Thursday, May 06, 2010
The Stages Enlightenment
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An LSD Trip has at least two, and sometimes three stages depending on dosage. Stage one is properly called the intoxication stage. Stage three is properly called the recovery stage. Stage two (if any) is properly called the chaos stage. (These 'stages' are my way of describing the LSD trip and are in no way 'official'.) Another way of describing the stages of an LSD trip is, 'going up, peaking, and coming down.'
The 'going up' stage is fun. The 'coming down' stage is fun. The peaking stage... not so fun. For simplicity's sake we can call these stages 1, 2, 3. You want to experience stage 2, but you do not want to spend a lot of time there. Five minutes or ten minutes of stage 2 is enough - perfect, in fact. One hour of stage 2 is horrific. Depending on dosage, stage 1 lasts approximately 3 hours; stage 3 lasts approximately 8 hours, but continues in small ways for at least several weeks.
But 'going up' and 'coming down' are 'druggie terms.' A more scientific description would be, 'disassembly' and 'reassembly.'
Most of you, my readers, are stuck in stage 0. You need to escape from there. I wish you success in that regard.
An LSD Trip has at least two, and sometimes three stages depending on dosage. Stage one is properly called the intoxication stage. Stage three is properly called the recovery stage. Stage two (if any) is properly called the chaos stage. (These 'stages' are my way of describing the LSD trip and are in no way 'official'.) Another way of describing the stages of an LSD trip is, 'going up, peaking, and coming down.'
The 'going up' stage is fun. The 'coming down' stage is fun. The peaking stage... not so fun. For simplicity's sake we can call these stages 1, 2, 3. You want to experience stage 2, but you do not want to spend a lot of time there. Five minutes or ten minutes of stage 2 is enough - perfect, in fact. One hour of stage 2 is horrific. Depending on dosage, stage 1 lasts approximately 3 hours; stage 3 lasts approximately 8 hours, but continues in small ways for at least several weeks.
But 'going up' and 'coming down' are 'druggie terms.' A more scientific description would be, 'disassembly' and 'reassembly.'
Most of you, my readers, are stuck in stage 0. You need to escape from there. I wish you success in that regard.
