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"You are here because you know something. You don't
know what it is, but you can feel it. Something is wrong with the world."

— Morpheus, The Matrix

 

As the age turns, millions of people are pioneering a
transition from the old world to the new. It is a journey fraught with peril
and hardship and breathtaking discovery, a journey irreducibly unique for each
of us. Because we are stepping out into the new, it is also profoundly
uncertain and at times lonely. I cannot map out the details of anyone's
individual path, but I can fortify you as you walk it and illuminate some of
its universal features. My purpose is to give voice to what you have always
known (without knowing it) and always believed (without believing it), so that
you may breathe a sigh of relief and say, "Ah, I was right all
along."

In a sense I am not describing a path at all, since there
isn't one in the new territory of the pioneer. Indeed, what I am describing is
a departure from a path, the ready-made paths laid out before us, and
the creation of a new one. You know the ready-made path I'm talking about.
Typified by that odious board game "Life," it begins with school,
traverses the territory of marriage, kids, and career, and, if all goes well,
ends in a long and comfortable retirement. This program has been crumbling for
decades now, as high rates of divorce and radical career change demonstrate. I,
for one, am not planning for retirement; the very concept feels alien to me, as
does the notion that my Golden Years are to be any time other than right now.

I will describe seven stages of the discovery and walking of
this invisible path from the old world to the new. I present them in a linear
narrative, but usually their progression is not strictly linear. It is, rather,
fractal: each stage interpenetrates the rest, and we may skip around a lot,
revisit old territory, jump ahead to new, pass through some stages in minutes
and others in years. Nonetheless, I think you will recognize some of the major
landmarks in your own journey.

 

Stage 1: Something is Wrong / Idealism

Idealism is a belief that a more beautiful world is
possible; that the world as we know it is deficient, unworthy of our full
participation. When idealism is not expressed as action, it turns into
cynicism. It is no accident that both idealism and, today, cynicism are
hallmarks of youth: young people, being newer to the world, less inculcated
with the belief in its permanence, and less personally invested in its
perpetuation, can see much more easily the possibility of a better one.

The idealism of youth is a seed of what is to come. The
teenager looks out upon some aspect of the world and is outraged. "No
force in the universe will make me accept a world in which this happens! I will
not be complicit in it! I will not sell out!" Usually this attitude is
unconscious, manifesting either as cynicism or as rage, an uncontrollable anger
directed at whatever surrogate target is available. Those teenagers with the
strongest idealism are often the angriest; we think there is something wrong
with them and their anger problem, but really there is something right. Their
protest is misdirected, but fundamentally valid.

Our culture fears youth even as we valorize it. We are
afraid of that knowledge that the world we have invested in is wrong, and go to
great lengths to suppress it, both within ourselves and externally as a war on
youth. In a carrot-and-stick strategy, on the one hand we entice youth into
complicity with the adult world, while on the other abashing it with
patronizing dismissals and intimidating it with severe punishments for lashing
out. And so, bought and cowed, we earn the badge of "maturity" and
enter the adult world.

Bought and cowed, yes, but never broken. That knowledge of a
more beautiful world lies latent within us, waiting for an event to reactivate
it. Each time we encounter something unacceptable in our lives or in the world,
something that arouses our indignation and protest, we feel our spark of youth
being fanned into flame. We can and do put out the fires, repeatedly, but the
invitation never stops coming, and it comes louder and louder until we can no
longer ignore it. Then it launches us into the next stage, when we act on our
indignation, whether consciously or not, and begin looking for the path out of
the old world.

 

Stage 2: Refusal or Withdrawal

On some level, Stage 2 is always concurrent with Stage 1,
but I will describe it separately because so many people are very nearly
successful in suppressing the feeling of wrongness, suppressing the intuition
of a more beautiful world that is possible, and relegating it to an
inconsequential realm: their weekends, their choice of music, or most
insidiously, their opinions. People have very strong opinions about what is
wrong with the world and what "we" should do about it, and how life
"should" be lived, but don't meaningfully act upon those opinions.
They like to read about what is wrong with the world and voice their
concurrence. It is as if their opinions provided a vent for the indignant anger
that would otherwise power real transformation.

The suppression of the desire to transcend the old world is
never entirely successful. The unexpressed energy comes out in the form of
anxiety, which is none other than the feeling, "Something is wrong around
here and I don't know what it is." It can also fuel addiction or escapism,
substitutes for the longed-for more beautiful world. Eventually, if all goes
well, these props to life-as-usual fail, initiating a withdrawal from the lives
we have known.

This withdrawal can take many forms. In my previous essay I
discussed depression and chronic fatigue, which are unconscious or
semi-conscious refusals to participate in the world. In my own life, for many
years the refusal took the form of a half-hearted participation, in which I
would go along with some, but not all, of the conventions of compliance.
Whether in school or in work, I did just enough to get by, unwilling to fully
devote myself to a world I unconsciously knew was wrong, yet not aware enough
or brave enough to repudiate it fully either. If you perceive in yourself or
another such "flaws" as laziness or procrastination, you may actually
be seeing the signs of a valid, noble, yet unconscious refusal.

In other people, the withdrawal takes the form of
self-sabotage. You get yourself fired, you engineer an argument or an accident,
you inexplicably mess up, you don't take care of yourself and get sick. These
are all ways of implementing a decision that we are afraid to make consciously.
So if you find yourself immersed in the wrong life but lack the courage to make
a break from it, don't worry! You will exit it sooner or later, whether you
have the courage to or not. On this path, fear is no more the enemy than is ego
or any other New Age bogeyman. A process is grabbing hold of you that is far
beyond your contrivance. Your struggles are nearly superfluous as you are being
born.

Another means of withdrawal happens when you just get fed
up, and you snap. "I quit!" you say. Maybe you tell the boss to shove
it. Maybe you drop out of school. At this moment you feel a sense of exhilaration, maybe of satori. It does not
last and it does not obviate the upcoming journey on the invisible path, but it
is valuable nonetheless as a reminder of your power.

A final and very telling symptom of this stage is the
experience of struggle. Because you are still trying to participate and to
withdraw at the same time, life becomes exhausting. You have to expend
tremendous efforts to accomplish anything. You wonder why your career is
stalled, why your luck is bad, why your car keeps breaking down, why nothing
seems to click, when other people's careers proceed smoothly. The reason is
that unconsciously, you are expelling yourself from the world you've inhabited
so you can search for another one.

 

Stage 3: The Search

In this stage, you are searching for something, but you
don't know what it is. You begin to explore new worlds, read books you would
never have been interested in before. You dabble in spirituality, in self-help
books and seminars; you try different religions and different politics. You are
attracted to this cause and that cause, but although they are exciting, you
probably don't commit very deeply to any of them (though for a time you may
convert very loudly). You try to figure things out. You want an answer, you
want certainty. You want to know what to do. Sometimes you think you have found
it, but after a period of intense infatuation with Zen meditation, or Reiki, or
yoga, or the Landmark Forum, or shamanic journeying, you are eventually
disappointed every time. Their promise of a new life and a new self is not
redeemed, despite a promising beginning, and despite seeing others whose lives
seemingly have transformed through these. You might conclude you just
didn't try hard enough, but redoubled efforts bring no further results. Yet
nothwithstanding the disappointments, you know something is out there. You know
there is another world, another life, bigger and more beautiful than the one
you were acculturated to. You just don't know what it is, and you have never
experienced it. It is therefore a theoretical knowledge.

The search is in vain. Sometimes you give up for a while and
attempt to recommit fully to the life you have withdrawn from. You join back
in, but not for long. The self-evident wrongness of that world becomes more
acute, and the relapse into depression, fatigue, self-sabotage, or addiction is
quick and intense. You have no choice but to continue searching.

 

Stage 4: Doubt and Despair

The third stage morphs easily back and forth into despair or
doubt, a natural response to the fruitlessness of the search. You think,
"There is nothing for me. I don't belong in this world." You think,
"Who am I to think I could be an exception to the universal law of
sacrifice and self-control for survival's sake? Why did I give up my promising
future? Why didn't I devote more energy to staying with the Program? I have
made a mess of my life."

In despair, the weight of the world comes crashing down on
your shoulders. The various rays of hope you found in your search are
extinguished in an all-encompassing darkness. Whatever political causes or
spiritual groups you joined, whatever self-help programs or health regimes, all
crumble under the onslaught of the powers that seem to rule this world. Quite
logically, there is no hope, nor could there be any hope.

At this point, your idealism, your refusal, your search
might seem like an enormous, self-indulgent error. Yet at the same time your
perception of the wrongness of the world intensifies. You cannot go back, you
cannot rejoin the program; but you cannot go forward either, because there is
nowhere to go. Your situation is like that of a fetus at the onset of labor.
The cervix has not yet opened: there is no light, no exit, no direction to
escape the titanic forces bearing down upon you. Every promise of escape, every
door you explored in your search phase, is proven to be a lie, a dead end.
Desperately you may resume the search, hoping against hope to find it this
time, only to plunge even more completely back into despair when your new guru
too shows his feet of clay, when your new group shows the same ego and
politicking, when your new self-help technique, your new promising lead, turns
out to the yet another loop returning you to the center of the same old
labyrinth.

At its most extreme, this is an unbearable condition that
must nonetheless be borne. Subjectively it feels eternal. It is from such a
state that we derive our descriptions of Hell: unbearable and eternal.

 

Stage 5: A Glimpse

In the midst of despair, from beyond hope, from beyond
possibility even, comes an unbidden glimpse of another world. It comes without
figuring out an exit from doubt and despair, whose logic remains unassailable
even as it becomes irrelevant. You have caught a glimpse of your destination,
the thing you'd been searching for. You might observe that the effort of your
search fell a million times short of the power that has finally brought you
here. Your quest was impossible — yet here you are! Perhaps it comes in the
form of an intense experience of your true power and gifts, of joy and healing,
of unity and simplicity, of the omnipresent providence of the universe, of the
presence of the divine. It could happen through a near-death experience, a
tragedy in the family, a psychedelic plant or chemical, an encounter with a
being from another world, a miracle. You will be left in a state of profound
gratitude and awe.

This state does not last very long: sometimes just minutes,
sometimes days, rarely for weeks. It disappears faster the more you try to hold
on to it, and once it is gone it will not come back by trying to replicate the
circumstances through which it came before. You might slip back into doubt and
despair, you might live a while longer in the old world, but there is a huge
difference now. After having had this glimpse, you now know that a more
beautiful world and a more beautiful life is possible. You know it in your
bones, in your cells. Even if from time to time you doubt it in your mind (for
the logic of its impossibility still remains), the doubts no longer seem so
real, so compelling. You are leaving that world behind.

The glimpse of a new world is not necessarily a single
definable event. Well, it is, but this single event might be diffracted onto
linear time, spread out over a period of months or years. When it has happened,
then the existence of a new life in a new world is no longer something you've
just been told about. It is not a matter of religious ideology or New Age
opinion. Because it is a real knowing, sooner or later (and usually sooner) it
manifests as action in the world, creative action. You begin the next stage: a
walk toward the destination you have been shown.

 

Stage 6: The Invisible Path

You have glimpsed your destination and felt its promise, but
how do you get there? Now begins a real adventure, a journey without a path.
Well-marked paths exist to becoming a lawyer, a professor, a doctor, or any
other position in the old world, but there is no path toward the next unfolding
of your true self. To be sure, you may still embark on a training program or
something as part of a radical career change, but you realize that these
structures are merely something you recruit into your own pathmaking, and not a
path to your destination.

In this stage, real changes happen in your life. You may
experience the end of a relationship, bankruptcy, career change, moving to a
different part of the country, changes in your body, an entirely different
social life and different kind of intimate relationship. You may continue to
undergo various crises, but they don't have the apocalyptic, desperate feeling
of the earlier stages, but are rather like birth contractions, and indeed your
situation is much like that of a fetus in the birth canal, being propelled
toward the light. As this phase progresses, you might even have the feeling of
having been reborn in the same body (or different body). While some vestiges of
your old life will remain, there is no doubt that you are in new territory. You
often experience a sense of newness, freshness, vulnerability, and discovery.

The walk toward the state you now know exists is fraught
with pitfalls, dead ends, thickets and swamps. You have no markers, no external
indicators of the right way. I said there is no path in this new territory, but
that is not strictly true. There is a path, but it is an invisible path, a path
you work out yourself. Your guides are your own intuition and self-trust. You
learn to ignore the voices that say a given choice is foolish, irresponsible,
or selfish. Your self-trust is your only guide, because the voices of
your old world do not know this territory. They have never been there. It is
new for you. You find your own way, groping along, taking wrong turns sometimes
and doubling back, only to realize that the wrong turn was not wrong after all,
but the only way you could have learned the right path.

Many have preceded us into this new territory, blazing
trails into new territory for the bulk of humanity to follow as the old world
falls apart. We are still among the early ones, though, establishing roles that
have never existed before, the roles for a new world. Only a few of them have
names: healer, life coach, facilitator, and so forth. Many more are nameless,
riding the vehicle of existing occupations. The form of the lawyer may remain,
but she is really doing something very different. You may have encountered such
people before, angels in the guise of clerks, mystics in the guise of garbage men,
saints in the guise of mechanics. Any profession can be a vehicle for healing
work; or you may establish an entirely new profession.

The stage of the invisible path differs from the searching
stage in that now, you are actually living the new life, or learning to live
it. It is no longer the wishful possibility of someone trapped in the old world
and longing for the new. While doubt and despair may pay an occasional visit,
they do not weigh you down, because you know better. Their logic cannot assail the
felt experience of the new being that draws you down the invisible path.

 

Stage 7: Arrival

Here is what it feels like to have arrived at the end of the
Invisible Path:

1. You do something that makes complete sense given all that
you know is wrong about the world. That doesn't mean you can claim to be saving
the world. It means, though, that you can look any of the victims of the
earth-wrecking, culture-wrecking, spirit-wrecking machine in the eye,
unapologetically, knowing that in their heart of hearts they would have you do
no differently.

2. You are living in the full expression of your gifts,
doing beautiful work for which you are uniquely suited. This need not be work
that is commonly recognized in vocational terms. It could be invisible work
done as a father, a grandmother, a friend. You may not have a job at all, or
you may have an ordinary job, or an extraordinary one, but either way your life
will fully engage your gifts. You will feel that you have been of service, and
happily. Indeed, you can never be fully happy if your gifts are not fully
expressed and received. Ultimately, this is what drives us to search for the
Invisible Path to begin with. We are here for a purpose and can never know
peace until we find it.

3. You wake up most days happy and excited to live your day.
You can hardly stay in bed. You are full of life, because you love the life you
are living, and your energy system is therefore wide open.

4. You receive clear feedback from the world that your gifts
are received, and that you are participating in the creation of the more
beautiful world our hearts tell us is possible.

The journey is not over with arrival. In a way, Stage 7 is
the precursor to Stage 1. We are born into a vast new world and a vast new
womb, in which we grow once more until eventually we bump up against the limits
of that world, too, triggering a new birth process. After a time of
exhilarating development in the new world, you may become aware of an even
deeper wrongness, or to phrase it more positively, of new needs for creative
expression and healing. Each time you go through this process, new gifts become
manifest. You have potentialities within you that will not germinate for many
many cycles of time.

I am sure that the readership of this essay comprises people
in each of the seven stages I have described. Indeed, because they are not
necessarily linear or discrete, you might recognize a little of each inside of
you. My message to you today is therefore different depending on which stage
most defines your experience at the present time.

If you are in the stage of Idealism / Something Wrong,
my message to you is: You are right! The voices of normalcy are lying. Your
perception of a more beautiful world is a true perception, not immaturity or
youthful naiveté. So believe, and do not succumb to cynicism.

If you are in the stage of Refusal / Withdrawal, I
congratulate you on your strength of spirit. That is what is behind your
failures, in school, in career. Your refusal is valid, noble even, especially
considering you may not even know what it is you are rejecting. And I affirm
that underlying feeling: "I was not put here on earth to…"

If you are in the stage of Search, I can only offer
you a paradox. You will not find what you are looking for by searching, yet
only after searching will it find you. The search itself is a kind of ritual of
supplication that will bring what you are looking for into your experience.
Your efforts attract it to you, even though you cannot possibly find it through
your efforts.

If you are in the stage of Despair, there is nothing
I can do for you except to intensify it. You will never get your proof that
something is there. Your logic is airtight. You certainly won't find it in this
essay, or from me. You are in this territory for a reason, and the only way out
is through, and part of the "through" is for it to seem that there
will never be a way out, and even telling you this will not help.

If you have had the Glimpse of a new world, then my
message to you is, Yes! It is real. It is not a trick. You were shown it for a
reason, and would not have been shown it if there were no way to get there.

If you are walking the Invisible Path, I suggest that
you trust yourself. What looks like a wrong turn is part of the path too. Trust
your instincts, follow your guidance, and be brave. It is OK to make mistakes,
even huge mistakes. Errors and wrong turns are part of the destiny of the
pioneer.

If you have already Arrived, then I would like to
invite you to take on a new job in addition to what you are doing already. When
you interact with people on other parts of the journey, your job is to have
complete confidence that they will arrive too, to know it so firmly that you
know it for them even when they do not know it themselves. You see others as
heroic and hold a space for them to arrive. This message also goes to that part
of everyone that knows the new world and is witnessing your unfolding into it.

I would like to emphasize again that these seven stages are
not a monotonic progression, and certainly not an ascension from ignorance to
enlightenment. They are archetypes that project themselves onto our lives,
often following each other in the order I have described but sometimes all
mixed together. I myself could almost say that I experience all seven on a
daily basis! You might move forward to Stage 6 or Stage 7, only to discover some incomplete
remnant of an earlier stage to which you circle back for completion. In fact,
Stage 6 includes all the rest, and the whole cycle of seven could also be
called the Invisible Path.

On the Invisible Path, there are certain crossroads,
waystations, resting spots where we encounter our fellow travelers and share in
the mutual knowledge that yes, we are indeed headed toward a destination that
is real. I would like for this to be one of those moments. In closing, I offer
you a small poem describing my own experience of the Invisible Path.

 

Invisible Paths

None of the roads go where I'm going.
Promising paths lead nowhere.
They twist and turn,
And I arrive at my starting point
Again and again.
I strike out anew,
And now even my starting point is lost to me.
I see people walking, purposefully,
And I follow them.
They seem to know where they are going.
Are they lost too?
I cannot be sure.

They lead me to places,
But I do not feel at home there.
People look at me accusingly. I am unwelcome.
Nor do I feel at home on these endless paths.
Finally I stop.
There it is! A light!
I knew it. I knew it all along,
But the path is invisible.
I strike out through the darkness toward the soft glow of home.

The direction is clear but the light is distant.

An occasional glimmer illuminates my path for a second,

And then more darkness.

I feel my way through it,

Deep into unknown territory,

Leaving a new trail behind me.

I meet other wanderers and we share a fire

That promises of our destination.

We set off again, warm and purposeful.

The night is cold and dark and I am on my way.

 

Image by rileyroxx, courtesy of Creative Commons license.

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Some say there are similarities between a DMT trip and death. Read our guide on differentiating DMT and near-death experiences to find out.

DMT Research from 1956 to the Edge of Time
From a representative sample of a suitably psychedelic crowd, you’d be hard pressed to find someone who couldn’t tell you all about Albert Hofmann’s enchanted bicycle ride after swallowing what turned out to be a massive dose of LSD. Far fewer, however, could tell you much about the world’s first DMT trip.

The Ultimate Guide to DMT Pricing
Check out our ultimate guide on DMT pricing to learn what to expect when purchasing DMT for your first time.

DMT Milking | Reality Sandwich
Indigenous cultures have used 5-MeO-DMT for centuries. With the surge in demand for psychedelic toad milk, is DMT Milking harming the frogs?

Why Does DMT Pervade Nature?
With the presence of DMT in nature everywhere – including human brains – why does it continue to baffle science?

DMT Substance Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
Our ultimate guide to DMT has everything you want to know about this powerful psychedelic referred to as “the spirit molecule”.

DMT for Depression: Paving the Way for New Medicine
We’ve been waiting for an effective depression treatment. Studies show DMT for depression works even for treatment resistant patients.

Beating Addiction with DMT
Psychedelics have been studied for their help overcoming addiction. Read how DMT is helping addicts beat their substance abuse issues.

DMT Extraction: Behind the Scientific Process
Take a look at DMT extraction and the scientific process involved. Learn all you need to know including procedures and safety.

Microdosing DMT & Common Dosages Explained
Microdosing, though imperceivable, is showing to have many health benefits–here is everything you want to know about microdosing DMT.

DMT Art: A Look Behind Visionary Creations
An entire genre of artwork is inspired by psychedelic trips with DMT. Read to learn about the entities and visions behind DMT art.

Changa vs. DMT: What You Need to Know
While similar (changa contains DMT), each drug has its own unique effect and feeling. Let’s compare and contrast changa vs DMT.

5-MeO-DMT Guide: Effects, Benefits, Safety, and Legality
5-Meo-DMT comes from the Sonora Desert toad. Here is everything you want to know about 5-Meo-DMT and how it compares to 4-AcO-DMT.

4-AcO-DMT Guide: Benefits, Effects, Safety, and Legality
This guide tells you everything about 4 AcO DMT & 5 MeO DMT, that belong to the tryptamine class, and are similar but slightly different to DMT.

How Much Does LSD Cost? When shopping around for that magical psychedelic substance, there can be many uncertainties when new to buying LSD. You may be wondering how much does LSD cost? In this article, we will discuss what to expect when purchasing LSD on the black market, what forms LSD is sold in, and the standard breakdown of buying LSD in quantity.   Navy Use of LSD on the Dark Web The dark web is increasingly popular for purchasing illegal substances. The US Navy has now noticed this trend with their staff. Read to learn more.   Having Sex on LSD: What You Need to Know Can you have sex on LSD? Read our guide to learn everything about sex on acid, from lowered inhibitions to LSD users quotes on sex while tripping.   A Drug That Switches off an LSD Trip A pharmaceutical company is developing an “off-switch” drug for an LSD trip, in the case that a bad trip can happen. Some would say there is no such thing.   Queen of Hearts: An Interview with Liz Elliot on Tim Leary and LSD The history of psychedelia, particularly the British experience, has been almost totally written by men. Of the women involved, especially those who were in the thick of it, little has been written either by or about them. A notable exception is Liz Elliot.   LSD Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety LSD, Lysergic acid diethylamide, or just acid is one of the most important psychedelics ever discovered. What did history teach us?   Microdosing LSD & Common Dosage Explained Microdosing, though imperceivable, is showing to have many health benefits–here is everything you want to know about microdosing LSD.   LSD Resources Curious to learn more about LSD? This guide includes comprehensive LSD resources containing books, studies and more.   LSD as a Spiritual Aid There is common consent that the evolution of mankind is paralleled by the increase and expansion of consciousness. From the described process of how consciousness originates and develops, it becomes evident that its growth depends on its faculty of perception. Therefore every means of improving this faculty should be used.   Legendary LSD Blotter Art: A Hidden Craftsmanship Have you ever heard of LSD blotter art? Explore the trippy world of LSD art and some of the top artists of LSD blotter art.   LSD and Exercise: Does it Work? LSD and exercise? Learn why high-performing athletes are taking hits of LSD to improve their overall potential.   Jan Bastiaans Treated Holocaust Survivors with LSD Dutch psychiatrist, Jan Bastiaans administered LSD-assisted therapy to survivors of the Holocaust. A true war hero and pioneer of psychedelic-therapy.   LSD and Spiritual Awakening I give thanks for LSD, which provided the opening that led me to India in 1971 and brought me to Neem Karoli Baba, known as Maharajji. Maharajji is described by the Indians as a “knower of hearts.”   How LSD is Made: Everything You Need to Know Ever wonder how to make LSD? Read our guide to learn everything you need to know about the procedures of how LSD is made.   How to Store LSD: Best Practices Learn the best way to store LSD, including the proper temperature and conditions to maximize how long LSD lasts when stored.   Bicycle Day: The Discovery of LSD Every year on April 19th, psychonauts join forces to celebrate Bicycle Day. Learn about the famous day when Albert Hoffman first discovered the effects of LSD.   Cary Grant: A Hollywood Legend On LSD Cary Grant was a famous actor during the 1930’s-60’s But did you know Grant experimented with LSD? Read our guide to learn more.   Albert Hofmann: LSD — My Problem Child Learn about Albert Hofmann and his discovery of LSD, along with the story of Bicycle Day and why it marks a historic milestone.   Babies are High: What Does LSD Do To Your Brain What do LSD and babies have in common? Researchers at the Imperial College in London discover that an adult’s brain on LSD looks like a baby’s brain.   1P LSD: Effects, Benefits, Safety Explained 1P LSD is an analogue of LSD and homologue of ALD-25. Here is everything you want to know about 1P LSD and how it compares to LSD.   Francis Crick, DNA & LSD Type ‘Francis Crick LSD’ into Google, and the result will be 30,000 links. Many sites claim that Crick (one of the two men responsible for discovering the structure of DNA), was either under the influence of LSD at the time of his revelation or used the drug to help with his thought processes during his research. Is this true?   What Happens If You Overdose on LSD? A recent article presented three individuals who overdosed on LSD. Though the experience was unpleasant, the outcomes were remarkably positive.

The Ayahuasca Experience
Ayahuasca is both a medicine and a visionary aid. You can employ ayahuasca for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual repair, and you can engage with the power of ayahuasca for deeper insight and realization. If you consider attainment of knowledge in the broadest perspective, you can say that at all times, ayahuasca heals.

 

Trippy Talk: Meet Ayahuasca with Sitaramaya Sita and PlantTeachers
Sitaramaya Sita is a spiritual herbalist, pusangera, and plant wisdom practitioner formally trained in the Shipibo ayahuasca tradition.

 

The Therapeutic Value of Ayahuasca
My best description of the impact of ayahuasca is that it’s a rocket boost to psychospiritual growth and unfolding, my professional specialty during my thirty-five years of private practice.

 

Microdosing Ayahuasca: Common Dosage Explained
What is ayahuasca made of and what is considered a microdose? Explore insights with an experienced Peruvian brewmaster and learn more about this practice.

 

Ayahuasca Makes Neuron Babies in Your Brain
Researchers from Beckley/Sant Pau Research Program have shared the latest findings in their study on the effects of ayahuasca on neurogenesis.

 

The Fatimiya Sufi Order and Ayahuasca
In this interview, the founder of the Fatimiya Sufi Order,  N. Wahid Azal, discusses the history and uses of plant medicines in Islamic and pre-Islamic mystery schools.

 

Consideration Ayahuasca for Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Research indicates that ayahuasca mimics mechanisms of currently accepted treatments for PTSD. In order to understand the implications of ayahuasca treatment, we need to understand how PTSD develops.

 

Brainwaves on Ayahuasca: A Waking Dream State
In a study researchers shared discoveries showing ingredients found in Ayahuasca impact the brainwaves causing a “waking dream” state.

 

Cannabis and Ayahuasca: Mixing Entheogenic Plants
Cannabis and Ayahuasca: most people believe they shouldn’t be mixed. Read this personal experience peppered with thoughts from a pro cannabis Peruvian Shaman.

 

Ayahuasca Retreat 101: Everything You Need to Know to Brave the Brew
Ayahuasca has been known to be a powerful medicinal substance for millennia. However, until recently, it was only found in the jungle. Word of its deeply healing and cleansing properties has begun to spread across the world as many modern, Western individuals are seeking spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical well-being. More ayahuasca retreat centers are emerging in the Amazon and worldwide to meet the demand.

 

Ayahuasca Helps with Grief
A new study published in psychopharmacology found that ayahuasca helped those suffering from the loss of a loved one up to a year after treatment.

 

Ayahuasca Benefits: Clinical Improvements for Six Months
Ayahuasca benefits can last six months according to studies. Read here to learn about the clinical improvements from drinking the brew.

 

Ayahuasca Culture: Indigenous, Western, And The Future
Ayahuasca has been use for generations in the Amazon. With the rise of retreats and the brew leaving the rainforest how is ayahuasca culture changing?

 

Ayahuasca Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
The Amazonian brew, Ayahuasca has a long history and wide use. Read our guide to learn all about the tea from its beginnings up to modern-day interest.

 

Ayahuasca and the Godhead: An Interview with Wahid Azal of the Fatimiya Sufi Order
Wahid Azal, a Sufi mystic of The Fatimiya Sufi Order and an Islamic scholar, talks about entheogens, Sufism, mythology, and metaphysics.

 

Ayahuasca and the Feminine: Women’s Roles, Healing, Retreats, and More
Ayahuasca is lovingly called “grandmother” or “mother” by many. Just how feminine is the brew? Read to learn all about women and ayahuasca.

What Is the Standard of Care for Ketamine Treatments?
Ketamine therapy is on the rise in light of its powerful results for treatment-resistant depression. But, what is the current standard of care for ketamine? Read to find out.

What Is Dissociation and How Does Ketamine Create It?
Dissociation can take on multiple forms. So, what is dissociation like and how does ketamine create it? Read to find out.

Having Sex on Ketamine: Getting Physical on a Dissociative
Curious about what it could feel like to have sex on a dissociate? Find out all the answers in our guide to sex on ketamine.

Special K: The Party Drug
Special K refers to Ketamine when used recreationally. Learn the trends as well as safety information around this substance.

Kitty Flipping: When Ketamine and Molly Meet
What is it, what does it feel like, and how long does it last? Read to explore the mechanics of kitty flipping.

Ketamine vs. Esketamine: 3 Important Differences Explained
Ketamine and esketamine are used to treat depression. But what’s the difference between them? Read to learn which one is right for you: ketamine vs. esketamine.

Guide to Ketamine Treatments: Understanding the New Approach
Ketamine is becoming more popular as more people are seeing its benefits. Is ketamine a fit? Read our guide for all you need to know about ketamine treatments.

Ketamine Treatment for Eating Disorders
Ketamine is becoming a promising treatment for various mental health conditions. Read to learn how individuals can use ketamine treatment for eating disorders.

Ketamine Resources, Studies, and Trusted Information
Curious to learn more about ketamine? This guide includes comprehensive ketamine resources containing books, studies and more.

Ketamine Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
Our ultimate guide to ketamine has everything you need to know about this “dissociative anesthetic” and how it is being studied for depression treatment.

Ketamine for Depression: A Mental Health Breakthrough
While antidepressants work for some, many others find no relief. Read to learn about the therapeutic uses of ketamine for depression.

Ketamine for Addiction: Treatments Offering Hope
New treatments are offering hope to individuals suffering from addiction diseases. Read to learn how ketamine for addiction is providing breakthrough results.

Microdosing Ketamine & Common Dosages Explained
Microdosing, though imperceivable, is showing to have many health benefits–here is everything you want to know about microdosing ketamine.

How to Ease a Ketamine Comedown
Knowing what to expect when you come down from ketamine can help integrate the experience to gain as much value as possible.

How to Store Ketamine: Best Practices
Learn the best ways how to store ketamine, including the proper temperature and conditions to maximize how long ketamine lasts when stored.

How To Buy Ketamine: Is There Legal Ketamine Online?
Learn exactly where it’s legal to buy ketamine, and if it’s possible to purchase legal ketamine on the internet.

How Long Does Ketamine Stay in Your System?
How long does ketamine stay in your system? Are there lasting effects on your body? Read to discover the answers!

How Ketamine is Made: Everything You Need to Know
Ever wonder how to make Ketamine? Read our guide to learn everything you need to know about the procedures of how Ketamine is made.

Colorado on Ketamine: First Responders Waiver Programs
Fallout continues after Elijah McClain. Despite opposing recommendations from some city council, Colorado State Health panel recommends the continued use of ketamine by medics for those demonstrating “excited delirium” or “extreme agitation”.

Types of Ketamine: Learn the Differences & Uses for Each
Learn about the different types of ketamine and what they are used for—and what type might be right for you. Read now to find out!

Kitty Flipping: When Ketamine and Molly Meet
What is it, what does it feel like, and how long does it last? Read to explore the mechanics of kitty flipping.

MDMA & Ecstasy Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
Our ultimate guide to MDMA has everything you want to know about Ecstasy from how it was developed in 1912 to why it’s being studied today.

How To Get the Most out of Taking MDMA as a Couple
Taking MDMA as a couple can lead to exciting experiences. Read here to learn how to get the most of of this love drug in your relationship.

Common MDMA Dosage & Microdosing Explained
Microdosing, though imperceivable, is showing to have many health benefits–here is everything you want to know about microdosing MDMA.

Having Sex on MDMA: What You Need to Know
MDMA is known as the love drug… Read our guide to learn all about sex on MDMA and why it is beginning to makes its way into couple’s therapy.

How MDMA is Made: Common Procedures Explained
Ever wonder how to make MDMA? Read our guide to learn everything you need to know about the procedures of how MDMA is made.

Hippie Flipping: When Shrooms and Molly Meet
What is it, what does it feel like, and how long does it last? Explore the mechanics of hippie flipping and how to safely experiment.

How Cocaine is Made: Common Procedures Explained
Ever wonder how to make cocaine? Read our guide to learn everything you need to know about the procedures of how cocaine is made.

A Christmas Sweater with Santa and Cocaine
This week, Walmart came under fire for a “Let it Snow” Christmas sweater depicting Santa with lines of cocaine. Columbia is not merry about it.

Ultimate Cocaine Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
This guide covers what you need to know about Cocaine, including common effects and uses, legality, safety precautions and top trends today.

NEWS: An FDA-Approved Cocaine Nasal Spray
The FDA approved a cocaine nasal spray called Numbrino, which has raised suspicions that the pharmaceutical company, Lannett Company Inc., paid off the FDA..

The Ultimate Guide to Cannabis Bioavailability
What is bioavailability and how can it affect the overall efficacy of a psychedelic substance? Read to learn more.

Cannabis Research Explains Sociability Behaviors
New research by Dr. Giovanni Marsicano shows social behavioral changes occur as a result of less energy available to the neurons. Read here to learn more.

The Cannabis Shaman
If recreational and medical use of marijuana is becoming accepted, can the spiritual use as well? Experiential journalist Rak Razam interviews Hamilton Souther, founder of the 420 Cannabis Shamanism movement…

Cannabis Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
Our ultimate guide to Cannabis has everything you want to know about this popular substances that has psychedelic properties.

Cannabis and Ayahuasca: Mixing Entheogenic Plants
Cannabis and Ayahuasca: most people believe they shouldn’t be mixed. Read this personal experience peppered with thoughts from a procannabis Peruvian Shaman.

CBD-Rich Cannabis Versus Single-Molecule CBD
A ground-breaking study has documented the superior therapeutic properties of whole plant Cannabis extract as compared to synthetic cannabidiol (CBD), challenging the medical-industrial complex’s notion that “crude” botanical preparations are less effective than single-molecule compounds.

Cannabis Has Always Been a Medicine
Modern science has already confirmed the efficacy of cannabis for most uses described in the ancient medical texts, but prohibitionists still claim that medical cannabis is “just a ruse.”

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