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  • Bit of a tangent, but…

    That’s what’s so damn interesting about it. It isn’t a feel good pill. Cannabis, on the other hand, is easygoing, comfortable, possible to use frequently…

    …and, behind the scenes, it significantly disrupts the dopamine system, souring the mood in the long term.

    Conversely, LSD offers a wildly different option. It can provide just as much terror as it can provide joy… but it’s also frequently introspective. It’s what I’d call an amplifier. Further, it boosts mood over time, renowned for frequently causing uplift lasting weeks or months–sometimes, even after a difficult experience.

    And that’s how it’s been for me for three years and counting. Not necessarily fun (though, I’ve never had a bad trip), but merely about seeing things from different perspectives. I will always prefer LSD over comfort–I want challenge. That’s why I also like salvia.

    It’s the opposite of ignorance–the CIA’s big miscalculation here. I can only imagine (I actually can’t, I have aphantasia) what those trips during MKUltra were like. I’ve witnessed at least one train wreck, so I have at least some perspective. All I can do is hope that such a thing never happens again… or work to.

    I just also hope people don’t point to MKUltra as a reason to keep psychedelics outlawed. I would probably be dead without them, and continued reference to LSD as a “psychotic” just hurts.









  • I haven’t tried tea, but smoking works if that doesn’t. I’d assume you want to drink the tea about an hour before bed to ensure effects take hold at the right time. You won’t notice any effect while awake. It should have mild sleep support properties, though. Also interesting is that it’s reported to work by being placed under the pillow.

    Thujone is an involved compound that’s worth mentioning. In very large amounts (and I mean a catastrophic 3g+ of pure compound for myself), it becomes toxic–but typical doses are very, very far below this. Imagine how much 3g of the compound is, and how much compound is actually contained in the material.

    Hope this all helps!


  • Dreaming is like reality, but far from reality. Regardless, you accept it anyway. It looks so close to reality, yet many nonsensical things can happen. I recently had one which featured astral projection and trippy visuals. The stretching of hallways, the breaking of physics.

    Foreign realms which often feel quite familiar.

    Also–do your own research, but… this might interest you.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_vulgaris

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneirogen

    Mugwort is known as an oneirogen. These are a class of substances known to produce vivid dreams.They are not psychoactive to any degree. I use them very, very infrequently, but they do work for me. As far as I understand, it’s diminishing returns for repeated use. If you use them daily, they stop working. Mugwort has worked for everyone I know who’s tried it, and I’d imagine it’s hard for placebo to occur here. Note that this is far from a scientifically defined class of substance–most descriptions of their effects are anecdotal. That said, they are extremely unlikely to be harmful, if that’s even at all possible.

    If this is an active point of interest for you, it certainly can’t hurt to read into it. Hope this all helps!