I have to agree here. I've taken LSD many times in the past, of varying and questionable qualities, sure, but mushroom trips were always more profound for me. And the fact that they are sustainable and much easier to produce than LSD makes them that much better, IMO.

I have to side on lucy's team here. If given a choice between LSD and mushrooms for SWIM it'd be acid hands down every time. I like mushies, but as someone else said, they are like a rollercoaster you can't get off of at times. I've thrown up several times on mushies, and they taste nasty according to SWIM. I've had some great insights on them as well, but nothing comes anywhere even close to the amazing heights that LSD has shown me

agreed

LSD bores me.
probably did it too much

it certainly impacted me, but I got bored of driving, metaphorically-speaking.
i don't drive on psilocin or DMT, i take a back seat.



that one's not too bad, but the product would need to be redistilled to separate it from ethylamine and triethylamine.
POCl3 would be nasty to work with outside a fume hood

in my opinion they are two completely different pairs of shoes.. lsd is a psychomimetic whilst psilocin is a hallucinogen. you need to take quite a lot of lsd to actually experience any hallucinogenic effects like you do on a relatively low dose of mushrooms. lsd is more like that essence you feel just after the peak of mushrooms. it doesnt constrain you to a sitting or lying position like mushrooms do. its more of an out and about thing. although it can also take you very deep. lsd just gives you mental and physical power.. its not a teacher. it doesnt take you by the hand. it just gives power to do whatever you want its up to you with lsd whether you lie down and meditate to let your ego dissolve or if you just want to have a fun time out in nature. mushrooms are real teachers. they don't like to be disrespected and they do tend to direct the experience in a certain direction. like maharadji says.. lsd gives power. thats all it does. its good medicine in my opinion. but it doesn't connect to the same mothership. just another tool in the alchemists toolshed. and quite a beautifully crafted one.. on the other hand.. have you ever taken 500 micrograms of lsd in one hit? maybe this will alter the way you think about how far you can get with it. i have had dmtlike breakthrus on it.. and i even think that with training it might even be possible to trigger the production of dmt in the brain whilst being on lsd if you get aquainted with the mechanism.. lsd has taught me to stand in the snow naked for over 4 hours without catching a cold. it has lead me to my white inner heat.. its great for meditating or doing tai chi or other forms of martial arts.

thank you albert! i hope your reincarnation was a pleasant one.
he walks amongst us!

LSD is just tons of fun, mushrooms are definitely not always fun