Marko said:
I've heard 2-ce is a pretty easy on the old mental state but provides for a good show? thoughts and opinions?
2C-E is actually recognised by many as being
especially deep and mentally intense, as well as featuring extremely powerful visuals, both OEV and CEV. It does seem to provide some kind of clarity or meticulousness of thought but can really evoke odd, sometimes disturbing thought loops, time dilation, confusion, amnesia and (for some) anxiety. It is actually a pretty incredible psychedelic. But not really for your purposes...
2C-D is a potential candidate here. Its not especially deep, with some physical stimulation, gentle visuals, mild trippy thoughts and a forgiving potency. It is not very potent at all. 40mg's orally would be a good test, but I used to enjoy snorting little lines of maybe 20-40mg; effects were rapid, powerful and short-lived. It combines beautifully with DMT
DMT is one of the best visual psychedelics, but it is extremely mind bending also.
2C-I is another possibility...I found it to be euphoric and inspiring, provocative of laughter and general silliness. My preferred dose was 18mg orally; I've been too scared to try snorting it.
I'm not sure if the visual/sensory and cognitive effects can really be separated from each other; they act almost symbiotically with one exploiting and feeding on the other which reciprocates, or in unity, with both visuals and thoughts oscillating and transforming simultaneously as activity mediated by the same stimulus. With that said, I've heard mention that some nBOME's exhibit almost primarily visuals- but the risky nature of these drugs makes me thinking avoiding them is best. I can also attest to the nature of 4-Ho-DiPT, which is almost only mental psychedelia with barely present visuals.
Ha, not sure I've really helped at all :D