DM Turner- The Esseential psychedelic guide

In addition to my psychedelic research and writing, I find that psychedelics
give me the inspiration and ability to design and manufacture high tech
audio/visual equipment, work as a performance artist, pursue several artistic
hobbies, as well as hold a senior management position in the corporate
world. Often people who do not go through personal change with
psychedelics find that their experiences tend to stagnate and get into a
repetitive groove. I've seen people successfully move through this stage by
stopping for a while, pursuing other interests or means of self-exploration,
then trying psychedelics again at a later date.
How often one can effectively use psychedelics varies from person to
person. Users must monitor their own mind, body, and life, as well as
listening to their friends and others around them to determine if they are
overdoing it. Psychedelics are best enjoyed when the body and mind are in
good health, properly nourished, exercised, and rested. Taking psychedelics
when exhausted tends to produce more negative experiences. This can also
lead to poor health since when the body is in a state of exhaustion, the main
things it needs are nourishment and rest, and psychedelics disrupt the
normal patterns of appetite and sleep. A small percentage of users "abuse"
psychedelics by taking more than their psyche or body can integrate.
However, I've only seen this occur with people using synthetic substances,
such as ecstasy, Ketamine, and LSD.
Traditionally, the only people that use psychedelics on a "daily" basis are
the shamans, curanderos, or folk doctors. They use these substances in the
capacity of helping and healing the people in their communities. For the
shaman the psychedelic experience is like a well, into which he can enter to
bring back "healing water" and knowledge to cure people's physical ills,
mental dilemmas, and societal problems. I doubt that individuals who are
artists, inventors, or seekers of personal refinement or fun can effectively
use and assimilate these experiences on as frequent a basis.
Psychedelics greatly amplify everything the user experiences. This intensity
can feel like a nuclear bomb exploding inside the skull. And whether one is
feeling brilliant joy or a fearful hell it's going to be felt intensely on a good
dose of psychedelics.
Anyone who regularly uses psychedelics stronger than ecstasy can expect
an occasional unpleasant experience. This can be much more unpleasant
than anything experienced in regular life, just as the joy experienced on
psychedelics can be much more intense than that of ordinary life. Even
experienced trippers will occasionally have a bad experience. I've had
several trips during which I thought I was dead, or could not tell whether I
was alive or dead. If one uses psychedelics frequently they will eventually