PRE-CONDITIONS
(mind)Set: Excited but relaxed and open minded. Nerves relatively calm.
(physical condition) Set: Healthy, a bit burned out from school, but happy. Need a haircut.
Setting (location): Bedroom.
time of day: 9pm, overcast night, quite cold.
recent drug use: DMT, THC
last meal: 4pm, chicken wrap and some tea.

PARTICIPANT
Gender: M
body weight: 85kg
known sensitivities: None.
history of use: Novice

BIOASSAY
Substance(s): DMT
Dose(s): 15g ACBR powder.
Method of administration: ACRB brew, 125ml of liquid with separate dose of SR, 3.2g consumed raw.

EFFECTS[/u]
Administration time: 9:00pm
Duration: ~3 hours.
First effects: Quick rise of a sinking feeling as my body started to feel heavy. Slight stomach discomfort, but not bothersome. Slight visual distortions with eyes open, random colors and patterns with no particular cohesion with eyes closed. Ears ringing, pressure on the back of my neck and between my eyes.
Peak: ~9:30
Come down: ~12am
Baseline: ~1am

Intensity (overall): 4
Evaluation / notes: The data pertains to my third and full dose. Blew me away.

OPTIONAL
Pleasantness: 2
Implesantness: 2
Visual Intensity: 2


AFTER-EFFECTS
Hangover: 2. Heavy drowsiness, a bit sleepy. Lasted till 3am.
Afterglow: 4. Peace of mind I rarely experience, even with meditation. Lasted till . Put on some mantras as a cool-down.


REPORT

So this was quite a ride! I never thought I would experience anything like DMT, but I'm the type of person that likes to follow the rabbit hole and tinker with the unusual, and it led me right into the Nexus. I definitely owe the community a report and a big thank you for your collective efforts on such a solid collection of data

Here goes:

A brief go at my first two trials. The first time I took it, I drank a micro-dose (25ml) of my ACRB brew, just to see how I reacted to it since I've never taken a hallucinogenic before. I was alone in my bedroom. This trial was sipped along with a small bowl of MJ, and the effects were surprisingly pleasant (background on my MJ use will appear in my essay!). Euphoria and body heaviness were the only marked feelings. My second trial was done in my living room under the supervision of a couple of trusted friends. One of them happened to be well versed in medical education and highly motivated by beer. I took what was supposed to be a full dose (100ml) according to a relatively standard ACBR brew guide. It was a very smooth experience. Nothing too intense, but saw some cool stuff. It became a very spiritual night for all three of us, and the brew seemed to show me a mirror image of my being and doings through symbols, much like MJ + meditation has done in the past.

Now onto the meat:

The third go was my chance to jump in. Deep water with no floaties. No experience with psychedelics whatsoever, but I know I'm mentally disciplined, so I decided it was worth it.

I took 125ml, brewed out of 15g of powdered ACRB using the typical 3-wash process, chased by some lemon balm tea. Once taken, I set my laptop to quietly play some icaros and random mantras, lit a couple candles, and laid in bed in a slightly propped-up position. I meditated a bit to get my heart rate low and to open my mind for any possibilities. 20 minutes later, my body got heavy, the walls got fuzzy, my stomach was just a bit queezy, but I knew it was time to strap in.

At the 30 min mark, reality started to erode, and random patterns and colors started to pop up while my eyes were closed. It was hard to discern anything, but it was awesome. Most notable shapes were triangles and pyramids, along with sightings of patterned tapestry-like backgrounds. No external visuals, besides a random red line that formed on the wall for a split second, and air. I saw air move through the same spot. Soon after, I started feeling feverish, and felt compelled to turn the music off.

This was the 45 min mark, and for another 15 min or so I laid down and basked in very chaotic mental imagery while phasing in and out of reality. The images were still fuzzy and dark, but the patterns were recognizable. The dark colored tapestries gave way to a couple different rooms.

This was about 1 hour and and 15 min into it. One room had pillars and what looked like picture frames that would dance in a rigid pattern between the pillars. I couldn't make out the pictures. Perhaps just a decorative pattern. There was a lot of purple. Lots and lots of purple. The next room was very large, and had an 80s virtual reality feel to it. The only real thing there was a small mountain and a waterfall, very pretty. This one gave way to a small, pitch black room with a bath tub in it- I felt that I slipped into it. This was was very short lived. After the rooms melted away, I plunged into utter chaos. My body twitched in agony, although there was no pain. My mind raced through darkness and light and colors I can't even describe. My body felt like it was being held down by a very heavy/strong force. I tried to kept my cool the entire plunge, knowing that maybe I'm supposed to be going through what I'm going, and let myself go entirely. I kept control of negative thoughts, eliminating them as they appeared. A few scary faces appeared, and I pierced through them like a candle in the dark. My consciousness was neither in my room nor elsewhere, it was just twisting through the ether.

This went on for quite a while, and then I abruptly came to at about the 2 hour mark. The tea had made its way through my system, and I had to pee pretty bad(I drank quite a bit of the lemon balm). I got up very slowly, shuffling my way to the bathroom, careful not to move too suddenly. As I was doing my business, I started staring at my hand. At this moment, it was the most interesting thing in the world- I saw it get slightly bigger, then bounce back. Then it glowed. It was neat. I made my way to the kitchen to drink some water and munch on something small, then laid down again.

Very soon after laying down, I felt the sinking feeling again. My body started to feel like it was radiating. No external visual, but I felt it. I raised my hands and looked at them for a moment. It was like I harnessed some kind of intense energy. I then moved my hands over my body, hovering just a few inches over it. I felt the radiance from my hands through my body, up until I got to my forehead. All the energy dissipated from my hands and I felt it all on my head and the back of my neck. At about the 2:05 mark, I grew uncomfortable and very hot, so I tossed the blanket off of me and laid on my side. Within 5 minutes, the sinking grew stronger again, like I was on a planet with very high gravity that happened to have my bed on it. Suddenly my ears rang a deafening tone, and my head felt like it was about to blow a gasket. With closed eyes, I saw a blinding white light, and briefly felt the presence of 3, maybe 4 people. It felt like two of them had their hands gently placed on me. There was a female who spoke, perhaps they were all females, she said "we can trust him". It was like I was in the clouds, but it was very short lived again. I quickly came to.

At mark 2:15, I was laying quietly on my side still. Something compelled me to hum or make noises, and I hummed a random tune. I caught myself drooling profusely onto the pillow for some reason, but was able to stop it. The sound waves echoed through my head and became shooting colors. Soon after, I started chanting the Om. I've never really done this before, despite regular meditation. "OOOOMM"... the colors were amplified, slightly more vivid but still dark and fuzzy. I stood up and put myself in a meditative pose, legs pretzeled up. "OOOOMM"... I had an increased peace of mind and the colors were still there. I continued for a few more minutes, pleased with the short session. Then I did it one more time, markedly louder and sustained, "OOOOOMMMMM". This one was different. I felt the darkness in my head crack open like an egg shell, the cracks letting in beaming white light, the shards struggling to come back together. Then another, much quieter "oomm", except this one was not mine. A male voice of different tone than mine. The shards of darkness were still open, and I cocked my head up and rotated side to side, as if it was an old TV antenna, suspecting more faint feedback. I saw the pieces disappear, and after this it felt like something was holding my brain, sort of like someone massaging your temples. It was quite comforting. I basked in this for about ten minutes, until it went away.

Mark 2:30, I was back into my original position. I was looking around my room, relaxed and still. The walls were slightly crinkled, and the candles made everything look strange. I stared at my bicycle for a good while. After staring at the glimmering green frame and slightly muddied tires, The sinking came back... with a vengeance. Some kind of demon had decided to pin me down, but I was still grounded at the moment and I just imagined him exploding. If only we could solve some problems like this in real life .. For a whole 20 minutes, it felt like I was dying. My legs were twitching, I was gripping at my face and hair. My eyes were darting about the room, and I began violently falling in and out of reality. I was able to keep my nerves calm up until the last minutes, where a million voices were in my head at once. All the people I knew, all the things good and bad that had happened, all happening at a single moment. This grew intense and unbearable, I soon found myself in a fetal position gripping at my head and breathing heavily. All my anxiety (I've always had bad anxiety problems, hence practicing mediation and smoking MJ sometimes to defeat this). Was this turning into a bad trip? I don't know, but it took a lot of effort to come out of that chaos.

At about midnight (3:00), I came down completely. I was a bit shaken and quite disoriented, but thankful for the experience. I took a minute to calm my breathing and recollect myself. A few minutes later, I got up and opened my window. It had gotten very hot in my bedroom, or at least I felt like it was getting hot. I peered outside at an overcast night, wind rustling through the trees. A comforting sight, almost like the trees made more sense than anything else at the moment. I shuffled my way to the desk and plopped down, wrapped in a blanket since I had turned my heater off. I got online and started playing some sitar music to further relax myself. Then I registered on the forum! I was too tired to finish the description last night, so I got on today.

Today I still feel a bit drowsy, but I have an astonishing mental clarity. Almost like my brain was scrubbed clean. I feel confident and solid, Which is something I really need as I chisel through the last semesters of my college career. I was surprised that I didn't purge. I felt it come up a couple times, but it wasn't intense enough to make me pull away and grab the trash can. The trip definitely threw all my problems in my face and then some, and I was able to see the solutions to them. Overall, I would say it was a successful first experience, but I wouldn't mind having the super vivid visuals and fully break through next time. Still, I'm thankful and humbled by this endeavor. I think I'll wait till my days of next week till I take another swig. I have about 3 doses left, possibly 2 if I go stronger. I never thought I would say this, but I think I may not even need to smoke MJ anymore if I can perfect this experience down the line. Ok maybe every so often

Any thoughts or recommendations? Has anyone experienced anything similar? Would extracting the chemical contribute to a cleaner trip, or eliminate the feverish feeling? I may consider doing that if I have more time between semesters.

Thank you all and Namaste!