Experienced users and beginners alike know about the feeling of being "called" or "pulled" maybe even "attracted" to the psychedelic experience during certain periods of their life. At some points this call can be strong and sometimes you want nothing to do with the experience.

Anecdotally for the last ~6-7 years I haven't really felt any "call" to do psychedelics at all, this year it's on my mind more than ever before. Like there's some important work to be done that I need my old friends for. The passion and interest has been strong; out foraging cyans and pans in the wild twice a week and thinking about the experience a lot in a general day to day sense.

It's almost time to take the plunge..no doubt..

Why and what do you think about this phenomena / what experiences do you have in being "called" or hearing that voice? Do the plants / mushrooms speak to us when our ears are open to them? What has your experience been like in terms of using psychedelics and then being uninterested in them, coming back to them, etc.

All crazy and random thoughts welcome

The thing I heard here on the Nexus is “if you get the call, you know it is the call’.

You never know when such a moment arises. In the beginning you want to do it as much as possible, but later on you start to understand that there are two possibilities. You take the plunge because you want to and most likely have a nice trip. Or you do it when in the moment the universe asks you to do it. That comes with a feeling that cannot be explained. But you know in that moment you have to do it, no question about that, it gives you the most profound trips, you go in without stress or doubt.

So far the call came always in the early morning hours. But the interval in time between them are unpredictable. Sometimes weeks, sometimes months, sometimes days.

For me it comes in two forms. The first is just my desire. The second though, is a more pronounced presence in my mind letting me know I need to pay a visit.

Here's something that the latter voice imparted upon me.



One love

When you have to do it, you have to. And nothing is gonna stop you. You're not fazed by the scare of prosecution, or being shamed by family or friends. Not knowing chemistry won't stop you. Not having money won't stop you. You'll grab your pipe and smoke DMT cause you have faith. You're not a pussy that's afraid to smoke this infamous crystal, or afraid of what mom and dad will say. You're willing to assume the risks and consequences, cause you have faith. DMT has been the risk I've taken that most paid off. No woman or success in work or art has ever given me so much, with asking so little in return. If not for DMT, I would be lost. So I took my shot. And it paid off. Best decision of my life 👌 soon after I became a Sotapana.

I think psychedelics entered my life when they were needed the most. For the most part I have been intuitively picking up on when to drop or SMOALK. However, towards the beginning of my experiences I was hungry for more and as result had a few trips that were in my opinion not the most impactful. Not that they were the worst trips or anything just that they would not reach the same level of the meaning as my more well timed trips.

With more experience I know when to drop and how much I feel that I should. I have learned intention from these experiences as well as experiences with life in general. I know that that nothing happens without focus or effort.

Just recently I felt the call to take mushrooms. I have access to other psychedelics but for some reason felt that I should ingest mushrooms. I had a very impactful trip that has given me a good perspective on my life after a very big transition into my career. I am not sure what would have happened if I had increased the dose or changed psychedelics but I am thankful for the trip that I had.