Hello everyone, I'm from New Zealand would be awesome to find other New Zealanders interested in psychedelics and spirituality who share similar views and interests.
A little bit about myself and my psychedelic Journey, I first smoked cannabis as a young teen which was an extremely euphoric experience I remember the first time I got high I couldn't stop smiling and was inundated with euphoria and happiness like I had never experienced before, although not only a great feeling it was the precursor to a deeper contemplation on life that would continue for years to come.
Salvia was the next drug I tried the experience wasn't very pleasant, it was similar to a very intense marijuana high it was quite unsettling still feeling the effects 40 minutes later, I was told it would be over in 15-20 minutes after taking the initial dose, this only played into the horror stories I had heard about being stuck in a trip forever although it eventually subsided.
Magic mushrooms was next I was extremely lucky in that we had these naturally growing at our college on the field and around the school walkways. My friend surprised me during an outdoor education trip where we were staying in another town for a week, he had some dried mushrooms that he had kept in his wallet and it was a free day where we would be visiting a local shopping mall we both decided to drop them before heading into town. They kicked in right in the middle of peak shopping hour, there was people everywhere, this was the first time I saw the world from a radically different perspective, walking past shops the bright flashing lights, the multicolored and intrusive signs everywhere, the absurd tone and pace of the automated voices coming from each shop "BUY NOW ONLY $99.99, DISCOUNTS ON SELECTED ITEMS, BE IN QUICK LIMITED TIME ONLY, etc. There was people rushing around everywhere like ants buying shit that they didn't need, and it hit me hard, I remember thinking that this was like a zoo for humans, it was a circus, that these people were being manipulated so hard and it was so obvious, I remember thinking that this is all a big distraction, a distraction from what though?
One day on YouTube I stumbled across a video by Alan Watts - 'what if money was no object' it really resonated with me a lot and so did Alan watts with his captivating voice it sparked my interest in philosophy/religion I began watching more like 'Alan Watts - the dream of life' also videos by Joe Rogan such as "what is reality" and much more. I went deep into Alan watt's lectures I remember him mentioning something about magic mushrooms and LSD how they could be shortcuts to enlightenment similar to whats Buddhists achieve after many years of meditation.
One day it happened during a mushroom trip it has only happened once out of about a dozen trips. I was siting cross legged and shirtless in a beautiful park with trees all around looking at the full moon. I felt the oneness and unity of everything and how everything and every moment was all connected. words can never describe the feeling or experience I had that day.
Well that's enough for today perhaps ill finish this another time
