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Thanks for the link.

I thought it could be something to do with my eyes but never thought it could be corrected. Looks like I'm due an eye check! Last time was when I was 6 I think..

I thought elves were limited to the DMT experience. At least I hoped that was the case.

I found this interesting at the end of the article, regarding the Control Interrupt model:

This inhibitory control mechanism occurs a discrete number of times per second. Therefore “control interruption” caused by psychedelics, in this model, is conceived as a periodical failure of inhibitory control that allows aspects of one’s experience to be sustained for longer than usual. The frequency of control interruption is specific to the psychedelic used. As the article conjures, salvia and nitrous oxide produce control interruption at a frequency of 8-11 and 12-15 Hz, respectively. On the other hand, DMT disrupts control at a much higher frequency (24-30+ Hz). This control interrupt creates “a standing hallucinogenic interference pattern in the consciousness of the subject”.

It's interesting that different substances might have measurably different effects on perception. Would be nice to see a bit more scientific study into this, maybe seeing if there is a link to fMRI data at all.

I have had rainbow halos around street and car headlights since my early twenties. I first noticed it whilst tripping and have yet to determine whether the cause is physical or mental. Looks pretty though.

I had a similarly dragged experience, but with mushrooms (5g dry cubensis, chopped and boiled, solo).

At first I felt that I was perceiving the chaotic source of the projection that is our reality, which was interesting. This turned into a super vivid nightmare in which I went through previous points in my life in which I had in fact died and all the following memories were just imaginations made up in the moment of death. After this I regained some awareness of where I was but was convinced I had stabbed myself in the stomach for quite a while.

The dose was quite high, but I didn't feel that I had control over any of this at the time. I wouldn't trip without a sitter again (or a long playlist queued up - only had one CD which ran out).

Afterwards I noticed that other tryptamines I tried (DMT, LSD) risked flashbacks to that experience, although this could have been placebo. I have since had positive trips :)