs)
pros:
- a little easier to direct emotionally because they are often less complex and more superficial but it is also a 'con'. But still, effects seem more easy to handle and tend to remain more sensory effects, distinguishable from real.
- body energy possible from some 2C-X and definitely of DOX
cons:
- body energy can also feel like a body load with some PEAs while most tryptamines are more clean-feeling on the body to me
- generally less spiritual although there are certainly exceptions (some PEAs are definitely deep, while some tryptamines are kind of uninteresting altogether).
From this the pro's and con's of tryptamines IMO can be understood.
I started experimenting with 2C-X because they sounded more euphoric and easier to handle. Mushrooms are very intense for me you see.
At first I found 2C-X to be very enjoyable and interesting, with beautiful effects like visuals and nice euphoria but the deeper ones like 2C-T-7 still have therapeutic potential. Later I started to find the 2C-X too easy and too gentle, not really reality shattering in most cases.
It turned out that there are definitely enough tryptamines that are not as overwhelming as I had expected. Some are downright easy, and much lighter on the body as well. I was very positively surprised. I feel as though tryptamines generally have more potential and I like them better, also more interesting to explore but there are classic PEAs that I would hate to miss.
Let me put it this way: I look forward more to 4-AcO-MET and other tryptamines I still havent tried than I look forward to 2C-T-2 and 2C-N and 2C-P. But if those 2C-Xs would not have body loads it would be the other way around. Close call.
Each corner has its own merits:
- easier PEAs are recreational and tend to feel nice on the body, like 2C-B, 2C-C, 2C-D
- heavier PEAs can have body loads but can be beautiful and interesting, 2C-E and 2C-T-7
- easier tryptamines are recreational and feel nice on the body but with less of a 'load', but still they tend to have more content than the lightest of the PEAs. 4-HO-DiPT is almost too light but still quite nice. 4-HO-MiPT is weird but cool. 4-AcO-MiPT was awesome.
- heavier tryptamines have great spiritual potential but are still okay on the body. 4-AcO-DMT comes to mind. Other heavy tryptamines can be heavy on the body, like DPT, but there are very very special ones in that category.