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Start with 2 grams if you are brave and feel ready, 1 gram if you are nervous and want to dip your toes in the water. But 1 gram is usually very mild and you probably won't get what you want out of it. 2 grams should get you some interesting visual and psychological effects, can be spiritual and introspective, it will be intense but likely not out of control. You will likely giggle a lot, feel enhanced empathy, you might even cry and hug your dad, connect on a very deep level, things like that. For a deeply cathartic, ineffable and spiritual experience, you will want more, but start low and up the dose each time until you get the desired effect. I'm assuming you have dried shrooms, the dose for fresh shrooms is different and I have no experience in that. In my experience you can trip once a week without tolerance being an issue.
In my experience, they are best taken on an empty stomach. Many people get killer nausea from eating the shrooms themselves, though I myself don't find this to be an issue. You might want to make them into a tea, which is less likely to cause nausea.
Have some things planned. Make a playlist of music beforehand, I find listening to music you haven't heard before is the best. Have some notebooks, some pencil crayons or something to draw and write with. I think shrooms are best taken in a stationary environment because they make you a bit sleepy, as opposed to LSD which is stimulating and can be good for a hike. So if the weather is cold where you are, best to do it indoors. If you have yoga mats, bean bag chairs, a couch or a carpet that is comfy to sit or sprawl out on, those would be great. If you celebrate Christmas, put up some lights and a tree if you haven't already!
An important thing to remember is to let go and let the trip guide you. If you start thinking about something that is depressing or otherwise distressing, don't try to push it away and force it out of your mind. You will feel better if you confront it. The difficult trips can be the most rewarding. But at 2 grams or less, this is unlikely to be an issue. Still, it would be a good idea to acquaint yourself with meditative breathing techniques beforehand, in case you get some anxiety.
I imagine you are familiar with Erowid and Pscyhonautwiki, but in case you're not I thought I would mention them. They are a necessity. Read some trip reports if you haven't already. Read reports of good and bad trips, and you'll get an idea of what to do and what to avoid.
Sorry for the long post but that's everything I know. |
