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1.8 g Mushrooms – Moderate Experience – Trying Again at the Arboretum
This is my first trip report. I’ve started writing others before, but they never felt good enough to share. Usually I don’t remember enough from my trips to write a lot of detail about the experience, but yesterday’s experience is surprisingly fresh in my mind. I traditionally have smoked a lot of pot during my trips, but lately I’ve cut back considerably on my cannabis intake, which probably is why I remember yesterday so well.
Background
I first tried mushrooms when I was 17 (I’m 19 now) and have done them between 10-15 times. Before yesterday it had been about a year and a half since I’d ingested any. The reason it had been so long was that I have considerable trouble keeping mushrooms down. Most of the time I throw up immediately because the taste bothers me so much.
I’ve done LSD about 10 times, most of which have been since I last did mushrooms. I have smoked DMT once, but never broken through. Most of the time I find it very hard to communicate on psychedelic drugs.
Preparation
Since I usually fail hardcore at eating them, I decided tea would be my best option. I’d made tea once before and it came out awful. This time it came out much better. I steeped 1.8 grams of mushroom shake and cut up caps and stems in a mug using a tea steeper. While it was simmering I added quarter pieces of a lime and a lemon. After about 20 minutes I took out the mushrooms and added a tea bag.
The Trip
T-0:00 – I start to sip my tea while holding my nose. Turns out it smells worse than it tastes. I experience a little bit of nausea while drinking it, but I eat a piece of bread and it helps considerably. I manage to keep it down and don’t get that feeling in my stomach like I just ate something I shouldn’t have. Already I’m a fan of this method.
My friends K, L, and T all consume the same amount of mushrooms in sandwiches. They finished before I started which is probably a good thing considering the onset comes on quicker with tea. We finish and walk out the door. We’re headed to an Arboretum today! I’ve never been to one, but I’ve heard good things.
T-0:20 – We’re sitting on the bus waiting to arrive. The bus is too hot. I begin to feel a little light headed and start to feel my limbs getting lighter. I get that familiar tryptamine buzz in my back. It’s a sunny day outside (about 1:00pm about now) and things start to look brighter. The glare on the windows, off passing cars, and even the signs on shops look perfectly placed and attract my attention. I’m feeling high as we reach our stop.
T-0:30 – After walking a few blocks to the entrance we arrive. Everything looks beautiful. There are beautiful and unique looking trees everywhere. We start to hike around and I feel super energized. Paths under the trees wind every which way. The trees cast shadows everywhere. Everything looks so surreal. Although visuals were relatively light, the first really significant one was at the foot of a hill we were about to hike. The shadows and sunlight and leaves on the ground all seemed to be different colors. A multicolored hill is a good sign.
Soon we reach the top of the first really big hill. I look back and can see the city in the distance. It doesn’t look ugly, but rather nice in the sunlight. Beyond it I can see the hills that surround the city. Just beyond them is home. I feel very empathetic to the land. I lay down on a bench and soak up the sun and breeze. The weather is awfully fair for January (thanks global warming). I could lie down here forever. In fact it seemed forever before I got up. I looked off the hill in the other direction and saw more rolling hills in the distance.
T-1:00 – We’re moving again. Down the hill we go and through a section of the Arboretum with Chinese trees. They all look so strange. K and L are starting to feel their mushrooms. It’s their first times each and they’ve got the giggles. Everyone is running around and acting like children. We dance in the trees and chase squirrels. We sit in crazy looking trees and scamper off in laughing tantrums when other people come by (not supposed to touch the trees in an Arboretum). Ohhh, I’m having a great time and the mushrooms keep coming on.
T-1:30 - As we arrive at the bottom of the hill it looked to me like the park was ending and on the other side were just some trees. However once I got closer I realized that I wasn’t seeing as clearly as I thought I was. In front of me was a huge and steep hill. A small stream blocks it from us, but we quickly ford the river on some rocks and start to climb the hill. I love a good challenge, especially on psychedelic drugs. I find the more I’m focused on doing something the less unpleasantness I feel. I’m the first one up (except for a couple of guys who came out of nowhere and ran past me) and it looks like I’ve reached heaven. The top of the hill feels so remote and private. I lay down and melt into the earth. My thoughts are racing now. I think about my life and where it’s going. I’m currently in college and in a very difficult major that I often feel I can’t complete, but today I feel confident. I realize all it takes is hard work and determination. It feels so good to complete a tough challenge (like climbing up that steep hill) that I relish the hard work coming to me at school.
My thoughts always race like this once the mushrooms or LSD set in. I’ve never really had a reality shattering experience that changes my life completely, but usually I manage to change my feelings about some part of my life for the better. I believe Bob Marley once said, “When you smoke da herb, it reveals yourself to you,” or something like that. I think that’s much truer of the mushroom. The ganj is great, but it sure as hell doesn’t give me the mental stimulus of a tryptamine.
This is the part where I started to experience some confusion. It’s difficult to explain. I cannot communicate as well and often find myself wanting to be alone. I feel restless and have a very short attention span. I lay down to try and clear my head, but I can’t seem to keep any concentration. Minor CEVs distract me as I lay in the dirt. I grew cold every so often so I jogged around the trees to try and keep myself warm. K and L are starting to make no sense at all. K keeps poking at me and tries to capture my attention, but I can’t focus. Then we all start playing tag. My mind is suddenly clearer and words flow more easily when I’m doing something active. I don’t often get a chance to use so much energy when on mushrooms and I have to say I love it. It feels like I’m exercising my soul.
T-2:00 - We’ve moved on to a completely different part of the park. The first thing we find is a bamboo grove! There was a small path that cut through the middle, so we crawled through. I never realized that bamboo was so strong. On the other side is a field with crab apple trees. They look strong in the sunlight, even though all their branches are so low to the ground. We sit by a railroad that goes by the field and L and K smoke a joint. I take two hits and it tastes good.
Then we climbed to the top of this section’s hill. To our surprise this one isn’t so secluded. In fact there are probably 20-30 people walking their dogs and socializing. Apparently we found a dog park on top of a hill; go figure. We sit on a bench and listen to some conversations and watch some dogs frolic. We discuss how weird the conversations these people are having are and how weird it is that they’re all up on the hill walking their dogs. Then we realize that we’re really the out of place ones because we have no dogs and we’re 15 years younger than the next youngest person up there. More tree hunting ensues.
T-2:30 – I’m still feeling high. I’m loving nature and loving my thoughts. Throughout the day I felt no nausea or unpleasant body load and realize I love the tea method. What a glorious day these mushrooms and this park has given me. We eventually try to find the train station by following the train tracks towards the clock tower. Along the way we find a path that takes us behind a marsh. There’s a wall bounding off the train tracks which is covered in graffiti. Some even smells fresh. We walk slow and admire the more talented artwork. It feels excellent to have seen beautiful things everywhere all day.
The rest of the day is fairly uneventful. We took the train and got some food (a delicious burger) and then went home to relax and watch the Patriots game. I listened to my iPod on the train and felt like I was floating. I’m not really even sure when the effects of the mushroom wore off, but it didn’t matter. I’m finishing this trip report now 2 days afterwards and a day after I started writing it. I still feel the afterglow.
I know that 1.8 grams of mushrooms isn’t all that much and often not worth sharing, but I felt I had to share this. Any amount of these mushrooms has so much potential. Even the smallest dose can bring on the best of experiences. Thanks for reading and if you haven’t tried mushrooms, you really ought to some day. They won’t necessarily open your eyes, but they’ll turn the light on.
Questions and comments welcome please!
substancecode_mushrooms
This is my first trip report. I’ve started writing others before, but they never felt good enough to share. Usually I don’t remember enough from my trips to write a lot of detail about the experience, but yesterday’s experience is surprisingly fresh in my mind. I traditionally have smoked a lot of pot during my trips, but lately I’ve cut back considerably on my cannabis intake, which probably is why I remember yesterday so well.
Background
I first tried mushrooms when I was 17 (I’m 19 now) and have done them between 10-15 times. Before yesterday it had been about a year and a half since I’d ingested any. The reason it had been so long was that I have considerable trouble keeping mushrooms down. Most of the time I throw up immediately because the taste bothers me so much.
I’ve done LSD about 10 times, most of which have been since I last did mushrooms. I have smoked DMT once, but never broken through. Most of the time I find it very hard to communicate on psychedelic drugs.
Preparation
Since I usually fail hardcore at eating them, I decided tea would be my best option. I’d made tea once before and it came out awful. This time it came out much better. I steeped 1.8 grams of mushroom shake and cut up caps and stems in a mug using a tea steeper. While it was simmering I added quarter pieces of a lime and a lemon. After about 20 minutes I took out the mushrooms and added a tea bag.
The Trip
T-0:00 – I start to sip my tea while holding my nose. Turns out it smells worse than it tastes. I experience a little bit of nausea while drinking it, but I eat a piece of bread and it helps considerably. I manage to keep it down and don’t get that feeling in my stomach like I just ate something I shouldn’t have. Already I’m a fan of this method.
My friends K, L, and T all consume the same amount of mushrooms in sandwiches. They finished before I started which is probably a good thing considering the onset comes on quicker with tea. We finish and walk out the door. We’re headed to an Arboretum today! I’ve never been to one, but I’ve heard good things.
T-0:20 – We’re sitting on the bus waiting to arrive. The bus is too hot. I begin to feel a little light headed and start to feel my limbs getting lighter. I get that familiar tryptamine buzz in my back. It’s a sunny day outside (about 1:00pm about now) and things start to look brighter. The glare on the windows, off passing cars, and even the signs on shops look perfectly placed and attract my attention. I’m feeling high as we reach our stop.
T-0:30 – After walking a few blocks to the entrance we arrive. Everything looks beautiful. There are beautiful and unique looking trees everywhere. We start to hike around and I feel super energized. Paths under the trees wind every which way. The trees cast shadows everywhere. Everything looks so surreal. Although visuals were relatively light, the first really significant one was at the foot of a hill we were about to hike. The shadows and sunlight and leaves on the ground all seemed to be different colors. A multicolored hill is a good sign.
Soon we reach the top of the first really big hill. I look back and can see the city in the distance. It doesn’t look ugly, but rather nice in the sunlight. Beyond it I can see the hills that surround the city. Just beyond them is home. I feel very empathetic to the land. I lay down on a bench and soak up the sun and breeze. The weather is awfully fair for January (thanks global warming). I could lie down here forever. In fact it seemed forever before I got up. I looked off the hill in the other direction and saw more rolling hills in the distance.
T-1:00 – We’re moving again. Down the hill we go and through a section of the Arboretum with Chinese trees. They all look so strange. K and L are starting to feel their mushrooms. It’s their first times each and they’ve got the giggles. Everyone is running around and acting like children. We dance in the trees and chase squirrels. We sit in crazy looking trees and scamper off in laughing tantrums when other people come by (not supposed to touch the trees in an Arboretum). Ohhh, I’m having a great time and the mushrooms keep coming on.
T-1:30 - As we arrive at the bottom of the hill it looked to me like the park was ending and on the other side were just some trees. However once I got closer I realized that I wasn’t seeing as clearly as I thought I was. In front of me was a huge and steep hill. A small stream blocks it from us, but we quickly ford the river on some rocks and start to climb the hill. I love a good challenge, especially on psychedelic drugs. I find the more I’m focused on doing something the less unpleasantness I feel. I’m the first one up (except for a couple of guys who came out of nowhere and ran past me) and it looks like I’ve reached heaven. The top of the hill feels so remote and private. I lay down and melt into the earth. My thoughts are racing now. I think about my life and where it’s going. I’m currently in college and in a very difficult major that I often feel I can’t complete, but today I feel confident. I realize all it takes is hard work and determination. It feels so good to complete a tough challenge (like climbing up that steep hill) that I relish the hard work coming to me at school.
My thoughts always race like this once the mushrooms or LSD set in. I’ve never really had a reality shattering experience that changes my life completely, but usually I manage to change my feelings about some part of my life for the better. I believe Bob Marley once said, “When you smoke da herb, it reveals yourself to you,” or something like that. I think that’s much truer of the mushroom. The ganj is great, but it sure as hell doesn’t give me the mental stimulus of a tryptamine.
This is the part where I started to experience some confusion. It’s difficult to explain. I cannot communicate as well and often find myself wanting to be alone. I feel restless and have a very short attention span. I lay down to try and clear my head, but I can’t seem to keep any concentration. Minor CEVs distract me as I lay in the dirt. I grew cold every so often so I jogged around the trees to try and keep myself warm. K and L are starting to make no sense at all. K keeps poking at me and tries to capture my attention, but I can’t focus. Then we all start playing tag. My mind is suddenly clearer and words flow more easily when I’m doing something active. I don’t often get a chance to use so much energy when on mushrooms and I have to say I love it. It feels like I’m exercising my soul.
T-2:00 - We’ve moved on to a completely different part of the park. The first thing we find is a bamboo grove! There was a small path that cut through the middle, so we crawled through. I never realized that bamboo was so strong. On the other side is a field with crab apple trees. They look strong in the sunlight, even though all their branches are so low to the ground. We sit by a railroad that goes by the field and L and K smoke a joint. I take two hits and it tastes good.
Then we climbed to the top of this section’s hill. To our surprise this one isn’t so secluded. In fact there are probably 20-30 people walking their dogs and socializing. Apparently we found a dog park on top of a hill; go figure. We sit on a bench and listen to some conversations and watch some dogs frolic. We discuss how weird the conversations these people are having are and how weird it is that they’re all up on the hill walking their dogs. Then we realize that we’re really the out of place ones because we have no dogs and we’re 15 years younger than the next youngest person up there. More tree hunting ensues.
T-2:30 – I’m still feeling high. I’m loving nature and loving my thoughts. Throughout the day I felt no nausea or unpleasant body load and realize I love the tea method. What a glorious day these mushrooms and this park has given me. We eventually try to find the train station by following the train tracks towards the clock tower. Along the way we find a path that takes us behind a marsh. There’s a wall bounding off the train tracks which is covered in graffiti. Some even smells fresh. We walk slow and admire the more talented artwork. It feels excellent to have seen beautiful things everywhere all day.
The rest of the day is fairly uneventful. We took the train and got some food (a delicious burger) and then went home to relax and watch the Patriots game. I listened to my iPod on the train and felt like I was floating. I’m not really even sure when the effects of the mushroom wore off, but it didn’t matter. I’m finishing this trip report now 2 days afterwards and a day after I started writing it. I still feel the afterglow.
I know that 1.8 grams of mushrooms isn’t all that much and often not worth sharing, but I felt I had to share this. Any amount of these mushrooms has so much potential. Even the smallest dose can bring on the best of experiences. Thanks for reading and if you haven’t tried mushrooms, you really ought to some day. They won’t necessarily open your eyes, but they’ll turn the light on.
Questions and comments welcome please!
substancecode_mushrooms
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