Never Do Acid Alone

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'Acid flashbacks' are a myth. I have never experienced a 'flashback.' Indeed, the 'acid inebriation process' is so complex as to preclude anything 'flashlike.' I did, on one occasion the day after a trip, experience a startling, fleeting, 'hallucination:' the showerhead, as I was taking a shower, suddenly seemed to become the head of a large snake. I was startled, but the hallucination disappeared as suddenly as it appeared and never returned. Even so, whenever I took a shower in that shower room from then on I wondered and remembered.

Acid does not produce hallucinations although it has that reputation. Acid does amplify visual experience. But that is for next friday night.

The great danger from Acid is 'psychological,' not 'neurological.' Acid does some very strange things to your brain, hence to your conscious life. My impression is that if your brain is 'normal' then Acid will cause no adverse permanent damage, but that on the other hand Acid may lead to some serious improvements. May not.

Never do Acid alone. God will not be there to console you if your trip goes wrong. If your trip turns ugly only one thing can save you: Love. Only love. There is no God on a bad Acid Trip, only The Devil. Not even The Devil. On a bad Acid trip you are alone in Hell with not even Satan to console you. You discover the horrible truth that not only is there no God, there is no Devil either.

So you should do Acid in a familiar setting, with people you love and trust. Home and family is best. If things take a bad turn you will be able to reverse that direction immediately with just a little snuggle.