"LSD Saved My Life"

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Richard Stanley is the filmmaker behind cult classics like Hardware and The Color Out Of Space, and he is also a fellow psychonaut who has had some of the most extreme psychedelic experiences I have heard, including this tale of looking death in the eye and deciding to face it tripping on LSD.
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[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

What do you guys think - would you have done the same in his position?

[@AquarianSoulTimeTraveler]

LSD doesn't dilate your pupils that is if you are in the back of your mind in a fisheye good trip. A bad trip you go into tunnel vision and spiral down a vortex. Should watch my video i uploaded about a trip i did once and saw fundamental reality, profile pics of alien creators of this illusion imbedded into the textures of reality in a normally hidden way... i switched universe versions. My car went from having 110 mph on the dash to having 130 on the dash... i remembered exactly who i was there... radio had weird songs i never heard again and i was chased in that car my someone who could never keep up... i was going the full speed of that car that changed. Wasn't my car. My car only has 110 mph on the dash... switched universes. I was causing havok just by existing near people. Causing personality short circuits... it was crazy... i talk about it in a youtube video from years ago.

[@AquarianSoulTimeTraveler]

Your survival chances are increased too if you represent Selflessism like i do. One for all but never all for one... logical, cold, calculating.

[@AquarianSoulTimeTraveler]

I have a video about it but Michael Jordan's secret Edge was taking acid...

[@AquarianSoulTimeTraveler]

I've never had a bad trip... i put a amphibian witch who touched me in a headlock after i felt her energy from her touching me. Got her to drop her manipulations she was doing and she let out a hiss like a witch... i let her go after her warning then was having to fist fight her body guard(all of this is in a very fast exchange) who was coming at me swinging and he was much bigger then me and im 6ft 240lbs.. he was at least 6' 8" but probably same weight so i take a couple haymakers to the chin like a champ and his ring messed me up... i got in close to belittle his reach and hit him a few times as he's hitting me, then i backup because i didn't even want to fight this guy to begin with and let him know that. 7 cops show up and grab me and slam me into the ground then put me in a hospital on a 72 hour hold(aka subconscious flow version of me)even that wasn't a bad trip lol 😂

[@draeonacs3160]

I just came down from a 5-gram psilocybin mushroom trip. As I write this, I feel my brain healing, I could say that psilocybin is saving my life. I experienced so many emotions and had countless thoughts. There were moments of realization. It wasn’t a full ego death or dissolution, but it was quite the experience. Rob has a short video where he offers some great advice for pre-trip anxiety. I highly recommend checking it out; it helped me immensely. By the way, greetings to Rachael. I wish her nothing but good health.

[@cult_horror_junkie8144]

That’s awesome man glad you had a great trip, also do you have a link for the pre trip anxiety video?

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

@@cult_horror_junkie8144 I think he is referring to this one - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGK3i52ArNhmrc0si=WJoo5xufQBpuser_

[@truthseek3017]

Eating meat and dairy turns me into satan.

[@rogkeista1]

The last time I took LSD was in Afghanistan in 1974 at Band-di-Ameer lakes near Bamiyan. A relatively peaceful time just after the Marxists deposed and exiled the King. So an undisturbed trip in an extraordinary environment.

[@jrottendevil]

I decided to quit drinking during an acid trip. 4 years ago next month.

[@innerspacesurfer]

Same story here. Almost 7 years. Keep up the work

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Kudos to you mate 👍

[@bizffatar5824]

Psilocybin, LSD, shrooms and ketamine are absolutely life changing substances that have so much potential to help people with mental health issues.

[@matthiasdebusschere]

Good to see you back Rob! Interesting guest & story, as always.

[@tomwyatt5685]

F##king great to see you back, hope the misses is well❤❤

[@neilwatson8349]

Hey you're back! I hope Rachel gets well again very soon. Great interview. Welcome back to both of you..

[@tinalifestyle888]

what a scary set and setting, surprised the trip was all sunshine and rainbows given the circumstance

[@daisuky2693]

That´s an absolutely insane story . I might have done same but i have big doubts that i wouldve made it out there alive !! Absolutely incredible that he made it to tell the story

[@jarryj1995]

INSANEEE STORY I could NEVER imagine doing Psychedelics in a LITERAL WARZONE 🤯🤯🤯

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

I could never even imagine being in a warzone full stop, I can only hope that should I ever find myself in that situation I would I would have the same determination and resourcefulness that Richard displayed.

[@jarryj1995]

@@AdeptusPsychonautica THE MAN IS A LEGEND we'd probably be DEAD 🤣🤣🤣

[@organicwins91]

Discovered this guy on Jodorowsky’s Dune Documentary, very cool.

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

As a massive Dune fan I am ashamed I did not mention that he was in that 😆

[@nunya2901]

Uhhhh um uhhhh um great video

[@DigitalBard1]

A little thought on "Bad trips"...... My reflections on bad trips. This is a hard lesson to accept, I hope you are sitting down, are you ready? Its ALL you. Its your mind, your psyche and your visualisation. All a trip is, is literally that, a trip. A trip where to though? A trip into your mind. That's it, nothing special. So it seems to me that if the mushrooms are giving you anxiety, then they are teaching you, that you need to work on your anxiety. And the DMT is teaching you that you shouldn't enter the DMT realm whilst carrying around so much anxiety with you. Because otherwise the anxiety will be amplified to such a degree, when combined with the power of DMT, it could manifest in dark, creepy thoughts, which your mind visualises as demons or entities that give you a hard time. Those demons are warning you. "Clear out your anxiety first. Otherwise I'm gonna keep scaring you". Psychedelics are a tool. Not a toy, or a cool thing to do with your mates. They are a tool of the mind. Break the word down to reveal its true meaning. Psyche = Relating to psychology Delic = The latter part of the word, “Delic” is derived from the Greek word “ Delos” which means to “show or to reveal” So the true definition of psychedelic literally means "to reveal the psyche." (To yourself). And that is exactly what they do. And they do it so brilliantly and intelligently. Its breathtaking the methods they use. I can highly recommend researching trauma and anxiety healing methods. Before you proceed with your journey. You also need to learn the importance of intergration time. Because intergration is actually more important than the trip itself. Intergration and reflection time are vital, and its where all the real work happens. The trip will reveal your psyche to you and tell you the bits you need to work on. But then it's upto you, to work on them. You shouldn't rely on the tool to do the whole thing for you, you need to show willing and determination to understand yourself. Otherwise the teachers will think you are just a flake, who is simply abusing the great power of the tool, to escape or be hedonistic. Well it doesn't work like that. Its about building up a relationship of trust with your plant teacher. You need to set you intentions correctly, and programme your mind before hand. Many people have got no idea of the full power of these tools. They can achieve great things, but when you consume them, they are communicating directly with your body and your psyche. You need to understand exactly what's taking place. Jumping in blind will always be an intense ride. And then afterwards, you're like "What the F#ck was that all about?" Would you deliberately throw yourself headlong into an alien world, and then attempt to communicate with the aliens. Without first learning the language, reading the brouchure, and trying to understand the alien world first.? No you wouldn't, that would be insane. So why are you throwing yourself headlong straight into the deep end of your inner most sub concious. And becoming bewildered, confused and frightened? Seems insane to me. You have to really question your motives and intentions. Why are taking mushrooms ? Why are you taking DMT ? If you don't know, then how are your plant teachers supposed to know ? You didn't even give them a little clue. Not one ounce. So what do they do? They scare the shit out of you. And tell you to never come back without clear intentions. No surprise really. You didn't bother to learn the language. So they treated you like a foreign invader. They will do that. All realms are heavily protected. If they don't know who you are, they will treat you differently. Whereas if you do thorough research. Do your own mild psyche explorations through maybe yoga or meditation. Then you pre load your trip for at least 3 days prior, then you set correct intentions. Maybe write in a journal, some questions you would like answering. Or a part of yourself you would specifically like to explore. Then you make yourself a nice, safe and secure setting. Get everything you need ready. Water, food, music, trip visualisation tools. And then take your deep dive. I guarantee you will have a much better time. Why ? Preparation is key. Set and setting make all the difference. And you have attempted to bridge the gap of communication, by doing everything you can in 3D reality first. Then when you enter your inner mind. The DMT elves will look at you and say. " Ahhh that's much better, he actually put some effort in this time. Lets go easy on him, what does he want to learn, let's check his pre-load material, see what he's brought with him." Do you understand the difference.? I can highly recommend a website called, the Vaults of Erowid. An invaluable resource of 1,000s of trip reports. A huge comprehensive list of every chemical you could think of, with dosages, symptoms, trip reports. An amazing website, and education tool. And you also really need to work on your anxiety. You maybe better off micro dosing mushrooms. Micro dosing is now being heralded as the best way to get healing from mushrooms. Look into it. Its like 0.1 g once a week. 3 months on, 3 months off. Then repeat until you are healed. And remember,, A bad trip is a trip. A good trip is also a trip. What's the difference? Your perception. A trip is a trip. Its your perception that puts the label on it. Good or bad, makes no difference. Its all learning.

[@reversefulfillment9189]

The guest looks like Aaron Ra's twin brother. Great show. Subbed to the new channel.

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

He does a bit, and thanks!

[@Jakub98x]

That guy looks like more hippie version of Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Interestingly Lemmy acted in Richards first movie Hardware 🙂

[@innerspacesurfer]

​@@AdeptusPsychonauticaconspiracy theory: this is an Andy Kauffman/Tony Clifton situation.

[@tinalifestyle888]

when a real trooper trips

[@pablojacome6542]

DMT saved my life

[@Amanitor]

Hi Rob what do you think about video or live stream about bad trips especially DMT. I from time to time experience presence of some evil entity that scares me. I would like to hear others scary stories too.

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

I already have videos that cover bad trips, just do a search for "bad trip". Here is one as an example - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmq1fX6MrsdmaMk

[@Amanitor]

@@AdeptusPsychonautica Thanks I saw it. Maybe I wanted to be too specific about my experiences. But I still think that this topic can be utilized in some live someday. DMT and shrooms for me can generate two distinct types of bad trips. Shrooms are like anxious with no particular reason and DMT like alien or entity that wants to scare me or is unhappy that I entered his realm. This second type would be for me more interesting. But anyway just my humble thoughts.

[@DigitalBard1]

​@@Amanitor My reflections on bad trips. This is a hard lesson to accept, I hope you are sitting down, are you ready? Its ALL you. Its your mind, your psyche and your visualisation. All a trip is, is literally that, a trip. A trip where to though? A trip into your mind. That's it, nothing special. So it seems to me that if the mushrooms are giving you anxiety, then they are teaching you, that you need to work on your anxiety. And the DMT is teaching you that you shouldn't enter the DMT realm whilst carrying around so much anxiety with you. Because otherwise the anxiety will be amplified to such a degree, when combined with the power of DMT, it could manifest in dark, creepy thoughts, which your mind visualises as demons or entities that give you a hard time. Those demons are warning you. "Clear out your anxiety first. Otherwise I'm gonna keep scaring you". Psychedelics are a tool. Not a toy, or a cool thing to do with your mates. They are a tool of the mind. Break the word down to reveal its true meaning. Psyche = Relating to psychology Delic = The latter part of the word, “Delic” is derived from the Greek word “ Delos” which means to “show or to reveal” So the true definition of psychedelic literally means "to reveal the psyche." (To yourself). And that is exactly what they do. And they do it so brilliantly and intelligently. Its breathtaking the methods they use. I can highly recommend researching trauma and anxiety healing methods. Before you proceed with your journey. You also need to learn the importance of intergration time. Because intergration is actually more important than the trip itself. Intergration and reflection time are vital, and its where all the real work happens. The trip will reveal your psyche to you and tell you the bits you need to work on. But then it's upto you, to work on them. You shouldn't rely on the tool to do the whole thing for you, you need to show willing and determination to understand yourself. Otherwise the teachers will think you are just a flake, who is simply abusing the great power of the tool, to escape or be hedonistic. Well it doesn't work like that. Its about building up a relationship of trust with your plant teacher. You need to set you intentions correctly, and programme your mind before hand. Many people have got no idea of the full power of these tools. They can achieve great things, but when you consume them, they are communicating directly with your body and your psyche. You need to understand exactly what's taking place. Jumping in blind will always be an intense ride. And then afterwards, you're like "What the F#ck was that all about?" Would you deliberately throw yourself headlong into an alien world, and then attempt to communicate with the aliens. Without first learning the language, reading the brouchure, and trying to understand the alien world first.? No you wouldn't, that would be insane. So why are you throwing yourself headlong straight into the deep end of your inner most sub concious. And becoming bewildered, confused and frightened? Seems insane to me. You have to really question your motives and intentions. Why are taking mushrooms ? Why are you taking DMT ? If you don't know, then how are your plant teachers supposed to know ? You didn't even give them a little clue. Not one ounce. So what do they do? They scare the shit out of you. And tell you to never come back without clear intentions. No surprise really. You didn't bother to learn the language. So they treated you like a foreign invader. They will do that. All realms are heavily protected. If they don't know who you are, they will treat you differently. Whereas if you do thorough research. Do your own mild psyche explorations through maybe yoga or meditation. Then you pre load your trip for at least 3 days prior, then you set correct intentions. Maybe write in a journal, some questions you would like answering. Or a part of yourself you would specifically like to explore. Then you make yourself a nice, safe and secure setting. Get everything you need ready. Water, food, music, trip visualisation tools. And then take your deep dive. I guarantee you will have a much better time. Why ? Preparation is key. Set and setting make all the difference. And you have attempted to bridge the gap of communication, by doing everything you can in 3D reality first. Then when you enter your inner mind. The DMT elves will look at you and say. " Ahhh that's much better, he actually put some effort in this time. Lets go easy on him, what does he want to learn, let's check his pre-load material, see what he's brought with him." Do you understand the difference.? I can highly recommend a website called, the Vaults of Erowid. An invaluable resource of 1,000s of trip reports. A huge comprehensive list of every chemical you could think of, with dosages, symptoms, trip reports. An amazing website, and education tool. And you also really need to work on your anxiety. You maybe better off micro dosing mushrooms. Micro dosing is now being heralded as the best way to get healing from mushrooms. Look into it. Its like 0.1 g once a week. 3 months on, 3 months off. Then repeat until you are healed. And remember,, A bad trip is a trip. A good trip is also a trip. What's the difference? Your perception. A trip is a trip. Its your perception that puts the label on it. Good or bad, makes no difference. Its all learning.

[@raleighsmalls4653]

Aldous Huxley did the same thing in a much quieter room in California....But he died in that case....

[@Totaro17]

Hello. I have never taken DMT. But I have some. But I am not sure what is the best way to smoke it. I have nothing at the moment to smoke it out of. I heard you can’t put a flame to it. What’s the best, cheapest way?

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Watch this video for a comprehensive guide - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5PNYXyCjbiNb6c

[@vibrations999]

Lsd is the most life changing experience anyone can have. Not saying anything about spirituality but lsd has the potential to completely change your life like nothing else

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Totally agree. LSD was my introduction to psychedelics and it was a life changer

[@DigitalBard1]

Along with all the other psychedelics. All psychedelics can have the same effect, not just acid. My first experience on strong ecstasy changed my life forever, and 20 years on I still reflect on how powerful it was, and how it helped to re-wire my brain. Ecstasy isn't even classified as a psychedelic. Its a mild hallucinagen and stimulant. But it still changed my life significantly. Since that time, I have had experiences with the following : Mushrooms, Acid, Salvia, Ketamine, Sasafras, Poppers, DMT, Nitrous oxide, DXM and a few more (non psychedelic types). I have experimented with combos, I have taken them in different settings, with different people. And I have had all the highs and the lows, the mystical journeys, and so many profound realisations I've lost count. But you know what. None of the subsequent trips compare to that very first Ecstasy trip 20 years ago. And yes it saved my life. The only experience I can compare to it. Is a trip I had on a Fly agaric and liberty cap combo, I had a year ago. In which my mushroom guides talked me through, and started off a process of trauma healing. The fly agaric went straight to the heart of my deepest trauma, and quite literally put me into a trauma suite, with the liberty cap acting as a wise advisor to the fly agaric. They even talked me through and showed me the exact mechanism used in my brain to diffuse my deep emotional scarring. It was quite a moment, very emotional and profound. And also amazing the way the shrooms taught me how to cleanse my own traumas. Outstanding experience. Other than that trip, (Btw I'm still in process on my traumas, the shrooms taught me not to rush it). No other trip compares to the first E trip. So to summarise. All psychedelics are a powerful mind unlocking tool. And they all have healing and teaching properties. And they all have the capacity to save anyones life. Its not exclusive to acid. In fact alot of people recommend finding an organic alternative, because acid is a synthetic compound, and some people complain it can be too mechanical in its teaching methods. Peyote, mescaline, Ergot are organic alternatives.

[@user-yk4ky9qi5n]

Hey rob is there a way i can talk to you i need some help i got very destabilized after a trip two years ago and still struggling i need to talk to someone rational and dont know what to do , thanks

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

If you join our Discord community and ping me a message then we can arrange a chat, or you can email me at [e-mail]

[@kevR9261]

Whats this about a new channel psychonautica? Link?

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

The link is at the top of the description

[@oirekoumpare8894]

countless "um"

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

😐

[@SpliffingIda]

Danke! von einer einsamen Streiterin aus Deutschland!

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

I'm just over the border in Switzerland 🙂

[@SpliffingIda]

@@AdeptusPsychonautica Yes, I really could need some wise advice

[@SpliffingIda]

thank you, for making me not feeling alone @@AdeptusPsychonautica

[@raleighsmalls4653]

I still wish Polanski had been allowed to make Dr. Moreau. Nothing against Richard....Vikings took shrooms to enhance vision in battle. also the Zulus....

[@neilwatson8349]

Microdosing DiMiTri is a refreshing tonic. Try it and see..

[@johnbillson3767]

pcp saved mine

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Fair enough 🙂

[@JB15JB-zp7jc]

And ummm and aummm and aummm Cool story though He just got lucky that's all

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

Sure... there is literally nothing else to this story other than "he got lucky"

[@JB15JB-zp7jc]

@@AdeptusPsychonautica - I have not tried LSD myself, but have an order on the way but I will be microdosing at first and later try a standard dose or higher.

[@russellbishop3873]

I cant listen ...too many ums!!

[@hellooutsiders6865]

Jesus saved my life after years of LSD experimentation and going down the wrong path.

[@AdeptusPsychonautica]

I hope you bought him a bag of chips to say thank you