What is a truffle trip?
A truffle journey is an inner journey initiated by the ingestion of magic truffles. These magic truffles contain substances that cause you to hallucinate, such as psilocybin and psilocyn. Hallucinating is similar to dreaming with a “waking consciousness”, but if you lie down and pretend you are going to sleep, you will soon notice that the truffles take you on a journey. We call the journey the truffle journey, inner journey, tripping or introspection.
The technical side of the truffle journey lies in the field of neurochemistry. You can read more about how psilocybin, the active substance in truffles, is converted into psilocin and what it then does in the brain via the button below.
The inner journey on truffles
What happens as soon as the truffle journey begins? For people who have never experienced a psychedelic trip, it is difficult to explain what happens at the peak of the trip, but let's start at the beginning.
What happens as soon as the truffle journey begins? Is it a profound journey that takes you into the subconscious of the brain? For people who have never experienced a psychedelic trip, it is difficult to explain what happens at the peak of the trip, but let us start at the beginning. The beginning is often characterised by various forms of resistance.
About a quarter of an hour after ingestion, the first effects can occur, and these are usually only physical. The negative physical effects that can occur during this phase are nausea, dizziness, feeling hot or cold, and shakiness. These are physical forms of resistance.
Alongside the unpleasant bodily sensations, pleasant sensations may also be felt, such as calmness or giggliness. Not much later, the visual effects begin to set in. The first visual effects often involve things appearing to undulate or vibrate, and not long after, most people often see more colours and depth. By the time we are half an hour to three-quarters of an hour after ingestion, most people will also see increasingly more geometric patterns in everyday objects or with their eyes closed.
Now that we are at about 45 to 60 minutes after ingestion, it is wise to embark on the inner journey. Pretending you are taking an afternoon nap will ensure that you can better go with the flow of the truffle journey. You then increasingly let the truffels do the work, while you no longer try to influence the trip yourself. Gradually, you will gently approach the peak effects of the truffels, which occur about 75 to 90 minutes after ingestion of the truffels.
Introspection during peak
If you let yourself be carried along by the trip during its peak, you make a journey inwards or into the subconscious. Gradually, the random geometric shapes might become a clear image or story. Sometimes the images remain random and contain no story. What often happens, however, is that self-awareness dwindles, making it feel as though you yourself cease to exist and that you feel connected to something greater than yourself. Time also seems to cease to exist then.
Groove to the music
During the peak of the trip, you let yourself get carried away by the music. The music is, as it were, a kind of boat that you step onto. Next, this boat sails down the river and you don't have to do anything yourself, the boat carries you along to the places where you need to be.
When you completely let go of control and let the music do the work, it increasingly starts to feel like you and the music are merging into a single entity. It can seem as though you are the music and that it is all around you, like a surround sound system but even better. This just goes to show how important music is, and you can read more about music and its influence on the trip via the button.
After the peak period
Five hours after taking a high dose of truffles, most people are not yet completely sober, but are already able to function fairly normally. You are not yet able to drive a car, but walking the dog would be possible. During this phase, it is often wise to discuss the journey and see together what the truffle journey can mean for you. Furthermore, most people are tired about 5 to 6 hours after the start of the trip and it is time to take things nice and easy.
Five hours after the truffles
When you have just come down from the peak and it has been a spiritual experience, some things can fall into place, while other things cannot be contained in words. It is wise then not to try too hard to understand everything. After the peak, you return to sobriety with a few waves in the intensity of the effects. This process of sobering up can take a number of hours, and it is precisely this phase that is nice for thinking about the objectives of your trip.
Truffle trip experiences
The actual experience during a truffle journey varies per person, per dosage, and per moment. For instance, some people connect with entities, aliens, God, deceased loved ones, past lives, or other spiritual matters. Other people might be better able to connect with themselves, emotions, and memory. It is therefore a different experience for everyone, which is why it is nice to read about previous experiences. Below, we provide a number of them in which the experienced trip is well described.
Guided truffle tripping
We offer several options to help you with a truffle journey. The group truffle journeys are the truffle ceremonies mentioned. You therefore take part with other strangers in a group ceremony. Another option is to be guided privately and individually by a therapist during your truffle journey. The latter is called a truffle session. What is your preference? Read more about the differences and possibilities via the buttons below or sign up directly for a truffle journey by filling in the intake.