PROLOGUE... THE EPILOGUE...

THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT LSD, SO THE LINE

TEMPORAL IS NOT VERY RELEVANT
As the effects of LSD faded from my psyche, an idea clung to me:
everything I had always considered true about the universe was probably a
illusion. Until now, I only knew a small fraction of existence.” From that first
I knew that I had come into contact with the most powerful tool there was.
known to understand my own mind. What I learned through a degree in
psychologist and years of training as a psychoanalyst were relegated for a few hours in
acid.
In December 2013, as a result of the multiple lessons learned from the travels within
about me, I decided to create a space aimed at informing and sharing perspectives on the use of
psychedelics aimed at awakening consciousness. Thus emerged @lisergicos, a community
of which today thousands of psychonauts are part, willing to grow by erasing the boundaries of
the reality as many know it. Unlike other initiatives on the web, in this one, the use
of medical information and scientific studies, the ethical management of information and the commitment
With the safety of travelers, they have signed the path.
After the exponential growth of the community and in response to the incessant demand for information-
information that represented the questions and concerns of travelers, many of these plants
I cautiously reached out through private messages to avoid public scrutiny, I decided
begin to write a book in response to the worst evil associated with illegal drugs... the disin-
training.

¿Qué hago si estoy en un Bad Trip? ¿Cómo sé cuánto LSD tiene mi blotter? ¿Por qué el LSD es
Illegal? Do you advise me to take two cartons at a party? What is sex like on acid? How
Can I make sure I am consuming LSD? What is synesthesia? These are just some of the
Dozens of questions that I try to answer daily and that I will address through this book.
This text constitutes a manual for beginner or experienced travelers who wish
explore your interior and delve into psychedelia in the safest way possible; in it you do not find
there will be no steps or rules, for the very nature of psychedelia challenges all norms and
tend toward chaos, that is why you will find only tools and practices that may be useful in
different scenarios, with varied doses and in the multiple states of consciousness in which
they are located.
The content of this book is the synthesis of my personal psychedelic experiences, (and boy that
I have accumulated traveler miles as well as medical-scientific information that provides support to
many of my arguments, but it also includes remarks coming from the accounts of
thousands of travelers who have shared their invaluable experiences, fears, and advice, through
the community @lisergicos.

ADJUST YOUR
BELTS, BECAUSE
ON PASSING THIS
PAGE, WE WILL FALL
THROUGH THE HOLE OF
RABBIT....
A LITTLE PSYCHEDELIC CULTURE.

A group of hippies with flowers in their hair and long colorful tunics dance around
a bonfire singing songs by The Mamas and the Papas, while buckets are being handed out with
sugar loaded with LSD. That could be the quintessential cultural image associated with the beginning of
the psychedelic culture, but it is actually a very recent conception of the phenomenon.
Long before the 60s, psychedelia already existed. Perhaps with different names, but every form
of civilization or human organization since we have existed as a species, has had a profound
of the link with the use of psychoactives, and a large part of this has placed drugs
psychedelics in a place of honor within the range of tools to produce myths
personal and spiritual experiences.
From the Native Americans who still use peyote within ceremonial contexts
the Aztecs and the Mayans who found in the seed of Rivea Corymbosa
and in the magic mushrooms a direct communication line with the gods, up to more than 70 tribes
Amerindians who have historically drunk the brew of Ayahuasca for healing, the use
drugs that 'reveal the spirit' have been a natural part of the human experience for thousands of
years.
#SOURCYSTORY
THE TERM 'PSI-
CREATED BY HIM
PSYCHOLOGIST
BRITISH HUM-
PHRY OSMOND IN
1957. THE WORD
IS COMPOSED OF
TWO ROOTS GREE-
GAS:ΨΥΧΗ”, THAT
IT IS TRANSLATED
LIKE 'MIND' AND
ΔΗΛΟῦΝWhat does… mean?
NIFICA "THAT
REVEAL
The colonization of America, among other pleasant gifts, brought with it persecution and condemnation.
due to the consumption of hallucinogenic substances, destroying an invaluable legacy of knowledge
about the human being in its physical, psychological, and spiritual dimensions. For hundreds
In the years following the 'conquest', a long lethargy is maintained, perhaps caused by the recur-
rent and widespread use of other substances such as alcohol, tobacco, as well as the recent-
popularized cocaine and morphine, characterized by distracting and numbing their users,
more than by revealing unknown aspects of the psyche or facilitating transcendental experiences-
This period is notably interrupted by the return of psychedelia in the mid
twentieth century, a moment that would come to shake the structural foundations of the entire planet.
There were few cases of researchers and explorers who had the opportunity
of coming into contact with hallucinogenic substances like psilocybin and mescaline
entities in many cases of the Amazon, but by 1950, the use of psychedelics was far from being a
widespread phenomenon.
It is after the accidental discovery of the Swiss doctor Albert Hofmann, who in his attempts
to find new synthesis methods for lysergic acid diethylamide from ergot
of the rye, he found himself "affected by a notable unease, combined with a certain
mareo... A condition of non-unpleasant intoxication, characterized by an imagination
extremely stimulated. In a state similar to that of sleep, with eyes closed.
This event marked a milestone not only in the promising career of the scientist but in humanity.
entire. Given the powerful effects of a substance that at much lower concentrations than
any psychoactive previously seen could produce overwhelming experiences in humans,
lysergic acid diethylamide quickly made its way into the scientific community for its
study and began to be used as a tool to assist in psychological treatments
cos and psychiatric.
It was precisely through academics and researchers and within the universities
more prestigious than the acid revolution was forged. The same experimenters began
They were able to access 'new forms of reality' that soon, their intellectual baggage could not explain.
Humanity was then witness to a countless number of "awakenings" (as they refer to them)
own travelers) based on the use of psychoactive substances. This was largely due to the experience-
the psychedelic CIA allowed for reexamining and redefining one's own conception of being, upending its
scale of values and the belief system of thousands of people simultaneously.
Unauthorized experiments and the more widespread use of the substance were beginning to
awakening new ideas, new ways of creating social ties, new ways of conceiving the
marriage, sexuality, and existence itself... Mmm... I can already predict that someone will not
This will please him/her.
Now, it is important to imagine these awakenings happening over and over again on the campuses of
North American universities in 1968, while the State was trying to promote a war in
another continent. It is not a coincidence that the year in which the amendment regarding the dietil is modified
measure of lysergic acid and possession is penalized, whether in the year in which they were definitively moved
opposition to the Vietnam War began to become majority. The new forms of orga-
The social organizations that were woven were growing and demanded another model of governance that...
distant from military interventions. The use of psychoactives grouped more and more intellectuals.
current, professionals, and university students who would soon begin to reexamine not only
their lives but the way their country was governed and its foreign policies. The
the explosion of pacifist protests was the first symptom that invited the American government to
to think that something with psychoactives was not right... That thing of people asking for "peace and love"

It had to be solved quickly.

Datoliserigic
BY ADMINISTERING LSD TO CHIM-
PANCÉS, THESE ARE NEGLECTED
GIVE THE OWN RULES
OF YOUR GROUP AND RESPECT
TO THE HIERARCHIES.
Despite the fact that from the first scientific findings, there were clear indications that LSD
it was a substance with extremely low toxicity (lower than caffeine), non-addictive,
with significant value for psychiatry, the ban imposed its weight and the consumption of the
substance was relegated to groups outside the law. Likewise, experimentation
with LSD it was banned from the scientific context.
The problem, or the fortune, is that the acid had already permeated important human groups and
it had come to stay. Among the most prominent communities that were organized in
return to the use of psychedelics were found in the northeastern United States, those represented by
Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert, a pair of psychologists expelled from Harvard for administering without
LSD permission to its students. These two ambassadors developed an important current
in favor of the defense of the use of psychedelics, which gained great notoriety on the planet
whole… Perhaps more notoriety than necessary. They also produced significant written works.
value for psychonauts like "The psychedelic experience", a manual based on the book
Tibetan Book of the Dead that invited people to prepare for the dissolution of the ego. This
the community was made up of thinkers, scientists, academic dropouts, and an elite that
conducted his own experiments and structured guided trips to expand the
consciousness and promote human evolution.
On the other hand, at the other end of the United States, on the West Coast, was the novelist-
Ken Kesey accompanied by a irreverent group of free-spirited souls who called themselves
The Pranksters who had just discovered LSD and were integrating it into the music scene
of the time; they performed shows, artistic activities, expeditions crossing the country
whole with as many drugs in his blood as the body could allow. They were fun, crazy-
two, unstructured and were not interested in creating their own theories, they just wanted to take
a bus, paint it in colors and travel... in every possible sense.
These two groups help to greatly understand what LSD awakened in culture. For a
a notable turn towards trying to better understand spiritual and psychic aspects of nature
human nature and on the other, a recreational and stimulating trend that favored relationships
among beings and a more open sexuality. In any case, the substance invited the new
psiconauts to question everything, to think and stop obeying, and this is contrary to the very way
in which we organize ourselves as a civilization, which requires some degree of indoctrination and
submission to the rules.
LSD was then a challenge to everything, and it involved a real possibility of reconsidering ourselves before

basic aspects that have guided our civilization. Leary from the East called to the
youth to 'ignite their psychic apparatus, tune in and let go of everything', Kesey from the West
invited everyone every weekend to take acid tests in the acid tests. What was the result?
The war on drugs became more intense.
The North American government led a massive campaign of discredit and disinformation aimed at
to users of now illicit drugs. Incarcerations became commonplace, the penal
The substance's availability on the streets decreased and soon began to slowly fade away.
the flame of psychedelia.
Fortunately, once you have been on the other side of the mirror, you are never the same again.
the same, and from that generation of 'tuned in', hundreds of thousands redefined what the future would be
of the planet that we conceive today as reality. Aldous Huxley in literature, Steve Jobs in
computing, John Lennon in music, Francis Crick in biology, are some examples of the
travelers whose work was influenced by the use of LSD and who set the trend
in fundamental aspects of the 21st century.

#SOURHISTORY
YOU CANNOT ENJOY YOUR
COMPUTERS, OF YOURS
FASHION HOUSES, FROM YOUR EDITO-
RIALES, OF YOUR DAMNED RE-
VIEWS, YOU CANNOT DO
NOTHING IN CULTURE WITHOUT
PSYCHEDELIC PEOPLE IN POSI-
KEY ACTIONS. AND THIS IS THE
GREAT TRUTH NOT SAID OF THE
AMERICAN CREATIVITY.
THEN I THINK IT'S TIME
THE TIME WE CAME OUT OF THE CLOSET
AND LET'S SAY:
DO YOU KNOW WHAT?, I AM HIGH-
I DO, AND I AM PROUD.
TERENCE MCKENNA.
Today, the expensive war against drugs that has been waged for more than 40 years
is seeing its foundations undermined and everything indicates that in the coming years, the entire planet
will radically change its approach to the management of psychoactive substances, within the
where psychedelics are found. The decriminalization of substances in some countries,
reclassification into others, treating drug abuse as a public health problem and not as
punitive approach, the reinstatement of research with LSD, MDMA, and psilocybin in some-
at the prestigious universities in the world, they invite us to think that we are at the doors of
a new psychedelic revolution.
11 TIPS FOR YOUR FIRST LSD TRIP...
ACID FOR DUMMIES.
Dragons flying, snakes breathing fire and a spiritual connection with my past lives,
this was everything that did NOT happen on my first trip, instead, something truly transcendent
it would happen.

A great number of anecdotes and previous images had fueled my curiosity about
of LSD, unfortunately I would discover that all prior symbolic reference to the experience
individual would be almost useless to frame my rebirth.

A week ago, I had decided to consume the promising substance in company.

of two of my closest friends. One of them, with several previous psychedelic experiences
It brings a dose of a paper called 'Hofmann', which will be divided into three thirds.

When I consume my small dose orally, I immediately notice a bitter, unpleasant taste.
at first sight... and also at second sight. This flavor accompanies me for at least
about 30 minutes that it takes for the substance to dissolve in my mouth. During that period of time,
no change occurs, however, my expectation has been growing.
As a stimulating element, we have decided to watch the movie Yellow Submarine, a cult piece.
people that I had enjoyed so many times before and that I hope to have access to again
a different way on this occasion. During the movie and without noticing it immediately, they have been
presenting some minor symptoms: sweating, chills, increased heart rate
cardiac, muscle tension, and agitation. Disinhibition and laughter gradually begin to
frost the cake, causing any aspect of the movie to become a
detonator for an explosion of laughter. All these elements make it increasingly difficult
to continue passively observing those psychedelic images on the television,
inviting me soon to get out of bed and dance to the rhythm of the musical.

It is right there, dancing on the edge of a bed covered by a sheet with geometric shapes.
case, when unexpectedly I have my first clear distortion of "reality". My
hands move in front of me to the rhythm of the music, when I notice that the figures that adorned
the sheet overlaps my hands, with the latter being between the sheet and its print,
all this despite the fact that I am physically far from the bed. The moment represents
my first experience to understand that being 'here and there at the same time', I feel that
I am in the presence of something I have never experienced, it is a sensation that takes me several minutes.
to be able to put into precise words.
Once the movie was over, we decided to go to the department's living room; however, to get there
To this, I need to cross a hallway of about three meters. I face there an endless walk.
that seems never-ending... How long three meters can be on LSD. For the first time, I understand.
what it is to experience a slowdown of time, a phenomenon that together with the acce-
The momentary generation of the timeline occurs throughout the entire journey.

Regarding this phenomenon, I want to note that it is not about the sensation of moving slowly or
fast, it is precisely that my body can enter and exit the timeline and that this to its
Time can accelerate or slow down regardless of my actions. I then notice that, unlike...
Given everything I had heard before, visual stimuli such as colors appear...
since there have been no significant changes in my first trip, the deformations seem to be oriented
more to my temporal-spatial location.

My kinesthetic relationship with the environment has changed drastically. Having difficulties to
to hold a spoon due to its enormous weight or to feel that moving my arms to talk can
It can take an eternity, they begin to make me notice how complex the world can be.
you have experienced from a different perspective in relation to these two variables. I can live like
aspects as "objective" as time and space are only perceptions based on a
chemical balance of my brain that I can now alter and with this, I can change the way
in which I perceive the universe.

Confused and profoundly fascinated by my discoveries about the universe, I interact

constantly with common elements that I find in the house, until I find on the table
from the room an object that from a distance looked like a compass, its mere presence is enough to produce-
I expressed my displeasure and ordered my companions to remove him from the scene. Minutes later and armed.

I again ask that the object be presented to me alone so that I can face it and
to rediscover it. The initial fear that that piece, which turned out to be a magnifying glass, caused ends.
taking me on an emotional journey that connects with the death of one of my relatives.

In just a couple of minutes, I make peace with what the magnifying glass represented and develop to
from that moment a special connection with the object (That for the rest of the years my
friends and I will call "the object"). A kind of fascination similar to love, something
truly difficult to symbolize. My attention is now mostly focused on the beautiful
What could that have been that initially generated aversion in me.

About 5 hours later, the effects of the trip begin to slowly disappear, however,
the mark that had been left in my psyche would be eternal, the universe in which I live no longer exists
governed by inviolable rules.
NEXT, SOME CON-
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
DECIDED TO HOLD HIS FIRST
LSD JOURNEY:

1CONTROL THE SETTING:

Consuming LSD for the first time is often associated with a rebirth of consciousness.
and a sensory and cognitive awakening. When a baby comes into the world, it has no control over the
first elements you come into contact with, you will have time to plan your
Renaissance. Find a place where you can be calm, where the sensory stimuli that
You want to have (movies, music, lighting, etc.) that can be easily controlled.
Make sure that the space you have defined will allow you to protect yourself despite climate changes.
cos... No LSD in the rain, at least not the first time.

START WITH A SMALL DOSE:

A psychedelic experience has no comparison and the fact that you have
being paragliding or having consumed other drugs will not make you more or less
prepared than others to live your journey. A small dose can impact you and will allow you
get to know the topic little by little. As you read, on my first trip I used 1/3 of a Hoffman paper,
this being an excellent starting point for me and a great experience. I suggest that
procures to get two cartons instead of one. Start with 1/3 or 1/2 of a dose. If then
from the first trip you want to experience something more intense, recalculate and plan the next one with a dose.
greater than the same presentation that you already purchased. Your body will react differently than that of

anyone else and little by little you must discover your threshold for these things.

STORE YOUR CARTON WELL:

The LSD molecule is annoyingly sensitive to three very common things in the environment:
Light, heat, oxygen, and chlorine. To prevent it from deteriorating easily, the ideal scenario is
vacuum pack your papers and store them in a dark place with a temperature
below 25 degrees Celsius.
#DATOLISÉRGICO
AFTER 4 WEEKS-
ANAS OF INCUBATION-
BACION A 37
DEGREES
Celsius, it
OBSERVES A
LOSS IN THE
CONCENTRATION
OF THE LSD OF A
30%".LI Z, MCNAL-
LY AJ, WANG H
SALAMONE SJ.
(1998)
SOUND BODY AND SOUND MIND:
Imagine that you want to make the most important trip of your life to the most remote place on the planet and
just before leaving you fracture a foot, you decide to continue with the itinerary and that which
you thought it would be a beautiful adventure ends up being a calamity. The same principle
applies to a psychedelic trip, with the particularity that your senses will be much more
awakened and your mind will be able to easily connect with emotions, feelings and sensations.
If you have a small wound, an unpleasant emotion or even a slight pain
head, postpone your trip, after all, the tickets to consume LSD can be changed
two at any time without having to pay penalties. On the other hand, I recommend
check if you have any pre-existing medical condition or if you are taking any medication that
may cause adverse reactions when interacting with LSD.

#DATOLISERGIC
SUBJECTS THAT
LITHIUM COMPOUND OR
ANTIDEPRESSANTS
TRICYCLICS,
YOU CAN SEE
INCREASED
MARKEDLY
THE EFFECTS OF
LSD.
SET YOUR STANDARDS:
While the use of psychoactive substances is associated with the feeling of freedom and detachment from
Rules, in favor of maintaining your safety and comfort, it is important to follow some parameters.
let your decision-making guide you when you are in the midst of the experience. It won't be me who...
indicate what rules you should follow, but I can suggest some that have worked for me,
example: establish an area where the journey will take place and clearly define how far it extends.
it will be possible to reach, not contact anyone outside of the trip by phone (unless there is some
emergency), do not consume a second dose seeking to amplify the sensations, do not use
other substances (at least on your first trip), etc. I emphasize, these are personal rules.
invent your own and agree them with your human environment.

DATOLISERGIC
When mixing alcohol
WITH LSD, IT DIMINISHES-
IN THE PSI EFFECTS-
CODELICS AND THE ALCO-
THIS DECREASES ITS
DIZZINESS POWER.

HUMAN ENVIRONMENT: Probably one of the

most relevant aspects. The consumption of LSD is largely a highly experiential
pleasant, with the possibility of experiencing some episode of discomfort at a certain moment
(as in any aspect of life), starting from this premise, you will want to be surrounded by
people you completely trust who allow you to express your joy, euphoria, sadness or
fears. Having a good friend will allow you to verbalize what you feel and exchange ideas.
impressions, this is especially helpful if you start to feel a little confused.
7SWALLOW IT:
You may have heard a friend say that the best way to consume cardboard is
putting it in the eye because this increases its effects. No, the effects are not greater if it is
put the acid directly in the eye, this only reduces the time you have to 10-15 minutes
wait for the dose to start taking effect. The problem is that when you place a
cardboard in your eye (with or without LSD) you risk injuring your cornea, and just as you read in the
Point 3, what may be a simple annoyance, during the trip can become a true
hell. It's simply not worth the risk to gain a few minutes. If you are too
In a hurry, postpone the trip. On the other hand, you may have heard other friends mention that it is
It's better to place the cardboard under the tongue, on the gums, etc... The truth is that when
You place the dose in your mouth, no matter what you do, absorption will be gastrointestinal... like this.
that you can swallow it without problems.

Start on an empty stomach:

If you truly want to improve the absorption of LSD, avoid eating right before consuming.
Travel on an empty stomach or with a small portion of easy-to-digest food, this will help.
in addition to reducing the chances of feeling nausea during the experience.
DATOLISERIC
LSD increases your concentration.
SUGAR TRACTION IN
BLOOD DURING THE JOURNEY.

9FOOD AND HI-

HYDRATION ON THE TRIP:
During the psychedelic experience, your sense of taste may open up a good space for
experiencing new sensations during the consumption of food or drinks, however, the
difficulties in controlling movements, measuring your displacements, calculating quantities,
it may be affected and with it your chances of making that casserole at the last minute
Grandma. Set aside about 2 liters of drinking water for yourself and prepare some in advance.
dishes (yes, preferably several) that can be packaged and that require no more than
take a minute in the microwave. Look for contrasts between the flavors, a couple of fruits and
fresh vegetables, an ice cream, a cream... one moment, I'm going to eat.

THE TIME:
Schedule a good day in your agenda when you can have about 12 continuous hours.
Probably if you follow my advice #2 in about 6 hours your trip will be ready, but you might want to
to have more time to converse, reflect, and rest. If possible, try to ensure that the day
next is not loaded with big tasks. Remember that it is a journey and it exhausts in a way
similar.

#DATOLISERGIC
AFTER FOUR DAYS THE
urine or blood tests
CAN'T DETECT THE CON-
SUM OF LSD.
11SENSORY STIMULI
PROGRESSIVE:
Your body will be open to experiencing the world like never before. I suggest you include progre-
Silently the stimuli so that you don't feel overwhelmed. When you consume LSD, maybe a sheet of
paper can cause you enough amazement to last an entire trip, so none of that
AC/DC concert while using strobe lights inside a pool and doing a
little tai chi.
Open spaces and landscapes offer infinite visual, olfactory, tactile, and auditory stimuli.
you and a way to connect with the intimacy of nature. In these scenarios, the stimuli-
The extras could disconnect us from the environment.

#DATALOGIC
LSD tolerance is de-
ROLL AFTER A COUPLE
OF CONTINUOUS DAYS OF ADMIN-
ADMINISTRATION AND DISAPPEARS
AFTER ABOUT FOUR DAYS
OF INTERRUPTED THE CON-
SUMO.
HOW MUCH LSD DOES MY BLOTTER HAVE?...
DOES MY BLOTTER HAVE LSD?
For weeks I had heard great things about the 'Star Trek' cardboard, I am very
excited to try it. I saved a whole one for myself, because my travel companions
they will take a cardboard of Shiva.

I take a third of the dose to kick off and I start the session by doing a musical set with a set of
The XX and Lendi Vexer.

1 hour of soft rhythms and joy... The note does not appear.
2 hours of soft rhythms, joy, and a hint of disappointment.
I eat the other third.
3 hours of soft rhythms, a bit of sadness and a desire to
kill the dealer. I'll have another third.
4 hours of soft rhythms, I start to drink beers and
I understand that this was a trip that never took off.

The doses of LSD have undergone significant changes since its emergence as a medication in the
sixties; a moment when, in some nice tablets under the brand 'Delisyd', it was distributed
by the company Sandoz which guaranteed a concentration standard of 250µg (micrograms)
for doses ... Ah, what times those were.

DATOLESERGIC
0.5 mg is needed
(MILLIGRAMS) OF
MESCALINE FOR
ACHIEVE EFFECTS
SIMILAR TO 100 µG
(MICROGRAMS)
THE LSD..
From the penalization of the substance, and after the black market took hold of it
production and marketing, it has become almost impossible for the average user to know that
what is being put in and at what concentration.
Some revealing data can be extracted from the analyses conducted by NGOs, foun-
actions and a few government agencies that have set out to learn about the
composition of the presentations sold as LSD on the streets around the world.

The fact is that the problem is very different depending on where you are. For example-
In Europe, the foundation Energy Control reported that in 2015 LSD was the least substance.
adulterated that they examined, finding that in 89.4% of the cases, the content in the samples
it was LSD-25 without any other psychoactive substance. These figures are more than positive in a
market without any type of regulations. By March 2016, the same organization indicated that
In the previous 90 days, I had analyzed 20 vials that had been sold as LSD; 18
from them, 1 from Spain, 1 from Holland and 1 from the USA.

After the analysis, they were able to confirm that 18 of them were indeed LSD, 2 in a concentration...
undetermined betrayal, 3 of them had a dose so low that they did not reach the threshold
minimum to generate effects in a human, 9 had a medium-low dose (between 29µg and 84µg)
and only 4 reached moderate doses. The average dose among all the cartons that could be
fully analyzed was 63µg. However, the biggest drawback lies in two
blotters sold as LSD that actually contained: one 25I-NBOMe and the other DOC, two
research chemicals (RCs) that are still under experimentation and that have been much
less studied than LSD and have a much greater toxic potential.

#DATOLISERGIC
WITH 16 MICROGRAMS
FROM LSD FOR EACH
KILOGRAM OF BODY WEIGHT
RAL, IT'S ALMOST IM-
POSSIBLE TO REPEAT ONE
SHORT PHRASE.
This problem is notably worsening in Latin America, a region where according to some
organisms responsible for substance analysis, such as the Drug Observatory of
In Colombia, it is common today for substances such as: 25B-NBOMe, 25C-NBOMe, and 25I-NBOMe
they flood the streets and present themselves like LSD. This is why travelers scour the internet for
search for any pieces of information that allow them to differentiate LSD from RCs.

#DATOLISERGIC
THERE IS NOT A SINGLE DEATH
DOCUMENTED
IN HISTORY DUE TO OVERDOSE
SIS OF LSD, HOWEVER
THERE IS A GOOD NUMBER OF
DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH OVER-
DOSAGE FOR IMITA CONSUMPTION
SYNTHETIC DOORS OF LSD.

At this point, I allow myself to give you 5 basic tools to know what you are getting into:

1VERY LARGE CARDBOARDS:

As I mentioned, doses of LSD are measured in micrograms, which is why a sheet of 0.5mm
0.5mm will be more than enough to accommodate a huge dose. When you see a carton of
upper size, you are usually in the presence of a substance whose active dose requires
a greater concentration and therefore a vehicle (cardboard) with larger dimensions.

THE TAKEOFF TIME:

LSD should start its effects between 30 minutes and 1 hour, and these should last from 8 to 12.
hours. If these times do not match the start and duration of your trip… repeat after me
RESEARCH CHEMICAL!

THIS IS TOO BITTER:

25I-NBOMe is VERY bitter, however LSD according to some users can have a
slight metallic taste, but for the vast majority it's tasteless. If it tastes like yuck... it's yuck.
#DATOLISERGIC
LSD IS NOT TASTLESS, IT IS LIG-
TRULY BITTER".ALEXAN-
DER SHULGIN, CHEMIST, FAR-
PHARMACEUTICAL AND FATHER OF
MDMA.

THE TECHNIQUE OF FLUORESCENCE:

Using black light, cartons with a HIGH concentration of LSD can glow. Now, that
Do not do it, it does not mean that it does not have acid, it may mean that its concentration is low.

5THANKS EHRLICH:
The most accurate technique to know what your cardboard contains is to use a chemical testing kit with
Ehrlich reagent (It's cheap, legal, and you can find it on Amazon) that allows you to detect the presence
of LSD and other indole alkaloids.

SOME ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

WHAT SHOULD THEY TATTOO ON THEIR FOREHEAD:

1Never blindly trust a dealer's word, even if the card says printed.
"LSD 250µg" might be something else.

2Treat each carton with great respect if you don't know what you are consuming. Start with
very small doses and avoid redosing until at least 4 hours have passed, because
for example, the DOC bursts from the second hour.

3No, no, no, do not believe in those so-called 'double drop' or 'triple drop' cartons. Simply
They want to take more money from you for the dose. Currently, it is very strange that the laboratories
drop the liquid on the papers, really the system is a bit more sophisticated and involves a
relatively uniform immersion so that all doses of the same production contain
about the same amount of acid.
DATOLISERGIC
THE DOSAGE
ACTIVE FROM
LSD IN HU-
HAND IS OF
0.003
MILLIGRAMS
FOR
KILOGRAM
OF WEIGHT COR-
PORAL.
SYNESTHESIA, WHAT COLORS DO THE NOTES HAVE
FROM THE
ABOUT THEGUITAR
GUITARININSTAIRWAY
STAIRWAYTO
TOHEAVEN.
HEAVEN.

I'm lying in my bed waiting for the trip to take off. I look at the ceiling of my room.
reading over and over again the message I had written with paints a few weeks ago. I repeat
In my head... 'The hills are alive with the sound of music.'

This time the acid kick has become very evident. It has not entered gently or progressively,
but begins straightforwardly, with a significant visual distortion. The black letters on the ceiling
they seem to flutter slightly, while they appear and disappear randomly. In the background
After the letters, the orange and pink strokes I had painted begin to vibrate until emitting a
spectacularly beautiful sound. It's like a metallic, high-pitched buzz that's pleasant to the ear
that appears every time I see those color spots.

For the first time in my life, I am able to hear the sound of a color.

Yes, hearing a color, smelling a note, tasting a landscape... These are some of the things that can
happening during the trip. This phenomenon is called 'synesthesia' and in very scientific terms, it is a
crossover of sensory wires… Mmm, that didn’t sound very scientific, let's call it better
Joint assimilation or interference of various types of sensations from different senses in a
"same perceptual act"... Wow, that does sound serious (I copied and pasted it from Wikipedia).

Synesthesia as a phenomenon is very rare; it occurs in some human beings without

that science clearly understands why it happens. However, during the experi-
It is quite common for travelers to become, at least for
a few hours, synesthetics.

The most common way this phenomenon presents itself is the appearance of a color when generating
make a sound, and it is important when I say "appearance" because I am not referring to imagining a
color, it's really seeing it... With closed or open eyes. This is especially interesting
when several sounds in a song are able to evoke entire concerts of colors, or
chromatic symphonies that dance to the rhythm of intricate arpeggios.

However, there are some less common forms of synesthesia. Some people declare
Some can see the timeline constantly, others can see progressive numbers in
the events that happen, others can even savor the words they hear. For example-
Well, on my first trip I discovered that the whole experience had a plastic taste.
DATOLISERGIC
ACCORDING TO THE 'ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEUROSCIENCE'
DEJULIA SIMMER (2009), 0.2% OF THE POPULATION
HAS LEXICAL-GUSTATORY SYNESTHESIA.

The psychiatrist and neuropsychopharmacologist David Nutt, after comparing brain scans of
subjects who were administered LSD and those who were administered some
placebo, concluded that, "under normal conditions, the information that comes from our eyes
it is processed in a part of the brain called the visual cortex, but when the volunteers take-
Beyond LSD, many additional areas, not just the visual cortex, contributed to processing.
visual... We found that under the effect of LSD, compared to the placebo, regions
disparate parts of the brain begin to communicate with each other, when they normally do not.
Robin Carhart-Harris, the leader of the research, also indicated about these findings at the brain level.
bral: 'We have seen an explosion of communication.' All of this could shed light on our understanding.
regarding why psychonauts perceive in a more "integrated" way the experience
sensory experience.

But this magnificent pot of sensations has a particularity, and that is that all beings
Humans have been synesthetic, at least at one moment in our lives. According to the research-
According to Daphne Maurer, all babies under 6 months are synesthetic.
This statement seems truly interesting to me and has a deep relationship with others.
phenomena associated with LSD consumption. In 1961, psychologist Gustav Lienert interpreted as a result
From his studies, that subjects on LSD experienced a regression in their intellectual functions
current to a more ontogenetically younger stage in terms of developmental state.
The lack of categorization of the experience, the difficulty in sustaining attention, memorizing,
understand language and specify spatial-temporal relationships, as well as synesthesia,
they seem to be common aspects between infants and psychonauts, perhaps that is where it comes from
beautiful fascination and the amazement that both share for the small stimuli and
That is why during "sobriety" we find it everyday and boring.
It's as if our psyche is facing the world again for the first time. At that stage,
neither the colors nor the shapes have assigned names, everything is experienced as a flow of
interconnected sensations.

For those who have discovered the door of synesthesia during their explorations
Psychedelics can be highly stimulating to access the vast information again.
sensory that remains hidden when the doors of perception are closed
the
FLASHBACKS WHAT IS TRUE?
WHAT IS FALSE? AND... WHAT THE HELL
THAT'S THAT FLYING DRAGON!

The sunlight begins to touch my skin and little by little I am waking up from the dream. I am lying down-
I lay in my bed and my eyelids peel apart and come together a couple of times. At least has passed
A couple of weeks since my last psychedelic trip, and my brain is alert enough.
as if to not experience a dreamy fantasy, but still a bit drowsy enough to not
I am reviewing my WhatsApp. I keep my eyes closed for a few seconds and in the darkness-
Dad, absolutely something really fantastic is happening... I am starting to SEE some geometric shapes.
simple in a pale orange color. No, I am not imagining them, imagination is much more
poor in details... it's like comparing a dirty Betamax tape to going to the movies to see one
3D movie eating popcorn and take... Ok, I'm getting sidetracked... I'm watching them in
all its absolute expression!, they are figures that lack complexity but are very rich visually-
mind.

Little by little I begin to play with these squares, triangles, circles, and as time goes by
seconds I can make them spin and transform at my will... I have discovered the way in which
my brain can create highly vivid visual images.

#SOURHISTORY
I HAVE NEVER MET
NOBODY WHO HAS
HAVING A FLASHBACK
AND I TRAVELED MILLIONS OF
SOMETIMES IN THE SIXTY'S
TAS
JOHN LENNON.
The flashback is a difficult topic to address, mainly because there is no cl... Oh,
who will please remove this trail of colors from my hands!... Aha, I was saying that there is no such thing as a
clear agreement that establishes a line between what is and what is not a flashback, so this
has made it difficult for researchers to better understand the phenomenon and define its scope and
how common it is. For example, there are studies that claim that the Flashback is statistically-
clearly very rare, but others indicate that up to 77% of the people who have used LSD
they can experience it. The truth today is 3 things: 1) it is real, 2) it seems more related to consumption
of LSD than of other psychedelics and 3) the number of people it affects is not very clear.

During my experience handling @lisergicos, I have encountered a large number of stories of

travelers who exhibit alterations in the perceptual apparatus long after having
consumed psychedelics, and these sensations that can be categorized as Flashbacks,
not necessarily about seeing a pink elephant twerking. In fact, the nature of these stories
tends to be more subtle and is more closely linked to manifestations such as seeing intense colors
You will observe: patterns, trails, phosphenes, waves, movements at the edges of the field.
visual, etc...

According to John Halpern, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, "the
Flashbacks can occur long after the psychedelic experience, like a
simple evocation of memory, so strong that it feels as if one is traveling anew
mind"; we travelers often refer to this as a "free trip" and it can be a very
rewarding that does not noticeably interrupt daily activities. However, for some
people, these sensations can be much more vivid and also become a problem-
chronic, constant and can extend for weeks, months or years, called Disorder
Persistent Perceptive due to Hallucinogens (TPPA). "These are people who can stand in the...
corner of a street and see a car pass by, and they see a trail behind. They can look at a wall with-
completely white and find geometric patterns. They see an arm and can see a halo around it.
dor... It's something like being in Alice in Wonderland." Henry David Abraham, Psiqui-
atra.

Now, it is very important to differentiate this syndrome from a psychosis, since for it to...
TPPA diagnosis should be appropriate, there should be no other diseases that can explain it.
the emergence of perceptual distortions.
In any case, anyone who decides to use LSD must be aware that they assume the risk of reliving
some sensations of the trip at another time in his life, not wanting this to mean that he must
to be an unpleasant experience. In case these constantly affect life
The person's daily life, it is very important that they see a doctor, since there are treat-
specific comments, mainly based on the administration of benzodiazepines, that
they allow to soothe or reduce the symptoms.

Then another question arises: What causes the flashback? And many myths have been woven around this.
I could write another book. The most popular one: It's that LSD stays in your marrow. I started -
destroying this stance by explaining that the half-life of LSD in the human body is
175 minutes. The truth is that it is still not understood why flashbacks exist, but the
Henry David Abraham expert in TPPA says: "I have dedicated a large part of my life to
Studying this phenomenon and the short answer to that question is... I don't know... There are some clues.

which indicate to us that there is an imbalance in the inhibitory circuits of information processing
visual formation.

While science tries to answer some pending questions, I will continue closing the
eyes and visualizing fun shapes.

DATOLISÉRGICO
ACCORDING TO A STUDY CONDUCTED-
FROM 1960 FOR THE DEPARTA-
MENTOR OF PSYCHIATRY OF
MASSA GENERAL HOSPITAL
CHUSETTS, 53.5% OF THE SUBJECTS-
THEY SHOWED SYMPTOMS
WHAT COULD BE CATALOGED
LIKE A FLASHBACK, A
WEEK OR AFTER EXHIBITING
AN EXPOSE ON DRUGS (LSD).
SEX ON LSD OR...
WHERE DO I PUT THIS?
I am alone, lying on my bed and the effect of the acid begins to take over my body.
A pleasant sensation travels through every cell of my skin. It is a gentle warmth that hugs me.
I feel that every little part of me finds tons of pleasure just from touching the sheets.
From my being emanate waves of colors in warm tones that suddenly connect me deeply.
I am minding my girlfriend who is... hundreds of kilometers away. I discover that these waves
they can be here and there at the same time. Her body and my body become one
heat wave that sweeps across my bed leaving luminous trails in its wake.
Each exhalation is filled with pure pleasure that does not understand hours or kilometers. We are
one with the whole universe.
At the end of the trip, I had to apologize to my girlfriend for having sex with her... without her consent.
feeling.
Just like anything during the trip, sex on LSD depends a lot on the way of
consciousness in which one finds oneself and this varies greatly depending on the dose consumed. It is
possible and very rewarding, to have sex (as you usually know it) when the effects of
acids are subtle or when the journey is on the downward slope, in this context a
explosion of sensations and a marked intensification of each stimulus, however, to have
sex in the second hour after eating a good cardboard, presents us with a totally
different.
When you are at the peak of the roller coaster, the concept of ego fades away, for
both the body and mental construction do not exist. It is common for a traveler to feel that they do not
he recognizes his arm, or he doesn't know where his back is, and from this perspective, a kiss
with a couple of tongue movements, it can already be confusing enough to think
in more elaborate themes like an orgy with whipped cream... well, I'm already digressing new-
mind.
Usually sex during the most intense part of the journey appears as something distant from the body.
and more oriented towards a meeting of waves, a spiritual communion, the fusion with other beings or
things, etc. This experience can be millions of times more intense than common sexuality
and does not even require physical contact... Sex at this stage can be so different that
You can have the most stimulating experience of your life with just a crossing of glances.
Dr. Albert Hofmann claimed about sexuality on LSD: 'The contradictions are also'
reports on the influence that LSD has on sexual experience. Given that the stimulation of
all sensory perceptions are an essential feature of the effects of LSD, the intoxication
of the senses of the sexual act can experience an unexpected intensification. But it can also
they have described cases in which LSD did not lead to the expected erotic paradise, but rather to a purgatory-
river or even to the hell of a terrible extinction of all sensation and to the mortal void. Wow, what
that sounded horrible.

As the father of LSD indicates, I have confirmed in hundreds of travelers' accounts that they plan
a fabulous sexual encounter for your next trip, that desire as a sign of a lack,
It can fade away. For many psychonauts, it is common to feel the sexual need nullified.
when the journey reaches its peak. Remember, if there are no people, there is no one to desire nor to whom
wish... Just little triangles flying, colors, and a whirlwind of energies. On this point, the
psychiatrist W.A. Stoll, one of the first to experiment with acid, notes in his diary: 'No
I could feel any sexual desire. I tried to imagine a woman; only a sculpture appeared.
modern-primitive abstract, which produced no erotic effect and whose forms were
assumed and immediately replaced by movable circles and bows.
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE ACID SEX
I'M GIVING YOU SOME TIPS:
Sexuality can open many anxieties in travelers. Explore little by little, step by step.
with your partner. Make sure that both of you are feeling comfortable and don't try to force anything.

As their senses will be amplified, do small exercises to experience your sexuality in

each stage of the approach. Rubbing their hands, a hug, a massage, can be explosive-
exciting minds. Try even having sex without touching each other.

Do it with a very low dose the first time to get to know how your bodies respond.
pos.

Protect yourselves. Whenever you use drugs and consider that there might be an option to have sex,
Bring condoms. Don’t let many lights and waves set aside the need to take care of yourself.

#TACOSTORY
A HUGE AMOUNT OF
ENERGY OF EACH FIBER OF YOUR
BODY IS RELEASED UNDER
THE EFFECTS OF LSD, ESP
SEXUAL ENERGY.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT LSD
THE MOST POWERFUL APHRODISIAC
CO DISCOVERED BY THE
MAN" TIMOTHY LEARY, IN-
INTERVIEWED BY THE MAGAZINE
PLAYBOY IN 1960.
BAD TRIPS...
HOW TO GET OVER PANIC
LET'S PLAY JENGA WITH THE
DEATH.
And what if I forget to breathe? - after thinking about this phrase, the air begins to become less and less
denser and with it, my breathing becomes so heavy, as if air enters and exits my lungs
oil. My heart beats very strongly and I start to feel the first signs of fear.
The deep notes of Philip Glass's arrangements this time heighten my fear and create a mirror.
breeding ground for terrifying ideas that lead to: If I do not exist, who
Are you breathing?

To calm myself, I slowly lie down on the kitchen floor. My bare torso and my cheek-
they make contact with him, and immediately the cold of the caico passes through my body like a
death sentence.

Every thought, every breath, and every attempt of my mind to survive seem to increase-
to drag fear up to climb and become panic. Panic without embellishments. Panic like the one that only
you can feel who has just discovered that they are disappearing. I find myself surrounded by the
death. It doesn't matter everything I had read, it doesn't matter knowing that there had never existed a
death by LSD overdose, every cell screams at me that I am dying.

My gaze focuses on the silver shine of the refrigerator, in which I can see myself extending
on the ground, defenseless. I don't know where it came from, but the next phrase that crossed my mind
became my only defense against panic…. -Die, stay cold, cold like that
Freezer! - My whole body is paralyzed and my system is slowly beginning to shut down. I
I consciously surrender to destiny to gracefully end my existence, and it is then when
ideas disappear, sounds, sensations, and even fear. I am in the void, in the
nothing, I am nobody.

In ceasing my efforts to live and laying down my arms, I discovered my passage back to life.
If I am nobody, then nobody can die.
I slowly got up from the ground smiling and looked at my friends saying: - I'm no longer afraid of him.
to death. I was there and came back.
After being, for years, the custodian of the fears and concerns of thousands of travelers who
I have been contacted through @lisergicos, I have discovered that the Bad Trip constitutes the pri-
the obstacle for someone to have their first psychedelic experience and is also
An important problem even for the most experienced psychonauts.

Daily, I receive at least once the following questions: How do I avoid a Bad Trip?
Or once I have had a Bad Trip, will my trips always be like this? There is a
a large number of looks and stances; many of which I found in practice that do not
were useless. That is why I will detail in this chapter some considerations that I
I have used the same to avoid and/or go through a Bad Trip and come out in a… mmm, for now
Let's settle for going out.
#DATOLISERGIC
DURING THE TRIP
They can increase
MODERATELY YOU
HEART RATE AND
YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE.
The psychedelic experience is a very powerful psychic tool, characterized by
to dismantle the censors, to externalize the repressed material and to unveil deep truths to all
those who decide to take the risk of getting to know themselves better. Some of these discoveries do not
They are not necessarily pleasant, in fact, they can be deeply unpleasant. This is
a Bad Trip, a set of highly unpleasant sensations, emotions, and thoughts
during a prolonged period of experience, and the elements that characterize it are very
common: depersonalization, the feeling of imminent death, paranoid ideas and the
to believe that one has totally lost their mind, they have penetrated the psychedelic crossings of almost
any traveler.

However, despite its terrible name, the Bad Trip does not have to be considered a
negative event, many people have encountered in these difficult experiences, it teaches
painful moments that positively modify important aspects of our lives. It is because
this, which from now on I will call this phenomenon 'travel in turbulent waters'. Although
all travelers want journeys in calm waters, it is very likely that if you use
psychedelics for a time, you come across a storm. The important thing then will be to learn to
navigate, in any scenario.

#DATOLISERGIC
50% OF PEOPLE CONSIDER-
TO THE BAD TRIPS AS EXPERIENCES-
BENEFICIAL CICADAS (MCGLOTHLIN &
ARNOLD, 1971).
1 "That painting makes me feel nauseous." During the psychedelic experience, you feel as if you are naked and

in a changing climate. Your body perceives more and amplifies every stimulus. The little things
that in everyday life can cause a slight annoyance like the oil in the living room that never
I have liked it, during the LSD trip they can become exalted and reach the level of aspects.
really unpleasant that hinder your ability to enjoy it. Tool: In cases
simpler, and when it comes to external elements, try to control them before the start of
the session, choose the music that easily connects you with the emotions you want to exalt during
the journey, spaces that transmit peace to you, pleasant videos, ways to protect yourself from the weather,
etc. If the journey has already begun, and an object is negatively affecting it, simply
ask one of your colleagues to take him out of the scene.

2 They are mocking me. The psychedelic experience is much more intimate than
to have sexual relations with someone, because when traveling, deep connections can be revealed
secrets, fears, insecurities, and again... everything is exalted. If you share your trip with a
unknown, you are playing a game where anything can happen with someone from
who you know very little about. In many occasions this can end very well and achieve
create a very deep closeness in just hours, in other cases it can turn into
a nightmare of paranoid ideas. Tool: Travel with people who are close to you,
that you feel loved, from whom you would like to receive a hug if things get complicated
Who would you like to open up to and show who you are without being judged? Note: In some
opportunities paranoid ideas arise even with close people. Seek refuge in
at least someone who is not intimidating to you, if no one has these characteristics, indicate them to
Tell your colleagues how you feel, ask for some space and move away a few meters. Breathe, use
stimuli that connect you with joy and let fear decrease. Don't lock yourself up completely.
mind only.

#DATALOGICAL
PARANOIA ON LSD SEEMS
BE MORE TIED TO THE PRE-
INDIVIDUAL DISPOSITION THAT
TO THE SIZE OF THE DOSE.
GERALD KLEE (1961)
3 I swear to you, I'm going to die. I swear to you, I've thought that at least a dozen times and
I never die. In fact, no one has ever died from an LSD overdose. However,
As I have explained to you, understanding that doesn't change much the feeling of being on the verge.
to be devoured by the Lost monster. Tool: If the feeling is mild, connect with
external stimuli that trigger joy, people who make you laugh, and messages that you
remember that you are alive. Starting from the phrase by Yoko Ono: 'The opposite of love is not hate.'
hatred is fear
love. If panic knocks at the door, you will probably not be able to resolve it with others, here.
you will have to face it alone. Surrender, let yourself die. After a few moments (very unpleasant-
you will continue to be alive... and the fear of death will move to another level, you will feel a very vigorous
a sensation of immortality that will accompany you for a while.

4 This is never going to end, I'm going to go crazy: Well, it's true that there are people who
they have continued experiencing psychotic symptoms after the 12 hours that usually lasts a
trip. However, it is important to highlight that the vast majority of these have histories
previous psychiatric illnesses such as: schizophrenia or bipolar disorders. Understand-
In this way, psychic structures have certain links that keep it tied together,
some human beings possess very rudimentary knots and in the face of highly
stressful such as: death, sexuality, parenthood, etc., can see their structure broken
tura. Just as happens with these events, the same goes for acid, because it has the
ability to produce a flow of emotions, sensations, and thoughts never before
experienced, and with this it can break the mental structures of some people.
Fortunately, the prevalence of prolonged psychosis following the consumption of psychedelics,
it is 2.7% (Abraham & Albrich, 1993), in fact according to Carvey, in 1998: "research
it is revealed that the Native American tribes that use mescaline (Peyote) as part of their
religious practices do not have higher rates of psychosis than the general population.” In other
words, the journey will end in 12 hours, for almost any traveler. For a select few,
will end after a visit to a professional who reduces the undesirable symptoms with
medication support. Tool: Allows a little madness to take over you. Resist
She only generates fear.

DATOLESERGIC
INDIVIDUALS WITH PERSONAL OR FAMILY HISTORIES
ARE WITH PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS, MAIN-
Schizophrenia and mania, they believe they have.
A GREATER RISK OF PSYCHOSIS INDUCED BY HALLUCINATION
"ACTIONS" (STRASSMAN, 1984).
5 "I'm breaking apart" If you haven't had your first trip, it's complicated to understand what I described.
I will read below, but I will do my best. The experience of 'Being a body' starts from the
based on the fact that we see ourselves as a unit separate from the rest of things.
If we sit in a chair, our brain categorizes the experience and says that
there is a floor, a table, a painting that makes me nauseous, a chair, and my body; although these
they are just agglutinated atoms, the human "being" needs to put them in a little box and write them a
name. During the journey, these categories can get a little confusing to the point of making you feel that
your body covers the chair or they can even cease to exist, and in doing so, there is no body. In these
In moments, it is common for the ego to begin fighting to try to survive, because if not there is
body, there is no 'I' and this does not suit him. His vehicle for fighting is capable thoughts-
is to generate emotions, and its favorite emotion... fear. This primitive response keeps you
tied to 'being a person' instead of being a person makes me nauseous.
Tool: Again, fear has a single point of anchor in the psychic system: the ego.
The feeling of being a 'me' holds any emotion, pleasant or unpleasant, let your
it completely breaks and with it any emotion will disappear.
6 "Behind fear, there is only fear." I am one of those psychonauts who likes to record themselves.
while in the middle of the journey, I call it 'documenting'. In one of my psychedelic experiences-
I had the chance to babble (if they heard the voice note, they wouldn't understand half of what
I say the phrase 'behind fear, there is only fear.' And the truth is that one must experience the suffocating force

before a bad trip, and to know its darkest resources to confirm that although when beginning
Thus, fear is sustained by ideas, images, and hallucinations; in its most acute state, fear
it exists by itself. It is the hollow emotion taking over the body and generating an inexhaustible
source that feeds it in a vicious circle. This is the most complex stage to confront the
panic. Tool: Sit down, slightly close your eyes, fix your gaze on a point on the wall,
breathe deeply and slowly through your nose, observe your breathing in every detail, contemplate the
sensations, the emotions, but let them go, do not intervene in anything. If no one exists, no one.
you can feel fear.

7 Okay, this shit has gotten out of control. Look, I'm not talking about the 'has gotten out of control' in the
that someone cries or screams or expresses that they are dying, for these cases, see the points above
I am talking about behaviors that endanger the life of any of the travelers. Like
personal rule, I have a good trusted doctor friend (very funny) with whom I have agreed
given that I can call you for dangerous situations that require assistance with medication
So far I have NEVER had to call him, but it's always good to know that you are a
telephone dialing of the solution. In case you don't have the funny doctor friend and
reliable (how bad for you), without a doubt, call an emergency number. They do not exist
specific antidotes for LSD (boo) but they will probably administer 5 mg of Diazepam.
to the wandering traveler to lessen the effects of traveling in turbulent waters.

#ACIDHISTORY
IN THE FIRST SELF-EXPERIMENT OF
ALBERT HOFMANN WITH LSD-25 (1943)
AND BELIEVING THAT IT HAD EN-
DEER, ASKED HIS NEIGHBOR FOR A
MILK GLASS FOR ITS QUALITY OF
ANTIDOTE NOT SPECIFIC AGAINST
THE POISONING... EVIDENT-
MIND, IT DIDN'T WORK.
FORMS OF CONSCIOUSNESS...
OK, THIS IS GETTING COMPLICATED.

The discussion about what consciousness is has existed since the emergence of language and
is still valid today. The men in white coats have tried by many means to constrict
Birla has a concept, a chemical process; but always elusive, it seems to end up slippery.
fleeing from any effort to apprehend it.

My experience with the use of psychedelics has encouraged me to create my own mental frameworks.
it's that they explain what I've been able to experience in each trip. That's why the terms I'll use
the following are everyday words that have emerged from the self-experiments themselves and that
it has a close relationship with thousands of stories I have heard from a large number of travels-
Fortunately, nothing I will narrate is framed within scientific rigor, because
Unfortunately, in these waters, science swims with difficulties where travelers handle.
We love a sailboat.

Today I understand consciousness as the act of self-recognition of the existence of an entity...

Even simpler, it's a: "Hey, cool, I exist!" The thing is that the use of psychedelics opens up
many doors that lead to many ways in which 'something' of you can say: 'Hey, cool,
I exist!

Traveling on LSD is truly being able to jump from one state of consciousness to another. These jumps are not
in a specific order, nor do they have a determined duration, they are not predictable with exactness
I do, but they are more or less similar among travelers.
I will describe below what I call... forms of consciousness:
Tasty:
It is you and your body. You feel energetic. You are very sensitive to external stimuli like the
light, the sound, the weather, etc... and your skin has a pleasant sensation like a little tickle
leo. This state can be achieved with a microdose of LSD or at the beginning or end of the trip.
with a higher dose. Many people today use psychedelic drugs in very low concentrations.
tricks to go out partying and dancing without really accessing the revealing character of psychedelia,
characteristic of other forms of consciousness.

QUANTUM SHIT:
You are still you, you have a body, and everything looks 'normal', but the way you understand your
The environment has changed. The concepts of time and space begin to bend and soon the
"here or there", the "now or later" are the same. Although the visual phenomena do not appear, the
the way you relate to things is different.

AWARE:
Your brain starts to slowly break down all perceptual filters and you begin to receive
more information about each stimulus. The colors look vivid, like when you use a filter in
Instagram, you perceive new nuances in music, like when you stop using the speakers.
horrible laptop and you buy a 7.1 surround sound Bose system. You are at a maximum
state of alert and you feel aware of everything around you. If an ant breathes -
...you feel that you can hear her.

PATTERNS, PATTERNS,
PATTERNS IN ALL
PARTS:
Hallucinations in the form of fractals and patterns appear in your vision. Perfect shapes.
they establish relationships between objects and decorate the landscapes. For the first time, you understand what

damn, they were the classes of algebraic geometry. You perceive vibrations and energies emanating from
everywhere. From your toaster radiating a bright red... Damn, the bread!... To your
friends. Words definitely become useless and perhaps numbers and drawings
they can be better representations of what happens. Communication with your peers
it can be absolutely non-verbal. There is a kind of implicit degree of understanding in
everything, which can also lead to some scenarios of paranoia.
#DATOLOGICAL
NON-CONGENITAL BLIND PEOPLE CAN
EXPERIMENTING HALLUCINATIONS VI-
SWALLOWS DURING THE LSD TRIP.

.MKV:
At this level, there is a deep connection with your body. Everything happens within you and at the levels
within you. There is a great interest in your hands, your internal organs, your cells, everything that
It composes you. Verbal language can be replaced by new forms of communication between
the different parts of your body. For example, your caresses can give a blue color to a
sore knee. This stadium is a perfect space to work on diseases or
difficulties related to the body.

I melt
This is the most complex part of the journey, because it is really a transition between one stage and
the following. You take a glass of water but your psyche does not understand the difference between your hand
and the glass. Your body begins to stop existing but it doesn't happen immediately, rather it takes a little while.

little. Usually, this is a transition that comes accompanied by many hallucinations and
emotions, both can be very pleasurable or unpleasant. Relationships with your
travel companions can become confusing and verbal communication can be so useless
like the war on drugs campaign.

TODO:
You are everything. The connection with any element in the universe happens. From encounters with
beings from other galaxies or with yourself in past lives, even ping pong games with him
creator himself. High-speed travels amid an infinity of colors are common. In
At this point, almost anything that appears can turn into an epiphany or a great
revelation even if you can't put it into words later.

PIZZERIA AT NIGHT:
Although your pupils remain dilated, all other effects of the acid have disappeared.
Your body is a little tired and you are very hungry. You are ready to go to a pizzeria.
noisy on a Saturday night and you won't feel overwhelmed.
18 EXPERIMENTS FOR
CARRY OUT IN ACID.
It is 2 in the afternoon and we arrive at my friend Valeria's house. She sees us get out of the car next to...
with our luggage. A few days ago I had asked for permission to use his house for a
trip.

Laptops, video projector, speakers, rolls of kraft paper, bags of fluorescent paint,
light bulbs of different colors, modeling clay, food bags, special clothing and a
A dozen packages with props parade in front of Valeria's eyes, who doesn't understand whether to give one.
DIY class or I'll get high.

I will next describe some mandatory experiments.

for any self-respecting psychonaut.
 (1 HOUR AND A HALF LATER
OF EATING THE ACID)

Look at yourself.
(30 MINUTES LATER) Simply take a
EAT THE ACID mirror and look at yourself. Do it for the TWO AND A HALF HOURS
AFTER EATING THE ACID)
Less than a minute. No
Color in the void.
confront, do not resist,
Put on a little Bach and A little bit of telepathy.
let your subconscious
lie down on the bed. Do it with one or more
fly and reveal to you what
Put on a mask (Easy to... companions. Sit down
desire.
take off or put on) and enjoy in a circle, hold each other by the

the gradual appearance of hands and try to communicate

figures and colors that are ideas, feelings, colors
increases with each note. and forms without using the
verbal language. When the
travel go down
Comment on the results.

(1 HORALUEGO OF
EAT THE ACID (TWO HOURS LATER OF
EAT THE ACID
Fluorescent fantasy. Who am I?
Wear clothes that you are Sit down, cross your legs,
ready to discard. Cover breathe deeply and
the whole floor with paper and close your eyes. Then after
secure it with tape do it about 10 times very
glue. Change all the slowly, ask yourself
light bulbs of the house for Who am I? Let the
black lights. Uncork response resonates for
some fluorescent paintings minutes in your head and in
cents... and paint. all your body.
 5 HOURS AFTER EATING
THE CARTON
(4 HOURS LATER)
EAT THE CARDBOARD
Hack your DNA.
Yes, sitting and with eyes
DJ of the universe.
closed as well. Let's go
Okay, for this you need
(3 HOURS LATER OF now a level lower.
having a lot of LSD in the
EAT THE ACID Try to focus on one
blood. Find a space
cell of your body. Think
Record yourself. in perfect silence. Close
like her, listen to her
Take your phone and record the eyes and imagine that each
language. Try to get to know
phrases, ideas, reflections. movement of your arms and
What load does it carry? Of what?
After the trip, listen to them. your fingers generate a note
wants to free oneself. Changes
with your friends for musical. Conducts the orchestra
something in her to make of your
screw you out of laughter. of your body.
life something better.

(4 HOURS AND A HALF AFTER

3 HOURS AND A HALF LATER EATING THE CARDBOARD
OF EATING THE CARDBOARD

I am the lung
Dance of colors
and forms. of Cristina.Again

Take a video beam and sit down, close your eyes and

project the works of the breathe. Try to focus on

listen to one and only one
great cinetists: Vasarely
Cruz Diez, Riley, Dorazio organ of your body (No
the heart is worth very much
etc. Put on some music and
dance in front of the projector. easy). Ask yourself why
that, and what message do you want
Let the shapes dance
with you... Don't allow that to transmit to you.

they pass by.

 (5 HOURS AND A HALF
AFTER EATING THE CARDBOARD)

Let's go to the bottom

of the universe.
Ujum... more time sitting-
do. Close your eyes and analyze (7 HOURS AND A HALF LATER
the following question: if the OF EATING THE CARDBOARD

the universe is composed of

6 HOURS AND A HALF Take a shower.
small objects, what is AFTER EATING THE BOX)
the geometric shape of the Get in the shower and
what is composed of all the open it, try to find one
A girl with
existence? Please, kaleidoscope eyes. temperature at which you
let me know your result, Take a kaleidoscope... feel comfortable before
I have been arguing with for years See everything through her to get fully involved.
a friend about whether they are optics. Enjoy your body, of your
circles or triangles. nudity, of each drop
traversing your skin. It is
especially useful if
you were painting some
hours before and you will see the

show of all
colors fading in
the water.
(6 HOURS
AFTER EATING THE CARTON)

You've got the whole

world in your hands.
Take some bars of (7 HOURS LATER OF
clay, shape, and focus EAT THE CARDBOARD
all your attention on your
hands and in them. Try This is giant!
Take a magnifying glass... Not it.
discover where it ends
You are released in half an hour.
in your hands.
 (8 HOURS LATER
TO EAT THE CARDBOARD)

Ahhh, this was it!

Listen to psychedelic music
(Pink Floyd, The Beatles,
The Doors, etc...) and try
(9 HOURS LATER
discover what it is TO EAT THE CARDBOARD
they were really treating these

themes. The psychedelic enchilada.

Ten prepared all the
ingredients for a dinner
Mexican. Taste (don't you
attractive) of each
element separately and
discover the serenade of
mariachis that will be formed in
your mouth. (Be careful with the

excess of spiciness
(8 HOURS AND A HALF LATER
OF EATING THE CARTON)

But.
Embrace something, anything.

what, a cushion, a tree, a

person, whatever it is. Enjoy
of the sensations,
emotions and colors that
evoke the experience.
#ACIDHISTORY
IN THE 60S, KEN KESSEY HIS PAN-
THEY MADE FIES COMMON HERE
TESTS CALLED 'ACID TEST' IN
THE EAST COAST OF THE STATES
UNITED. IN THESE IT WAS COMMON UTI-
FLICKER STROBE LIGHTS
TO INCREASE THE EFFECTS VI-
ACID SALTS IN PSI-
CONAUTS.
GOOD
TRIP.
If you have reached this point in the book, you have acquired a great amount of theoretical knowledge.
and invaluable tools to digest, enjoy, navigate, and learn from the experience
psychedelic. However, most of them will only allow you to dive into the water with more confidence.
and in the best possible way to protect yourself from some currents, but once you
throws, none of this will be able to accompany you and when you find yourself in the middle of the infinite sea of your

psyche, you must swim for yourself. Trust your psychic apparatus, this is the wonderful result-
of thousands of years of evolution, of thousands of experiences of your ancestors that also
they used psychedelics, of every atom that makes up the universe from the Big Bang to the day
of today.

I know that today you may feel like a small piece of dust in the universe, but I invite you to
that you prepare yourself to discover that you are the way through which the universe takes
self-awareness.

ARE YOU READY

TO FACE-
TAKE WHAT HE
UNIVERSE
WANTS REVE-
ART?
INHALE, EXHALE...
Have a good trip.
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