Excellent post, and a great way to start this series.
I did Ibogaine about 15 years ago. I was alone when I ingested it. As instructed by my friend, I placed both a vomit bucket and a urine bucket beside my bed. Then I ingested the Ibogaine, on an empty stomach, and lay down.
About 2 hours after I had ingested it, and when the med started to take effect, my body tried to reject it, and tried to make me throw up. I did not in any way feel nauseous, but my torso started convulsing noticeably. Soon thereafter, I did throw up some of the what I had ingested.
I lay back again, and my body seemed to be relaxed. For the next few hours I experienced some weird visuals and colors and lights. After they subsided, I had visions / dreams of family and friends, in situations that were apparently very revealing in terms of the relationships.
Eventually, the visions / dreams subsided. I spent the next 15 or so hours just lying peacefully in bed, vaguely aware of the room and the world outside my window, but primarily aware of a sense of inner peace.
I went to the washroom several times. I had been warned that I might not have control of my motor functions, but I walked slowly and had no difficulty moving. Each time, I immediately returned to bed.
Almost exactly 24 hours after I had ingested the ibogaine, I got up from bed and realized that my experiment was over. I got dressed and went out for some food.
At the entrance to my condo, I passed another resident, whom I had met before but whom I had only greeted in passing. This time, we chatted openly and pleasantly for a few moments.
Walking to the the restaurant, and sitting in the restaurant eating my meal, I had a clear sense that much was right with the world, and that it did not require any major improvement or anything to change it. In that sense, I could readily see how it can cure a junkie of his addiction.
(The above is not to say that there is nothing that we should do to change or improve the world. There are always many things we can do to make our world and our lives better. It's just that I cam to an almost mystical realization that we should accept our situation as it is.)
When I related my experience to my friend who had given me the ibogaine, he replied by stating that it was clear that my session had been a success.
The clear sense that the world was fine as is, and that I was content with my place in it and "needed" nothing to make it any better, lasted for a few weeks after wards, before it eventually faded.
Thanks!! I'm probably going to write about my experience in the next one. Im glad you had a good experience. ibogaine changed my life and I had a pretty good experience with it. didn't get to have the full flashback type stuff but I did a lot of introspection and it helped a lot with my addiction so I'm grateful for that.
Hey, Captain Cook ...
I just tried upvoting and commenting on your Wicked World / Falun Gong post. BUT it had disappeared.
WTF happened?
The pics weren't showing up so I thought something was wrong with the code but I guess it was just my computer. I reposted it today
Cool. I'm looking forward to reading about your session.
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