295.36: ' "Micro" Graham '

[Meg Larson]

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>
> Speaking only from comparing the few personal experiences in the
late 60's
> (when I was shockingly young (13/14) to be so experimenting), to the
time
> about two years ago when I tried it again while attending a Phish
concert.
> The stuff I did in the 60's brought on wild visual and auditory
> hallucinations:  trees in the woods became friendly giants pointing
out my
> way down the path, a Xmas tree became a large insect-like creature.
On one
> especially strong trip, I found myself on another planet where
everyone
> moved in a choreographed manner, and later the whole world squeezed
into a
> round portal surrounded by blackness, transforming into a yin/yang
symbol.
> A little too scary for me at the time, and I begged to come back
home.
>
Whoa--when were you 13/14?  In what years, may I ask?  Apparently, all
of the acid I consumed--quite a bit more than my share, I don't mind
admitting--must have been weaker than yours, b/c in all the trips I
took, I never once "hallucinated" as you describe.  Incredibly
heightened senses of awareness, and clarity and understanding, I
experienced, but never once visited other planets or saw trees turn
into giants.  I, I, somehow, feel cheated in a way.  I will also say
that my gang of 8 and I never tripped alone, we always had a "control"
person with us, and I never once tripped by myself (my gang had pretty
much the same expereince as I did).  But I also never had a Saure
Bummer trip, either, and always enjoyed the ride.  I never once wanted
to do a Art Linkletter's daughter thing, or hurt myself, or any one
else, although I do understand how some foax with a certain mindset
could get to that point.  To me, at the time and now, years later, I
found LSD to be a very life-affirming experience, although I'd be
hard-pressed at the moment to say exactly why.  Had a hell of a lot of
fun, too.  Although I did go see the Led Zep movie while on acid when
it came out, and while I was tripping, I knew exactly what "Stairway"
meant.  Next day--gone.  (_The Omen 2_ was pretty funny in this
altered state, too).

Tripping gaily once upon a time,
M.