Things If you only knew
before navigating ‘Psychedelics’
| Known to lift the veils of perception to give an alternate view of the reality| Part of pop-culture movement | Now a huge part of medical research |
Whether it is going about to form an opinion or to have an experience with it, here are a few things,if you are curious .Disclaimer .On the outset of this blog, it isn’t my purpose to promote the use of any legal or illegal substances.
It is not a substance of recreational use
Should not be treated like one, either.
Its is better not to look at it like entertainment.Can be destructive if taken in an environment that is not mentally healthy.By doing this you are letting yourself down by creating & stimulating a ‘superficial’ experience , while not understanding the experience for the fullness of what it is & what it has to offer.
‘Setting’ : the immediate environment around you, while you choose to have the psychological experience after ingesting the substance, matters.It is highly necessary, to use it with awareness and with enough mental prepping of yourself. Safety is important — people with whom you have surrounded yourself with matters — People open to do self-inquiry & strong willed enough to explore different ways of perception,thinking;different ways of and seeing at themselves and the world around, are a good choice.
You must ensure that you are comfortable around them, and open enough to express what is happening to you, while you are under the influence of the substance. A place amidst nature-no noise- extremely few people around could be a good choice. If you are uncomfortable outdoors, choose a familiar indoor as the trip lasts for 12- 16 hours.Have a ‘trip setter’ to reach out preferably a person who is sober and well aware of the surrounding/setting for grounding and supporting.But ideally, you might have to support yourself physically emotionally.

Know what you are taking/ingesting.
One of the worst ways, is to explore them randomly without knowing what the substance is i.e its chemical composition. There are various other chemical substances available which claim themselves to be lysergic acid (LSD) or Psilocybin (magic mushrooms). Make sure it is what it was claimed to be by testing the same.
Have responsibility for how much you take (dosage/potency)
Overdose can cause you to be intoxicated on psychedelics and it isn’t a pleasant thing.
Things could get ugly.Recognize to use it with intention.
Intention sets the tone of the trip for you to hone its experience.Do not take it for the sake of taking it. It isn’t “cool” to trip on LSD.
Ensure you are mentally ready.
Psychedelics aren’t good for people who have a strong ego and aren’t yet ready to let go their paradigms. For them, it could result in a traumatic experience , as a lot of their own constructs about self-constructed paradigms are released.
Secondary mechanisms of protection of self-created paradigms can manifest as anxiety, fear, severe panic attack or paranoia resulting in bad trips. Damages caused by bad trips can take weeks/ months to integrate with. It could also mean you need to heal your mind and body to come back to a level of peace.
Patience and self-control are what you will need to navigate your mind through such trips.If you do not have these yet, then do not try tripping on Psychedelics. Because these experiences are pretty much the reflection of the state you are in.
Understand and educate yourself about the effects of combining medications. If you are using antidepressants or sleeping tablets or any other medications, you definitely need a period of time before you try.
Know why you are taking it.Biggest dangers with the use of psychedelics is when you are not taking responsibility for your state.
Having an intention isn’t just enough
you need to be aware of directing yourself.
Understand that your nervous system undergoes a huge change and overall communication between your neurons is highly enhanced while you are under the influence of a psychedelic substance.It can and will get weird and strange, your body and mind may seem a little weird with a lot of glitches in perception because you are in an ‘altered state of consciousness’. You might feel or might witness unexplainable things, such as colors coming live (if that is how it could be put into words).
According to studies, People have reported access to different levels of consciousness/dimensions/mystical states of experiences. 8 out of every 10 people who have had such an experience have confessed it to be one of the 5 most intensely life-changing events that have happened to them.
‘Breathe’ & let yourself adjust to what is happening to you.
Realise that it can go dark or light or both.It is important to be free of expectations.It can teach you a lot of things in an accelerated way. See such trips to teach you how to balance yourself, or how to understand what is necessary to cope up with a situation. You might have an insightful journey or a tormented journey while on tripping on your emotions.In between is the learning of the consciousness.
The things that you’ve been exposing yourself and your mind to, especially weeks before you take on the trip will definitely affect the course of your trip. If you’ve been immersing yourself with heavy thoughts and difficult emotions then it isn’t advisable time to indulge yourself in a psychedelic trip because these things much intensely surface up just as much as good and beautiful thoughts. So program your mind with beautiful enough thoughts (not fantasy thoughts is what you got to deal while on your trip.
Challenges may lie after you come back to a normal state.
The trips can be emotionally and mentally healthy if you allow it to be.You can compress a lot of learning about yourself compressed in a short period of time.Practice more appreciation and gratitude towards things, in your daily life.Engage yourself enough with nature.
Thank you for taking time out to read :)
