Psychedelics and Society

[Daniel123]

Recently I noticed what a shame it is to not be able to be more open about psychedelic explorations with most other people in society. I guess this is kind of the nature of inner work in general and psychedelics specifically because of the illegality or stigma attached to them. For me, it feels pretty isolating having to hide this part of myself from most others around me.

I am reading this book right now titled 'LSD and the mind of the universe' where the author also laments that all his deep explorations had to be kept hidden for most of his life and that conversations with colleagues and even friends started to fizzle out quicker and quicker the more deeply he went on with his experiences.

How do you experience this, can you be open with friends, family, colleagues? Does it bother you at all if you can't be?

[Pineal]

Haha, yeah—you get used to it, like the ache of a breakup that eventually becomes a scar you stop noticing. At first, you wanna scream it from the rooftops. But with time, silence becomes part of the sacrament. Like carrying a sacred relic no one else can see.

 

You’d probably dig PiHKAL and TiHKAL by Sasha and Ann Shulgin—deep dives into the chemical, emotional, and spiritual fabric of the psychedelic path. Less about impressing others, more about becoming indigestible to shallow culture.

 

Truth is, the more you expand, the more rarefied your circle gets. But that doesn’t mean you’re alone—it means you’re upstream.

[Jodistrict]

I have found that it is best not to talk about your experiences with psychedelics.  Nothing good comes of it.  It was meant for you and won't make sense to anybody else. 

[halfknots]

Those who know don't talk, and those who talk don't know.

Also it's not so different from any other hobby. To generalize, most people aren't open to a deep conversation on a topic about which they're inexperienced, uninformed, or uninterested.

That together with the subject and strong opinions surrounding the subject, it's no wonder conversation isn't forthcoming.

Try meeting people where they are, being interested in them and their lives.