So recently me and my friend techno overlord came across some very strong tabs. I've eaten acid 3 times before, all resulting in very nice mindblowing trips, but I never knew the power of acid until now. I can completely admit I was not ready for an acid trip this strong, I completely underestimated the power of acid. Going into the trip unprepared I did not learn much or gain much insight, except that you need to respect the power of these drugs. What would be some ideal settings and activities to gain the most from a trip??
For a heavy LSD trip I would recommend trying to meditate at some point during the peak. Even if you have never done it in your life just sitting with your legs crossed in a meditative position is very powerful. Close your eyes with your body aligned and you may understand why many of us here and in the world at large view psychedelics as sacraments. You can even take the prayer position and it works quite effective as well if that makes you more comfortable, but close your eyes and let your mind flow. Music is another big one and dancing to music can be a very amazing experience, sex is also great with music (particularly psytrance :: Outside in nature is always a good choice I find on heavier doses of LSD I'm not as caught up in the whole nature thing but if you are really into hiking or walks I'm sure that would be great as well. The last recommendation I can give is perhaps change your scenery a few times, go outdoors for a bit , then inside, then a different room. I like to trip in the late afternoon on LSD I like the day giving way tonight while the trip is fully peaking.
make the trip the focus. don't make the trip the 'sprinkled on bonus' of some other activity, like 'being at the beach'.
Sit or lie down in a pitch-dark room with your eyes closed and with some music playing. The type of music you choose will greatly affect the intensity/depth/direction of the trip.
Yes I was meditating for about 10 minutes at the peak and felt perfectly aligned and found my center of peace for lack of a better phrase. I would've continued more but being surrounded by friends it was distracting. I also meditated for about a half hour as the peak started falling, when I was home alone, and it was very relaxing, uplifting and re-energizing. I also did this slightly after the peak when I got home, and found it really intense and euphoric. I turned off my lights and layed down in bed with my headphones in and turned on the beatles love album, starting it around the trippy part. I felt like I was floating and that my bed no longer existed. The music was so beautiful and enjoyable. The body high was beyond words, I was rolling around in a sea of blankets caressing my face with my pillow. When I wasnt rolling around in my blankets, I was just grooving out dancing to the beatles in that weird acid way of dancing. It was very reminiscent of my first acid trip. I was 13 and took a tab and tripped all alone in my room on my bed, listening to pink floyd and the beatles for the first time. I remember the album "Wish you were here" sent me into a frightening, bad trip. Turning on a Beatles cd completely altered the trip and I had a great time then. Anyway back to my last trip, the only part I would've changed is that I came up and started peaking in a very hectic setting. I was surrounded by drunk little kids trying to bug us out which got really annoying. Me and my other friend tripping left that spot to get away and relax, but left our other friends who were drinking there. It turns out the fire dept and cops came to the spot we left because a kid shot off a firework and neither of us had a phone to get in contact with our friends and didn't know where they were. Also why all of this was happening my mom drove right past and saw me and my friend cracking up acting completely out of it, and I kinda thought I was screwed and that she knew I was fucked up. All of this chaos kind of put me into a bad, overwhelming trip, especially considering I had never felt acid this strong before. But once we found everyone we went back to my girlfriends house and this was a nice, calm, fun setting and I had a great time from there on in. Everything in sight was kaleidoscoping and trailing. I also had very strong cev's but didn't find them interesting. Me and my friend were laughing nonstop, finding everthing funny. We also both had huge grins on our face most of the time. My favorite part was swimming in my girlfriend's pool, it felt like I was living the highlife in a way. The water felt very natural and took away all my anxiety from before. I found the mental effects very interesting, but wish I could've explored them more. It was only after I stopped peaking that I was able to notice the perspective I was looking at the world from and truly study it. I had several insights into my life and actually remember most of them which is uncommon for me. I was also able to connect with my girlfriend a lot and found interaction very interesting, it was like meeting her for the first time. I wasn't able to do too much thinking about life and the universe as my thoughts were racing too much, which I guess is ironic. All in all it turned out it was a 12 hour trip, peaking til about 7-8 hours with lingering effects until 12 hours when I fell asleep. I had to take 200 mg of diphenhydramine to fall asleep, but I only did this because I was going into the city the next day and needed rest. Another point of interest is it also came on very fast. I went into this sober and clearly felt the acid within 20 minutes and raised a hundredfold in intensity within a matter of minutes at about an hour. Unfortunately the kid sold it all already, I hope he gets more. One more interesting side note, the kid picked it up straight from the source, so he claims, and said the guy made it from ergot, which I think is rare if I'm correct?