Rapping Civilized: Buildin with Allah B

Jump to Section

Jump to Section

Allah B runs the Nation of the Gods and Earths Mecca Street Academy in Harlem, NY. The Allah School is the first of many Nation of the Gods and Earths schools across the country and the world. It was in this school where Allah B attained knowledge of self and began his serious philosophical and metaphysical learning of a system of lessons conceived by Clarence 13X, aka Allah, the founder of The 5 Percenters(which later became the Nation of the Gods and Earths). Allah the Father was shot and killed in 1969; his murderers were never brought to justice. After his death, those he taught then taught others, and so on, in an “each one, teach one” continuous cipher. Today the philosophy and spiritual guidelines offered by the Nation of the Gods and Earths lie just beyond the veil of many Hip-Hop songs, and their unique influence has left a mark in American culture, thanks to people like Allah B. This interview was held at the Allah School in Mecca (aka Harlem) on a cold winter day. Rapper, teacher, and activist Why-G also joined Allah B and myself in this conversation about all things civilized.

 

Prop: Peace, Allah B. Thank you for setting aside the time for this interview. For those unfamiliar with your work within this movement, can you provide a little background info?

Allah B: Peace. My name is Allah B and we are at the Allah School Street Academy. I’ve been in knowledge of myself since 1964. At that time, I was a teenager at the age of sixteen searching for self-identity and cultural awareness. It was enlightening to learn who I was and to develop a culture, and to express it in a way that was uniquely my own. African-Americans were a group of people who had been taken away from their own homeland by slavery and who were dehumanized from our knowledge, our culture, and our understanding of God. So when I came into Knowledge of Self all of this was enlightening, and this was a process that took a while to learn about myself in this regard.

This was all during the time of social upheaval during the mid-sixties. Those that were on the scene on a national level for freedom, justice, and equality were the Honorable Elijah Muhammed, Malcom X, Dr. Martin Luther King. A few other prominent people like Dr. Kenneth Clark, Dr.Yoseph,  Dr. Ben Jochannan, Dr. John Henrik Clarke were also always in Harlem. They all stood on the soapbox to enlighten the Black man woman and child of the lost knowledge of themselves. And though they concentrated on the Black nation of people, they really taught knowledge of self to all the people of the planet earth. However their focus was more specifically focused on those in their immediate environment.

 

In terms of Islam, my understanding of the Nation of Gods and Earths is that it is an offshoot of the Nation of Islam, what is the relationship between the Nation of the Gods and Earths to the NOI?

We are a branch to a tree that grew from the intial teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammed. In that, during the time when I got Knowledge of Self (where an aderherant becomes aware of their personal self in relation to African History), the NOI was essentially teaching the elite, or higher echelon, all of the lessons, and the laborers, also known as the fruit, were only given them piecemeal or not all of it.

So when it came to the father, as his name was Clarence 13X while he was a member of the NOI,  the youth were not receiving the knowledge and information that was most important to them. It was his view and understanding that they didn’t have to wait to go through the long and tedious process to attain this knowledge when they should have learned it at birth. So he came into dispute with the leaders, namely the ministers like Captain Joseph, who was running the mosque on a daily basis. At the time Clarence 13X was attending the student ministers class when Malcolm X had instituted the position that the student ministers had to share some of that higher echelon knowledge with more of the fruit, the laborers, within the mosque. So he instituted this while maybe going against many of the higher echelon’s wishes.

Malcolm at this time of ’62/63, was going through personal torment, and then when he made that statement about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, he was sanctioned and expelled from the mosque. Malcolm X was very progressive and he recognized that this truth had to get to more people than what the Hon. Elijah Muhammad and his ministers were getting it to.

So the Father, Clarence 13X, Allah, was an outgrowth. And that’s what we recognize ourselves as, an outgrowth of the Nation of Islam.

By virture of Allah, the father, going through that process, and using those lessons to enlighten and remind us of the knowledge that we had lost, we became “found” through that knowledge.

So now this knowledge went beyond the mosque, and with that expansion Allah came to the street and gave it to the youth. And now the youth were receiving the lessons that the higher echelon was once getting. This wasn’t too well received by the higher echelon. Though I have to say that the Hon. Elijah Muhammad didn’t really frown on it getting to the youth. It was Capt. Joseph who frowned upon it. Capt. Joseph fought Allah the father, he fought the youth. He said that we had to go to the mosque to get this knowledge. He saw it as a privilige to receive this information, but the truth is free and the truth should set you free. So it shouldn’t cost nothing other than the time it takes to listen to someone who expounds upon the truth.

And this is what Allah, the father had showed us, and all that he gave us was free, he never charged us money for this. We never had to take on the strict regimen of changing our dress, in that we were young, and we wore clothes of the youth. During that time we wore the “Italian Hustle” fashion or the “Peter Prep” fashion, which was the clothes of the college students. The Italian Hustle fashion was what the older guys in the neighborhood wore. The flashly clothes. The alligator shoes, the lizard, the ostrich, or whatever fashionable shoes. The silk pants the silk shirts, the suede, or alpaca sweaters. We really enjoyed the fasionable clothing. We didn’t want to go into the regimen of wearing suits and bow-ties and selling papers on the corner.

So we could never get with that program, so to speak. Now when Allah, the father, came to the street and brought his message to the youth, he didn’t put us in the regimented clothing. He taught us civilization and how to be civilized, no matter what type of clothes we were wearing. He instructed us that we had to “dress to impress” when we had to take care of business, so we wore business suits for that. But if we were working with sport and play, then we could wear clothes of sport and play. Being that we were teenagers, most of our time was concerned with sport and play. But when we studied, we studied seriously. We studied what they were teaching in the mosque, but we studied in a different way. They weren’t teaching Supreme Mathematics and Supreme Alphabets in the mosque, but we were.

Allah the father did develop those and he taught them. They were a serious key, because they were totally new, and something that no one else was teaching. These were all our own, but were also a universal language that was applicable to everything in existence.

The precision that we received from working with Supreme Mathematics and Supreme Alphabets allowed us to become more civilized, and not fall victim to being a savage. For instance, us learning to stay away from the eating of pigs, because pigs were not indigenous to the land of Africa, which we came from. Instead, we knew that Africa was full of great fruits and vegetables, so we were to eat those instead. There was not much animal killing in Africa. However, since we were in the west, and if we were to eat meat, we would eat the best meat. And the pig was not part of that, which we had learned that consisted of 99 contagions, and that it was an animal that was grafted and made from three other animals, which was a rat, a cat, and a dog; and it can be made today in the cloning process. So we learned to stop ingesting filth, we started then to clean ourselves from all impurities. Once you clean yourself of impurities, you become refined, and in that refinement is civilization, to be civilized.

This refinement consisted of both the refining of ourselves, mentally and physically, but also refinment lay in the power of teaching ourselves truth and then teaching others about knowledge of self and civilization. Civilization in the sense of having knowledge, wisdom,understanding, and cultural refinement. So we became powerful enough to no longer be deceived by the personage who had deceived us, our parents, and our foreparents, so forth and so on, who we recognized as very diabolical and we made no bones about naming this diabolical force, whom we intepreted through a system of government that dehumanized a whole nation of people, we called this force wicked and named it the devil.

 

What I see in Hip-Hop is a lot of vocabulary borrowed from the 5 Percenter, Nation of Gods and Earths lexicon. Listening to you speak about Supreme Mathematics brought up in my mind at least 5 different Rakim songs. Many rappers, like Nas, speakabout the “God Body.” My question to you is, where does that term come from? Is that from 5 Percenter origin, or Kemetic science?

See, knowledge is infinite and you always have to bring it back to the root, where it sprung from. Kemetic is, in my view chemistry, alchem as it’s said in Arabic, and it just means change. The knowledge changing its form for a particular use in that particular time. It all originated from the first root, meaning that we may not having been saying that we were the gods, right, but the root to the God is through Allah. So one thing we know is that the first name manifested in the universe was Allah, by virtue of self-examination and self-actualization.

One thing we always say is that when we examine ourselves, we learn the basic parts of our bodies have an arm, a leg, a leg, an arm and a head. We were all given names, until we discovered our own names later on, which we usually chose ourselves. So we also saw that we could take the first letter from these words and form an ancronym to give insight to the truth inside. So with the arm, leg, leg, arm, and head we come up with A-L-L-A-H, and this is on the externally shown, and if we internalize that we see we have ALLAH within us. God within. So we see that it all begins in ALLAH, and it all returns to ALLAH.

 

And that’s the God body?

Yes sir, but we don’t utilize that term because the God Body only refers to men, and that excludes the women, who we refer to as the Earths.

 

You are the director here at the AllahSchool in Harlem. Can you provide a run down of what’s going on here at the school?

 

Today the function of the school is very high, in that we have four different levels of instruction. We have pre-K, pre-teen, and teenagers, as well as adults. For the adults we go over the 120 degree lessons of mathematics and 120 degress of knowledge on literature. The 120 Classes is a History class taught on Mondays from 6-8pm. The Mathematical Build-up which is an extension of the 120 is conducted on Wednesdays from 6-8pm. And then there is the PEACE course, which is the literary course, and that’s conducted on Thursdays from 7-10pm, and these are essentially the adult classes. In addition to that we also host the substance abuse course, NA (Narcotics Anonymous) conducted twice a week on Wednesday afternoon from 3-4:30pm and Friday from 8-9:30pm.

The Pre-K program works in conjunction with the HarrietTubmanLearning Center, which is PS 154, around the corner from here, where we hold our monthly parliaments. And the HarrietTubmanLearning Center has a special program called the Hollywod Golf Institute Pre-K program.  This has four major components that involve the community. Under the New York City Board of Education they are involved with our school, and hold classes four days a week from 2:30-4:30 on Mondays and Tuesdays and from 2:30-6pm on Thursdays and Fridays. McDonald’s is also involved with the program, in that the youth meet here on Monday and Tuesday and then go to McDonald’s and get snacks. Then the StateOffice Building is also involved in the program because there the kids receive golf lessons there on Monday and Tuesday. So the youth receive an education from the community. They get the traditional setting of education from Harriet Tubman, they get the non-traditional setting of Education from the Allah School in Mecca (Harlem), they get the corporate experience in how McDonald’s functions, and then they get to see how the State Office works. So this program is really great, and we are proud to be a part of it.

In addition, we also have a computer lab where the kids come to. This is offered pre-K, which have the computer room from 2:30-4pm, the pre-teens get to use the room from 4-6pm, and the teenagers have the room from 6-8pm, five nights a week, and on Saturday the computer room is open for four hours. And that’s the extent of the education programs at AllahSchool in Mecca.

 

Do any of the Gods and Earths look upon the involvement of McDonald’s with skeptical eyes, because it’s a corporation?

 Well, it’s a corportation that is in the community. Before we might have taken the youth to a mom and pop store. But with the economic change that has occured in Harlem, with all the corporations like new banks and fast food restaraunts, these are a part ofthe environment. So by the kids seeing this, they learn about their environment. Kids identify what they see in their communtiy. The really young are not familar with the corporate entities, what they see is just the surface. Eventually, they will learn the politics involved with major corporations, and they get some ideas of the oppression their parents suffer as they grow older, so the younger ones get the information as they get older.

 

You mentioned John Henrik Clarke earlier. He was highly critical of the Nation of Islam, and Islam in general, because as I’ve seen it, he felt like the religion of Islam also played a role in oppressing the peoples of Africa. He seems to have provided a certain critical perspective of Islam. Within the Nation of the Gods and Earths is there also a critical perspective on the religion of Islam?

Within the Nation of the Gods we recognize Islam in a different way than the traditional views. Traditional being the Sunni, the Shi-ite, or the Ahmadiyya views of Islam. We don’t pray by prostrating five times a day. We pray by teaching, every word that comes out of our mouths is seen as a prayer to Allah. We recognize Islam as we mathematically break it down as I Self Lord And Master, ISLAM. We recognize Islam from that perspective. Dr. Henrik Clarke was one of my early teachers.

We used to have confrontations about Islam. His criticism was that they were the enslavers of the East. That the Arabs enslaved the Blacks in Africa before the European came to Africa and enslaved them. We used to agree with him that that was the truth, but that the Arab he was speaking about was the Mohemmedian, and that was the idea and philosophy of Mohammed’s ibn Abdullah’s troops who had broken off and did not represent the true way of life of Islam. We discussed this and agreed on many occasions that these were the devils who used the name of the good to do bad. Just like there were the devils within Christianity who would enslave Africans in the name of Jesus but were not really Christians.

We recognize Jesus as our righteous brother, and he didn’t teach Christianity, he taught freedom, justice, and equality. When you speak about freeing the imprisoned, you speak about freedom. When you speak about clothing and giving shelter to the needy, you are speaking about doing justice for people. The Equality is as Jesus used to say, “Do unto others as they do unto you.” So in the words of Jesus, our righteous brother, we recognize Freedom, Justice, and Equality — Islam, in his actions, deeds, and teachings. As opposed to those who came later and claimed to be teaching his teachings, but were really oppressing the poor, starving, and imprisoning the poor. So through that we recognized the difference and made the distinction between the righteous and un-righteous. The name does not make a difference, these people could have said they were practicing Islam, but if their deeds were unrighteous then that’s who they were, wicked and weak. But if they were practicing righteousness, then we recognized that as Islam, practicing Freedom, Justice and Equality.

 

 Why-G, Peace. I recognize you as being in touch with all the right energies. I see humanity all becoming a oneness, so I’m wondering what do you see in how we can collectively engage the mass consciousness to help spark and manifest this new level?

That’s a beautiful question. One way that I think, right off the bat for the individual to achieve this state, aside from diet, is fasting. That not only cleanses the body, but you can tune in to a lot more frequencies when in that light state. With a one, two, or three day dry fast you can tune in nicely.

On the collectivel level, we not only have to fast at the same time, and tune in mentally at the same time, but we can also concentrate on a specific thought, and this thought can be one word that can change a nation, and that word is “PEACE.” 

We could manifest something very big if we all concentrated on this word at the same time on maybe a telepathic level, that would then set a course for a chain reaction like an atom bomb that could ripple throughout space. And we could do this constructively, whereas the atom bomb does it destructively. And we would all have to know how to come together at a precise time and concentrate on it to make it happen.

Psychedelic Resources

A Foraging Trip: Where Do Magic Mushrooms Grow?
Eager to learn more about the origin of psilocybin species? Read this article to find out where magic mushrooms grow and more!

How to Make Shroom Tea: Best Recipe and Dosage
A step by step guide on how to brew shroom tea, and why entheogenic psilocybin tea is a preferred method for psychedelic connoisseurs.

R. Gordon Wasson: Author and Mushroom Expert
Learn about R. Gordon Wasson, the “legendary mushroom expert” and popular figure within the psychonaut community.

Shrooms vs Acid: Differences and Similarities Explained
Ever wondered what the differences are between shrooms vs acid, or if you can take both together? This guide explains what you need to know.

Quantum Mechanics, Reality, and Magic Mushrooms
Scientist and author Dr. Chris Becker takes an in-depth approach in understanding how we perceive reality through magic mushrooms and quantum mechanics.

Psilocybin Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
Our ultimate guide to Psilocybin has everything you want to know about this psychedelic fungi from its uses to its legal status.

The Psilocybin Experience: What’s the Deal With Magic Mushrooms?
From microdoses to macrodoses, the psilocybin experience has been sought after both medicinally and recreationally for millennia.

Psilocybin and Magic Mushroom Resources
Curious to learn more about psilocybin? This guide is a comprehensive psilocybin resource containing books, therapeutic studies, and more.

Paul Stamets Profile: Mushroom Guru, Filmmaker, Nutritionist, Scientist
Learn about Paul Stamets, read his thoughts on psilocybin mircodosing, the future of psilocybin, and his recent film “Fantastic Fungi”.

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

Psilocybin Nasal Spray: Relief for Anxiety, PTSD, and Depression
Microdosing nasal spray with psilocybin, is that possible?! Oregan a start-up Silo Wellness believes so and has created this new option for PTSD treatment.

Mazatec Mushroom Usage: Notes on Approach, Setting and Species for Curious Psilonauts
A look at traditional Mazatec psilocybin mushroom usage, and a comparison to the cliniical therapeutic approach, with an examination of the Mazatec setting and species used in veladas.

María Sabina: The Mazatec Magic Mushroom Woman
Magic mushrooms are incredibly popular today. How they became introduced to into American culture isn’t usually a topic discussed while tripping on psilocybin fungi. We all may have María Sabina to thank for exposing the Western world to the healing properties of the psilocybin mushroom.

Guide to Magic Mushroom Strains
Are there different types of psilocybin? Read our guide to learn about the different magic mushroom strains and their individual effects.

Kilindi Iyi: Mycologist, Traveler, Teacher
Learn about traveler and mycologist Kilindi Iyi known in the psychedelic community for his research and exploration of psilocybin.

How to Store Shrooms: Best Practices
How do you store shrooms for optimal shelf life? Learn how and why the proper storage method is so important.

Shroom Chocolate Recipes: How to Make Magic Mushroom Chocolates
This recipe provides step by step directions on how you can make mushroom chocolates with the necessary ingredients. Read to learn more!

Why Do People Use Psilocybin? New Johns Hopkins Study
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicines has just published a new study on psychoactive effects of psilocybin. Read here to learn more.

How-To Lemon Tek: Ultimate Guide and Recipe
This master guide will teach you how to lemon tek, preventing the onset of negative effects after consuming psilocybin. Read to learn more!

How to Intensify a Mushroom Trip
Learn about techniques like Lemon tekking, or discover the right time to consume cannabis if you are looking to intensify a mushroom trip.

How to Grow Magic Mushrooms: Step-by-Step
This step-by-step guide will show you how to grow magic mushrooms at home. Read this guide before trying it on your own.

How to Dry Magic Mushrooms: Best Practices
Read to learn more about specifics for the best practices on how to dry magic mushrooms after harvesting season.

How to Buy Psilocybin Spores
Interested in psilocybin mushrooms? We’ll walk you through all you need to know to obtain mushroom spores. Nosh on this delish How To guide.

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.

Having Sex on Shrooms: Good or Bad Idea?
Is having sex on shrooms a good idea or an accident waiting to happen? Find out in our guide to sex on magic mushrooms.

Gold Cap Shrooms Guide: Spores, Effects, Identification
Read this guide to learn more about the different characteristics of gold cap mushrooms, and how they differ from other psilocybin species.

Guide to Cooking with Magic Mushrooms
From cookies to smoothies and sandwiches, we cover various methods of cooking with magic mushrooms for the ultimate snack.

2020 Election: The Decriminalize Psilocybin Movement
Are you curious if mushrooms will follow in marijuana’s footsteps? Read to learn about how the U.S. is moving to decriminalize psilocybin.

Oregon’s Initiative to Legalize Mushrooms | Initiative Petition 34
Oregon continues to push ahead with their initiative to legalize Psilocybin in 2020. The measure received its official title and now needs signatures.

Canada Approves Psilocybin Treatment for Terminally-Ill Cancer Patients
Canada’s Minister of Health, Patty Hajdu approved the use of psilocybin to help ease anxiety and depression of four terminal cancer patients.

Mapping the DMT Experience
With only firsthand experiences to share, how can we fully map the DMT experience? Let’s explore what we know about this powerful psychedelic.

Guide to Machine Elves and Other DMT Entities
This guide discusses machine elves, clockwork elves, and other common DMT entities that people experience during a DMT trip.

Is the DMT Experience a Hallucination? 
What if the DMT realm was the real world, and our everyday lives were merely a game we had chosen to play?

How to Store DMT
Not sure how to store DMT? Read this piece to learn the best practices and elements of advice to keep your stuff fresh.

What Does 5-MeO-DMT Show Us About Consciousness?
How does our brain differentiate between what’s real and what’s not? Read to learn what can 5-MeO-DMT show us about consciousness.

How to Smoke DMT: Processes Explained
There are many ways to smoke DMT and we’ve outlined some of the best processes to consider before embarking on your journey.

How to Ground After DMT
Knowing what to expect from a DMT comedown can help you integrate the experience to gain as much value as possible from your journey.

How To Get DMT
What kind of plants contain DMT? Are there other ways to access this psychedelic? Read on to learn more about how to get DMT.

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

Having Sex on DMT: What You Need to Know
Have you ever wondered about sex on DMT? Learn how the God Molecule can influence your intimate experiences.

Does the Human Brain Make DMT? 
With scientific evidence showing us DMT in the brain, what can we conclude it is there for? Read on to learn more.

How to Use DMT Vape Pens
Read to learn all about DMT vape pens including: what to know when vaping, what to expect when purchasing a DMT cartridge, and vaping safely.

DMT Resources
This article is a comprehensive DMT resource providing extensive information from studies, books, documentaries, and more. Check it out!

Differentiating DMT and Near-Death Experiences
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.”

Related Posts

Ready to explore the frontiers of consciousness?

Sign up for the Reality Bites newsletter and embark on a journey into the world of psychedelics, mindfulness, and transformation. It’s where the curious minds gather.

Become a conscious agent with us.

Featured Partner

Cosmic Melts

Cosmic Melts are the latest mushroom gummies we’ve been munching on. Choose from five fruity flavors, each gummy containing 350mg of Amanita muscaria.
 
Amanita muscaria offers a unique (and totally legal!) mushroom experience, and Cosmic Melts is an ideal entry point for the curious consumer.
Featured Partner

Lab Link Supply

Our go-to source for spores so you can grow your own shrooms right at home. Carrying several of our favorite species including B+, Golden Teacher, Jedi Mind F*ck, Blue Meanie and more. Browse their selection of spores and get started with your home grow.

Our Partners

Welcome to Reality Sandwich. Please verify that you are over 18 years of age below.

Reality Sandwich uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By entering Reality Sandwich, you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.