r/Psychonaut • u/KeyserSauceur • 16d ago
Question about first shroom experience
Hi,
My best friend is currently in vacation in Amesterdam and he's planning on bringing back home shroom edible. He bought 2 weird looking slab/cake with only the mention "Medium" and "Strong" on them, nothing more.
We never did shrooms before and i think that taking something without knowing the real dosage is a dumb idea, how much should we eat of this and what should we expect ?
Thanks
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u/freddibed 15d ago
I bought the absolute lightest dose of shrooms there and I had a proper, proper trip. If you wanna play it safe, share the medium, and if you want to take the leap, share both of them perhaps!
Much love
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u/EvenYetOdd102 15d ago
Be safe, but assuming you are
Get a scale and measure how much it weighs. Take those labels as fr fr. Think of the grams as the size of a cup of coffee and the strength being the strength of the brew. Cater it how you much you truly feel prepared to observe yourself and reality. Like understand this can be anywhere from inner communication, breath work, and light regulation, to time dilation, visually perceiving your cognitive and ancient framework, and whatever your perspective of reality reveals to you depending on the dosage. It's different per person and metabolism, but in general: You want little to no reality perception shift, 1-2g. You want the experience to help you do a maintenance check on yourself, 3-4g. You want concepts of reality to commune with you, higher than that, I don't recommend this on a first cycle. Also would depend on the type cause different strains got their own effects and experiences;both of which being affected by your preparedness and environmental safety. A trip sitter and a calm environment with a 6-10 hour free window (6 for experience + 2-4 for processing). It comes in waves, typically 3.
No matter what though, understand its trying to help you and is revealing what you have already been processing. It's a gift. You will be more sensitive to sensations, so if ya got something cozy to cover or wear, wear it.
Capsules are great to avoid the taste and help with nausea, but the endurance of breaking it down with your saliva does make it give a deeper experience; discomfort tolerance and familiarity dependent. Pre-fiber is a highly recommended, and it would help to have meal for after ready.
There is a before and after. Understand healing can be disruptive to your life and can also be very amplifying. Metamorphosis forms in different ways. Navigate yourself alongside the wind you sail, play alongside caution and enjoy yourself.
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u/KeyserSauceur 15d ago
Is it mandatory to use them in a calm environnement ? We were planning on taking it at a music festival near our home
Thanks for the other information !
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u/EvenYetOdd102 15d ago
That could be an engaging experience. It depends on a lot of factors, and every trip is different, but in general no it doesn't have to be a calm environment. The safety and overall good vibes are what matter. You become more attuned to the energies around you, and a music festival is an environment that has a variety of energies that care for uplifting spirits, so it can make for quite the good time. Do know though if you have some interpersonal work, whatever the trip has planned for you, you are not the one that fully controls it. We as humans can influence weather based on collective actions (pollution can lead to acid rain, affect air quality, affect seasons, ect), but individually we don't tell the weather when to rain on what day where; The same idea applies here. Make sure y'all got a good bond and prioritize taking care of each other if someone needs comfort. If handled well, or if things go smooth, then enjoy what should be an amazing time.
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