After my post on Across the Universe, a friend of mine emailed me to ask about what psychedelic really was. He’s never done any form of drug (illicit or legal) so here is a “definition” for those of you who are like him.

“Psychedelic (adj.) - of or noting a mental state characterized by a profound sense of intensified sensory perception, sometimes accompanied by severe perceptual distortion and hallucinations and by extreme feelings of either euphoria or despair. (dictionary.com)”

I guess really when you see movies like Across the Universe where all those hallucinatory things are happening - bright neon colors, hallucinations, euphoria - this is when something is psychedelic. And of course this is usually brought about by drug use (i.e. LSD, shrooms, etc.).

When I explained this to my friend, he then asked how I felt about drug use…interesting question HA.

I am actually not against it. Which for those that are closest to me isn’t a surprise. While I’ve definitely calmed down over that last several years, I used to be an avid drug user…definitely along the lines of a hippie lol. Not the looks though. I look like a normal person, and talk like one too. I just enjoyed the feeling and the laid back nature of it. It really is a calming experience that takes stress away.

Of course, I have to say since this is online…I AM NOT TELLING YOU TO DO DRUGS! I AM NOT CONDONING THEIR USE! But if you want to, I’m also not going to tell you not to. Because then that would make me a hypocrite. Just make sure you’re being safe and not stupid.