Trip guide advice

[Wigrid]

Hi, I've been friends with a decent guy over the last year & we get on really well. Our friendship is mainly over Opiate use & he has very limited experience with other things & has never used things like MDMA, Speed, Coke etc. He has done MXE & 4MeO PCP both once but they came through me & the dose was very low as I didn't want to blow his mind.

We were chatting today about the link of chemicals / plants etc & I spoke of my 4AcO DMT trips & how the RC is linked to mushrooms & let him read the chapter in TIHKAL on the chemical. As he is a curious mind we had a several hour long chat on why I use these things, what I get from them & he said he really wants to try his first Psy chemical.
He has made it very clear he wants me there to "hold his hand" through the trip, for me I find this to be a very daunting thing as I hold trips in a semi Religious regard.

Though like on this board like 98% of people I have used all types of things to trip on I find the prospect of trying to "guide" a vergin to the Psy world a very big deal, I see it as a kid of co-pilot for his soul, anyone that has used 4AcO DMT will know this is some seriously deep RC in it's effects & food for the brain.

I know on the surface this sounds kind of dumb, I can see people saying "just sit there & watch over him" etc but I want him to have a life changing trip just like I have in the past & come out of it a changed person in the way I know is possible with these types of things.

Anyone been in this place before?
How did you go about giving the person the best experience?
If anything went bad, how did you deal with it?


ANY info etc will be very gladly received as to me this is a major task I am undertaking & am more scared than the guy doing his 1st trip in a way.

Peace

 

[pasha]

Basic -> PD

 

[GolemGolem]

I feel you, and I feel the same way about my own use...
I'd plan on two trips. The first a lowish one aiming for a + low ++ for both of you to make sure he isn't super sensitive or a complete hard head, make sure he doesn't get violent and uncontrollable, or just horrible body load, or get so down on himself that he doesn't come back up by morning. See how he likes that and see if he wants to go for something stronger. if he does...
A week or two later dose him aiming for a proper +++ and you for ++ let him control the conversation and activities unless his ideas are flat out dangerous. If he is having a difficult trip and it doesn't look useful to let him continue hurting then distract him with activities (easier reflex based games, walk/run if you are in isolated surroundings) and don't mention his bummer until the next day.
Remember, and make sure he remembers you are not a Shaman, you are his friend.
Then go from there. Good luck.