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Hi all, Well, i sort of randomly decided to smoke some MJ before trying some 5x I bought recently... I didn't think much about it, being a hardhead - maybe the MJ will have an effect, though it hardly does by itself... well, silly me should have read the instructions first I smoked, well, not much MJ - small bowl size of a fingernail, bunch still left in it... And I had a beer (or two) at the same time (I hardly smoke and my throat was killing me) anyways, after a few puffs, I decided to go to bed. So, I'm sitting there in the dark, trying to compose my thoughts and concentrate on what I wanted to divine - the absolute dark was a bit annoying and I couldn't see the pipe at all, so I opened the blinds a bit so the streetlight could come in. Good thing. I flicked the lighter, breathed out, breathe in, and ... scrambled to put the pipe down. I didn't cough (unusually) but didn't think I held things in 20+seconds at all. Maybe 10? I was still "aware" and thought I'd better lie down. Almost immediately, I started feeling an electric current running from head to toe and then through a machine (image of one, really, drawn like a cartoon) to the upper left of my vision I was astounded! To have something come on so fast and so strong (after one puff), considering my previous experiences... The visuals were not at all LSD crystal clarity... The brightness knob really needed to be turned up. But they were quite definite and quite animated (I could go on and on about the different styles of drawing!) I am thinking of becoming (or trying to, the rat race sucks) an artist - this experience was rather inspiring So this electric current is running thru and I'm like, "what the f???" I couldn't think straight for a few moments Then I remember I wanted to ask a question and tried to concentrate on it, but I got nowhere. Everything was too distracting and I had trouble concentrating on one idea. That is certainly a crucial part of shamanism The other part is interpreting the sights (and sounds! more on that later...) you're getting 1) what they mean (I got the sense I was being told something in several cartoon sequences, but as I was seeing things, I was trying to analyze the images (and so got distracted by concepts, etc) instead of trying to memorize them to be processed later. 2) if they mean anything (there seemed to be themes running thru the sequences, across several sequences (sorry, I can't really say what....my memory is wack right now)) I got intuitive flashes of insight on some things, but other things, no 3) whether things are arising out of -your- subconscious, and not some "global" mindbank type deal. Some sequences were definitely out of -my- mind, having to deal with a few things in my life right now... At some point, I remember starting to laugh my ass off - if you had asked me what was so funny at the time, I'm sure I could have told you quite clearly (it was quite distinct and made sense) but I certainly don't remember now Then I realized I had gotten distracted and tried to focus back inward - the electric current was dying down. I decided to relax back into the current (cars were driving by and the noise/lights were pulling me back to this reality - good. I am not sure of how deep I would have gone in the total dark) As I relaxed back into it, the visions got clearer - things were more cohesive - my muscles were tightening up trying to resist the feeling. It was like that carnival game where you hold onto a pole that vibrates faster and faster until you let go. The key to the highest score is relaxing. So I went thru this cycle several times - get distracted, relax, see more cartoons.... I got some insights, perhaps, into how to control (my) trips - what I need to do to get to the next level. I don't remember much of the cartoons - there was just too much visual input oh! I forgot about the chanting. 3 times, for more than a min (yeah, right, I could gage time properly) I heard a group of people chanting, distinct chants each time (simple ones that repeated the same word of tone) and I think there was a musical interlude at one point... I could tell it was not "out there", in the world, but being generated from within my mind - like the neural circuits of the ear weren't being activated. that was weird. I really wish I could remember them now - and I tried to stick them in long term memory at the time, but there was just too much stuff going on. I found my mind concentrating on the music and then the visions/current would slow down and I'd notice the perceptual change and switch my focus (etc etc) Fortunately the cars were timed right to bring me back to this world at the same time I really started to go off into the weeds I'm sure I could have lost touch easily had I figured out the right way to concentrate or ignore all the psych input. But geez, I did not think I would get that sensitive - I never have been. Perhaps the MJ helped, the beer, smoking beforehand to "relax" my bronchial system - all that relaxing (and I end up with an electric current running thru me!) I never dreamed things would get intense. Definite L on the scale, maybe some V... And I never got a good answer to my question. Perhaps in my dreams, as always But I have the beginnings of a headache... So for those who haven't gotten thru yet (or are not getting anything) keep at it. I can say my smoking technique sucks (it consists mainly of coughing) so I don't know what I did right tonight. Quid are easier and slower (nothing like this ever on that) but mess up your teeth... This is like my 10th time at all w/ Salvia and only 5 of those did anything noticeable happen (and 2 others definitely affected my dreams) anyways, I got my 5x from Om-Chi Herbs in OR, if anyone cares A Salvia Student |