A patient's representation of the dynamic and colorful displays of ornamental patterns which characterize the early stage in a psychedelic session.

An experience of nausea, one of the most frequent physical symptoms in LSD sessions.

Fear of threat of the unknown. The patient was reliving early childhood memories of being left alone at home.

A patient expresses how, during a psychedelic session, he saw the situation in his marriage. His wife appears as a monstrous predator; he as a helpless mouse hanging from her mouth. This experience was strongly colored by the underlying perinatal elements.

Symbols of a patient's general feelings about his life. The ship of his existence is precariously balanced on the top of a dangerous wave while a shark-like monster waits in the depths ready to devour the ship-wrecked victim.