No worries, whatever is good for you. I've always been interested in accomplishing my goals and building an empire so I can retire sooner rather than later and travel the world. I guess my version of "getting high" in trying to be the best at my career and shooting for goals/promotions. Nothing feels better than that to me.
There was so much 1st-hand tripping information in the late 60s mass media. They made LSD illegal in I think 1968. The early 70s were radical but the police state had slowly wrapped around us by Reagan's first year. Now, all you get is whispers like this thread.
I went on a long-winded rant about psychedelics last night, describing personal experiences (not in too much detail), and how I am supportive of them to an extent but have seen the bad sides of them as well. I deleted that, and now I wish I hadn't have, so I'd have some basis to form a similar point now. I'll just leave it at the point where I'll say that I'm very knowledgeable of the modern day psychedelics, have experiment with most of them, and have had some beautiful experiences, but the horrific experiences that kept me from ever touching them again were life-defining. Everyone's different, and stimuli and environment matter a lot, so take that as you will... Is erowid no longer the go-to? That was my bible in high school/early college life. In terms of the "visual component," check this video out. I'm really fucking surprised that not only is it still up, but it now has more than 2+ million views. I watched this back when the dude first posted it, after having tripped that week, back when I really enjoyed doing it, and I don't think I've seen a more accurate portrayal of mirror time on acid than this... the mirror can become a really interesting part of a casual trip - [video=youtube;X_WyObcPV_0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_WyObcPV_0[/video]
That guy is pretty spot on. Even the samples look very much like everything I've seen. The fear happens when reality really dose become so distorted that you think this is real. There is this despair that you will not come out of this state. Then you come out and realize this was just a trip. But the first 4-6 hours become very real.
I had an interesting time looking at a mirror while I was on shrooms. It looked like I had a neanderthal head for something. Never heard of erowid, I'm there now.
The subconscious mind moves data in quantum packages, not in a smooth continuous flow. So your perceptions, including visual, are disjointed, even when you're not stoned. On acid, your identity/self moves down from the conscious level, and you realize how the disjointed other half lives. You take up residence for 10 hours on the other side of the railroad tracks in your mind, the rough unconscious side of town. (You see there how you use symbolism a lot more during the trip.)
