hi guys

Have done a good few trips now and having some trouble.

It seems that i keep blocking myself from experiencing my trip in the best way. I will use an example to illustrate what i mean.

I normally need to spit just after I take a rip, so i keep a glass nearby and normally quickly spit and then lay down. Tonight, i did a much larger hit than normal, 60mg. And it was on me before i could put the glass down. Also, before going to hyperspace i tried to concentrate on allowing myself to see what was there to be shown, to open up. And i guess in a sense, one could say i was asking to be shown.

The method i use normally is to hit one massive rip and hold it in for ages. It seems to work a treat. But today i was caught with this glass clenched in my hand and somehow, the machines(my entities) seemed angry at me for not being totally prepared after having asked to be shown what they wanted to show me. So the anxiety of knowing i was not prepared, and also feeling like these machines were not happy with my mental state didn't start the trip off well. Normally i see these morphing mechanical structures with cogs and arms sticking out, spinning and twisting about. Tonight they were doing the usual, but much more intensely and i really felt as though i was being told that if i ask for something then i BETTER BE READY to receive it, because things can go very wrong if i am not. After the initial craziness i sort of settled in but then something else happened. I get these thoughts from the real world sometimes like, "is my bedroom door closed" and then those thoughts escalate out of control, to the point where they ruin the trip. Not that i get fixated on my door being open, but the chain of thought goes something like this:

Is my door open...I don't know...Who cares...stop thinking about your stupid door...you are ruining it...im not comfortable...fuck why did i have to think about the door.

This song was on during the trip, the best DMT music i have yet experienced. Brought tears.
http://www.youtube.com/w...PCg&feature=related

Its a poor example, but you get the idea. My question is if there are any techniques to prevent this?

Check out the link in my signature.

All of those effects stem directly from insecurities regarding your set and setting.

Keep at it! You'll get better and better and performing and handling these profound instances.

Distracted/ive loops a pain, and once plagued my journeys.

It sounds trite, but zen-style meditation is just the thing to get past this. You may find that breathing through these struggles benefits you greatly.

Alan Watts can fill you in on anything you need to know: Alan Watts on Meditation. (It's a playlist, feel free to just sit back and let it roll.)

wow that song is beautiful cilocyber... thanks for that. Also Hiyo, thanks for your link too and the sound advice with the meditation. I feel if you can clear your mind completely before a hyperspace trip then you should be able to focus totally on what spice is trying to show you. I've had this problem before, random thoughts swimming through my brain pre-trip and during, but with time I got better at clearing my mind... it really helps. Also House is right, that's what it's all about, your (mind)set and setting. It's no two ways around it... it is best to approach dmt with a clear head, a unity of mind, body and soul, positive vibrations... it seems like at least with me that approaching DMT in this way amplifies my trips immensely in a very good way.


Good luck with your travels... and I hope that clarity and focus are your companions on your next trip friend.

Try no music , try to make sure everything is a right as you
Can make it before setting off . With practice you get better
At quelling unproductive and distracting thoughts .
I remember having trouble with this for a time .
After many journeys the thoughts fall away and you learn
How to prepare yourself and focus. Meditation.beforehand is good .
Have a ritual .

I am super particular about where , when and how I journey .
Be prepared to abort if everything is not
correct.
Music is nice but not good at higher doses I don't care what anyone says.
At high dose levels you simply don't need music .
It can cause problems and you will miss the amazing natural sounds that
Happens on a good journey.