Mr. White,
Thanks for taking the time to write a well thought out introduction essay. I really enjoyed reading about your fantastic journey. Sounds like you have had quite a trip in life thus far, and I'm sure you're in for lots more.
Your crystals look GORGEOUS! Such white crystals for Mr. White's first experience, . .
Am I to understand that you have already tried oral DMT (ayahuasca)? That you have done oral DMT but are just about to embark on experiments with smoked?
There's lots of different smoking teks to be found here. I am a big fan of the glass vaporgenie pipe, a piece of $99 equipment with a fancy (NASA invented) ceramic cap that damps the heat of the torch/flame down to the precise vaporizing temperature of DMT.
You see, the key with DMT is not to smoke it but to vape it. It melts and vapes at extremely low temperatures, so if you burn it it changes the chemistry and creates a horrible smell of burned plastic. But, if you vape it correctly there is no smell at all . . .
If you try the ash method, I believe the key is to not touch the DMT with the flame. Get the flame real close and try to pull the heat through without actually pulling the flame through.
So much to deal with in terms of technique with DMT . . . there is a distinct and sometimes frustrating learning curve. . . .
DMT tolerance is infamous and nearly instantaneous. You have 60, maybe 90, maaayyybe 120 seconds to get your dose in, then it doesn't matter, you have full tolerance and you could go ahead and smoke 6 more hits and not get any deeper. Now, the key here appears to be getting the most in on the first hit. The first hit should be ginormous! And it should be held for a good 15-20 seconds if possible. Try to exhale as close to clear as possible.
As soon as the first hit is exhaled, only take a breath of air if needed, . . . proceed without delay or comment directly to the next hit. Stay focused! If you did a gigantic/enormous first hit your environment should already be getting very trippy and distracting at this point.
You know what, enough said by this old lady. Check the many reports and subfora here as well as the invaluable links in the upper right hand corner for depth information.
Great to have you here - I look forward to seeing your future posts.
Again, a warm welcome to the Nexus.
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