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Comment on The Importance of Dose by How to Dry, Store & Dose Magic Truffles - Maps of the Mind

How to Dry, Store & Dose Magic Truffles - Maps of the Mind — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:33:04 +0000

[…] them lose a lot of their weight. It is important to take this change into account when calculating your dose with dried truffles. As a general rule of thumb, dried weight equates to one third of fresh weight, […]

Comment on My Awesome San Pedro Experience: Mystical Cactus In The Sacred Valley Of The Incas by Sam W

Sam W — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 17:19:01 +0000

Fantastic report, love the writing here. Thanks for sharing John 🙂

Comment on My Breakthrough DMT Trip (And Thoughts On It) by Dan

Dan — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 23:09:36 +0000

Just had my second breakthrough. First time i had one i literally thought i had died. This time i was ready. After a couple of light hits and the usual funky visuals i chilled for an hour then went for the big one. This time i was ready. I was in the realm i had entered the first time but this time i had no fear. I felt i didn’t need my body. As before i thought i had died, this time i knew i hadn’t. I didn’t even think of breathing or where i was physically. Felt like i had been gone ages. I was nearly in tears after due to being so overwhelmed. I’m going through a tough time lately as is everyone else but this left me feeling like nothing mattered as much as it did before. It’s true what they say, once the ego dies the soul can live.

Comment on My Breakthrough DMT Trip (And Thoughts On It) by John Andrew

John Andrew — Sun, 24 May 2020 10:53:38 +0000

In reply to Kiss.

Kiss. Thank you for your words and for sharing your experience. Beautiful.
My best wishes go out to you today. Take care and remember to be kind to yourself in the aftermath of such a deep experience 🙂
John

Comment on Explorer’s Guide: Microdosing Psilocybin Magic Truffles by John Andrew

John Andrew — Sun, 24 May 2020 10:38:43 +0000

In reply to Bob.

Hi Bob, thank you for sharing your experience. I’m sorry to hear that you didn’t gain anything from your trials with Mexicana. Could I ask how much you varied your dose? I think that finding the correct dosage is an oft underestimated key to using psychedelics. It can take a lot of experimentation, trial and error, we are all different and differences between individuals can vary massively. A medicine can be a poison depending on the dosage. However, that is certainly not to say that the only reason you didn’t gain any perceived benefit was because you were unable to find the right dosage. It is true that there is no such thing as magic bullets. However, I do believe that psychedelics can benefit the vast majority of the population if used with the right approach – which will of course vary according to the individual and can take a long time to find. Maybe taking a mini – moderate dose could be worth a try before giving up on psychedelics altogether. My personal experience is that my greatest benefits and biggest shifts have come from medium – high doses in carefully controlled environments. Only recently have I come to appreciate the potential of microdosing, but there is a lot to be said on that that I won’t get in to here. Email me [email protected] in you would like to talk further and we could set up a call.

Comment on Explorer’s Guide: Taking Magic Mushrooms in Mexico by John Andrew

John Andrew — Sun, 24 May 2020 10:19:55 +0000

In reply to John Walker. Hi John, when I was there there were plenty of places to say, though closer to what I would call accommodations rather than hotels.I wasn't there in rainy season so I couldn't say the best time to visit but it makes sense that would be the best time to go. Propbably best to check weather and other travel websites, also for travel, as I travelled almost everywhere in the country by bus.

Comment on My Breakthrough DMT Trip (And Thoughts On It) by Kiss

Kiss — Sun, 24 May 2020 06:36:09 +0000

In reply to John Andrew.

I am still blown away by this. I had my first breakthrough last night and all I can say is that it was the most beautiful existence I’ve ever experienced at one time with time not being real. I didn’t see any other being but I felt I constant reassurance in my mind that things were good, but at the end of witnessing creation (that’s the only way I can explain) I felt like I was told “enough”. I opened my eyes and had tears in my eyes. It was amazing. I want to thank you for taking the time and writing out your full experience.
Kiss

Comment on 6 Music Playlists For Psilocybin Journeys by Brian Buck

Brian Buck — Tue, 19 May 2020 04:36:53 +0000

Didn’t know these playlists were a “thing”. Wonderful idea but as you indicate, more of an art than a science at this point. Looking at the titles and having a familiarity with at least some of them, my impression is that therapists seem to be stringing together soothing new age, minimalist, and classical tracks, whatever genres they’re familiar with. Going forward I think a little more baseline music analysis would be useful. What are the tempos, the harmonies, the instrumental timbres of these tracks and their resulting affect. What about polyphony vs monophony? Dissonance vs consonance? The effect of the human voice (solo or choirs). Electronics vs acoustic instruments? Ultimately maybe the therapist could function like a DJ at a dance club with a number of tracks at his momentary discretion to fade in and out of depending on the subject’s mood.

Comment on Explorer’s Guide: Microdosing Psilocybin Magic Truffles by Bob

Bob — Wed, 13 May 2020 19:44:22 +0000

I tried microdosing truffles (Mexicana XP) for a few weeks, first using the Fadiman, then the Stamet protocol. I had read so much about it and started off with high hopes of mood improvement and relieving restlessness to get into a state of flow and focus, just having those so called “good days”. Instead, it gave me a fuzzy head and a migraine and the disappointment of another thing not working pushed me into depression. I’m beginning to think the glowing reports are either placebo or simply people trying to push the products. There’s no such thing as a magic bullets – when will we ever learn? That said, if the placebo works for you, well that’s a great thing in itself. Sadly, for me it didn’t.

Comment on Explorer’s Guide: Taking Magic Mushrooms in Mexico by John Walker

John Walker — Thu, 07 May 2020 20:43:38 +0000

In reply to John Andrew. Are there hotels close by? I live in Oceanside California and would like to come down in July, that is the best time right? I could fly down or motor, Im guessing fly to Oaxaca?