Birdehh said:
The poll looks to have split the pack straight down the middle really, a slight difference shows a dislike infront, but it's definatly a subject with a lot of opinion.. Still looking for anyones experiences with something not yes discussed, mushrooms or LSD for example, quite keen to hear the effects on those
Mushrooms are pretty safe and are quite fun. The length of the trip varies depending on the amount you take, of course. Honestly it's impossible to adequately
describe a psychedelic experience to someone who has never tried it, but I'll do my best. Just know that the only way to really know what this is like is to try it. It isn't just a fun high, the experience is guaranteed to change the way you think and perceive everything.
The majority of a mushroom's weight in it's natural state is water; 98% to be exact, and the chemicals that cause the trip (psilocybin and psilocin) only need to be ingested in very small trace amounts. If you tried to eat an undried mushroom you would have quite a lot of difficult, so all that water weight is dried out and all you end up eating is the fungus material and the small amount of psychedelic chemicals contained within it.
Generally mushrooms are only munched in doses of a couple dried grams. A good starting dose is half an eighth of an ounce, more commonly referred to as a "half-eighth," or in straight numerical terms, in the neighborhood of 1.75 grams. This dose will have the trip up for anywhere from four to six hours, maybe more if the mushrooms you have are particularly potent. I have "boomed" four times, beginning with doses of a half-eighth the first two times, a dose of around 2.3g the third time, and a full eighth (3.5g) the fourth time. That fourth trip lasted around 9 hours and the third one was probably 6 or 7 hours.
The taste of any species of hallucinogenic mushrooms will assuredly be pretty foul, so a good option is to break up your dose and sprinkle it on the inside of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I used chunky peanut butter last time and I couldn't tell whether I was chewing caps or peanuts. Anything sweet or strong will mask the taste pretty well. The first couple of times I just choked down my dose with a can of pop, and while it was pretty unpleasant, it's certainly doable.
About 45 minutes to an hour after eating it, the mushrooms will have begun to be digested and the psychedelic chemicals will have entered your blood and brain. This is where things get interesting. At first you'll just feel very stoned, like you just smoked a few grams of buds all to yourself. You won't really want to move for a little while, but after about half an hour of that you will really begin to come up. I can only describe it as being able to feel the energy in my own body, surges of it, and suddenly you can't sit still anymore. You have to go do something physical.
By this point you should be fully aware that you have come up on the boomers. You'll be experiencing many sensory effects as well. The sense of touch is greatly amplied, perception of temperature becomes a bit numbed; it's a little warm or a little cold out you won't notice it very much. Vision and aural senses are the best, though. Your perception of light and dark will change, and you will see a very stark contrast between the two. Moving light sources will create trails and blurs called tracers, and these are very beautiful. In fact, it becomes very easy to see the beauty in everything. Inanimate objects and plants/trees will move, expand/contract very subtly as if they are breathing. The night sky becomes mesmerizing, tree branches will begin to wave even if there is no breeze outside, everything feels as if it has an aura to it and you can almost feel the life in everything. Many people see fractal patterns in places where they would not normally be obvious; on the pavement, on a wall, in the grass, in the sky, in a friend's eyes. Existing emotions become amplified to a very powerful degree; something that would normally only mildly please you will make you ecstatic, and something that would normally only bother you a little could make you cry. Violent emotions are almost out of the question unless somebody starts to freak out, but for that reason one should only trip with a close friend, someone they really trust.
In general, your mind is going to be on overdrive and completely open the entire time. You will not be able to stop thinking, which is why it isn't advisable to trip alone. You could literally get lost in your own brain, because you have suddenly accessed and rearranged the deepest parts of it that we don't normally use. Think of it as like defragmenting your hard drive.
As the energy subsides and you no longer feel like walking around, you'll probably want to head back to some sort of shelter, preferably one with an internet connection; once all that energy and urge to go run around is out of your system it's best to just go listen to some music, look at or create some artwork, watch a movie, even just have a conversation with whoever you are sharing this experience with. You will share things you never shared before. You will talk about
everything. You will come away from the trip with a better understanding of that person as a human being. Visuals will continue for several hours even after the initial huge burst of energy has subsided, and you will still be quite energetic and headstrong regardless. The best thing to do during these last few hours of the trip is to just relax and ponder. As you come down you'll probably begin to feel kind of tired, and if you've been smoking weed over the course of the trip like I usually do you'll begin to feel the remaining effects of that a bit more.
I shouldn't have to mention that operating a motor vehicle while tripping is completely out of the question; if you have to or want to go somewhere, get a willing sober person you trust to help you out.
Mushrooms are not for everyone, but it is my belief that anyone who loves music and artwork, anyone who considers themselves a free thinker or an intellectual should try them at least once in a safe environment.
