The following is a fictional account of a character from an upcoming novel about a brave inner space traveler. I loaded up about 20-25 mg (est.) DMT wax in a pipe filled with ash, with plans of just taking small hits, spaced apart, to maintain a nice threshold level. So I took a hit, and laid back. Normal low-dose effects began and I just enjoyed the energy surge and mild visual enhancements. Then I decided, about 3-4 minutes later, to take a second hit.

All the sources I've read have indicated that after about 30 seconds or so from taking the first dose, any additional amount would not result in a “breakthrough” experience, but rather would only prolong the ordinary threshold effects. This turned out to be incorrect. I took the second hit and instantly heard that carrier wave that McKenna talks about. It sounded similar to the sound of a camera's flash at the moment of taking a photo. Then, my body was almost completely overwhelmed by a tremendous energy surge.

I was laying there going, “My god, I'm about to take off here!” And then I did. I found myself losing sensation in my body until it felt that I had just dematerialized or something, although I consciously knew the whole time that I was still just some human that had taken DMT and was laying on a bed (I'm assuming this is due to the low dose I consumed; at higher doses I presume that there would be some ego-loss). But as I laid there, with my eyes closed, I saw the most amazing visuals unfold right before my third eye.

I saw very exquisite geometrical patterns, morphing in and out, and “breathing.” There was no fright or fear of any kind, even though this was a surprise trance. The visuals were very detailed, and very three-dimensional. It was as if I suddenly found myself in a vast 3-D space with geometric landscapes that move and undulate like ripples on water. It was beautiful.

All the while, I kept experiencing some sense of deja-vu, as if I had been in this space before, only I knew that I hadn't. This was the first time that DMT has been this intense for me. Upon return to this reality, I remarked to myself that what I had just experienced was very similar to a previous salvinorin journey. That confused me a bit, as I've never heard of any comparison between the two drugs' subjective experiences. But nonetheless, it was a similarity that I had no choice but to admit to myself.

I now tend to think (and this sounds more rational) that the similarities I noticed, or any sense of deja-vu that I felt, were probably due to some subconscious memory of the natural DMT state, or being under the influence of my own endogenous DMT at some point in the past (like maybe the state of consciousness during a dream or something?). Suffice it to say that I am a bit confused about this.

I will have to try salvinorin again sometime soon I guess, to refresh my memory of the experience, in order to compare it to the DMT experience. At any rate, this was a spectacular journey, and I will be trying it again only I will consume all of the DMT at once to see if that will make a difference. If so, then I see no reason why I should be taking 50 mg doses to breakthrough, as much literature suggests. The only conclusion I have drawn from this is that the DMT must have felt it was time for me to breakthrough! Thank you, DMT.