I am wondering about how much acid I need to eat to get an experience that gives me insight/changes my views . I usually sit around watching TV on my trips laughing my ass off because that is what I enjoy doing (I am a TV junkie) so maybe that is holding me back, maybe I just need to get outside and contemplate stuff or something. Basically I am asking is it the dose or the set/setting that has more of an effect. I started out taking 1 hit at a time and now I usually have 3 hits (and I trip a lot harder than when I started). I have probably tripped about 20 times over the past year and a bit and I still haven't had experienced any changes in my thinking. Do I just need to keep increasing my dose or is it more to do with the set/setting?
Get off the TV. Listen to some music or sit in silence and dark. Close your eyes. Go out in nature and sit, observe. You're getting sucked in by technology.
Agreed, I usually save the tv for when I begin to come down, but even then I watch movies (we have no cable in my house anymore and it's quite liberating). As the poster above me said, go outside!!! Upping your dose may do you some good as well. I for one usually prefer a much heavier dose than most of my friends.
The good about acid is that you can watch tv, go outside or do whatever all in one trip. Take advantage of it's long duration and mix things up a little.
Its both, I think the set/setting is more important though. If its decent LSD there should be a point maybe 5-6 hits possibly more if you have some sort of natural tolerance where you will be too floored to watch the tv. As far as insight goes though that often comes from focusing on your perceptions/thoughts without distractions. Some people have very transformative experiences off 1 hit, even less than 1 ive heard in some cases. without outside distraction you can really see how distorted your senses are and often come to insights. I knew more people irl who were into shrooms and a few claimed to never really have any profound realizations or insights so it may be a bit to do with how you're wired.
Thanks for the responses, much appreciated. I think I may have to try going outside next time, maybe the botanical gardens or something. I found it interesting, guerillabedlam, that you said you know people who have had transformative experiences off 1 hit or even less. It might be that I just need to change my set/setting up a bit.
your activity choice during your trip is ruining the experience man. you need to STIMULATE your mind, not deaden it.
Take 5 hits, sit in a quiet room, don't do anything, just pay attention to the trip itself. You will be reborn a new!
250-400 micrograms. Really want to get changed - combine with a breakthrough dose of DMT at the LSD peak. Listen to Shpongle.
yep, i agree with pretty much everyone. you need to change your set and setting. just relax and try to clear your mind of expectation. sitting there trying to have revelations isn't particularly going to help you have them. lol, this kind of thing seems rather like it should be worked up to. i'm sure that could be quite mindblowing, but again, not just an experience that should be walked into without having had a number of lsd breakthroughs.
ive been pretty spun on cid and watched tv and i just thought to myself, this is stupid. all the people on this show are acting, this isnt even real. and i couldnt get into it, but i def like to watch movies when im moderately tripping or coming down
