My Second Magic Mushroom Trip Report

ToooBeeeGoood by Ariel Pink was the song of the Trip.

I don’t know the exact amount or details of the strain of Psilocybin Mushrooms from both my experiences. However, I think I took a higher dose the 2nd time. I spent much of my first trip lying in the grass and feeling myself sink into the Earth. In my 2nd experience, I had much more energy, almost hyperactive, so perhaps it was a different strain. My first experience was more spiritual and I felt that sense of oneness with God and the Universe, which I know sounds cliché. I am not sure if the different reaction has so much to do with a different strain as "set and setting."

I took the psychedelic mushrooms with a friend, so I did not have a trip sitter, which many people recommend. I started out the trip by going into a hot tub and swimming in a pool, which was actually kind of dangerous and I don’t recommend it. Regardless, I started feeling this warm glowing feeling and a little high.

When I went back indoors to take a shower, I started laughing uncontrollably and felt really silly, a bit similar feeling to being high on cannabis. However, that is only a small part of the trip, and Psilocybin Mushrooms are a very different experience from cannabis. After I got out of the shower, I started hallucinating, seeing the floral patterns on the wallpaper moving in a spiral motion. I could see the intense colors and details, while with cannabis things look more of a blur.

I saw myself in the mirror as a demon. Not just demonic but as someone who looked very evil and also powerful and confident, like a horror movie villain. This vision initially frightened me, but I realized that I saw my Jungian shadow self. I know it was my shadow self because after the trip I felt much more confident, aggressive, and extroverted. I’ve heard this experience is fairly common on psychedelic mushrooms, and I’ve heard of the opposite happening, where someone who is very extroverted becomes more introspective.

I ended up walking around the neighborhood in a state of euphoria while still feeling very energetic. I was laughing and making funny faces, and passersby’s could probably tell I was high. That intense euphoria was replaced by what is known as the afterglow, a positive calm feeling, that was also spiritual. While experiencing the afterglow, I ended up painting in a Halloween Spooky Seasons tutorial from Michaels, which I found very calming. I was able to concentrate on it, while in a sober state, I would probably have had too short of an attention span to complete the art project in such a limited amount of time.

I also had strong emotions and sentimental feelings come forth. For some people, psychedelics can bring up subconscious trauma, but I feel this wasn’t an issue for me since I bring my trauma and dark side to the forefront. Unlike with cannabis, I maintained more clarity in thinking and found that it helped me reduce OCD thinking. Certainly, it rewires the brain, which can have both potential benefits but also perhaps dangers. Like with the first experience, I had a mild hangover with some mild nausea, right after the afterglow experience ended.

Disclaimer: This is not a promotion of drug use but purely for educational and intellectual purposes.