Psychedelic Analogy

[crimsondestroyer]

Im sure that someone has said something like this before but I thought of a cool analogy for the psychedelic experience. We all live in our own "houses" (minds). In our houses are our beliefs, securities, insecurities, wants, needs, behaviors, fears, loves, etc. While living in our house, it can get pretty messy. It's easy for us to not notice how messy our house becomes because we get so accustomed to living in it all the time, but it can get pretty messy, at least mine can. When I ingest certain psychedelics, I feel that I become a "guest" in my own "house". I am seeing things as if I am in someone else's house. Seeing the "mess" with new, fresh eyes and a "clean slate of judgement" if you will. These chemicals dont clean your house for you, but for me, they sure as hell show me what a real mess it can become and I feel motivated to clean it up. The more I clean my house, the more enjoyable my next experience is. I also find that psilocybin is the best chemical for showing me my house. It tends to "trap" me in my house, and depending how much I've messed it up, I can either have a very enjoyable learning experience or a tough learning experience. LSD tends to let me enter and exit my house at will, which lends to a more recreational experience. If you really want to do some deep cleaning though, psilocybin is the way to go. IMO.

 

[coelophysis]

That's a cool analogy.
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[porkstock]

i like your analogy as well. and other chemicals that you use to "clean house?"

 

[Splitz]

It's funny you should say this because on another website, my about me reads like this:

'I spend most of my time banging my shins on the cluttered furniture of my inner mind'.

 

[Jesusgreen]

Great analogy, and reminds me of my thoughts during my first time combining 2C-E + 4-AcO-DMT. I had the same idea that the house is much like the mind, and that psychedelics let us step back and clean up the contents. On the flip side they also make me realise how messy my stuff really is irl