DMT trip report - Alien Sex Club

Date: Sept. 10, 2010

Place: Joliette, Canada

Setting: my friend's basement, with a lab, huge mason jars with mushrooms growing in them this and there and a chill space with a round carpet, 2 rocking chairs, beanbags and cushions.

I met up with my friends Olivier and Mathieu, who made me try DPT 2 weeks prior to this experience, and Chantal, Olivier's girlfriend, at their place. We went downstairs and sit in circles on the beanbags and cushions in the chill out space, smoking a joint and chatting a bit before getting serious. DMT time has come.

Mathieu went first, then Chantal, after it was my turn. I took the glass pipe in my hands and held it while I watched Olivier put my dose in the bong (which was around 40 mg) and bring the lighter close, pressing my lips firmly against the tip and getting ready for a rush of plastic alien smoke to come to me. It came soon after, I inhaled as much as I could and held it in my lungs until I couldn't take it. I let my puff out and lied on my back while I heard someone say "have a nice trip" before I left for another dimension.

I was cannon-balled out of my body to this world of sensual pleasures. I could see an ocean of sound waves in front of me and intensely rich colors dancing all around, as if they were beings of their own. Then I noticed behind the colors were alien beings, loving, sensual, pleasure-seeking. They looked like mantise but with a very childish look, a bit like cartoons. They were all around and I had this golden light showering me, making me feel their love and desire for a sexual contact. As I was feeling their love I was making love to them, and they were making love to me also. Waves of orgasmic energy, love and light were going through my whole being as I got soaked in this alien sensual paradise. It was pure, beautiful and perfect.

Then I felt my body breathe heavily.

I remembered at this moment I had a body and was slowly but surely pulled back in it. It felt heavy but warm, a bit like sleeping with 10 comforters when it's cold. Tears started running from my eyes as I came back to my body. Mathieu hugged me tight while I was weeping and repeating "it was beautiful" over and over.

I then got greeted with a group hug, smiled and grabbed a glass of water. I felt good. I knew I was Loved and Blessed.

DPT trip report: Say hello to the dark gods

Time: Aug.27th, 2010

Place: Joliette, Canada

Setting: my friend's basement, with a lab, huge mason jars with mushrooms growing in them this and there and a chill space with a round carpet, 2 rocking chairs, beanbags and cushions.

This is where my new life started, basically. Last summer I went close to die and spent quite some time in ER and all. The day I went out of the hospital, I stumbled upon old friends from high school who are still as deep into hallucinogens as I am. I met them at their place and went downstairs where their lab and chill out space is, looking at the different drugs they were making and stocking, when I saw this yellow powder in a jar. I've never seen it before, so I was curious and after debating with my friends, decided to try it. Very quickly I was facing 2 big lines of DPT and snorted on them, one in each nostril. I'm not sure of the actual dosage I was given, entirely trusting my friends on that one, but it was at least 200mg for sure.

As soon as I was done with the snorting, I closed my eyes and was flying through a tunnel with purple, red, black and blue spirals all around. Once I got to the other side, I saw a parade of "dark" gods in front of me: Shiva, Ades, Horus, Kali, Mars, Loki, name it, they were all there. I even saw a blood-drinking Inca god that I can't recall his name, which was too long and with a lot more consonnants than voyels. I then saw this infinite food chain, with beings from different levels of awareness feeding on each other, and got scared when I realized that human beings are FAR from being on top of this chain. I can hardly describe the panic and despair I felt. Then I saw Them.

They were 4, looking like the demon on this White Zombie album cover (below my text), insanely tall, huge, proud, powerful, and staring at me with the disdain they usually feel regarding humans. I felt so small and could only look at them in total admiration. One of them smiled and leaned his hand forward to poke my stomach. At this moment I felt the urge to puke, real bad. I managed to get up, go from the couch to the nearest sink and proceeded to let the bad stuff out. I was puking black bile, I swear it looked and had the consistence of motor oil, it was awful. I could hear laughs going out of the drain, then I saw a little gray demon poking his head out of it. I was like "oh, shit...", my head spinned and I puked again, and I saw this little guy swallowing all the vile, evil stuff I was purging! In between pukes he started laughing again, only stopping when I was giving him "more", as he was saying. He gave me his name in case I'd need to purge again (can't recall it either) and my trip ended with me yelling "thanks!" and waving goodbye at the demon from above the water drain as he was leaving.

Here is what "They" looked like:

It was hell of a mind-warping experience, violent, intense, inhuman at some point. I don't regret it at all though, it gave me a new start after going through hell and back. If you're not afraid to both intensely suffer and be amazed by breathtaking out-of-this-world beauty, then you should give it a try. Just have tremendous respect for that subtance, as it is powerful and could give you the worst cosmic bitchslap ever if you don't treat it the way it deserves. Otherwise you should be fine, but still you should know what you're looking for when taking it.

Or maybe not.

I didn't know what to expect, DPT was a discovery after I've been hiding under a rock for months and going to the hospital for a bit, and a nice one to say the least. Before snorting, I said something like "I don't know who you are, but I am glad you're here. May you teach me what I need to learn. Thank you.", as a short prayer. Seems like it worked good for me, I felt welcome but only after my soul have been tested, examinated and litterally scanned. It was worth it though, as an aftermath effect I felt deeply cleaned.

If you have any comment, wanna share a trip report or give a feedback about DPT, feel free to do it! I hope you enjoyed reading this, stay tuned for more!

Armani

Substance info: 5-MeO-AMT

5-MeO-AMT is a long-acting tryptamine active at very low doses. It is generally available in either powder, tablet, or liquid form. Partially because of its low dosage and partially because of name confusion with the less-potent AMT, reports of accidental overly strong doses are fairly common. There are a handful of hospitalization reports and an unconfirmed death associated with 5-MeO-AMT. It is generally considered less pleasant, less fun, and more dangerous than AMT.

Dose

There is very little data about appropriate dosages for 5-MeO-AMT. Based on TiHKAL commentaries and a small number of experience reports normal oral doses appear to be in the range of 2-6 mg.

Price

150-200 per gram (March 2004), sold at parties and clubs for $5-20 USD for a single 3-4mg dose, averaging around $10.

Law

5-MeO-AMT is not specifically scheduled in the United States meaning it is not technically illegal to possess. It is possible that sales or possession could be prosecuted under the Analog Act, although we are unaware of any such cases. To the best of our knowledge, 5-MeO-AMT is not currently scheduled in any other country.

History

5-MeO-AMT's chemistry was first published in an article by Shulgin and Nichols in 1978, titled Characterization of three new psychotomimetics. The next publication we know of to mention it is Alexander Shulgin's book TiHKAL published in 1997 and the first instance we have heard of it being available on the underground market was unconfirmed reports that it was sold in fall of 1999 as pressed tablets.

Effects

Positive

Increased energy
Improved mood heading into euphoria at higher doses
Increased sociability, gregariousness
Increased giggling and laughing
Increased sense of creative thinking
Increased pleasure from sense of touch
Intensification in sexual / erotic experiences for some users

Neutral

Light headedness
Brightening of colors
Visuals including motion, waves, breathing walls, etc (usually at doses over 4-5mg)
Increased attention on details
Auditory hallucinations / sound distortions (usually at higher doses)

Negative

Headache
Body fatigue
Stress and extreme fatigue from long duration of effects.
Nausea, diarrhea
Vomiting at high doses
Difficulty sleeping or resting for 12-24 hours after ingestion.
Paranoia, irritability, anxiety (increasing with dose).
Delusional, aggressive, or dissociated behaviour at very high doses (20+mg)

Onset

Depending on how much and how recently one has eaten food, 5-MeO-AMT takes approximately 30-90 minutes to take effect. On a full stomach, onset can be considerably slower. Most of the unpleasant and dagnerous reports we have received have involved insufflation.

Duration

5-MeO-AMT's primary effects last 6-10 hours for most people at moderate (2-5mg) doses, but can last as long as 12 hours with another 4-6 hours of after effects. At higher doses, the effects can last another 4-8 hours for some people.

Risks

The most common problem reported with 5-MeO-AMT is overdosing as a result of confusing between AMT and 5-MeO-AMT. These are two different substances but many people, including vendors, have confused the two. 5-MeO-AMT is active at considerably lower doses than AMT. A full dose of 5-MeO-AMT is 1-6 mg. A full dose of AMT is 15-50 mg. Taking 15-50 mg of 5-MeO-AMT could result in serious injury or death. We have received reports of hospitalizations and one possible death resulting from this confusion.

Contraindications

Do not take 5-MeO-AMT if you are currently taking an MAOI. MAOIs are most commonly found in the prescription anti-depressants Nardil (phenelzine), Parnate (tranylcypromine), Marplan (isocarboxazid), Eldepryl (l-deprenyl), and Aurorex or Manerix (moclobemide). Ayahuasca also contains MAOIs (harmine and harmaline). 5-MeO-AMT and MAOIs are a potentially dangerous combination. Check with your doctor if you are not sure whether your prescription medication is an MAOI.

Do not operate heavy machinery. Do Not Drive.

If you have a seizure or convulsive disorder or heart problems, you may be at higher risk for health problems when taking 5-MeO-AMT. Diabetics should monitor their blood sugar closely as there have been some reports of problems.

Individuals currently in the midst of emotional or psychological upheaval in their everyday lives should be careful about choosing to use psychedelics such as 5-MeO-AMT as they can trigger even more difficulty.

Individuals with a family history of schizophrenia or early onset mental illness should be extremely careful because psychedelics have been known to trigger latent psychological and mental problems.

Addiction potential

5-MeO-AMT is unlikely to be physically addicting and unlikely to cause psychological dependence. Withdrawal effects following discontinuation have not been reported. We have received no reports of regular, heavy use of 5-MeO-AMT.

The Cyclic Psychedelics

TO THOSE WHO LOOK upon the current drug scene as a final manifestation of the Decline of the West or perhaps as the portal to the Brave New World, a glance at the past may be revealing. Surely, entirely new aspects of group-bedrugged behavior are discernible to- day. Nevertheless, the surprisingly close parallels to earlier episodes of preoccupation with psychochemicals - indeed psychedelics - are worthy of our attention.

During every epoch of discontent, despair, and directionlessness there have been those who, sought the magic of a potion or a prophet that would provide quick answers, easy Utopias, or instant surcease. One such period was 19th century England which Carlyle, Houghton, and Morley all called "The Age of Anxiety." It was a time when some of the brightest people of the land took to mind-expanding drugs. Coleridge wrote, "Laudanum gives me repose, not steep, but you know how divine that repose is, what a spot of enchantment, a green spot of fountains and flowers and trees in the very heart of a waste of sands."

DeQuincey's "Confessions of an English Opium Eater" should be reread to savor the beautiful psychedelic descriptions of a tincture of opium trip. It is 150 years since he wrote: "Happiness might now be bought for a penny ... portable ecstasies might be corked up in a pink bottle, and peace of mind sent down by mail." Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Swinburne, Edgar Allan Poe. and many others spoke of the extract of the Oriental poppy capsule in terms singularly similar to the eulogies of today's LSD advocates.

Two points are worth remembering. First, opium eating was not the source of the creativity of these outstanding people. They were gifted, brilliant writers long before their drug encounter. Then, after the opium honeymoon was over, they turned against the drug and wrote bitterly of it. Coleridge called it "an accursed habit, a wretched vice, a species of madness, a derangement, an utter impotence of the volition." The barbarous neglect of his family and his inability to create during his later years he attributed to laudanum.

Nor was opium the only psychedelic of the day. Laughing gas, even before it came to be used as an anesthetic, had its delighted, "turned on" clientele. Both the newly discovered chloroform and sulfuric ether enjoyed a similar popularity before their more prosaic medical uses were established. At Harvard, ether frolics were popular with the undergraduates, and the good news spread rapidly across land and sea. No less an authority than William James referred to ether as a stimulator of the mystical consciousness in his "Varieties of Religious Experience."

Does that era and the other psychedelic interludes illuminate the current drug scene? Perhaps. They remind us that new psychochemicals or those new to a culture are apt to be overvalued and misused. This is particularly true during periods of heightened stress and frustration. The stories of opium, the anesthetics, and cocaine also seem to indicate that the smartest are not necessarily the wisest, and that their drug explorations and fashions may be far from sensible.

Finally, a scrutiny of the past suggests that the abuse of novel mind-altering drugs tends to be cyclic, with a rise and a fall which is not clearly perceived except from a distance. The proposition that we have experienced periodic surges and declines in drug taking behavior before is no plea for complacency. An active effort to teach the individual and society how to enjoy and endure without euphoriants and escapants is essential. Setting the drug abuse problem into a historical perspective simply avoids-the myth that things were never as bad as now. This myth happens to be prevalent among the drug subculture. It betrays a profound and potentially disastrous ignorance of the history of man.

By Sidney Cohen, MD, 1968

Modern Entheogens Ethics

"The only freedom which counts is the freedom to do what some other people think to be wrong. There is no point in demanding freedom to do that which all will applaud. All the so-called liberties or rights are things which have to be asserted against others who claim that if such things are to be allowed their own rights are infringed or their own liberties threatened.

This is always true, even when we speak of the freedom to worship, of the right of free speech or association, or of public assembly. If we are to allow freedoms at all there will constantly be complaints that either the liberty itself or the way in which it is exercised is being abused, and, if it is a genuine freedom, these complaints will often be justified. There is no way of having a free society in which there is not abuse. Abuse is the very hallmark of liberty."

- Former Lord Chief Justice Hailsham

Individual Code of Conduct for Primary Religious Practices

When I engage in spiritual practices designed to bring about profound changes in consciousness, I will consider my intentions and will choose carefully the occasion and location for the practice.

I will be well informed about the mental and physical effects, anticipate reasonably foreseeable risks to myself and others, and employ safeguards to minimize these risks.

Safeguards may include:

Ensuring that my setting is reasonably free of hazards.

Ensuring that I will not operate automobiles or other potentially dangerous machinery.

Taking myself `off duty' from responsibilities.

Arranging for someone to be `on duty' (a `guide' or `sitter')
to keep the session safe and respond appropriately to any exigencies that might arise.

Substance info: Syrian Rue

Syrian rue or harmal (Peganum harmala) is a perennial succulent shrub with narrow, pinnately cut leaves and white solitary flowers, growing up to 1 meter but usually not more than 30 cm high, native from the Mediterranean to central and soutwest Asia. Its small angular brown seeds are traditionally used in dye making and for medicinal purposes in the Middle East. Peganum harmala is one of the plants speculated to be the Soma or Haoma of ancient Persia.

The seeds of Peganum harmala contain beta-carboline harmala alkaloids, primarily harmine and harmaline, which are both psychoactive and potent short-acting reversible inhibitors of MAO-A. The seeds also contain uterotonic alkaloids, which should be avoided by pregnant women (Ott 1996; Shulgin 1997; Mahmoudian 2002). In addition, the seeds have been shown to have both analgesic and antibacterial properties (Prashanth 1999).

In western culture Peganum harmala seeds are sometimes used as an MAOI in combination with other psychoactive substances, and less commonly as a psychoactive in their own right (Ott 1994; Shulgin, 1997). At psychoactive dosages, Peganum harmala typically produces heavy somatic effects (cf. Ott 1996, Shulgin 1997). Simple acid extractions are often used to isolate the harmala alkaloids. Due to its MAOI properties, it may be advisable to avoid certain foods in combination with Peganum harmala.

Dose

For use as an MAOI, 3-5 g of seeds (approximately 1.5 mg harmala alkaloids per kilogram body mass) appears to be sufficient to activate oral DMT; no increase in activity is noted above these doses (Ott 1994; Shulgin 1997; Gracie & Zarkov 1986). Dosages from 3 to 28 g are taken to produce psychoactive effects (Shulgin 1997; Most 1985).

Price

In 2010, seeds are sold for approximately $2-4 USD per ounce.

Law

Peganum harmala is unscheduled in the United States meaning it is legal to possess and sell, however it is listed as a noxious weed in several states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Oregon (USDA 2009), which means its cultivation or import might be controlled or prohibited in those states. The harmala alkaloids contained in the seeds are neither scheduled in the United States nor are they analoges of scheduled substances. However, the harmala alkaloids are scheduled in Australia, and harmaline is scheduled in Canada. Both Peganum harmala and the harmala alkaloids are listed as controlled substances in France.

Chemistry

Peganum harmala seeds contain the harmala alkaloids harmine and harmaline, but also harmalol, harman, and tetrahydroharmine at approximately 2-7% by mass total. The harmala alkaloids are beta-carbolines. The seeds also contain the uterotonic alkaloids vasicine, vasicinone, and deoxyvasicinone, which are quinazoline compounds.

Pharmacology

The harmala alkaloids are potent short-acting reversible selective inhibitors of MAO-A. They have been described as both CNS-stimulants (Ott 1994 citing Beer 1939; Pendell 2006 citing The Merck Index) and CNS-depressants (Ott 1996 citing Naranjo 1967), however most commonly as CNS-depressants (Ott 1996). Tetrahydroharmine is a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, but is typically only present in trace amounts (Shulgin 2002). Harman has been shown to be a vasodilator and a hypotensive agent in animals (Shulgin 2002).

The quinazoline compounds vasicine, vasicinone, and deoxyvasicinone are uterotonics and possibly emmenagogues. (Ott 1996; Shulgin 2002; Mahmoudian 2002).

History

Peganum harmala has a long history of medicinal use in North Africa and the Middle East from Persia to India. It has been used there to ward off the evil eye (Pendell 2006), and as an abortifacient and emmenagogue (Mahmoudian 2002). Its use as an MAOI and as a psychoactive in underground drug culture appears to have begun in the 1980s; one of the early records of its use to orally activate DMT was in publications by Gracie & Zarkov (Gracie & Zarkov, 1985, 1986).

Effects

The effects of Peganum harmala are difficult to characterize (Ott 1994, 1996; Shulgin 1997; G&Z 1985). It has been described both as a stimulant and soporific, more often the latter (Ott 1994, 1996). Pendell describes the effects as "sedative, narcotic, mildly to moderately visual" (Pendell 2006). Depending upon dosage, common effects are nausea, dizziness, ataxia, oneirophrenia, tinnitus, hypertension, visual trails, and closed eye visuals (G&Z 1986; Ott 1994, 1996; Shulgin 1997).

Onset

For usage both as MAOI and as a psychoactive, effects usually begin within 30-60 minutes.

Duration

The MAOI effect lasts for 3-6 hours or longer. Psychoactive effects last 5-8 hours.

Risks

Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, sweating, body tremors, brachycardia, tachycardia, hypertension, and tinnitus are common when using Peganum harmala. Due to its MAOI properties, consumption of tyramine containing foods from 12 hours prior until 24 hours or longer after consuming Peganum harmala might precipitate a hypertensive crisis. Peganum harmala taken in conjunction with a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRIs, which are common antidepressants) may precipitate serotonin syndrome, which may be life threatening.

A case report (Mahmoudian 2002) has demonstrated that a 150 g oral dose of Peganum harmala seeds can result in severe gastrointestinal distress including vomiting of blood, convulsions, and gastric ulcers. Vasicine and vasicinone are known uterotonics. Harman interacts directly with DNA and may be mutagenic (Shulgin 2002).

Contraindications

Do not operate heavy machinery. Do not drive.

Individuals currently in the midst of emotional or psychological upheaval in their everyday lives should be careful about choosing to use psychoactives as they could possibly trigger even more difficulty.

Individuals with a family history of schizophrenia or early onset mental illness should be extremely careful because strong psychoactives have been known to trigger latent psychological and mental problems.

Syrian rue contains uterotonics and is probably better avoided by women who are pregnant.

Addiction potential

Peganum harmala is not known to be either physically addicting nor likely to cause psychological dependance.

Substance info: Ketamine

Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic, developed in the mid 1960's, used primarily for veterinary anaesthesiology. Although Ketamine is not used medically on humans much because it induces psychedelic episodes in patients, it is still used for some limited human applications because it does not depress breathing or circulation.

Ketamine is used recreationally primarily as a snorted white powder and for therapeutic and psychedelic use it is often injected intra-muscularly (IM). Its effects range (at lower doses) from mild inebriation, dreamy thinking, stumbling, clumsy, or 'robotic' movement, delayed or reduced sensations, vertigo, sometimes erotic feelings, increased sociability, and an interesting sense of seeing the world differently to (at higher doses) extreme difficulty moving, nausea, complete dissociation, entering complete other realities, classic Near Death Experiences (NDEs), compelling visions, black outs, etc. Ketamine is also known for being more psychologically addictive / compelling than most psychedelics and it is not uncommon to hear of users who take it once or more daily.

Dose

Depending on the concentration, form, and method of administration, recreational doses of ketamine range from 30 - 300 mg. The dosage range for insufflated (snorted) ketamine varies widely from about 15-200 mg. With doses higher than about 50 mg it is advisable to be lying down. I.M. (intra-muscular injections) ketamine dosages are generally between 25-125 mg. Oral use usually requires more material, ranging from 75-300 mg.

Price

It is sold for 25-50$ per gram at parties & events, sold for 15-25 USD per gram for larger purchases, and 10-20 for wholesale purchases.

Law

Ketamine is illegal to possess in the United States without a prescription or license. It was made a schedule III substance in August, 1999. Prior to that time sales were regulated by the FDA but possession was legal. Ketamine is controlled in many countries.

History

Ketamine was first synthesized in 1962 by Calvin Stevens at Parke Davis Labs while searching for PCP anaesthetic replacements. He named it "CI581". In 1965 Ketamine was discovered to be a useful anaesthetic and was first used recreationally by Edward Domino who coined the term "dissociative anaesthetic". Ketamine was used for anaesthesia because it suppresses breathing much less than most other available anaesthetics, but in the 1970's patients began to report unwanted visions while under its influence. In 1978, John Lilly published his book "The Scientist" and Ketamine popularity grew through the 1980s until in 1995 the DEA added Ketamine to its "emerging drugs list". In 1998 & 1999, Ketamine was lumped by media and legislators with GHB as a 'date rape drug' and a 'club drug' and was emergency scheduled by the DEA on August 12, 1999.

Effects

The full ketamine experience is somewhat different than many of the psychedelics because of its nature as a dissociative. At high enough doses, users find themselves completely removed from their surroundings and disconnected from their body and sensations.

Descriptions of the experience vary, but many describe alternate planes of existence, fully enveloping meetings and conversations with non-existant people or beings, and life-revelations.

Onset

I.M. (intra-muscular injection) Ketamine generally takes 1-5 minutes to take effect. Snorted ketamine takes a little longer at 5-15 minutes. Depending on how much and how recently one has eaten food, oral ketamine can take between 5 and 30 minutes to take effect.

Duration

The primary effects of ketamine last approximately an 30-45 minutes if injected, 45-60 minutes when snorted, and 1-2 hours if used orally.

Risks

Negative physical effects can include dry mouth, respiratory problems and nervousness/racing heart. Many people also experience nausea and/or vomiting on ketamine, which can obviously be a problem when taking an anaesthetics or sedatives.

Supervision of higher dose ketamine experiences by a sober sitter can help ensure that an unconscious participant doesn't have problems with vomiting and/or breathing.

Two psychological difficulties which seem to come up for those who use ketamine regularly are paranoia and egocentrism.

There are many reports of regular users starting to see patterns and coincidences (synchronicities) in the world around them which seem to indicate that they are somehow more important or integral to the world than others. This same sense of the world focusing on the user can also feed into a sense of paranoia.

Contraindications

Do not operate heavy machinery. Do not drive. Do not swim. Avoid bodies of water - At least one death has been recorded where an individual took a bath after using ketamine, and drowned.

Addiction potential

Ketamine has the potential to be psychologically addicting. Some individuals who use it regularly find it difficult to stop or control their own use.