I have noticed that there seem to be 4 or 5 stages to the experience for me.
1) Dissociative?
I first start feeling strong effects around 45 mins after insufflating 50mg, I turn off the lights, turn the music up and lay in bed. I get feelings of rushing through space and feel that my body is dissolving and leaving a trail behind me as a fly. Music sounds awesome but it can be diffilcult to find the right tunes for the occasion. I have found that something with vocals that you know and can understand to be good. I was convinced that Florence's "Dog days" was the best song ever made and the positive message and rousing vocals filled me with euphoria. I am totally absorbed by the music.
The closed eye visiuals remind me of very low dose dmt but more liquid, no geometry more like oil floating on water. The visuals are effected by the music, there is a rainbow like stream rushing towards me and through me undulating in time to the music, kind of reminded me of rainbow road from mario kart if the track was the music.
I try to pick out individual instruments but find it impossible, I realise the stream is the music, i try to picture a band on stage but all I can imagine is five people standing in a line with the same rainbow stream emerging from their chests and flowing out into the world. My whole concept of music is now just this beautiful multi coloured wave and it is taking me on a wonderful ride.
During this first stage I find I can open my eyes and feel quite nornal, the trip is very much under my control.
2) Introspective
This is where it seem to me that the drug starts to get into all the little corners of your brain, seeking out the things you have hidden in there and gently teasing them out just to let you know that you could be happier in your life if you just dealt with these things, it is not the assault on your psyche that other drugs can bring but I could see how things could take a turn for the worse here for people with serious unresolved issues.
This is also where I get some confusing thought patterns and a general feeling of weirdness, everything seems different in a way that is difficult to describe. This stage doesn't seem to last long before...
3) Euphoric
It's like the drug says "ok lesson's over, let's have a party". Waves of massive euphoria, light floaty body feeling, big smiles, feeling of total contentment, confidence, energy, empathy, not a care in the world. I feel compelled to dance alone in the dark and choice of music becomes less important as everything sounds brilliant, even songs I know well sound really different. "Month of May" by Arcade Fire comes on, which is probably the fastest and rockiest song on the album, it sounds like a chilled out sixties psychedelic classic and seemed to last about half an hour (better than it sounds). Time perception is out the window. Would love to be in a club right now. Open eyed visuals are apparent but indistinct, shifting patterns are covering everything but I can't make out any detail, gives everything a sort of soft and fluffy appearence.
4) Creative
The weirdness condenses into something more like the best parts of the classic psychedelic headspace, my brain seems to be super charged, ideas start to flow, new connections offering new perspectives, I often laugh to myself as amusing thoughts occur. The world is full of possibility. You can change your own destiny, you can change the world, you can start right now. Positivity is total. I will often start to write and the words just flow out as if automatically.
I think a talented person like a musician or artist could really use this stage for inspiration and motivation.
5) Visionary?
I was unsure if i should include this stage because I see it as the comedown really, probably because it last's so long and is mostly visual with no real mental component, but it is interesting for a while.
My thoughts slow down and my body begins to relax. I try to sleep but it is not possible. I close me eyes and I begin to notice patterns forming, neon glowing shapes that start to look like leaves that start to form into plants and trees, suddenly this becomes a totally realistic forest scene. This is just one example, I have no control over these visions, they show me whatever they want but there does seem to be a theme of scenes from the natural word. It almost feels like remote viewing, like I am actually looking at real places in real time.
This can go on for hours and is dreamlike to the point that I am not sure if am still awake or sleeping so this is where i take a couple of benzos and sleep shortly follows.
I haven't tried to estimate the duration of these stages as time perception is very altered and I find constant clock watching distracts from a trip. Also the stages overlap to a large extent.
Would love to hear if anybody else has had similar experiences of these stages or even something completely different.
Peace