Hi all,

Since my last post here a few weeks ago i've obtained a lot of MHRB and Syrian Rue.

I've brewed up some "ayahuasca" mixes.

The first time, I did 3g Syrian Rue and 2g Mimosa. It was a pleasant, calming and mildly visual experience. Shared with my girlfriend.

The second time I did 3.5g Syrian Rue and 5g Mimosa. It was a beautiful and highly uplifting experience, again with mild visuals. I shared this experience with my girlfriend and another friend. We all similarly pleasant (euphoric) experiences and felt a shared energy. My girlfriend was left with an incredible afterglow which was so pleasing to see.

More recently we did another brew, 4g Syrian Rue and 6g mimosa. My girlfriend was battered with anxiety for her entire trip from the point of drinking her second cup (from 3g to 6g), and from the sounds of it was presented many lessons to do with control. She is however grateful for the experience. My friend went completely insular and was "trapped in a void with nothing inside of it except himself" and spent the entire trip "stuck with himself" in this void. He was completely broken by this experience and is still having difficulty integrating.

On the other hand, I felt as if almost "nothing" happened. I had some minor CEVs and some introspection, lessons about expectations amongst others. I was expecting, having done more that I would have a deeper trip but this couldn't be further from the case, which I find interesting.

Other than our subjective psychological states, the only variable was the music. Is it the case that the music, (despite an increased dose) can have such a profound effect on the "depth" of the experience?

My girlfriend and my friend now need some time out to integrate, however I plan on journeying further this weekend.

Music definitely has a huhe effect on the trip. None in terms of potency, visuals, high, etc. But an undeniable control over the content of your experience. Even at your lighter doses, music can make the difference between a "damn, I feel stoned" trip and a "damn, I've been wrong all along" trip. Of course if you have a more introspective trip, you'll perceive it as having been more intense.

IMO you probably should keep the Syrian Rue the same amount because something about Harmala can push beyond even a slight increase in amount threshold, just my impression/limited understanding (do your research).

Music in my oppinion and experience is King. Perhaps it is a form of intergalactic cultural exchange (Earth to Hyperspace), or an offering to the Gods, or perhaps the vibrating strings of music become adjacent to the electric impulses of neurons in the brain. As we know from quantum mechanics, all matter is the same thing as waves/vibration, and vice versa. It certainly can direct the trip. It does seem to be the case that entities dance at the beat of the music and that the scenes move from here to there based on the momentum of the song. The whole experience attaches itself to the music; it lives through the music, to the point that the experience and the music can become indestinguishable (e,g; hyperspace comunicates its essence through the different vibrations in the tones of music, hyperspace delievers its insight through its attaching itself to the feelings generated in us by the essence of the music.)

I can definitely agree about the music influencing the experience. What I would recommend is that you try singing during your journey. For me it helps me connecting and as FranLover said, the experience becomes indistinguishable from the music and by singing you become indistinguishable from it as well. It's a great way to enhance your ability to trust and let go and for me it takes away any kind of anxiety almost immediately.