This was my first experience of mushrooms, although I have taken truffles before. I picked about 130 Psilocybe semilanceata then stored them in the fridge in a glass bottle with silica gel to keep them bone dry. Crushed them in a mortar and pestle, simmered in 250ml water for 10 mins. The colour of the brew was like dark tea and it smelt like earth. It tasted almost neutral though, not far off the taste of water alone. I was fasted at the time of taking it.
About 20 minutes later I was gaming on the pc and couldn't concentrate well. Thinking maybe I was just apprehensive I got up and went for a walk round the neighbourhood. Leaves in the park were looking strongly silver, grass was very green. I walked along a street and it seemed to take ages although I knew I was only walking a short distance. Noises were intense, occupying my mind way more than they usually would eg a garden hose was really noticeable. I could tell it was starting to hit me. We met a neighbour and I was feeling an urge to laugh. There was nothing to laugh at though, and I was worried he was going to think I was crazy if I started. Thank god his dog ran out and it gave me the justification for laughing. I moved on quickly ahead of my wife, saying bye. Into the woods. The ground was breathing, time was slowing right down, distances seemed exaggerated and perspective was becoming twisted. I felt elated and was laughing. I walked back to my house across a field. It seemed like time had almost ground to a halt. I had to count the steps I was taking to convince myself that time must be passing and try to get a handle on when I was going to get to the end of the walk. In my garden now. The neighbour's white pvc fascia and windows were utterly luminescent, plants were intensely colourful. I walked into the house and put Shpongle Codex VI on. The patterns on the album on my pc were swirling, writhing. I didn't remember noticing this before now. My friend arrived and I laughed hysterically at nothing. I was seeing my wife and friend's emotions and intentions in their faces with amazing clarity. I felt very tuned-in to them in this regard. I tried hanging out with my friend but I was losing the ability to articulate myself and was feeling very weird. I went to bed and lay down, not really knowing what the fuck was going to happen. The trip was getting way more intense now. I had brief memories of having taken the shrooms but couldn't recall the details that had led to it. Slightly starting to panic, I was thinking Christ I only took a small amount, what's going on. I could feel I was losing a grip on things around me. I was looking inside the bed I lay on, seeing a cavern with twisted machinery, colours, surfaces. Kaleidoscopic patterns in 3 dimensions that were mind blowingly complex, objects flashing before my eyes, changing every second. Music was playing and the visuals were changing with the beats. I was flying through tunnels lined with details that words couldn't do justice to. Twisting caves and tunnels lined by millions of diamond and ice-like crystals from clear to light blue. Eyes were appearing. I saw complex wooden constructions, incredibly beautiful, reflections shining on their surfaces, I was revolving around them observing them from different angles. Pastel colours in patterns like stained glass windows, feathers streaming in fan-like shapes all over my field of vision. I saw pillars of light in different colours, sizes and positions. It felt like these were people in my life and I was seeing them as my brain viewed them in its subconscious state. I was in a part of my brain beneath the reality we see - I was seeing my brain forming its version of reality. I was looking at streams and pathways where things in my mind were being placed and weights were being applied to them according to their importance. I came slowly back to reality over the next couple of hours. I was left with an understanding that I had seen a part of my brain that I was not supposed to see, a kind of BIOS. I'm absolutely blown away by the power of these shrooms. I dont know if I am unusually sensitive to them but the trip was way beyond what I was expecting at this dose. It had felt like a bit of a tightrope walk in terms of whether it would become frightening or out of control. I've been through some bad shit in my life and have had to deal with anxiety and panic problems, through which I have learned to control and avoid things. I think this helped me to steer the shroom rocket away from bad things. I cant wait to do this again.
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About 20 minutes later I was gaming on the pc and couldn't concentrate well. Thinking maybe I was just apprehensive I got up and went for a walk round the neighbourhood. Leaves in the park were looking strongly silver, grass was very green. I walked along a street and it seemed to take ages although I knew I was only walking a short distance. Noises were intense, occupying my mind way more than they usually would eg a garden hose was really noticeable. I could tell it was starting to hit me. We met a neighbour and I was feeling an urge to laugh. There was nothing to laugh at though, and I was worried he was going to think I was crazy if I started. Thank god his dog ran out and it gave me the justification for laughing. I moved on quickly ahead of my wife, saying bye. Into the woods. The ground was breathing, time was slowing right down, distances seemed exaggerated and perspective was becoming twisted. I felt elated and was laughing. I walked back to my house across a field. It seemed like time had almost ground to a halt. I had to count the steps I was taking to convince myself that time must be passing and try to get a handle on when I was going to get to the end of the walk. In my garden now. The neighbour's white pvc fascia and windows were utterly luminescent, plants were intensely colourful. I walked into the house and put Shpongle Codex VI on. The patterns on the album on my pc were swirling, writhing. I didn't remember noticing this before now. My friend arrived and I laughed hysterically at nothing. I was seeing my wife and friend's emotions and intentions in their faces with amazing clarity. I felt very tuned-in to them in this regard. I tried hanging out with my friend but I was losing the ability to articulate myself and was feeling very weird. I went to bed and lay down, not really knowing what the fuck was going to happen. The trip was getting way more intense now. I had brief memories of having taken the shrooms but couldn't recall the details that had led to it. Slightly starting to panic, I was thinking Christ I only took a small amount, what's going on. I could feel I was losing a grip on things around me. I was looking inside the bed I lay on, seeing a cavern with twisted machinery, colours, surfaces. Kaleidoscopic patterns in 3 dimensions that were mind blowingly complex, objects flashing before my eyes, changing every second. Music was playing and the visuals were changing with the beats. I was flying through tunnels lined with details that words couldn't do justice to. Twisting caves and tunnels lined by millions of diamond and ice-like crystals from clear to light blue. Eyes were appearing. I saw complex wooden constructions, incredibly beautiful, reflections shining on their surfaces, I was revolving around them observing them from different angles. Pastel colours in patterns like stained glass windows, feathers streaming in fan-like shapes all over my field of vision. I saw pillars of light in different colours, sizes and positions. It felt like these were people in my life and I was seeing them as my brain viewed them in its subconscious state. I was in a part of my brain beneath the reality we see - I was seeing my brain forming its version of reality. I was looking at streams and pathways where things in my mind were being placed and weights were being applied to them according to their importance. I came slowly back to reality over the next couple of hours. I was left with an understanding that I had seen a part of my brain that I was not supposed to see, a kind of BIOS. I'm absolutely blown away by the power of these shrooms. I dont know if I am unusually sensitive to them but the trip was way beyond what I was expecting at this dose. It had felt like a bit of a tightrope walk in terms of whether it would become frightening or out of control. I've been through some bad shit in my life and have had to deal with anxiety and panic problems, through which I have learned to control and avoid things. I think this helped me to steer the shroom rocket away from bad things. I cant wait to do this again.
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Thanks for sharing. My advice is to not do psychedelics too often, they'll start to lose their magic if you trip even once a week for very long. At least 2 weeks between trips is best.