The following is a record of my psychedelic journey, and lessons learned. If you want to read about my journey in the order in which I experienced it, please scroll down to the first post. While psychedelic “drugs” are often stigmatized, and misused for recreational purposes, I strongly believe in their therapeutic use. The potential exists for a significantly positive emotional and spiritual awakening, and likewise a frightening or damaging experience if used recklessly. Psychedelics should be approached with respect, caution, and good intentions. When used in the proper setting it can be a very rewarding experience. As with any other form of therapy, the real work must be undertaken by the individual. As such, a substance like DMT might only show you a path to take or a way to reflect on what is happening in your life – It is the individual’s choice to interpret and act upon the thoughts, feelings, and images they are presented with. The big question about what a DMT experience is cannot simply be put into words, let alone a few sentences. My own ‘trip’ is a real experience that I witnessed personally. But I’m often questioning what it is exactly that I am communicating with. Is it my own subconscious that is wiser than my outward self? Is there an intelligent energy in our world that people have forgotten how to have a relationship with? I don’t know. What I do know is it requires an open, willing, and flexible mind, and a willingness to accept what you are presented with without pulling away, but instead have the curiosity to keep asking and looking further into the trip. Disclaimer: I am not a professional, nor a doctor, nor a therapist of any kind. I do not distribute or administer any substance to anyone but myself. These are my own personal experiences.

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

It's a Short Ride

I was going on a two-day scout and hunt with my cousin. The area we were hunting was in the mountains where we’ve spent a lot of time in the last couple of years. We spent the afternoon of the first day scouting and exploring some hunting locations. The sun had started to go down, so we made our way back to camp. After some meal prepping and getting some gear ready for tomorrow’s hunt, we got a fire going. Sitting by a campfire in the mountains might be one of the most relaxing things you can do. I think it strikes at the core of our DNA, it’s something we as a species has done to create warmth food and security for thousands of years. A campfire in the wilderness almost seems ceremonial to me, like it’s a requirement for being there. We finished eating our dinner and spent a few moments admiring the stars. What better time to blast off than right now. Brandon went first and had a deep mind melting experience.

I went next. My thoughts, or intention, going in was just about me being in my own way. I tend to stress about it, and it only makes things harder for myself.

I took as many hits as I thought was enough, plus one more, then laid back. The flicker of the fire played into the color kaleidoscope I saw. The kaleidoscope became a leaf filled tunnel as it rotated. It looked like something from the Shire (Lord of the rings). A nice looking man came to me. He welcomed me and led me out of the tunnel. The location of my vision was in the very same mountains we were hunting and camping in, except it was daytime. The man I was with was instructing me on riding a beam of light that traveled around the mountains. He said it moves very fast, so I had to grab on just right – Almost like you’re trying to grab onto a moving train. I was able to get on this beam of light first try, and we traveled around the mountains. There were a few other passengers that did not seem significant to me, it was just that I noticed their presence. On a couple of occasions, the beam of light would make a hard turn, and all of the passengers would have to help steer it.

At that time my cousin had fanned the flames of our campfire, and the light and warmth played into my vision. The guy operating the beam of light, sort of like a train engineer, turned to look at me when the flames got bright. He reached up to put his sunglasses on and said with excitement “Oh Yeah!”

That’s when the beam of light accelerated hard to an insane speed. Watching the mountains pass by was like watching a movie fast forward.

The beam of light returned to where I had originally got on. The nice man I was with said to me “It’s a short ride, enjoy it.” And with that my experience was over.

I had a second experience the following day while we were laying on the hill above a meadow. I wasn’t even sure I was going to do it a second time, so I hadn’t set much of an intention. Mostly, was just appreciating how rare that moment is, to be able to climb up a mountain and just lay in the grass to enjoy the view. With that thought, I knew what my intention was, just to appreciate that moment.

I again like previous times, wanted to keep my eyes open longer. I was 3 or 4 hits in before the world around me began to distort and my ears started to ring. I knew that was the right time for one more hit, then I laid back and closed my eyes.

I was immediately confronted by the large leafy face of an old lady. She looked just like the images I’ve seen of the Celtic Green Man. She announced, “He’s here!”. Other leaf-people came into view and were looking at me. Everyone was excited to see me, they kept announcing it to each other. A smallish, bug shaped leaf lady flew into view. She was a cute old lady. She looked at me and said, “I bet I can make you laugh”. Then, she raised up her little bug arm, that looked like a twig, and she started waiving it at me. It was a simple gesture, but I couldn’t help but laugh. She said, “I knew you would laugh”, then flew away.

The other leaf people there turned to me and asked if I would mind, they just sat and enjoy the view with me. I said I
didn’t mind, so they turned to look away. I spent the next few moments just being there with them as I drifted back to reality.

Both visions were very relevant to what I was doing at that moment. The overall message I got was to just keep enjoying the moment. With the first vision, I feel like the message was more about not stressing things so much. That life is short, don’t waste it worrying about everything. I’m not sure it was the message I wanted, but it never is. Sometimes the answer is just not as complicated as the problem seems.

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