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Living Ahead of Time
H.B. Woodrose
Citation:   sober. "Living Ahead of Time: An Experience with H.B. Woodrose (exp98363)". Erowid.org. Dec 15, 2025. erowid.org/exp/98363

 
DOSE:
10 seeds sublingual H.B. Woodrose (ground / crushed)
BODY WEIGHT: 140 lb
One day I have made a decision to buy kratom capsules, despite all the reasoning against I've done before. I was looking for new kicks, and a local headshop had tons of that stuff. Yet, when I entered the shop, I've noticed that they have just refilled their supply and among other things they had Hawaiian Baby Woodrose seeds. I wanted to try them so badly, yet had no way to obtain them in secret. Excited, I've bought a pack of ten for 16 dollars. On my way back to the dorms I've realized that taking an opiate would basically make all the propaganda stuff about gateway drugs come true, and I did not want that. This was definitely a sign from above.

Anyway, the next day I've decided to dose at 8:25 AM.

T +0:00
I'm chewing on the ten seeds I had.

T +0:01
The seeds are now a fine powder; they have a slight dirt-like taste. I put them under my tongue.

T +0:06
I swallow the seeds and sit down to play Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

T +1:30
I notice that it feels like I've been playing for hours, though not much time has passed. Also, hood takeover mission suddenly became much more interesting.

T +2:00
The game looks fancy with its 2004 graphics. In-game acid house radio station sounds fantastic. I finally decide to quit the game and walk around. I definitely fell different, but can't tell how exactly. There's some minor nausea. I grab some candy, put on Jefferson Airplane and head out to park.

T +2:10
The nature looks wonderful; I suddenly remember all the fascination I felt the first time I went to the woods. The candy tastes great and music sounds wonderful.

T +2:40
I'm walking through my dorms to the bike parking. I sit down in a corridor and wonder if the floor and walls are really moving.

T +2:50
I head south to a country road where I will be lonely enough.

T +2:55
As I arrive on the place, I feel body and mind euphoria. I feel like I am perceiving world in a superior manner. I ride around the road enjoying the music, when I suddenly feel that roads and corn fields represent my education routine: a windy road I came from is my dreadful past and the field I oppose is my current semester. I decide to take the long way South and I discover that there is enough fields to represent my whole college education; after that, the only legal turn is to the West. (In retrospective, this may or may not be a proper foretell.) I also managed to reply to an e-mail I received using my phone - that is, unlike DXM, motor and cognitive skills are barely impaired at all.

T +5:00
I'm back home. I feel euphoria and love for the whole world. The problem is, I am extremely lonely because I've decided to stay on-campus during Thanksgiving. I put on porn, but turn it off very soon laughing at lack of genuine empathy in the film - I can tune into the wave of the picture. I strip myself off clothes and lay down on my bed. Euphoria and empathy become overwhelming (no wonder hippies were enjoying sex in the wild so much!). I dress up again and, seeing opportunity for psychotherapy, start talking with myself about all sorts of personal issues I had. My talk slowly wards off into discussing the ways of the world. What I've noticed is that my speech and thought process became jumpy and critical.

T +6:00
I put on classic acid house tracks and play more GTA:SA, while still talking. Among other things, I had an interesting idea that LSA may be a Schedule 3 substance because it is such an awesome stimulant (at this point I felt like two whole days of activities have passed) that can also make soldiers creative and very time-efficient. I also got a call from back home; the conversation seemed more engaging then usual.

T +8:00
The effects are wearing off. I've made a hotdog and notice that I've bit it in such a way the bite might resemble a mouth: no wonder a girl on acid was so scared of a hotdog in a 1960es educational film!

T +10:00
I fall asleep for an hour.

T +11:00
I wake up and watch anti-drug PSAs on Youtube. I seemingly still can tune into the ideas behind the PSAs, so the watching experience is enjoyable. I did not eat for the whole day, so now I'm munching on all sort of food I have and can just barely fill myself up.

Notes:
*My pupils were giant thought the trip.
*I still felt slight nausea the next day, but it was easy to deal with.
*I was amazed by the slow pace of the time - it was even slower then on DXM.

In conclusion, my first experience with a (serotonergic) psychedelic was very enjoyable. I was able to explore certain way and behaviors of my own and just had lived a few very long fun-filled hours.

Exp Year: 2012ExpID: 98363
Gender: Male 
Age at time of experience: 18
Published: Dec 15, 2025Views: Not Supported
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