Listening to Leo on shrooms/LSD?

[Alex14]

Unfortunately I haven’t had a chance to try a full dose of psychedelics, but I wonder how would I react/learn to Leo’s lectures if I was on some long lasting psychedelic (like shrooms/LSD) that would allow me to still be aware and understand what the video is saying. For example how would it be if I watch the “what is consciousness?” Episode on about 5 grams of shrooms?

has anyone tried it? 

 

[Alex14]

@Leo GuraI would really appreciate it if you gave some insight on this. I’ve heard trying to answer deep questions on psychedelics is VERY helpful, but I wonder if listening to something (like one of your videos) which is very detailed and long wold be on psychedelics. 

[PsiloPutty]

Unless you're a filthy beast, you're not gonna be munching popcorn and watching Gura on 5g of mushrooms.      I have some sort of natural tolerance to them, but no way I could sit and focus on/comprehend/absorb complex videos on that high a dose. There's just SO fucking much going on internally for that sort of external focus on 5g. For me, about 3.5g is my limit for being able (and willing) to engage my brain with videos and such, but even then it's sporadic attention, and the trip would be put to better use doing something else. 

I'd say 2g is the sweet spot for me, as far as doing what you're talking about, but Alan Watts is my choice in those circumstances.

 

 

[Leo Gura]

@Alex14 You don't need me once you're on mushrooms.

Watching videos on mushrooms would be counter-productive, like watching porn while having sex.

[Vingger]

@Leo Gura Release a video for current trips

[Elysian]

I can't speak about other's experiences with psychedelics and media, but as long as I was able to comprehend the words being said I've gotten alot out of watching videos during a trip. I've also gotten benefit from simply being alone in quiet, with friends, and even at a gathering, but for some reason whatever communicates with me through psychedelics did so mostly through 2 mediums: other people speaking to me, and videos. 

They were mostly educational, think Ted talks, discussions about spirituality, but one of the most intense experiences of my entire life happened with something communicating to me through an anime called Machine Gun Girl. The best way I could explain it, is my awareness would be altered in a way to focus in on words in a certain way to incite an exact insight that never would have been found normally. Another thing that typically happened was my entire way of interacting with the world being dissected. Something that also regularly happened was that the information being said (the sensory information my mind received) would be completely altered and not match up literally to what was said. 

The best example I have of altered information would be my Machine Gun Girl experience. I had just dosed with at least 10 other people at my apartment. I began to trip very intensely, so much so I puked from the rapid shift in consciousness. When I got done and laid down, within about 5 minutes all of these 10+ people fell to sleep. Mind you they just dosed, of which I was having one of the most intense trips of my life, and they all went to sleep almost exactly at the same time, like God had powered them down so I could trip alone.

Right before one of them went to sleep they started an episode of Machine Gun Girl. As soon as it started, the voices started to break every action of mine down as I did them. I became extremely disturbed and moved closer to my girlfriend, then they said, "Look, he's moving closer to her for comfort." I tried to shake her awake and it was like she had taken tranquilizers, zero response. I didn't know what to think, so I decided to muster the courage and sat dead center in front of the TV. 

It used the scenes of the anime to explain my toxic behavior in my relationship, how I hadn't been handling my depression properly, how I was impacting my community, all very harshly, tough love approach. I was weeping, taking what at the time felt like ruthless insults, but I understood it was all true. 

After several hours everyone wakes up, which led to a 2nd part of the trip I won't get into. But I told them what had happened and they didn't believe me. So after the effects wore off in the morning, I went back and replayed the anime. Absolutely nothing I heard matched the words of the actual anime script. The video was the same but that's it. 

Most people would consider this a traumatizing experience, I think most honestly would have ran out of the apartment, especially at where I was at emotionally/spiritually. But this was absolutely a positive experience. It led to major changes in how I interacted with everything. These types of experiences with video took me from the peak of my depression, being Blue/Red, and elevated me to Green/Yellow and even played a part in reaching some Turquoise traits. They weren't the only factor, there were many, but they played a significant role.

I don't recommend psychedelics anymore, but if you're set on taking them and have a babysitter, I suggest experimenting with video. It can be a good vehicle for insights. If it doesn't resonate simply turn it off and continue your  trip without it. I'd set up a playlist before hand. There's a good amount of room in psychedelics for you to be able to watch/listen to something, but it can quickly become difficult even at lower doses to search for videos and set it up properly. Gaia TV has a lot of quality spiritual material, I'd consider them Turquoise.

 

 

Edited November 3, 2018 by Elysian
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[Alex14]

@Leo Gura hahaha makes sense  

[Gabriel Antonio]

You can watch a video before tripping. I recommend the strange loop one. It will greatly influence your trip.