Comfortable Warmth
Blue Lotus
Citation: Jgarbo. "Comfortable Warmth: An Experience with Blue Lotus (exp115610)". Erowid.org. Jul 23, 2023. erowid.org/exp/115610
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2 joints/cigs | smoked | Lotus/Lily - Nymphaea nouchali var caerulea | (flowers) |
BODY WEIGHT: | 145 lb |
In this experience, I was spending a night with a few friends. They were smoking marijuana, but since that is one substance I usually stay away from, I chose instead to smoke lotus. I removed one large flower, about two grams if I had to guess, and started to separate the dried leaves from the stamens. My intent was to conduct a rudimentary experiment to see if the leaves or stamens were more psychoactive.
I rolled my first joint consisting only of crumbled leaves, which I found produced a mild effect. I felt calm, but unlike the contentment of benzos or most other anxiolytics, it was more of a dull calm, like my head was empty and devoid of any human emotion. However, this was still a very light effect.
I rolled the next joint consisting only of stamens. I did not grind or crumble them, and instead filled a pre-roll. I smoked this one quickly, finishing it in two to three minutes. I now felt a more profound effect, which could have been simply a delayed onset from the first joint, or more likely the more instantaneous effects of the second.
The same feeling of empty-headedness continued, though it was strangely less pronounced at this point. It is possible that the effect could have still been fully there, but my attention was drawn by the comfortable warmth I now felt in my head, not unlike a few drinks of alcohol. My vision was now slightly blurred, and I felt my perception of my surroundings become far less analytical and sharp.
my attention was drawn by the comfortable warmth I now felt in my head, not unlike a few drinks of alcohol. My vision was now slightly blurred, and I felt my perception of my surroundings become far less analytical and sharp.
This became especially obvious when my friends decided to put on a VHS tape of an old children's program, hoping for some nostalgia. As we watched it, I could tell that the show was bizarre, even creepy, although I understood this without feeling it. Under normal circumstances, I would probably be weirded out by the show and constantly questioning it, but thanks to the lotus, I was able to sit back and simply perceive without feeling.
Exp Year: 2021 | ExpID: 115610 |
Gender: Male | |
Age at time of experience: Not Given | |
Published: Jul 23, 2023 | Views: 312 |
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