Leftley
Bluelighter
My mom is a born again christian now, still smokes pot, used to trip once in a while.. I offered her to trip but she doesn't feel that its the right thing to do anymore.
Offer my retired-Hippie parents LSD?
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artaxerxes
Bluelighter
I think a lot of what goes into parents' decisions to not trip again is that they feel they've gotten what they need from the drugs and the experiences, ie.: humanity's place in the universe, the extent of the cosmos and the sense of micro and macro that implies, the infinite complexity and beauty of nature, etc. I share that feeling to a certain extent and I could be the parent of some of the younger BLers.
I most certainly have not ruled out tripping again. In fact, I plan to. But I have some emotional shit that I need to sort through before I feel that I can trip again without having to unpack and examine a shipping crate's worth of baggage. Maybe that's part of what keeps previous trippers from stepping off into the cosmos again.
I know that when I was 17-23, in active, mature tripping years, I would have said, "That's more reason to trip then. Sort it out. Pull it out. Unpack it. Examine it. And let it examine you." But I have unpacked. I have unsorted. I have looked at a lot of my conflicts eye-to-eye.
But there are other things that I've experienced, am experiencing and will experience that I don't think would be aided by tripping. For example, the current health problems and impending deaths of my mother and father. I was adopted by parents who were much older than my peers' parents (not only conservative, but actively looking backward: refused to rent even a VHS tape. You see what I'm saying?). So I have been dealing with their decline and eventual death for a number of years now (cancers, strokes). I am their only child (and adopted as I mentioned) and I have chosen to support them until death even though they were/are pretty damn abusive (obv. they can't get away with the physical shit now). Getting away from them would be very healthy for me. But I made my choice.
I feel it's issues like these that keep many older ex-trippers decline to trip again, at least for the short term. Life is difficult in many different ways at different ages. I think even some experienced psychonauts (I'm not speaking of me here, but rather of a friend who's a highly experienced uber-tripper) feel that they have enough to deal with in life right now that they need every second just to deal with reality as it presents itself. And the situations they're facing wouldn't benefit from further examination.
I think that's why you see so many people in their 60-70s go back to tripping. (I, at least, have seen it a lot.) They have eased their parents out of life, their kids are grown, and they're free enough to unpack some shit and see where they are after the intense mid-life ride.
Obviously, I haven't described everyone. I know several 50 y.o.'s who trip their nuts off every few months. But I have described what I've seen in several large groups of friends and acquaintances. Just some thoughts…
I most certainly have not ruled out tripping again. In fact, I plan to. But I have some emotional shit that I need to sort through before I feel that I can trip again without having to unpack and examine a shipping crate's worth of baggage. Maybe that's part of what keeps previous trippers from stepping off into the cosmos again.
I know that when I was 17-23, in active, mature tripping years, I would have said, "That's more reason to trip then. Sort it out. Pull it out. Unpack it. Examine it. And let it examine you." But I have unpacked. I have unsorted. I have looked at a lot of my conflicts eye-to-eye.
But there are other things that I've experienced, am experiencing and will experience that I don't think would be aided by tripping. For example, the current health problems and impending deaths of my mother and father. I was adopted by parents who were much older than my peers' parents (not only conservative, but actively looking backward: refused to rent even a VHS tape. You see what I'm saying?). So I have been dealing with their decline and eventual death for a number of years now (cancers, strokes). I am their only child (and adopted as I mentioned) and I have chosen to support them until death even though they were/are pretty damn abusive (obv. they can't get away with the physical shit now). Getting away from them would be very healthy for me. But I made my choice.
I feel it's issues like these that keep many older ex-trippers decline to trip again, at least for the short term. Life is difficult in many different ways at different ages. I think even some experienced psychonauts (I'm not speaking of me here, but rather of a friend who's a highly experienced uber-tripper) feel that they have enough to deal with in life right now that they need every second just to deal with reality as it presents itself. And the situations they're facing wouldn't benefit from further examination.
I think that's why you see so many people in their 60-70s go back to tripping. (I, at least, have seen it a lot.) They have eased their parents out of life, their kids are grown, and they're free enough to unpack some shit and see where they are after the intense mid-life ride.
Obviously, I haven't described everyone. I know several 50 y.o.'s who trip their nuts off every few months. But I have described what I've seen in several large groups of friends and acquaintances. Just some thoughts…
Jblazingphoenix100
Ex-Bluelighter
do or don't? to anyone out there with some straightedge parents that used to trip and smoke weed but have had to grow up and get a job+life and since have stopped all that.
OR
if anyone fits into the "currently successful former hippie" who lived the 60's and 70's and now had raised kids to the age of 20-30 who have access to these types of things. how would you feel about your kid offering you the once heralded white tabs that can carry you from universe to universe?
I'd say do it.
If you have a good relationship with your parents, and would like to share an experience with them, then no harm in trying.
I offered my mum a spliff on many occasions but she's just not interested after having experimented with it when she was younger.
I'd like to be able to have this experience.
Do they still blaze up?
If they don't I reckon they would probably not be interested.
Just talk it over with them anyways.
Delsyd
Bluelight Crew
when i was younger i offered my mom to take MDMA with me, i thought she may benefit from some of its effects.
She seemed curious about it at one point, asking me questions about what it feels like and what it does to you.
But when i offered she declined (she has never smoked a herb or cig's and drinks 1-2 times a year on special occasions).
I never pushed the topic after that.
She seemed curious about it at one point, asking me questions about what it feels like and what it does to you.
But when i offered she declined (she has never smoked a herb or cig's and drinks 1-2 times a year on special occasions).
I never pushed the topic after that.
hearcolours
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I couldn't agree more.
From 17 to 23 I used to trip excessivly and I never thought that would change. No I'm in my late 20's and haven't tripped in a long time. Except for smoking marijuana and occasionly some opiate for relaxation, I stay sober and don't really want to "trip out". Life gets complicated. Deaths of family members, money problems, relationships to take care off, jobs and unemplyoment, starting a career after college... and the thing is, I think it gets even worse when you're in your 30's und 40's. Responsibility is a bitch