Effects/Content

The subjective effect index is a collection of articles designed to serve as a comprehensive catalog and reference for the variety of subjective effects that are reported to occur through the use of psychoactive substances and other psychonautic techniques.

The effects listed here are accompanied by descriptions of how it feels to experience them. They are written in a formal and standardized writing style that seeks to avoid the use of flowery metaphors or analogies, opting to use language that is as simple and accessible as possible. This is done in the hope that they will eventually come to serve as a universal terminology set that enables people to better communicate and share experiences that are, by nature, private and difficult to convey.

The effect index is separated into over 200 entries which are organized into categories based on which sense they affect and their behavior. Many of these are further broken down into leveling systems, subcomponents, and style variations that can occur across different substances and situations. Detailed replications in the form of image and video examples have been included wherever possible to supplement the text descriptions.

The content within this index is based on the collective experiences of our contributors.