I eat before i dose: Heavy veggie, little meat meal and juice or water... at about one hour after i dose. I swallow it down with water... it hits me fast. This technique works for me, could be the rituals i use and or placebo effect ... i also like to eat, a little something, at about the 6 to 8 hour mark depending on what i dose too... Out of all 4 i love LSD, Eth-Lad, 1P, then Al-Lad in this order... Now i'm leaning to Eth-Lad even more the LSD...
I find after reading all of these post; that some like to go deep, ego loss etc... and some don't... cuz they can't watch TV or play video games socialize with larger doses etc...\ For me, the point of taking these substances is to loss yourself in the experience... Remember i was raised on what was around in the early 1970 it was abundant and some what known doses 250 ug plus area..
Even then certain people would fear those doses...
So what i see is: with all the different kinds of personalities and beliefs set and settings, as well as the fears people carry with them determine the direction of your trips..
What i have read here on BL in the eth-lad area
http://www.bluelight.org/vb/threads/761505-The-Big-amp-Dandy-ETH-LAD-Thread/page3 post 83 perpetualdawn post was quit interesting as i very much so agree with it... we who took it first, our descriptions and experiences of the trip are molding the expectation of those who fallow...
After all, we each create and manifest what works for us differently The pessimist and the optimist point of view... I leave you with this...>
Along by the road, two man came by;
One brought a grimace,
The other one a smile.
They met at the edge of the lake,
And both sat in the rock that lifeless laid.
The tall man of the two raised his head,
And with a smile asked the other man:
“What is it that brings such a grimace on your face? ”
The short, middle-aged gave a weak smile,
And gave an answer to the so kind gentleman:
“ Can you not see that this rock is lifeless?
Can you not see that the river will be dead one day?
Can you not see that someone will come in a future,
Enter my house and take everything I have left?
Can you not see, can you not see? ”
So the smiling man said: “ But my dear friend,
Can you not see the fish swimming happily?
Can you not see the green grass covering our feet?
So the next morning came,
And the two man found themselves in the same store.
The tall man raised his head and with a beam said:
“ My dear friend, what has come upon you now? ”
The short, middle-aged looked up and said:
“ Can you not see at the speed the time goes by?
Can you not see that the prices go up?
Can you not see that we will die in almost no time? ”
So the felicitous man said: “ But my dear friend,
Can you not see the joy of learning new things?
Can you not see happy families
Buying pretty clothing without thinking of the word ‘will’? ”
The years passed by with the course of time,
And when the two man reached their fifties,
They met once more.
The tall man with a smile said:
“ So my friend, what excuse do you have now? ”
The short one looking sadder than ever said:
“ I have two months left of living,
Written by my doctor it was.
Do you have a smile to show me now that I shall die? ”
The tall man with wide eyes said:
“ I have told you too many times to live,
But you decided to die,
And now that you are dying,
You suddenly want your life back? ”