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Originally Posted by DaGoon Your mind is always concentrating on something
the best method i have is to abstain from doing them until everything in my life seems situated.. Whats the point of doing mushrooms when there are a million things higher on the priorety list (thats usually my problem, coupled with the feeling that im drunk and in need of a hole to hide in, but i really need to be cleaning the house)
Also the shamans of old used to abstain from all kinds of other chemical stuff (tobacco, sugars caffiene) before they tripped, i think this would help the overall feeling of a trip. Im sure a few days abstaining and several mediatation sessions before hand would greatly increase the silence in your mind and allow for a nice calm level of thinking. |
I aslo used to refrain from shrooming until everything was in the clear, but lately I've been getting a bit more comfortable with it even while things are not all perfect. I guess it depends on how comfortable you are.
I do recall a trip or two when I purposely went in with issues, but I knew what I was getting into, and had an idea what my mentality should be. It's sort of liking praying to God to take away your burdens (I'm not religious but sometimes I need to talk like that to explain myself). You don't want to go in with anger/frustration/resentment. Instead you must be willing to accept fault, willing to forgive, willing to show patience and compassion.
So you can trip with problems, but you need to go in with a (very) humbling attitude. ..and your way works too.
I also used to make a lot of preparation before the trip, like clean up my room and take care of whatever that needs to get done. That good feeling you get after you just cleaned was (is) a good feeling to take with you on your trip. I think rituals are good, and with enough ritual practices from my previous trips, I've been able to go with less and less of them.
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Originally Posted by spyker Fear is a big enemy when tripping, though u need a little bit, like healthy respect. Faith and trust in all that is, is a HUGE ally as are focus and calm. If you're tripping the light fantastic and you start focusing on the "bad you" and the snowball starts rolling. STOP> Just for a moment, close you eyes, count to ten, still with you eyes closed force yourself to smile, let some of the light shine back on U. Silently say thank you. No matter for what nor to who, and GIVE IN to the peace. Let the trip take you forward and dont be scared to learn about yourself. |
.. and may I add: while minimizing your emotional response. If you do this and if you are frustrated/impatient, it will do little good.
.. and that's another interesting aspect. Even with trying to make your thoughts into more positive ones, I think there additional dimensions:
How much effort is put in doing so, and how quickly you are trying. You can't too hastely say, "i'm thinking positive, i'm thinking positive!". This is a bit hard to explain, but it's a lot to do with patience, and your amount of effort should be just enough so that it feels like it is naturally occuring.
As I write this, i realize how identical meditation and tripping are. I do like low doses too, where it's a mid point between a trip and meditating. THere is an effort to sustain that focused mindstate, and also there is an effort in trying to cultivate wholesome thoughts. I say effort, but all in all, it's mostly good times!