Kindle Notes & Highlights
Analogues such as 1P-LSD are also physiologically safe, but can have slightly different psychological effects.
A typical moderate-high dose is between 2-4g.
The experience can last between eight and fourteen hours.
A typical moderate-high dose is around 200-400mg.
“K-hole” where all sense of stable reality is lost.
If you decide to take ibogaine anyway, it is best to do so with adequate guidance and support, close to a hospital.
The most potent naturally-occurring psychedelic, Salvinorin A is the psychoactive constituent of the Salvia divinorum plant. When smoked, it can produce an intense dissociative psychedelic experience, drastically altering perception often to a point beyond understanding.
A dose of about 1mg of Salvinorin A produces a moderate-high experience.
Although moderate, infrequent doses of MDMA are relatively safe; very high doses can lead to organ failure, and frequent use can result in heart disease.
you should aim to maintain an open-minded perspective around the source of your suffering, and set the intention to better understand the cause of your pain. If your intention is unclear or you are feeling particularly ungrounded, it may be best to postpone.
Pushing back your trip until you feel ready will be unlikely to backfire on you. But rushing into a trip when your head isn’t in the right place might not turn out to be the experience you’re looking for.
Typical things to have around are coloring books or other art supplies, instruments, crystals, books, music, or games. Basically, things that will help you shift your focus if the trip becomes too intense or uncomfortable.
If you’re very intent on meeting some spiritual revelations, we recommend “Getting Higher” by Julian Vayne – a modern manual of psychedelic ceremony. This (short) book has many suggestions for mantras, chants, and rituals that will help you get to some very deep places during your trip.
For more in-depth substance testing, Energy Control offers an international drug testing service, allowing you to mail your substances for a full laboratory analysis. Unfortunately, it’s not cheap – but it could be worth the peace of mind.
Especially if it’s your first time with psychedelics, it’s best to take only one substance at a time. Mixing substances can have unpredictable and often dangerous effects. Here is a useful chart highlighting the effects of the most common substance combinations, including the combinations that are most harmful.
Fighting for control is often considered the primary reason for “bad trips.” Being able to feel comfortable with letting the journey go to unexpected places is a good attitude to have.
Even with perfect preparation and an ideal environment, anxiety and other challenging emotions can still present themselves unexpectedly. This is where it’s important for you to relax your control. As mentioned previously, having expectations can lead to discomfort when the trip goes in directions you weren’t expecting. Remember that although you had intentions for this trip, you are not in control, and are floating down a river that will sometimes be turbulent.
Consider that there are two aspects to suffering: the feeling of pain or discomfort, and then the despair we feel when we realize we are suffering. Accepting the feeling of suffering, without then despairing about its presence, is a useful skill to learn – and will help you when anxiety surfaces during a trip. No matter what, we guarantee that the feeling of anxiety will pass, and you will be alright.
In the days following your experience, eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, and avoid dairy and processed sugar, if possible. Get a healthy amount of sleep and ideally, spend some time in nature. Your body may have had a shock during the experience: be good to it. Many people report that exercise feels particularly satisfying after a psychedelic experience. It’s also common for a trip to remind you how important it is to keep your body fit and healthy – so some people find themselves exercising more, and following a more regular fitness routine, after a trip.
Services are available in NYC, LA and London, that offer psychedelic integration services: designed specifically to help people who are having trouble coming to terms with their psychedelic experiences. Additionally, MAPS keeps a list of healthcare professionals with psychedelic knowledge here.
