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RE: Philosophy of Use: Learning to Question Perception
In "Be Here Now" Ram Dass says that the person who takes psychedelics for "kicks"often gets the enlightenment. The person who uses for enlightenment often is prone to addiction or has the bum trip. I have seen this a few times, especially with other classes of drugs. Have you seen it much?
I have seen it play out both ways but that can be the case. It is a problem of over expectation and/or underestimation. If someone expects too much, he or she will be disappointed with anything that he or she gets. If, on the other hand, a person doesn't respect the power of the drug he or she is likely to take too much and get more than he or she bargained for. I have seen no addiction problems with psychedelics but people can come to think that they need anything.
This is not to say that a person can't seek enlightenment and find it though. It has worked for many people. The same is true of recreational use. Fun trips can be just that (though, I would argue that a night of fun can be enlightening experience too).