{"id":9253,"date":"2021-07-25T12:02:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T10:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mapsofthemind.com\/?p=9253"},"modified":"2021-07-25T19:21:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-25T17:21:32","slug":"five-level-psychedelic-experience-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mapsofthemind.com\/2021\/07\/25\/five-level-psychedelic-experience-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"The Graeme Carl Scale: 5 Levels of a Psychedelic Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Graeme Carl Scale is a five level scale for measuring the effects of a psychedelic experience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I first came across the scale whilst doing dosing research for the <a href=\"http:\/\/newmoonretreats.org\/\">New Moon<\/a> psychedelic retreat project. Myself and co-founder Tuk needed a way to collect data on the strength of people&#8217;s experiences with psilocybin truffles, and we found Graeme Carl&#8217;s on <a href=\"https:\/\/erowid.org\/psychoactives\/faqs\/psychedelic_experience_faq.shtml#4f\">Erowid<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We were aware of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shulgin_Rating_Scale\">Shulgin Rating Scale<\/a> too, and to be honest thought that would be really cool to use, but it just wasn&#8217;t as practical and useable as this one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We adapted a version for ourselves, making some small changes and additions, and splitting up the effects described at each level<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> into cognitive, physical, and visual effects. It&#8217;s not a flawless categorisation of effects, but it has proven to be very useable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Here is the adapted Graeme Carl Psychedelic Experience Scale:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Level 1<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Visual<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Brighter or clearer colours<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Environment becomes more tangible<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Cognitive<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Some short term memory anomalies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Music and sounds become<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z h-apos\">&#8216;wider&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Mild &#8216;stoning&#8217; effect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Physical<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No notable physical effects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Level 2<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Visual<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Things start to move and breathe<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Some 2 dimensional patterns become apparent upon shutting eyes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">You can control OEVs i.e. they only appear if you look carefully for them<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Cognitive<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Increase in abstract, novel, or creative thought becomes apparent<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Confused or reminiscent thoughts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Continual distractive thought patterns, alternated with periods of focus<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Physical<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Body can feel heavy making standing up more difficult<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Movement at times more difficult and balance can be off<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Level 3<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Visual<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Very obvious visuals, everything looking curved and\/or warped patterns and kaleidoscopes seen on walls, faces etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Some mild hallucinations such as rivers flowing in wood grained or<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z h-apos\">&#8216;mother<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\"> of pearl&#8217; surfaces<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Closed eye hallucinations become 3 dimensional<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">OEVs appear everywhere without any effort<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Cognitive<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Losing track of time concerning how long you have been tripping<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Time distortions and<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z h-lsquo\">\u2018moments<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\"> of eternity\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Physical<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Movement at times becomes extremely difficult<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Level 4<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Visual<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Strong hallucinations, i.e. objects morphing into other objects<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Cognitive<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Some loss of reality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Destruction or multiple splitting of the ego.<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z h-lparen\">(Things<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\"> start talking to you, or you find that you are feeling contradictory things simultaneously)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Time becomes meaningless<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">ESP type phenomena<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Blending of the senses: synaesthesia<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Physical<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Out of body experiences<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Level 5<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Visual<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Total loss of visual connection with reality<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Cognitive<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">The senses cease to function in the normal way<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Total loss of ego<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">The actual universe within which things are normally perceived, ceases to exist<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Physical<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">Merging with space, other objects or the universe<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_9256\" style=\"width: 724px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9256\" class=\"wp-image-9256\" src=\"http:\/\/mapsofthemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/psychedelic-experience-5-level-scale-1030x791.png\" alt=\"psychedelic experience five 5 level scale\" width=\"714\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mapsofthemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/psychedelic-experience-5-level-scale-1030x791.png 1030w, https:\/\/mapsofthemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/psychedelic-experience-5-level-scale-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/mapsofthemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/psychedelic-experience-5-level-scale-768x590.png 768w, https:\/\/mapsofthemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/psychedelic-experience-5-level-scale-1536x1180.png 1536w, https:\/\/mapsofthemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/psychedelic-experience-5-level-scale-1500x1152.png 1500w, https:\/\/mapsofthemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/psychedelic-experience-5-level-scale-705x542.png 705w, https:\/\/mapsofthemind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/psychedelic-experience-5-level-scale.png 1666w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The levels of the psychedelic experience scale are non-linear compared to dose, illustrated on Erowid.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Using the scale<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Writing up a report after your experience can help to track your level of experience at different doses. This can give you useful data for future explorations. These reports can be kept in a journey log, AKA a <a href=\"http:\/\/mapsofthemind.com\/2021\/07\/06\/drug-journal\/\">drug journal<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Bear in mind that being on one level for one domain does not mean that it will be the same on another. For example, an experience could show level 2 effects on the cognitive, and level 3 on the visual. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">You can rate each level a different score, and then an overall, and this allows you to get a snapshot of the intensity at a glance. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Cognitive: 2<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Visual: 3<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Physical 2<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Emotional: 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Overall: 2.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Emotional effects aren&#8217;t included in the scale, so you can just do that one just based on your feeling. \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It may be that effects of more than one level can be felt. If that&#8217;s the case, score the highest domain at which effects were felt. For example, if you felt an i<span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">ncrease in abstract thoughts<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>(level 2) and were l<span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovwiz68zz76zz65zgoz70zz85zrxtwz67z6z79zz76zz82zz84z11z67zz89zo4z77zz66zz70zz87zz79zz79z\">osing track of time<\/span> (level 3), then score the cognitive level a 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can read more about Graeme Carl&#8217;s Scale on Erowid <a href=\"https:\/\/erowid.org\/psychoactives\/faqs\/psychedelic_experience_faq.shtml#4f\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Graeme Carl Scale is a five level scale for measuring the effects of a psychedelic experience. I first came across the scale whilst doing dosing research for the New Moon psychedelic retreat project. 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