An Experience with Sacred Mushrooms
Zap! The Noise
Dosage : 5g Cubensis Mushrooms
In early October, '97 I took 5 grams of powdered cubensis mushrooms
mixed in
a chocolate milkshake. I had just finished the dose at about 7:45
PM when I
felt something poking me in the ass. It felt like a staple. I
checked, and
there was a screen for my pipe stuck to the elastic of my underwear.
I
wondered how it had gotten there and how long I'd been wearing
it around,
and then just dismissed it as one of those odd things that happen
to you
when you're tripping.
I started feeling the effects at about 8:15. I felt I was being
pulled into
trance, so I got as comfortable as possible in the closet and
closed the
door. I was having some crazy auditory hallucinations, buzzing
and bubbling
sounds that produced accompanying visuals. Then I heard The Noise.
The Noise
was a high-pitched electrical "zzzzzzzap!", and when I heard it,
I felt as
if my brain had been lashed with an electrical whip. It was painful
and
scary. I tried to find its source, but in my condition it was
impossible. I
couldn't even tell if it was coming from me or somewhere else.
I tried to
contact the mushroom entities to ask them about it, but they pushed
me away.
Confused, I pulled myself out of the trance to try to figure out
what was
going on. When I got out, The Noise stopped. I thought maybe turning
off the
lights would help, and I decided to try being in another room.
I went into
my bedroom, put the computer on its grooviest screensaver, got
comfortable
and went back into trance.
Zap! The Noise was back, louder and more painful than ever. I
turned off the
computer and tried again to contact the mushroom entities. There
was no
response. I moved again, into the living room. I laid down on
the couch and
drifted back into trance. The Noise was still there, but I felt
I could
control it somewhat by changing my thought patterns when I heard
it. I also
noticed that it manifested itself whenever I started to fall asleep.
I felt
better and began enjoying the trance. I spent a lot of time thinking
about
those people that I love, seeing things from their points of view.
However,
I didn't have much choice as to what I was allowed to think about;
I had
wanted to try some experiments during this trip and I didn't have
the
opportunity. I was a little disappointed until the next trance.
This time the mushrooms were there. I immediately sensed their
presence, and
was filled with their omnipresent love and warmth. They were happy
and goofy
and being with them made me giggle. They tried to show me jokes-
my
mother-in-law's existence, for example, was shown to me as the
product of
some kind of Cosmic Silliness. I told them that my husband was
planning on
tripping soon, and they replied that they looked forward to seeing
him, but
they seemed to find that hilarious too. They also told me that
I should
apply for a certain job, and gave me the idea that my working
there would be
highly amusing to them. I didn't quite get the jokes, but I giggled
anyways
(it was impossible not to). I asked the entities why they had
pushed me away
earlier and they said, "You needed to think about that stuff by
yourself." I
came out of this last trance at about 11:45 chuckling and full
of love and
happiness.
This was a scary trip in some ways- searching for the mushrooms
only to find
that they weren't talking to me for most of the trip, and I never
did figure
out what The Noise was or where it was coming from. Overall, I
learned a lot
about myself and those I love and I don't regret the experience
at all. I
only hope that next time the mushrooms will be with me the entire
trip- it
makes all the difference in the world.
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