Trip levels

Trip Levels

The intensity of a psychedelic trip is often indicated in trip levels. These trip levels can be divided into five different intensities. A microdose is often just shy of or just barely a trip level 1, and a heavy dose where ego death A level 5 trip occurs.

Trip level 1

During trip level 1, the negative feelings of serotonin depression disappear. Because the communication between the brain hemispheres changes, music will sound deeper, colors become brighter, and the environment more tangible. Your senses are heightened. During this phase, one is more open and socially engaged, and you begin to become open and honest with others and yourself.

Trip level 2

More intense perception of colors, visuals such as the movement and “breathing” of objects, walls, etc. With closed eyes, 2-dimensional patterns can be perceived. Due to changes in short-term memory, the user experiences continuously distracting thought patterns, alternating with extreme focus. The natural filter in the brain is bypassed, leading to increased creativity, among other things. During this phase, one can already begin to discover connections—connections regarding, for example, why certain things happen and how to deal with them.

Trip level 3

Very clearly perceptible visuals; everything appears bent or distorted. Patterns can be seen on walls, objects, faces, etc. Mild hallucinations, such as the effect of flowing rivers in wood grain or other textures. Some sensory confusion, for example, perceiving sound as color, etc. Time is distorted, causing everything to appear to be playing out in the “now.” From this level onwards, it is already quite possible to connect with the subconscious brain, while it remains highly controllable. Fears can reside in the subconscious that cause stress without the individual being consciously aware of it. This level is useful for combating those fears from the subconscious. Fears often originate from the past and/or the future. These fears are not real in the present, and acceptance is possible during this triple level.

Trip level 4

Strong hallucinations, such as objects transforming into other objects (morphing). Perception of the ego fades; for example, objects may start talking to you, or you may feel contradictory things simultaneously. Some loss of reality; time becomes an incomprehensible concept. Possible out-of-body experience. Mixing of stimuli from different senses. Due to the loss of the ego and the associated loss of self-protection, one is harsh but honest about oneself during this phase. Problems can be addressed and given a place. The connection with the subconscious is very high at this trip level, allowing for a great deal to be learned about who one is, while it appears as if it concerns someone else due to the loss of the ego.

Trip level 5

Total loss of visual connection to reality; the senses no longer function in the “normal” way. A total loss of ego. Users feel themselves merging with space, other objects, or the universe. The loss of reality becomes so severe that it is difficult to explain or put into words. This level differs from the other levels in that the actual universe in which things exist ceases to exist. During this phase, absolutely no control is possible. The connection with the subconscious is now at its maximum. There is nothing to hide. It is, as it were, a dream that cannot be influenced by yourself. This phase can provide you with insights in a way that is initially incomprehensible. Level 5 trippers often describe the trip experiences as mystical, the most beautiful experience of their lives, or conversely, frightening. Control freaks, in particular, find it scary, but even from You can learn to take bad trips.. It is therefore not wise to immediately attempt triple level 5 without experience.

End of trip

No matter how deep your trip went, you always slowly return past the lower trip levels. A level 5 trip always passes through levels 4, 3, 2, and 1, after which you gently land back in reality. You will retain all knowledge, ideas, and insights. Other things that initially seemed incomprehensible may suddenly sink in, even weeks after the trip session. Most people who take such a trip will permanently retain a more open character and feel more connected to their surroundings and the people they live with. On a physical level, an improvement will also take place. The increased stimulation of the 5HT2a receptor ensures neurogenesis. This means that the brain and nerve cells can repair themselves and even create new ones, resulting in a better connected brain (mind-expanding).

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