"Mind tools" and tripping.

[knock]

tl notimeto r;

I have a mantra:

Tranquillus.... Tranquillus.... Tranquillus....

That's knock latin and pronounced tranqueeelooosss. If things get sketchy I (we) start that. Also I (we) have the power point or chakra at my (our) solar plexus, if I (we) channel my (our) energies there a soothing euphorium (euphoria?) pervades my (our) flesh and essence.

LSD taught me the former and the charlatan Castaneda taught me the latter.

 

[ColtDan]

Only properly tripped on DMT, first physc i tried. and i loaded the pipe right up and it was fucking unbelieveable. i usually sit and breathe deeply, clear my mind and kinda pray, bad pre flight anxiety now, cant seem to get myself in the mindset for tripping anymore its kinda like ive learnt and experienced all i need to from it, even though im nowhere close. id keep benzos at hand for a longer trip. does MXE count as tripping?

 

[5StarSquatHotel]

if you are not even the slightest bit intrepid before any trip then you have no business touching it -all these substances need respect (bar silly fake interwebz ones). a friend did not do so and paid the price on a dmt pipe -he wont be doing that again

 

[ColtDan]

couldnt agree more, deffinetely need respect otherwise theyll give you a slapping, someone i know thought he was billy big bollocks when drunk at a house party and ripped up my DMT pipe, mistaken for weed because of the layered parsley ontop, scared the shit out of him. and other drunk people thinking they can handle anything and hoofing up big lines of mxe then ending in a right mess. ive also made that mistaken, never again

 

[Myshkin]

But that's not the point. I'm from a different age/planet delete as applicable. If you need a Benzo on hand doing acid then you shouldn't be doing acid. Probably.

Aside from the different soundtracks (though P-Funk are as scary as TG at times), we more or less concur. Don't you hate it when that happens?

Which isn't to say precautions are unnecessary, but there are different approaches to precautions. I love acid, but I wouldn't rush to take it these days without making sure my personal demons were sent away for the weekend.

 

[swampdragon]

Hm, pretty interesting thread. I can be a bit prone to moments of anxiety when sober, so tend to tread carefully.

QFT. Again. Within reason, more is actually more with acid. Within reason. I'd avoid low doses no matter what. Sub-psychedelic/borderline doses just feel weird and uncomfortable. Not enough to dissolve enough ego to not intensely miss the bits you have temporarily misplaced.

I must be unusual in that I like little doses of acid.. just enough for a bit of music/colour enhancement and energy. When I tried a threshold dose of 2cb though, that was just weird and uncomfortable and body-load-y.

 

[xTalK]

Turn your phone off or on silent, wouldn't really be on msn when it was about etc just get into the trip for a few hours, much less stuff on your head.

 

[F.U.B.A.R.]

I've never had a Benzo on hand while doing acid, ever.

Yeah I'm hard.

But that's not the point. I'm from a different age/planet delete as applicable. If you need a Benzo on hand doing acid then you shouldn't be doing acid. Probably.

Yes, I'm inclined to agree with you there. If you feel the need to stock up on substances to attempt to kill a trip (or at least suppress it), then you're obviously having doubts as to your ability to handle it - which is never a good mindset to have when embarking on a psychedelic experience.

Furthermore, some of the best trips can be the bad ones, as far as sheer mindfuckery goes. Bad trips can also often tell you a lot more about yourself than the 'good' ones, for better or for worse.

If I'm having a bad time, I tend to do the following:

Concentrate on my breathing,
Keep reminding myself I'm on a drug and it WILL end eventually,
Meditate or think happy thoughts,
Change the immediate setting.
I also prefer to be on my own as having people fussing over me or worrying about me makes things even worse - though this depends on the type of person you are. Some people prefer to have others round them if they're freaking out.

All standard tips fer trips, but ones which work quite well IME.