A Journey Through Altered Perception: A Psychedelic Experience

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• 12:00 PM: The Beginning of the Experience
  • 1. A Strange Walk Home
  • 2. Entering a New Reality
  • 3. The Otter-Like Creatures and Floating Sensation
  • 4. Encountering the Younger Self
  • 5. The Nuclear Attack on Detroit
• 2:00 PM: The Calm Before the Storm
  • 1. Checking the Time and Reality
  • 2. The Appearance of the Shadow People
  • 3. The Mischievous Black Midget and the Dancing Ballerina
• Conclusion

Introduction

This article recounts a deeply personal and surreal psychedelic experience. Time warps, otherworldly visions, and hallucinatory figures took over, blending past and present, reality and imagination in a way that became both profound and strange. This journey is divided into distinct moments, each marked by vivid visual and emotional changes, showing the unpredictable and powerful effects of altered perception.

12:00 PM: The Beginning of the Experience

1. A Strange Walk Home

At 12:00 PM, I entered my house after what was supposed to be a short 10-minute walk. However, confusion quickly set in as I glanced at the stove clock—it was noon. My mind grappled with how such a brief walk had somehow consumed almost three hours. The concept of time seemed to have lost its meaning.

Still feeling disoriented, I grabbed my jug of water and locked myself in my room, seeking a sense of privacy and safety. I turned off the lights, and slowly, a wave of calm began to wash over me. Even though the intense visual hallucinations had nearly overtaken reality, for some reason, I wasn’t concerned.

2. Entering a New Reality

The visuals began to intensify to a level comparable to the vivid, reality-bending experiences often associated with DMT. Yet, despite the overwhelming optical distortions, my mental state remained unusually clear and calm. At that moment, I became acutely aware that I was no longer in my room, nor was I even lying in my bed.

Suddenly, I was transported outside, but this wasn't the Earth I knew. I had arrived in a foreign realm—unfamiliar yet oddly serene. The sun above wasn’t harsh or intrusive; it was cooler, more welcoming.

3. The Otter-Like Creatures and Floating Sensation

This strange place was home to extraordinary creatures. They appeared to be otter-like beings, but with wings, gracefully phasing in and out of the ground as if they were swimming through it. As I looked down, I noticed something else surreal—my feet were no longer visible. My legs seemed to fade into invisibility, adding to the otherworldly feeling.

I floated around in this fantastical landscape. The sensation was reminiscent of something out of a Dr. Seuss book—whimsical, vibrant, and completely detached from any notion of reality.

4. Encountering the Younger Self

In the blink of an eye, the scene changed, and I found myself watching a younger version of myself. It was a day from my past that I dreaded—a memory of the first fight I had ever been in. I observed as the younger version of me got beaten up, but instead of feeling pain or sadness, I began to laugh. The younger me even glanced back as though he could hear me.

In that moment, I realized the ridiculousness of it all—how meaningless that fight had been, a trivial altercation between two kids. It was liberating to feel detached from the anger and embarrassment I had once associated with that memory.

5. The Nuclear Attack on Detroit

Another blink transported me to a bar, where I stood in front of an old-style TV. The kind before flat screens existed. The news on the television was horrifying—they were covering a nuclear attack launched by North Korea. The bomb had leveled Detroit.

People around me stood in shock as the broadcaster explained how an alliance with China had allowed North Korea to disable the U.S.’s early warning systems. Just before the news report could finish, I blinked again, and suddenly, I was back in my room.

For a few minutes, everything felt eerily normal, with no hallucinations disturbing my view.

2:00 PM: The Calm Before the Storm

1. Checking the Time and Reality

This brief moment of normalcy felt like an "eye of the storm" within the trip. During this pause, I checked my phone and saw that it was 2:00 PM. I took advantage of this calm to text my roommate, explaining my situation so that he wouldn’t be alarmed if he heard strange noises coming from my room.

But the calm was fleeting. Almost as soon as I sent the text, the visuals started to return.

2. The Appearance of the Shadow People

This time, the hallucinations took on a more sinister tone. Shadowy figures began to creep in through the walls. They looked like the silhouettes of men, but they were composed entirely of emptiness—like holes cut into the fabric of the universe itself. Each figure had two glowing red embers for eyes, and they came in various shapes and sizes.

At first, I was terrified. These figures reminded me of the shadow people I had previously encountered during episodes of sleep paralysis. However, they didn’t attack or harm me. Instead, they simply stared, as though they were observing my state of mind with a curious interest.

I hesitated for a moment, then decided to wave at them. To my surprise, the tallest figure among them waved back. After that, they all slowly faded away.

3. The Mischievous Black Midget and the Dancing Ballerina

No sooner had the shadow people disappeared than I saw something equally bizarre. A small black midget appeared out of nowhere, dashed toward my bookshelf, and stole a book. Before I could react, he floated down through the floor, taking the book with him.

Shortly afterward, my attention was drawn to my desk. A miniature ballerina had materialized and was performing a beautiful, delicate dance. Her movements were mesmerizing, but just like the other hallucinations, she eventually drifted through the wall and out of sight.

Conclusion

This extraordinary experience is a vivid example of how drastically perception can be altered under the influence of psychedelics. The trip took me through a spectrum of emotions and surreal scenes—from otherworldly landscapes to long-buried memories, and from terrifying shadow figures to whimsical and playful hallucinations. Time lost its meaning, and reality became a fluid, dreamlike state where anything seemed possible. Despite the intensity, there was a sense of clarity and acceptance throughout the journey. Each vision carried its own lesson or reflection, merging the absurd with the profound.