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Datura
Datura trip reports
Visual replications of Datura
My friend recommended that I research the plant, Datura (a.k.a. Jimsonweed). By research, I mean read trip reports and browse visual replications of trips. There are 9 species of flower in the Genus, Datura. All flowers in the Datura are poisonous and the seed pods are the most potent part of the flower, as well as the part consumed for psychoactive effects, technically those of a deliriant. From what I've read, people's doses have varied from 15 to 300 seeds. Ingesting the seeds causes a strong dissociative effect that lasts for anywhere from 15 hours 3 days of strong delusions. Users of the plant report....well....read some of the trip reports for yourself to really see. Here's what I've learned.
From the reports, it seems like reality blends with a dream state complete with audio and visual hallucinations that are completely indistinguishable from reality. There are common themes of reuniting and conversing with old friends or family who aren't there, smoking imaginary cigarettes and even spending hours looking for a dropped cigarette—surprisingly, this was the most common shared hallucination between reports. Someone who quit smoking even reported it. People report getting physically weak and uncoordinated as if they were drunk, dehydrated and unable to quench their thirst, difficulty peeing, and a sensitivity to light. Another part of the Datura experience is some significant amnesia. Most users were not able to recall their experience with complete clarity, instead, they had to piece together fragments and witness accounts. The important thing to remember is that the effects of Datura wildly vary from the type/health of flower, season of harvesting and route of administration—and obviously the dose.
Just like any drug, the reports vary from wonderful to horrible trips. What I can say with confidence, though, is that this drug is a poison and its power cannot be underestimated. People end up in the hospital or in dangerous delirious states without proper control of themselves. However—like most other plants with psychoactive properties—Datura has been used for millennia by indigenous peoples for medicinal and spiritual purposes. There were plenty of accounts that highlighted the positive effects of the plant.
The only psychoactive drug I have experience with is marijuana...Many stories and bad experiences. At some point I'm going to write a retrospective on those parts of my life. Nonetheless, I truly recommend you read some of the experiences people had with Datura. I'll include a list of the most interesting and evocative ones. It amazes me what the human brain is capable of. Given how powerful my experiences with weed have been, I can't imagine what Datura—or any strong psychoactive drug for that matter—would do to me. I fear the experience but I'm also quite curious. I think weed has made me afraid of my own psyche and what my mind is capable of. Whether my fear is holding me back from important self-discovery and clarity or it's truly protecting me from more trauma, I do not know. I have a lot to learn about myself and my spirit—for now, I think it's wisest to expand my consciousness through sober means.
Check out these trip reports:
A dimension I never want to return to
Hide the knives
Truly the devil's weed
A rebirth
Dark and hopeless hell
Visual replications of Datura
My friend recommended that I research the plant, Datura (a.k.a. Jimsonweed). By research, I mean read trip reports and browse visual replications of trips. There are 9 species of flower in the Genus, Datura. All flowers in the Datura are poisonous and the seed pods are the most potent part of the flower, as well as the part consumed for psychoactive effects, technically those of a deliriant. From what I've read, people's doses have varied from 15 to 300 seeds. Ingesting the seeds causes a strong dissociative effect that lasts for anywhere from 15 hours 3 days of strong delusions. Users of the plant report....well....read some of the trip reports for yourself to really see. Here's what I've learned.
From the reports, it seems like reality blends with a dream state complete with audio and visual hallucinations that are completely indistinguishable from reality. There are common themes of reuniting and conversing with old friends or family who aren't there, smoking imaginary cigarettes and even spending hours looking for a dropped cigarette—surprisingly, this was the most common shared hallucination between reports. Someone who quit smoking even reported it. People report getting physically weak and uncoordinated as if they were drunk, dehydrated and unable to quench their thirst, difficulty peeing, and a sensitivity to light. Another part of the Datura experience is some significant amnesia. Most users were not able to recall their experience with complete clarity, instead, they had to piece together fragments and witness accounts. The important thing to remember is that the effects of Datura wildly vary from the type/health of flower, season of harvesting and route of administration—and obviously the dose.
Just like any drug, the reports vary from wonderful to horrible trips. What I can say with confidence, though, is that this drug is a poison and its power cannot be underestimated. People end up in the hospital or in dangerous delirious states without proper control of themselves. However—like most other plants with psychoactive properties—Datura has been used for millennia by indigenous peoples for medicinal and spiritual purposes. There were plenty of accounts that highlighted the positive effects of the plant.
The only psychoactive drug I have experience with is marijuana...Many stories and bad experiences. At some point I'm going to write a retrospective on those parts of my life. Nonetheless, I truly recommend you read some of the experiences people had with Datura. I'll include a list of the most interesting and evocative ones. It amazes me what the human brain is capable of. Given how powerful my experiences with weed have been, I can't imagine what Datura—or any strong psychoactive drug for that matter—would do to me. I fear the experience but I'm also quite curious. I think weed has made me afraid of my own psyche and what my mind is capable of. Whether my fear is holding me back from important self-discovery and clarity or it's truly protecting me from more trauma, I do not know. I have a lot to learn about myself and my spirit—for now, I think it's wisest to expand my consciousness through sober means.
Check out these trip reports:
A dimension I never want to return to
Hide the knives
Truly the devil's weed
A rebirth
Dark and hopeless hell
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