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1. pmoriartyMay 2021
   "I knew Peter Stafford and as a teenager did graphic work on his book: Psychedelics Encyclopedia."

   That's really cool. I loved that book. Cheers to you and Peter Stafford from a fan! And thank you both for the good work you did.

   Regarding priming, perhaps the priming material needs to be seen or heard near the peak in order for it to influence the peak, and of course if you're getting a message from the sermon that seems to be the opposite of sacred to you (such as self-righteous fire and brimstone admonitions which you don't believe in or consider ridiculous) then you're likely to have a negative reaction.

   But you could choose to be in a sacred space you actually like.. like a peaceful, beautiful cathedral or mosque with gorgeous stained glass, mosaics, or other artworks you really appreciated, and go there in a quiet time when you can meditate on the material rather than be yelled at from the pulpit by someone you don't respect. That's when I'd expect mystical experiences to be most likely.

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2. tempguy9999Jul 2019
   I'm aware of DMT and its need for MAOIs. If you don't have this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychedelics-Encyclopedia-Peter-Sta... may I recommend you race to the local bookstore and order it. It's a fantastic, thorough and scientific book.

   And at less than 30 quid, that's cheaper than 3 packs of cigs and a damn sight more interesting.

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3. pmoriartyJan 2015
   If you didn't think it was a super transformative experience, you probably only took a low dose, and perhaps didn't have the proper set or setting.

   Check out the Marsh Chapel Experiment,[1] "Varieties of Psychedelic Experience",[2] the "Psychedelics Encyclopedia",[3] and Erowid's trip reports[4] for examples of people who did have massively transformative experiences.

   That said, from what I've read, it's relatively rare for LSD to radically transformative in the long run (for various, psychologically interesting reasons). However, short-term transformation is relatively common, given a high enough dose and the proper set and setting.

   [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Chapel_Experiment

   [2] - http://www.amazon.com/Varieties-Psychedelic-Experience-Class...

   [3] - http://www.amazon.com/Psychedelics-Encyclopedia-Peter-Staffo...

   [4] - https://www.erowid.org/

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4. BashiBazoukMay 2021
   My group was pretty intense with experimenting with LSD. Early trips were always fairly controlled environments in that it was away from people. Countless trips in nature (the forest of nisene marks if you are in the bay area). We always fasted eight hours before taking the drug. We found that anytime we tried to prime the trip with stuff, music, movies, specific places, what have you, we would almost always forget/ignore/not care about the priming once the peak kicked in. On the other hand we were never "turned on" to it by anyone. A friend and I were reading High Times and there was an article about it. After reading it we knew we had to try it out. We did read quite a bit more about the drug before taking it. I knew Peter Stafford and as a teenager did graphic work on his book: Psychedelics Encyclopedia. I guess we came to LSD from a scientific rather than spiritual perspective. We already understood how the drug worked and why. That likely lessened the mystical impact that we might have had otherwise.

   Humorously enough I did take it once in church. My friends dragged me off to a seventh day Adventist camp to hit on the christian girls, as only one of my friends had family in that church. Walked in to a giant packed hall right before the opening sermon and just as I was starting to peak. Got a giant Nope, this is not the place for me and walked right out...

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