Hey guys,
So I moved to New York recently and I got bored so I had my brother mail me 5 blotters of clean 100-150ug LSD. Here's just a bit of my psychedelic usage background... Its my first time doing LSD. I have not done shrooms before. The only experiences I've had was with pharmaya(it took me twice the dosage to feel like my friend did to get some OEVs) and deep changa experiences(no breakthroughs). I got used to changa and trusting myself to eliminate any fear. Unfortunately there isn't that much nature to see in NYC... I was thinking of going to central park in the morning with my mp3 player(listening to shpongle/meditation tunes) and dropping the cid and explore the whole park and picnic by myself... what dosage would you recommend? should I take 1 or 2 tabs for a first timer in a public park... Ive done pharma in a public park and was blatantly tripping without worry about other people judging me but I dont know about NY... its too unfamiliar to me still... let me know your views tks. I like would have some foothold of my reality(dont want to fall into a freezing pond or smth) but enjoy some good visuals and insight...

I also had the same questions about good quality Psilocybe Cubensis "B+" 3.5 grams(dried)... how much should I take? for the first time.

My house is pretty far... its a 45min subway ride... so any advice for preparation would be nice.

1 tab, music, your apartment. Rush not, young grasshopper.

For the mushrooms, I'd go with 3.5 grams for a first time. 3.5 grams is a strong enough dose to get very nice visuals and a good trip but not enough to incapacitate you. Esp. if you've done mushrooms before 3.5 grams is a nice dose. I'd personally would say go for 5 grams(don't mix with the acid though).

As for the acid: First time on a 150ug blotter, stay inside your home. My first time LSD on only 110mcgs caused me to experience full ego death and the ramp up to that was very confusing. If I would've walked outside I'm quite sure it would have been very scary.

If you want to be safe about it, I'd consider having a 'babysitter' along exspecially if you're going in public. That used to be my thing when I was a teen is drop acid and go walking with my headphones. It seemed to keep things under control when I was peaking.

As far as the dose, I could'nt tell you. Everyones different, and every source is differe'nt. The only suggestion I would have is to just take a 1/2 hit to get a feel for things and judge how much you feel comfortable doing when you really do it.

Anyway, good luck and let us know how it went. Wish I could still find cid!

I'm going to disagree with VoidTraveler and recommend you go with 2 or 2.5g of the cubensis. Potency in mushrooms can vary a great deal according to their genetics, how thoroughly they were dried etc. and I think an introductory dose on the lower end of the spectrum is a better idea. Shrooms can be quite disorientating and things get awfully confusing when the crystalline matrix of culture dissolves around you (especially if you're not used to it).

My first psychedelic experience was 3.5g shared between myself and 2 good friends. It was a beautiful and gentle experience which left me with a taste of the psychedelic realm and encouraged me to continue on a path of respectful exploration. Believe me when I say that a low dose experience can be just as profound as a heroic dose and you'll have plenty of great opportunities to get to know the mushroom on a deeper level in the future.

No matter what you choose to do, remember that you are loved and always will be.

I gotta agree with xantho on the fungus. I had a friend donate an ounce to me for my wife's first trip. I was planning on taking 3.5, as I've taken that much before, but decided to only take 2.2g in case she needed my help with the trip if it got rough. She took 1.8g. We were both hammered by them and I spent the majority of the trip laying on the bathroom floor reliving every childhood memory I had, starting with being a baby drooling and sucking on my thumb.

It was still a good trip. It was the most visual mushroom I've ever had. But I'm REALLY glad I didn't take the extra 1.3 grams. I probably would have had completely ego death out of body experience (which is cool, but not what I was going for at the time)

If you end up going to Central Park via the subway, then you may want to drop as soon as you get on. By the time you get to the park, you should start coming up. I'd take a tab for the first time. Also, I've found it much easier to behave normally in social settings with LSD than pharma. I usually don't take pharma publicly, but I can tell from how I am on my couch, that it probably wouldn't be too pretty

ok thanks for the advice guys! I guess Ill go with 1 tab for my first time. I still like to go in nature... I feel so much more at home and comfortable. As for the cubs ill take 2Gs I guess... woohooo! shall I start experimenting with shrooms first or LSD?

Since you're in the city I'd be tempted to start with the cid if I were you. It lends itself better to a potentially social environment in my experience.

You are taking a risk tripping in public on any dose. I've had a couple really unexpected breakthrough experiences on low doses- it can happen... If you are really set on being in the park, dosing on the train and bringing along a babysitter would eliminate most potential issues. Maybe have a "safe haven" in mind, somewhere near the park- a bar or coffeehouse where you could get indoors if necessary; somewhere comfortable and familiar. 45 min on the subway is an epic long journey if you're in the middle of a rough ride. Bring cab fare!

The advice of staying home, playing music- that may sound like a drag compared with the park, bit not only is it safer, you could have an extremely beautiful and profound experience. The music can trigger not only awesome visuals but can take you to much deeper places... Where you'd find yourself very glad you don't need to leave the couch. I recommend waiting till dark and lowering the lights, get your music mix ready ahead of time. Prepare the space ritually. Maybe have a cool trip DVD in the player, ready to go if you need an extra psychedelic push.

Consider having a "virtual babysitter"- someone who knows what you are up to who you know you can call if need be. Could be a joyous call, a panicked call, a profound observation... Most likely you won't need to call anyone, but if you're going it alone it can be nice to know there's a lifeline on speed dial available.

Also consider having a notepad or voice recorder on hand. Bring back some simple fundamental truth in verbal format, it can change your life.

Most of all, have fun! If you prep right, not much can go wrong on 150ug... But a lot can go right.

I say shrooms first out of bias because it was my first experience

Doesn't really matter though

I personally think stay at home. Watch some movies, listen to music, play music (if you play), draw some trippy pictures (if you do art). I just feel that the outside is a bad place at times when tripping hard for the frist times, maybe more times. People's faces and thought can mess with you BIGTIME!! Some can socialize, be in public, and some cant. Best thing is have a friend with you, take cid or shrooms together and just sit youself down in your house or theirs and Trip the fuck out! Just being at home feels safe and things look trippy and move around like liquid or fester like bugs moving. Look in the mirror at your face, chill and watch a tippy movie like Cheech n Chong or listen to some psytrance, that will all trip you out without having normal people outside fuck with your head. Seriously!

My words, from experience... chills n trips n have fun!

+1 for having a real live sitter along with you, at home or adrift in the city. I prefer TeaFaerie's term "ground control." Leave your phone at home, disconnect from your regular life as much as possible, trust your ground controller, and enter the mystery. Depending on who the ground controller is, they may want to take a quarter hit, or half a cap of shrooms, to increase their non-verbal bond with you.

Report back! And return the favor for the sitter!

Very interesting read ! Haven't heard of this concept before. Thanks !

I had the most fantastic day in Central Park with 1 blotter by myself(I even kinda wished I took an extra one...), shouldve trusted my intuition... Non the less, it was such a beautiful day! My one of my highlights was at this Egyptian obelisk. It was so grand and I saw so many inscriptions and energies running through it. It was crazy!!! I just wanted to stay there for a long time... That obelisk was something powerful...I was in such peace.

I loved to see people and nature together. I saw that so many people are so busy trying to capture the moment in a digital picture but... you are part of the picture you are the moment... they don't soak it in fully and enjoy that moment. I didn't have much to reflect on but to be in the moment the whole day with Shpongle guiding me through nature. Everything was in perfect sync with the music!!! I will come back to this... still tripping haha

Sounds like you were at peace with the moment. Maybe even picked up on some vibes others couldn't.
Good to hear! Now maybe that was the perfect dose for a first time, 2 tabs might have put you over the top!
My fave is acid while camping or by a lake, or even a hike.
Oh there's a thing about acid and pot. When you feel yourself coming down off of the acid, then smoke some weed and you will be right back up there, high on acid again!
Give it a try if you are still trippin!

Cheers!
Electric Kool-Aid aka. Acid!

Whats the weather like in NY to be tripping outside? Is it still cold? Anyway I would take 2 tabs. That's how many I took my first time I dropped and it was my best trip ever. Do what you feel would be best, go with your intuition.

Cubensis dosage is highly variable according to each individual's metabolism, strain of cubensis, method of preparing them prior to ingesting (fresh, dried, powdered, etc.) It's more accurate to get amounts right if they're very dry and powdered then put in capsules or weighed. So your dried ones will be easier to figure. The only way to really get the dosage down for yourself is through experience.

Here's a good place to start with figuring out dosage levels for the 1st time: Cubensis Dosage Calculator

I always prefer being out in nature, mountains, streams, etc. Barring that then follow some of the above advice and make a nice setting for yourself at home. Good music, art, flowers, candles (up in a safe place) beautiful fabrics, etc. will all fascinate you and help open your eyes. And yeah don't mix them with the acid if you want to know what each experience is like. Pure acid is a very different experience than shrooms. Shrooms present a fairly gradual lifting of the veil, acid rips it open.

Shrooms are very easy on the body and they are at the bottom of the chart for toxicity and "drug harm" - see this chart of estimated drug harms (a controversial chart I realize - everyone will have different opinions on these results - but there it is). So if you know they're real shrooms don't worry about taking too much as far as toxicity goes. If you're the cautious type and want to ease into it, you can always eat a little, wait an hour, eat a little more, etc. Every person I've ever guided through this has always wanted more as soon as they realize the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Finally, many experiences you hear about from other people may or may not be real shrooms. Shrooms you get on the street can be anything. They're easy to copy and put other things in. Be sure of your source - you want real shrooms, preferably organic. I've personally never met anyone who ate real shrooms who didn't have one of the best experiences of their lives. I'm know there's exceptions, I just haven't seen them.

Can you share some example of what copycat and "laced" shrooms are ?

Shrooms are far from easy on my body. They've always given me a funky quasi- to full blown-nausea or some frustrating discomfort of some sort at some point in the experience.