About DMT

[sh]

DMT aka dimethyltryptamine is an analogue of the endogenous neurotransmitter 5-HT aka 5-hydroxytryptamine aka Serotonin.

The function of neurotransmitters is too complicated to explain in detail here, and is beyond my ability anyway.

But I think it will suffice to say that neurotransmitters act on certain receptor sites on cells, bringing about changes in the cells' behavior.

The receptor sites of cells play a key role in facilitating the cells' communications with the outside world.

I believe N,N-dimethyltryptamine could be classified as a neurotransmitter of exogenous origin.

I believe the only way to know the effects of such a thing as DMT, is by ingesting it. If we consider knowing the effects to mean a direct experience of the effects, then there is no way to "know" what a neurotransmitter does in vitro.

Here, I wish to outline a possible function of this peculiar neurotransmitter.

I believe once the concentration of DMT in the bloodstream exceeds a certain amount, the affected cells become "convinced" and behave virtually as if they were dead.

I don't know the precise chemical and biological mechanisms by which this effect is brought about. But there is no doubt that consuming a "breakthrough" dose of DMT will completely take away a man or woman's perception of their body.

I would describe the effect by saying that one no longer perceives the world from the vantage point of eyes and ears, or the mind, rather, the world is experienced from some undefined place.

Usually, when people take a large dose of DMT for the first time, and experience the "body-less" or "self-less" state, they become convinced that they have died. This realization often leads to a sense of extreme terror and panic.

I believe all the religious ideas we have, ranging from god and angels, to the afterlife, have come about as a result of certain men and women experimenting with these strange plants.

To me, genuine experimentation, or research, requires purpose, sobriety and sanity. To me, it means to be driven by the authentic desire to "know."

-f

[sh]

Also noteworthy, is the fact that "Ayahuasca" in the Quechua language is translated as "vine of the dead."

This is a curious fact, because Ayahuasca can refer either to a plant, Banisteriopsis caapi, or to a brew containing additional plants. (ie. chacruna, chaliponga)

I realize that this fact is not in favor of my theory, that DMT is the compound which brings about the experience of death.

But, since plants containing only-DMT are inactive on their own, the Amazonians could not have suspected the admixture plant as playing the primary role.

I believe, to them, Banisteriopsis caapi was the main ingredient of the drink which brought about a state of "magical death."

-f

[sh]

To further my point, I wish to draw attention to the fact that all indigenous peoples who use psychedelics today, firmly believe in the existence of supernatural beings of all sorts, and the existence of an afterlife.

The idea of "teotl" which is, in my opinion, of monumental importance, was handed down to us by the Toltecs, via the Aztecs.


-f

[sh]

I believe psychedelic plants are part of our lot as men and women, for good or for bad.

And today, in this time of confusion, nearing chaos, I believe we desperately need the wisdom of these plants.

-f

[sh]

Also, in my opinion, the only thing we need, to truly benefit from these plants, is the authentic desire to know.

This intent alone can help us maintain our sobriety and sanity, facing the harsh onslaughts of the unknown.

I believe, without sobriety and sanity, the psychedelic experience is nonsense.

-f

[sh]

I can almost see the Pope excommunicating me, for spreading blasphemous, false ideas.

I'm so glad I wasn't born a couple of hundred years ago!

-f

[sh]

Also, unrelated but, I believe if we assume that the first of our kind lived in the tropical rainforests of Africa, which is very likely, it is quite possible that the original "tree of knowledge" was the species Tabernanthe iboga.

It is widely agreed that Iboga is the most powerful psychedelic plant on earth today, not in terms of dosage, but in terms of the experience itself.

The "Eboka" tree/shrub bears very conspicuous orange coloured fruit.

Also, there are certain African peoples who use Eboka as a kind of religious sacrament, today.

-f

[The Late Mitchell Warren]

I tend to look for answers in life through what I perceive as a sober being. Maybe its just the Western culture ingrained in me...but I prefer to be amazed by supernatural feats that are not influenced by psychedelics, or alcohol, or even gas fumes or EMF readings (which probably explains 99% of all ghost activity).

It is quite interesting though, and I probably wouldn't refuse any recreational drug if I had the chance. But would I seek it out? Probably not.

[sh]

Again, at the expense of sounding like I'm sensationalizing psychedelics, I want to point out that everything we know about the world, about life, about existence, is drawn from what our self, the physical body, perceives and experiences.

The self's perception is ridiculously limited.

DMT literally takes away the self, and leaves 'perception' standing alone.

As pure perception, our possibilities to "know" are nearly limitless.

From my personal experience, Ayahuasca isn't something I have become dependent on, rather it showed me, my self, that there are endless possibilities for man (and woman) and that we have exhausted nothing!

Of course, as Grainne mentioned in the other thread, it's possible to "put the self to sleep" by other means besides psychedelics. Meditation, lucid dreaming, sleep deprivation, fasting and wilderness vigil all work as far as I know.

After I read the Epic of Gilgamesh for the first time, I was 19 at the time, I got the crazy idea to do as Gilgamesh had done, and try to stay awake for 7 days and 7 nights.

This turned out to be an awesome challenge of self-control, discipline and sheer will. Not at all what I expected, after the 2nd day.

I was able to go on for 5 days and 4 nights. I think now that I could have kept going for longer, and possibly completed the 7 day challenge. But it's absolutely impossible for me to describe to you the state I was in during the last day.

To say that I was "hallucinating" would be an enormous understatement. I was literally out of my mind.

The states I have achieved with psychedelics have never been as intense or as powerful as my one and only sleep deprivation experience.

I am definitely hoping I get the opportunity to go for the whole 7 days, I have no doubt that I want to experience it once more, but this isn't fun by any stretch of the imagination. It is a monumental feat of discipline; agony.

Psychedelics on the other hand, put the self to a sweet, joyful sleep, as 'perception' flies free.

-f

[sh]

I believe, historically, there have been certain people, founders of the big religions of today, who had most certainly glimpsed the vastness.

And they chose to tell people that it would be impossible for them to know "God" and the "other world" directly because they were sinful, of Adam's sin.

The priests who came later, told people this same thing. But they meant something else.

They wanted to discourage people from finding out the truth, so that they could keep their power over the masses.

They went so far as to hunt "witches" and burn them alive. They went so far as to tell people that talking to "sorcerers" is tantamount to losing your soul.

What witches?! There is no such thing as witchcraft or sorcery!

They told people that if they behaved like good little boys and girls, they would go to heaven.

I say, shame on them.

Today, any serious inquiry into the nature of our existence is taboo, and illegal.

Society as a whole, looks at me as if I were an insane criminal, because calling me a "sorcerer" and branding my ideas as the "work of the devil," no longer holds any sway.

-f

[asiaticdarkperson]

pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/np070371u

"5,6-dibromo-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (1) exhibited significant antidepressant-like action in the rodent FST model, while 5-bromo-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (2) caused significant reduction of locomotor activity indicative of a potential sedative action."

dimethyltryptamine ftw

[asiaticdarkperson]

A trip report, and a very interesting read.

www.dmt-nexus.me/forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=28063