From personal experience: I was seeking to open up my mind. I didn't have a clear goal or a strong desire to trip into oblivion. But, there was an urgency to explore the world through the use of psychedelics. I believe each trip brought immense clarity about the human experience. It has been over 7 years since I last used mushrooms or LSD. I knew after the first trip, my brain had changed. My thoughts and who I was had changed as well. At this time it is hard to pinpoint exactly how much has changed because of the psychedelics or from growing up. But, I still feel a deeper connection to life than I did before I tripped. By life, I mean everything: what we deem living and non living objects.