Thread by @thedankoe

That one time I took magic mushrooms...

A thread

Preface: this is not advice, just a story

Do your research and use your own judgment if you decide to consume psychedelics

My experience wasn't *extremely* profound and was definitely not what I expected

Nonetheless, I believe it is worthy of a thread

Lets dive in

A group of 8-10 friends and myself planned a weekend trip to a cabin in the woods

Specifically to put ourselves in a good environment when we ingest the mushrooms

We booked the AirBNB

Drove up

Said hello to everyone

And our DJ buddy put on a small scale show for us

We sat around the dining room table most of the night

Ate chili

Had some drinks

Played card games

And prepared ourselves for the day ahead

Discussing what we would do to make the most of our 'trip'

First night: success

Next morning we woke up

Ate the classic eggs, bacon, and cinnamon rolls

We kept it light (as we planned to start our trip pretty early)

11 o clock rolled through and we were ready for takeoff

We measured out the goods

Blended them in a smoothie

And drank

First thought:

"I'm fucking freezing"

The actual temperature paired with the smoothie was a brutal combo

I started feeling sick

Wrapped myself in a huge blanket

And started to draw to take my mind off it

The 'sick' feeling kept on for a bit as the mushrooms took effect

My drawing started moving in and out

The walls started moving in and out

I was still freezing and sick

Felt like I had to puke, but didn't

My friends invited me outside

I hesitantly agreed

And our adventure begun

At this point it still hadn't "hit," I just felt off and people looked weird

I could sense the vibe they were putting off

Most calm and positive, a few negative (made me want to distance myself from them)

We sat on a ~30 foot log for a bit and talked about random stuff

Eventually 2 of my closer friends and I climbed up part of the mountain to get a better view of things

We got to a good spot

Turned around

And BOOM I felt absolutely amazing

Everything was bright and oversaturated

The air breathed extremely clean and refreshing

The feeling wasn't anything crazy or abnormal

I wasn't hallucinating

I just felt like a million bucks

Everything seemed right in the world

After some time of soaking in the pure joy we were experiencing, we started our trek through the forest

At this point, I started assigning meaning to everything

I treated one friend as our small group's guide

I treated another as an all-knowing being

We moved from one spot to another

Stopping when something piqued our interest

FYI: snow looked insane

Exploring everything took a few hours

There were a few things that stuck to me:

1. Everything "served its purpose"

From a spec of dirt to a 100ft tall tree

Everything just "made sense"

The tree was there for a reason, the dirt too

Why? Idk - it simply served its purpose

2. We were fully present

Everything we did was 100% in the moment

We were our "true selves"

No worries in the world, clowning around, having a great time

It wasn't an abnormal sensation - I do believe this can be attained naturally through mindful practice

3. We felt like we were in a video game

Our phone screen looked like it was a 3d HUD

The dog we brought up looked holographic

Everything had a sort of animated look, super vibrant and high contrast

Throughout the journey we met up with other small groups of friends that were on a similar journey

Everyone had a blast just hanging out in nature

We eventually called it a wrap, moved back towards the cabin, and went on a zipline close by

Once that was over, everyone met back at the cabin

We lit the firepit

Put on some chill music

And talked about our individual experiences (one guy's pants ate him)

All-in-all it was a great time

That is all for the story

As stated previously, do your research and be smart if you decide to do this

I hope you enjoyed this, as its a bit different than my other content

Have a solid Wednesday everyone

- Dan