‘One Louder‘
I once had a neighbor next-door,
Who simply said “yes” to my “more?”
He said “two plusus and a half”,
and I started to laugh,
Skipping right from a 1 to plus 4.
My slightly modified & explainified
Shulgin Scale:
– Minus. No effect
-/+ Minus/plus. Maybe something
+ Plus 1. Def something don’t know what
++ Plus 2. Oh I see where this is going
+++ Plus 3. Full effects elicited.
+++* Pus 4.
Technically it follows three so four is not wrong, in that you are unlikely to encounter a +++* (+4) below the full +3 effects of a (psychedelic) drug,
+++* is not as Nigel Tufnel might suggest, “one louder.”
+++* (+4) is a rare case where the effect of the compound only serves as one (pre-requisite) piece of what allows access to such states.
+++* replaces ++++
The heterogeneous fourth symbol being a glyptoglossic reminder that it is
not a four category system
of +1 through +4.
It is a five category system; – through +3,
–
-/+
+
++
+++
With a bonus sixth category +++*, (+4), to record a special state sometimes encountered where the effects of the drug seem to….yeah.
And it is wise that once one has acquired at least two of something (be it white powders, or +++* experiences, anything really) it’s prudent to create a label.