Greetings from The Kiss of Totality.
An Introduction...
I am an artist and musician residing in the UK, and have had an interest in a deeper experience of my time in this life, more so in the past 5 or 6 years opening my mind, heart, and soul to all I can experience. This of course has included altered states. I have been well versed and experienced in many Psychedelics, LSD, Psilocybin, 2CB, etc etc, and particularly use LSD to trip multiple times a year, for mind expansion, exploration inspiration and to feed my soul, like many do I'm sure. Yet DMT, even though interesting me the most, Is something I have yet to have delved into with real vigour. Partly due to limited access but also I feel out of wanting to be as prepared and as ready as I can be. I have researched, read extensively, spoken with others of their experiences, and I hold it as something not to be taken lightly and with great sincerity. I have joined this forum as I have now begun actually experimenting in this and your forum seems the most informed, helpful, and mindful I have come across in my researching. I am interested, as you all seem to be, in the deeper implications of what this wonderful spice is in relation to our own perceptions of reality, philosophy of conciousness, quantum sciences, and gaining a deeper understanding of ourselves. I am also a deep meditator and am very interested in the possible links, if any, to experiences on DMT.
I have now had a little experience but seem to have misfired, mis dosed, or perhaps just not been ready (?)
Using an essential VAAAP, I have been able to have some minor effectiveness, but no breakthroughs or even trance. I have had colours, some form of patterns, my field of vision becoming very...hard to describe (!), and "felt" something and "heard" what i feel were almost voices. And the loud hum as has often been described in my researching. Yet on the four attempts I have had, I have very much remained in this, our normal, reality, and very aware of that. I havent lost my normal conciousness or gone to another realm. I've yet to experience the Hyperspace....
I believe this is most likely to poor technique.
This is something I hope to improve, through help in this community and of course practice.
I've been putting a quantity (unweighed right now... waiting on scales) into the vial, and trying to tease the vial with the flame. It does not take long for the crystals to start melting and once there is smoke in the vial I inhale as much as I can, and then hold it in for as long as I can. The effects start almost immediately. I then try to repeat, trying to inhale while holding the flame at the vial, but I then already start struggling, as the pipe is in such a position is hard to see whats going on, and the vials I have are an amber/brown colour and not so easy to see inside at the best of times. By then its kind of hard to keep count of how long im inhaling and holding it for, but it really doesnt feel like its enough smoke maybe...?
Perhaps I am not giving enough time with the initial vaping/flame? or maybe Im holding the flame to close and burning? or maybe I'm not putting enough in? What I will say is that it's not as harsh or bad tasting as my first experience a couple years ago when I had a friend help (i also didnt go anywhere but here with that one). I'm going this alone, so having a reference point is kind of hard. im hoping to get help from you experienced psychonauts out there.
Does anyone have any experience using this pipe? Any tips and pointers?~
I would like, assuming I begin to get a technique down, to be looking to try my own extractions at some point in the future too... baby steps first though!
I want to extend a thanks in advance to you all on here, and also retrospectively for I have been using these forums for a little while already as an observer for my own research, and I hope you excuse any naivety or newbie vibes!
Oh, and the name... I once heard it as a translation from a Sanskrit phrase in my meditation practice where one experiences the higher realm of bliss conciousness.... uh. huh!
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