How many of you have introduced a friend to DMT?

Do you have a ritual set/setting or anything you usually say to them to try & prepare them?

I've been talking to a friend about my recent trips & he was expressing some interest so i told him next time i come round to his place i'll bring some DMT & said its completely up to him if he wants to try any.

There's not much you can tell someone on how to prepare for this as any mental expectations get blown out the water by the actual experience, i want as much as possible to make sure he has an enjoyable journey, although i can't really describe any of my own DMT journeys as enjoyable, interesting, gobsmacking, humbling, but not necessarily enjoyable, the afterglow of course is pure bliss

I'm just a bit wary of plunging someone so far so fast you know, i've shared with one other friend but we are regular trip buddies so there was not much concern

Just looking to see what you guys have experienced in this field of being a guide/introducing people to DMT

I think im gonna go with a pipe each as in the past i've felt great energy from inhaling at the same time as my buddy, so i'd probly load him up some changa in his own pipe, tell him to burn it as he wishes, but to try & finish off with a big one, and ill strongly suggest to keep his eyes closed & remind him that whatever happens he will be back in a few minutes

This all depends on the friend. Is the friend familiar with psychedelics? Is the friend into the subject of psychedelics? Is the friend informed about psychedelics? What kind of person is this?

Generally, when I introduce people or wish to, I always open up the conversation with sharing my experience to the best of my ability. This alone is usually enough to spark someone's interest (on the premise that this is a friend of mine), and often I get questions in reply. In this way we've got a conversation going. So basically we just talk calm and lucid about it, and I simply go forth and ask "do you want to try?". Sometimes I get a no, sometimes a get a "uuuhm, perhaps" and other times I get shining eyes and a "YES!". With the latter it is an easy cause.

As of the set/setting I try to provide love, care, softness and make the scene calm and comfy. We sit down and talk about it some more. I let them smell the DMT, take a look at the smoking device, ask if they have any questions. Then we go through all practical concerns; how to smoke, to lay down and close eyes, that I'll be watching over him/her, stuff like that. Much more there is not to do I think, because the experience is ultimately not mine to have - I am just a step on the ladder providing the opportunity.

But I think the really key here is to be very supportive, loving and calm. This makes your friend feel safer and in good company, and it will affect his/her trip. Furthermore, try to get a sense of whether or not this friend knows what he's doing. I feel it's really important that people do this out of their true will, and that the choice is an informed one.

With that said I am soon about to introduce 3 new friends to the molecule, and we'll do this in a group setting. I think this is also a good way to do this.

Everything Citta said.

I also try to suggest to meditate a good 10 minutes before the experience and visualise intentions. I'm not sure yet how good of a tip it is, but I tell the person that it is important not to fear death because it won't happen (not sure if it could scare the person...but eh, if it gets him/her scared, maybe the person's not ready).

Cheers guys, i'm not gonna mention it to my friend at all unless he asks about it again, i was going to bring some next time i meet him just to have it there, but i've decided he hasn't shown enough interest to warrant me bringing DMT around him

One of my favorite things of DMT is introducing it to my friends. Though it's not something you can just tell/introduce to anyone. I have certain friends I tell about it, only people that i think would be open to the idea to begin with. I tell people that it's not a drug but an experience, a life changing one at that.

Before I host any dmt parties for a buddy I give them as much information as I can, what to expect, ect. I tell them to go some of their own research on it as well. The ones that come back to me with "I really want to try it" are the ones who get first priority with me.

It's funny because most peoples first reaction is exactly the same. They smoke a little spice, then you can see it in their face when they're gone. When they come back I always ask them "what did you see" and it's funny because they start talking but can't finish a sentence. They understand what I told them earlier that there literally aren't words to describe it. I love doing DMT, but I love being there and sharing the experience with first timers. They'll never forget me because of it just as I'll never forget the person who showed me the ropes when I was a DMT noob.

What Citta said! Perfectly written my friend - well done!

Creating the perfect physical environment is very important, and with sharing ive found equally as important is the freedom for discussion afterward. They have so much to tell you and cant get the superlatives out quick enough. Sometimes you can preempt this happening as they start to come down - they're giggling a lot and clutching at the furniture, suggesting the shock and probable anxiety has given way to awe and inspiration. They sit there with eyes glazed and wild and mouth slung open, so desperate to recount the most incredible thing.

Now, having warmed them up beforehand with as much detail as you can muster, this is now the time to sit quietly, with a knowing grin, and allow the person to talk, talk, talk. They talk quick and fizzy, describing things that were seemingly impossible just a few minutes ago. They'll likely thank you like they've never thanked anyone before, proclaiming you as a flamekeeper of divine secrets or something bombastic like that. And its then that you know that one more person is turned on to the spirit molecule.

Its happened to me at least.

First thing I do is to assess their prior experience with psychedelics (if I don't know that information already). Next, I reassure them that it will be a positive experience (of course I don't know this, however from all the friends that I have introduced to it, only one had a negative experience and even at that it was a positive experience, but when he thought the experience was over and opened his eyes and everything was still weird, it bugged him out). Reassuring them that it will be positive can help to settle the nerves. I let them know that if any uncomfortable sensations arise during the trip to just take a deep breath in and out and the sensation should quickly pass. I'll show them the crystals so they can see the fabled molecule. I'll show them the different parts of the GVG and how they "work" and help in producing the experience. I no longer let others light the GVG for themselves as I can't begin to explain how much spice has been wasted and how much soot deposited on the filter because of it. I let them know to hold it in as long as they can, and to close their eyes. A lot of times they'll want me to take the first hit or whatever. Usually makes them feel safer if they see someone else do it first. I can always keep my foot in reality long enough to accomodate whatever else they need to get done before I'll sit back and enjoy my own experience.