It's really good to be here!
I wish I had found this site before I went ahead with my first two trips.
I made some big mistakes
No. 1 Listening to Terrance McKenna ---- go for that third hit
No. 2 set and setting--- old fifth wheel on a bleak ugly day ,my wife mad at me
No. 3 no thought to measured doses-- loaded up three "crack" pipes with who knows how much and bam bam bam
No. 4 allowed a noisy friend to sit for me,incredibly distracting (made him leave the second time)
No. 5 was not properly hydrated-- experienced extreme thirst as I was leaving
No. 6 not enough research, even after a year
No. 7 went again even though I was VERY nervous
For these reasons I had too much too soon , I wasn't prepared for the intensity, the initial rush was terrifying.
I vaguely remember a brief run in with the "jesters" -- they are assholes, somehow I got past them.
After the unpleasantness I did manage to experience some welcoming sensations and some entities beckoning me further
But I think I got stuck looking at the awesomeness .
It has taken weeks to accept and integrate the unbelievable FACT that there are other dimensions with intelligent
Entities that are excited to see us, with an infinite amount to see and learn.
So I'm going to try and let go of my fear, correct my mistakes , when the time is right, dive into the gaping abyss of the unknown
To learn as much as I can, I would love to hear any of the mistakes my fellow psychonauts have made.

Namaste

I'm guessing most of the people here have at least made one of those mistakes before. We certainly learn the most from are mistakes. Hope you enjoy your time on the nexus as much as I do. It defiantly is at the forefront of the psychedelic movement.

Wasn't this already covered in your other thread? If so, please try to avoid unnecessarily making new threads in the future.

Ha - newbie mistake no. 8