DM Turner- The Esseential psychedelic guide

Ketamine is used clinically as a general anesthetic. It is considered a
"gentle" anesthetic and is often given to children and elderly people. Its
psychedelic characteristics were discovered after a large number of
recipients reported "reemergence" experiences while coming out of the
anesthesia. Further experiments showed that a dose much smaller than the
anesthetic dose produces a psychedelic experience of incredible intensity.
DOSAGE and ADMINISTRATION:
A 100 mg. dose of Ketamine taken intramuscularly will produce an intense
psychedelic experience. The exact dose required will vary with body weight
and mental state. Ketamine can also be administered by snorting. One must
pour the liquid out on a glass tray and set in an oven at 200 degrees F until
the liquid has evaporated. The remaining powder can then be scraped off
and snorted.
Many people are understandably afraid of needles, but Ketamine is much
safer than " street drugs. " Ketamine comes in a sealed pharmaceutical vial
and does not contain the impurities often found in "street drugs." Ketamine
is routinely administered at a much higher dosage as a clinical anesthetic,
and is considered a safe and gentle anesthetic, therefore there is little risk of
an overdose. Ketamine is normally taken intramuscularly rather than
intravenously. The psychedelic self-experimenter John Lilly injected
Ketamine in himself 24 times a day for several consecutive months without
significant difficulties (see John Lilly's - The Scientist). By all means anyone
injecting any substance should use only a new, sealed hypodermic syringe
and never share with even a close friend. The risk of contracting a disease
like AIDS is by far the greatest risk in using a needle. I feel that the
Ketamine experience was worth overcoming my fear of needles, although
many who have wanted to try Ketamine but can't overcome this fear have
snorted it for a less intense experience.
THE HIGH:
Ketamine is the most intense, bizarre, and enjoyable psychedelic I've tried,
and this perception is common among the people I know who've used it.
The Ketamine high comes on about two minutes after injecting. One should
be lying down or reclining at this time, because on a regular psychedelic
dose they will be unconscious of their body shortly after this.
Ketamine can be taken in various dosages. A smaller dose will allow one to
maintain some sense of identity, memory, and ability to perceive and
interact with their physical surroundings. I find that a 10 to 20 mg. dose puts
me in a non-psychedelic, disassociative altered state. 50 mg. does little for