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Erowid Experience Vaults Report Id: 31593

The Hammock of Life

by Gorgon

Dose: oral Ginger teaT+ 0:15 15 g oral Amanitas - A. muscaria plant materialT+ 0:00 1.5 g oral GHB liquid

Body weight: 147.00 lbs

We were hungry and went grocery shopping (what a disaster that was!) but came back with oursupplies along with tons of food. . . We were going to take them differently this time. I vaguelyrecall reading a few different perparations, and the most common seems to be in a tea. Once, Iread that someone sauteed the mushroomsthats almost what we did. Weve tried grinding themup in a coffee grinder and then encapsulating them, and we get mountains of powder and hundreds

of capsules to swallow if we want at least ten grams. No thanks. I ground them up once and mixedthem into a fruity gelatindo not do that. Do not do not. The mushroom powder is dispersedunevenly and its gross and ugh. Weve also just eaten themthat was hard. The crispy blandflavor just was edible onceI couldnt do it again. It was not bad, but my stomach gave me thatwhat are you even thinking about eating sort of tenseness that rejected the mushrooms regardlessof it not being terrible.

So this time, we decided to have a swirly to drink (orange soda, grape soda, etc, mixed together)with a little GHB to calm us down. That was at 1:45pm. We also had a pizza we bought, pre-prepared but not frozen, and thought to put the mushrooms on that. I counted out 30 grams andyou know what, thats a lot on a pizza. We decided to just bake the pizza anyway. I decided lets

sautee them, and I grabbed the cookbookit was essentially melt a lot of butter and throw herbsand salt into it. Mix. Throw in mushrooms. Wait 10 minutes, then eat! This is a receipe I canfollow.

I combined:

2 teaspoons of olive oil

10 teaspoons of butter

4 cut sprigs is fresh Thyme

2 teaspons of Golden Balsmic Vinegar

Some garlic salt

Some onion salt

And I mixed it up. Nothing to do with the recipe, aside from the butter. . . (It should be notedthat I started to write this submission a good 1.5 hours after ingesting the mushrooms).

At 2:pm, we started to eat them. We did not add the mushrooms to the melted butter mixturewhen cooking, rather, we allowed them to soak a bit before eating them. It should also be noted

Exp Year: 2004 Added to Database: Dec 22, 2004

Gender of reportee: male

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Erowid Experience ID: 31593 The Hammock of Life by Gorgon

that we had previously dried the mushrooms in the oventhey were sitting around, waiting to beused.

For nausea, my girlfriend prepared ginger tea for us. We actually purchased ginger root and cutit up. I suppose we had about a rhizome (I cant spell it) perhaps the size of her thumb and usedthat. This made for a pretty strong pot of tea, but the ginger can be reused once. (which we did,

but ended up not needing to drink it). Also keeping in mind that a little food with the mushroomsis good for preventing nausea, we had a small amount of sushi rolls, perhaps three for both of us.By the time we started eating, the GHB had begun to kick in, and I had started playing musicfrom the theme of the Animatrix. I took off my shirt, leaving my undershirt on, as I recall AMmade me sweaty. Unfortunately, she did not disrobe!

Anyway. . . The meal was pleasant. The mushroom preparation was fantastic, I cannot suggest itenough. There was no mushroom tasteit was all butter and garlic and mm mmm mmmm. Goodstuff. We ate everythingstems, heads,caps, gills, halves, remnants. The stems had to soak a littlelonger than the caps, and were a little odd to eat (we were using the chopsticks we used for thesushi, this actually worked out very well over all), but we managed.

I started to feel my first signs of stomach disruption perhaps at. . . 2:36. Nothing big. Just like itdidnt know what to do with what I had given it. I had actually finished eating at 2:30, she stillhad perhaps three small caps to go at that time.

By 2:47, I was putting laundry away, and she was putting away the dishes. I could feel somethinghappening, not unpleasant. The best I can relate it to (and I am still feeling it now and then at3:39) is a niacin flush, without looking flushed and not so intense in the sensation. It first startedin my abdominal area, and then relocated (not flowed) to my face. It felt like I was getting aniacin rush in my eyes by 3:00. Very interesting, not unpleasant at all. By 3:10, my vision wasbecoming blurryI had started to write a list of things to do for the next day, and when I lookedup to idly stare across the room and think, I noticed I couldnt read any of the book titles on my

book shelf. At this point I decided to head to the computer and start writing a trip report.3:43I just finished writing everything youve read. Presently, my wrists are sweating, I feel thatflush in my cheeks. My arms are sweating, heck, now that Ive done the full body scan, I amsweating. Eyes are not dilated. GF is nowhere to be found, and music is not playing.

3:45Found GF. Shes reading a book, or, shes trying to. She is unable to focus and her visionis becoming blurry. Mine is so blurry now that I would be unable to drive if in otherwise perfectcondition. I cannot approximate the visual acuity that I have, but focus drops off after a few feet.Hunched over a keyboard, I guess I can understand not noticing the vision go so quickly.

I find that when walking, I sometimes make an exaggerated movement.

Now I find that I am sweating, perhaps more like misting the sweat rather than raining it, andthat I am chilly. I can feel the chill mostly on my arms, which are exposed. The house temperatureis about 65, which is about where I like it. I have to attribute the chills to the mushrooms. I cannow feel a patch of wetness forming on my upper back, but Im not cold thereit seems the chillsare mostly going up and down my arms, and my hands now are feeling. . . hmm.. a pleasurabletingly chill, but like they are sweatingthe backside of my palms are. I paused from typing to




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rub my face, and I felt a chill on my face wherever my hand touched. Not a chilla sudden coldfeeling, followed immediately by a cessation of the cold and instead it was being pleasurablelikea womans hair brushing against my skin. Its 3:51 and Ill go find something else to report. . .

My GF and I had been waiting to do these for a while. It has been a few years since our lastexperience, and at the time, she was doing great and had a wonderful time and I didnt feel much

of anything. We had made a stirfry once to try to ingest them, and I dont believe we got an evensplit. We intended to have 10 grams each, but that doesnt seem to be the case. So she did greatand I sat around bored.

Anyway, this time, we decided we wanted to do them during the day, as normally our experienceswere at night. (We believe it was from when we lived with our parents, wed wait until they go tobedit became somewhat of a tradition to take something at night).

3:54 GF says she sees rainbow patterns underneath the text of the book she is reading. I believeI see them now and then, too, when I am writing.

4:14Finally saw some visuals. I was reading, and listening to Chapterhouse (GF was still reading).I looked up at one point to, again, stare blankly in space and ponder, and saw the reflection of apool of water on the wall, as it dappled. (Yes, there was water to cast that reflection, it happensdaily on schedule based on if the suns out and where its at in the sky). As I looked at it, I noticedwhat I thought were.. very faint.. jellyfish. . . mounted on the wall. Not mounted, but floatingthere. I closed my eyes and could very faintly see them, but better with them open. The wall waswhite, the jellyfishlikewhateveritwas was yellow.

I soon noticed the outline of many of them, all swimming in place, pointing in different directions.When I turned my head, they did not go with my field of vision. I turned my head completelyand looked back, they were still there, but I was able to see them from a different angle andside depending on how I turned my head. Also, I have had (and so has my GF) frequent boutsof salivation. For no reason, whammo, I need to swallow a lot of saliva. I am still sweating

frequently and it is still enjoyable to type, as it gives my hands a pleasurable sensation. My GFhasnt anything new to report other than further deterioration of vision and the rainbows in herreading have become more pronounced, like if she had a the sudden magic rainbow active deskor something stupid like that.

5:00weve eaten some of the pizza, had more soda. . . thats about it. It is a pleasant day, everythingfeels pleasant. . . The dapple on the wall is gone, and instead of jellyfish like things, there werecircles that would grow and shrink into themselves, perhaps like a winamp visual, although inyellow wireframe. I am no longer sweating, but did so for most of the time so far. We are thinkingabout eating the cookie dough that I bought. The last few times, food tasted SO GOOD whendeeply affected by AM. We were hoping the same would happen, and bought some things we like

but dont normally have. . . in hopes it will be better.One change (this is still the same stream of thoughtor my brain is a runaway freight train) is thatI am now actually feeling a bit cold. When reading, I felt momentarily like I was close to havingtoo much to drink (alcohol), but when I realized it was grape soda I was drinking, the feelingimmediately went away.




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I feel extra energy, and lazy. . . at the same time. I decided to test if the energy meant strength, andpicked up one of the dumbbells neither of us use that we have laying around. . . it was profoundlyheavy. I lifted it over my head and put it back down, and could feel the sinews in my rightelbow work and something pop as I lifted and lowered the weight. This is not to say Im a skinnycomputer geekI work out on a daily basis (ok, so Im just a computer geek). But this dumb bell

was 5 pounds (and I used my right arm), and I am accustomed to lifting 40 lbs over my headwith my right arm. So it is interestingI feel like I could do pushups or situps or whatever, andthe moment I start, ehhh tired, the energy isnt there. If its the thought that counts, its notaccomplishing much. . . I just did two pushups. I think I felt and heard every bone in my left handpop or crack. After that, I decided perhaps I could do something else; take my pulse. My pulse is88; it typically is about 60.

5:41 well, nothing too exciting. We ate the cookie dough. She was in bliss. I guess thats excited.She ate and sat and stared and moaned as she at it, saying how great it was. It tasted to melike. . . cookie dough. Not good, not bad, but like I was not hungry, and not particularly affectedeven though it is a treat. (she also likes to eat dietary disasters as much as she can, and perhapsthat is part of it).

With the situation of bliss in mind, we engaged in some exercises. . . This worked out pretty well,as I was able to go to the hilt, where on normal occasions, I was forbidden to do so due to herhaving pain. It was quite different; she actually encouraged the behavior. Not wanting to be oneto disappoint. . .

5:42 Unfortunately this didnt last nearly as long as either of us hoped, but the bed felt so niceand tactile sensations were so pleasant, we decided to take a nap. I recall at one point havinga very vivid, colorful, if somewhat nonsensical dream, and being warned to ignore the noises Iheard. What I heard sounded like popping.. explosions.. gunshots! I woke up. I heard fireworksoutside. Here it is, the first time I take a nap with something that. . . well. No sense getting intothat. I quickly started to focus on what I was dreaming on, and it was slipping away at lightspeed. What made sense before I woke up suddenly seemed so surreally stupid I dont know howI was so accepting of it. Then, I couldnt remember what it was! Dejected, I laid back down andfell back asleep.

7:30I awoke, needing to use the bathroom (I had no plans to save any for later usage). GF wasgiggling in her sleep.

7:45 I had decided to actually get up, feeling quite refreshed, when she suddenly asked how I felt,and I told her (and relayed all of the above to her that she had missed). She, too, had been awokenby the fireworks outside, so I knew it wasnt just me dreaming them and waking myself up withthe idea. She was unable to recall any of her dreams, but was not keen on the idea of getting out

of bed. She did express an interest in alcohol, but I am not so sure that would be a good idea, soI declined. (Absinthe she wanted, in particular, and while this mushroom trip was more of a tripto the mailbox and back rather than a full-blown one, I am still skeptical the liver would be toohappy with alcohol, let alone absinthe, in addition to the AM).

8:00thats now. No more chills. Just realized vision is much better (yet, thats how I knew itwas 7:30, 7:45clock across room I was in was legible). No flush feelings, no visuals. I feel quite




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pleasant though. Like I spent the entire day doing nothing and thoroughly enjoyed it. It wasnteven like I was upset with the time spent waiting for the effectsomeone else had said their feelingwas as if they were embraced, rather than grabbed, and feel more like someone patted my headand praised me for getting good grades or something. Since I am an adult, that sensation is notsomething I have experienced in quite some timeat least, I havent taken praise that way in quite

some time.GF says she feels very nice, upset there wasnt more, but not disappointed at all.

Summary:

1.5 grams GHB 15 minutes before beginning to eat 15 grams of AM.

The GHB was to reduce anxiety and hopefully reduce any side effects.

Virtually no side effects were noticed. No negative side effects were noticed (aside from the shortexercise time!) No nausea.

Pleasant and content feeling the entire time. If I could feel like that on a daily basis, I could dealwith turning 112. I might not have accomplished anything, but I wouldnt have regretted it.

As for the GF, she would liken her mood to feeling like a cat in a sunbeam getting a good backscratch. Why do anything when you can feel like this? Even if the back scratch went away, itsstill too nice to not stretch and think about things.




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