So as title says, this will be my first trip report I’ve ever written. I used a single oz of Peruvian torch powder from natural ether. Most people recommend more but I found one oz to provide a decently strong trip - although I’m a slim person of about 145 pounds.
I didn’t do any extraction tek. Just threw the powder in water, boiled, then chugged. I would NOT recommend this. I underestimated how SLIMY the substance would be. The texture was truly disgusting and it was hard to get it all down without nausea but I somehow managed with the aid of peanut butter to give a sweet taste in between chugs. In the future I’d definitely prefer a tea free of any cactus material or an extraction.
As usual with mescaline, come up took around 2 hours. I’ve had 3 relatively light previous experiences with Bolivian torch but this was the first full on mescaline experience I’ve had. Previous experiences made me want to walk all over town but this time I didn’t leave my room. I entered such a deep headspace of love and meditation all I wanted to do was pace my room and listen to music. Felt the warm waves of energy and jaw clenching associated with MDMA. Over time I really reached a place of profound beauty and love in mind amplified by the incredible playing of Carlos Santana - specifically his song Europa.
I truly lost track of time but when I did look at a clock I was shocked how little time had actually passed. I got into a really tribal headspace, imaging myself by a campfire under the stars. My mind explored the endless relationships and social dynamics of my life and how I might approach them all with more love and compassion. Psychedelics always provide such wonderful insights into how we might treat other people better.
For visuals I noticed walls and doors melting like a Dali style painting and typical tracers with my hand like LSD. Everytime I noticed them I purposely diverted my attention away from them because I didn’t wanna leave the mental space of clarity and love I was in.
The peak was surprisingly long at about 3-4 hours. I took the mescaline around 8 pm and didn’t fully come down until around 5 am the next day. Come down was super enjoyable - listened to college dropout by Kanye West and smoked some weed and drank a strong double IPA.
In the morning I did have a headache and a sore eye but I largely attribute this to my condition before taking the mescaline. In the future I’ll give more consideration to my health pre trip. I took the drug super spontaneously.
All in all mescaline is probably my favorite psychedelic even above LSD. The warm and loving energy just makes it a really productive headspace for considering friends and family in your life and how you might be a better more loving human being 🌌