Internal hallucinations are quite different from external ones. External hallucinations can be compared to the phenomenon of pareidolia, where ordinary things may appear as something else, like when you see a face in the clouds or on a rock formation. These things in your surroundings can morph into something else entirely, playing a unique role in your trip experience.Ī variant of an external hallucination is experiencing a familiar object or person, but in extremely enhanced detail. They can be triggered by ordinary things in your environment like people, objects, animals, places, etc.
External hallucinations under the influence of psychedelics can also be described as visual transformations.
Scientists have defined two types of hallucinations, external hallucinations and internal hallucinations. Let's take a closer look at the various visual components of a trip. These “visuals” as psychonauts call them, can be experienced when consuming many psychedelic substances, such as LSD, magic mushrooms, ayahuasca, and DMT. Hallucinations, psychedelic patterns and shapes, tracers, flashes, and indescribable colours comprise some of the most fascinating components of a psychedelic experience. THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF VISUALS THAT CAN BE PART OF A TRIP In this article, we take look at the visual components of a psychedelic trip. These so-called visuals can range from indescribable colours and shapes to psychedelic forms and patterns that appear as real. Tripping on magic mushrooms, LSD, and other psychedelics can make you experience various visual effects.