Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:10 pm
I don't agree with this naive view of certain drugs being 'natural' or 'mystical' and therefore harmless.
I don't think what happens when you take mushrooms is anything magical, but it alters your perception in a way that alerts you to to the power perception has over you. I suppose all drugs do this, but with something like ketamine or weed it feels like part of my mind has just been taken out of the equation, I feel submerged in the drug rather than having my eyes opened by it.
I also remember in Amsterdam feeling incredibly happy without any thought at all going into it, enjoying the moment/present in quite a pure way that reminded me of being a kid again, when you're absorbed completely and unquestioningly in something you enjoy. Which was also an eye opener.
I don't think what happens when you take mushrooms is anything magical, but it alters your perception in a way that alerts you to to the power perception has over you. I suppose all drugs do this, but with something like ketamine or weed it feels like part of my mind has just been taken out of the equation, I feel submerged in the drug rather than having my eyes opened by it.
I also remember in Amsterdam feeling incredibly happy without any thought at all going into it, enjoying the moment/present in quite a pure way that reminded me of being a kid again, when you're absorbed completely and unquestioningly in something you enjoy. Which was also an eye opener.