I have to constantly work not to fall back into middle-aged, middle-class torpor. Coming to think of it, much harder than I'm currently working. :sad: — Wayfarer
Well, no matter how "seasoned" he is, he better have someone watching! — Janus
But for myself, I discovered a long time ago now that if you take the acid test, you fail. — unenlightened
I'm interested to know what that failure looks like for you. — Janus
It might make more sense if you read what I say properly. I didn't deny that it's supposed to be personal, I said that you're making it too personal. There's a difference. It's personal for each of us, but you made it too personal with your talk of finding a partner, fighting injustice, and so on, as if that's what it's all about, rather than that being what it's all about for you, personally. — Sapientia
Well without getting too woo about it, one can benefit from escaping from one's habits of mind, but there's no point in making a habit of it. I think it is usually the loss of the habitual that is terrifying - the uptight are always controlling their anxiety with ritual that they identify with. But the odd thing about such drugs is that the loss of control is also largely an illusion, you're far more capable and in control on acid than alcohol, in terms of driving for instance though the sensation is the opposite. Also sex... I wonder what the consent issues are these days? — unenlightened
From what I understand, psychedelics leave a person more susceptible to suggest, a conditional that a sexual predator could take advantage of. — praxis
I seem, if anything, to be more sure of my feelings towards others when I am entheogenerated! — Janus
Allegedly, the underground community of ‘guides’ has an code of ethics that excludes sexual contact. — praxis
Is that not a delusion onto itself? — Posty McPostface
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