Session refers to the moment of the journey from start to finish. An average journey lasts 4-6 hours, however the afterglow can last for days or weeks.
Here’s a typical timeline for a mushroom journey:
● Ingesting the Psychedelic – This is the moment you take the mushroom.
● Onset around 30 minutes – At this point you may begin to feel warmth, heaviness, an opening of the heart & mind, light visuals (depending on dose,) and an onset of other bodily & cognitive sensations.
● Rising / Peak 1-2 hours –The peak of the psychedelic experience when all affects of the mushrooms are present.
● The Gentle Glide – This is the period of riding the waves of the journey. Active visuals may be present depending on dosage, warm or tingly body sensations, past healing work, stories and anecdotes or dreams arise.
● The End of the Formal Session – A softening or cessation of all sensations of the journey. Returning to self.
● Afterglow / Sparkle period – This is after the formal session has ended. Tripper may have open heartedness, returned hunger, more ability to verbally communicate and may still be sensitive. A time for being gentle, nourishing ourselves, and beginning to slowly integrate the experience.
Some notes on what to expect from your session:
– Be gentle with yourself during the afterglow and integration period. It’s a sensitive time of awareness and connection.
– Try to have a day off-work or major tasks the day after your journey for processing and integrating your experience.
– Shifts in psychological symptoms of heightened creativity can last days or weeks.
– Average = peak at one hour with 4-6 hours total duration.