This weekend I went on my first magical mystical journey with a friend of mine in the forests of WI. It was one (I have had a number of mystical experiences in my life, but this one took the cake ) of the most humbling, profound, and life/perspective altering experiences I have ever had!! Throughout my life I have gone through cycles of spiritual exploration, usually instigated by a profound insight that comes my way, and coincidentally this usually happens right around Easter. This happened again in spring while I was taking a class called Ecology and Spirituality. This class instigated a spiritual quest the likes of which I haven't experienced before, and created so many amazing coincidences that I feel actually culminated in my experience this weekend.

I am incredibly grateful for the journey I went on (I say journey because it truly was a journey both physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually). After all of the the spiritual, emotional and mental preparation I had done over the last few months as well as the patience for just the right time and place to manifest itself I feel I was richly rewarded! My journey was everything I had hoped for, and more. I was given the opportunity to experience the ultimate paradox of reality that I had only understood conceptually up until Saturday night. I met god and was shown the paradox it has created in order to experience itself as the ultimate creative force that is. I am both awed and perplexed at what was revealed to me, because it truley spanned the spectrum of "absolute absurdity" ("stupid" was the word I kept thinking when I was on my journey but this seems to be a better descpition of what I experienced) to "profound genius" and all the colors in between. I was also confronted with many of my own fears and personal issues, and realized that I had to surrender to the ambiguities of existence, in addition to taking responsibility for my actions as gracefully as possible in order to live an enlightened existence. Surrender, humility, and trust were three lessons I learned that night, because in my opinion this type of journey forces one's ego to experience all of these things due to its very nature.

Someday, it is my hope to lead people on similar journeys of discovery. This experience confirmed for me what I have read about the Curanderos/Vegetalistas belief about these sacred plants helping westerners reconnect to spirit.

I am also greatful that I have found a community in which I can talk about this expereince and the awe and gratitude it has inspired within me. Thanks for reading this. -p

Your story gave me goosebumps as I read it. The reason it touched me so deeply is that even though you did not necessarily expound upon the intimate details of the experience, I knew exactly what you meant. I have experienced the same thing, in my own way of course. Good luck in your spiritual evolution, friend! Thanks for sharing!

I've been meaning to say "thank you" for the wonderfully, affirming reply. Especially since you were able to relate to my experience despite my intentional exclusion of specific details. The reason I wrote about it in the manner that I did was because I wanted to express the deep emotional and spiritual impact my first ayahuasca journey had on me without the clutter of specific details, except the important ones.

You are most welcome, Sophia. Part of the beauty of DMT is that human words fall short of adequately describing these type of mystical experiences. But the unique fact that DMT has the ability to induce such similar experiences in all subjects allows for this type of relatability.

Your words could have easily been my own, in this case. I felt the interconnectedness that I have come to expect from these type of reports. However, its not every time that experience report is written in such a way that I get goosebumps. Not sure what it was, but i felt that it was important to mention!

Welcome to the forums, Sophia. And have a great week!