Yeah, I was there. I also had a wonderful experience and made lots of contacts.

Take up meditation. Any kind will do, but I recommend Zen. Soto is the school you will most likely encounter. In regards to Shamans and Ayahuasca: I'm not so sure they're the panacea you're making them out to be. Many of them operate within a specific cultural context and most likely NEVER...

I've been lurking on this board for a while and I'm often surprised to find how zealous some contributors are about psychedelic substances. Sure, "we're psychonauts", that's what this site is about, right? Some of you may have heard of Stanislav Grof, who has an interesting phrase to describe...

Perhaps Oxytocin would be better: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxytocin

"Reporting on the Horrorthon screening Patrick Thompson stated that Shrooms was the first film to be booed."

First a correction: This is a UK/Irish/Danish co-production. So you can thank them for introducing this remarkable cultural artifact into our collective un/conscious. A friend of mine who has seen the film has said that with the exception of two interesting shots, the film lacks everything...

What you're talking about is serotonin depletion resulting from the MDMA. I like the word 'sensitive' or 'moody' instead of depressed, but that is what some people experience. Residual effects of the LSD will likely outlast the MDMA and so I don't think it's likely that your trip will be...

LSD is not just a "serotonin blocker", nor does it negate the effects of MDMA. LSD mimics (resembles) serotonin and activates various neurons by binding to their receptor sites. This can inhibit some neurons and excite other neurons. The effects you might experience by the drug will have many...

Thanks Roeligan, I'm glad I didn't have to go through all that typing to demonstrate to "GOD" that my argument isn't "stupid" and that I've "started to think". "GOD": I share much of your disdain for modern psychiatry and psychology, but I wouldn't be so hasty to throw out the 'baby with the...

Wow... please tell me you're joking. You need to go back to the literature my friend. You're assuming that knowledge of "bad things in life" is the only thing that can lead to a bad trip? How about understanding the neurological effects a drug like LSD has on a rapidly developing brain...

I would search the archives on MAPS and Erowid. Not many people know about it but both sites have a somewhat searchable archive of old studies from the 70s and before. You'd probably also be interested in the findings of the recently launched LSD brain synchrony study. "Beckley's initial pilot...

Not to turn this into a pissing contest but for the sake of accuracy, the Swiss study won't be the first study with LSD on humans in the last 35 years. Dr. Peter Gasser and MAPS had been vying for the title of "first legal human LSD research study in over 35 years," but we have been beaten to...

You're right... it wouldn't accomplish much. Just trying to illustrate my earlier point that there are many perspectives through which one can see.

I agree with you that major changes in the earth are occurring, and in all likelihood it is mankind that is perpetuating this change. Where we part in our views is that there is an undeniable catastrophe coming in the near future. In one sense it is undeniable because no matter what natural...

"but the coming katastrophy is undenyable"- Please do not take offense but you're probably the 314,312,001st person to say that in the past several thousand years. I try my best to not look at the world through skewed eyes, whether it be positive (rose glasses) or negative (apocalyptic) (even...

And if we are all one, what does it matter that some are on a "path" and others are not? I don't mean to say that we shouldn't bother to pursue what interests each of us, but that it makes little sense in distinguishing between us and them. Also, with the acceptance of a non-dual perspective (if...

In response to the initial idea of this post: You'll find in a holy text whatever you hope to find, be it the use of drugs or justification for genocide. Regarding laughing at others for their "spiritual ineptitude": There are no others.

Just to expand on this: I find that Salvia is incredibly underestimated in its potential effects. It's a practically a crime that it is referred to as a marijuana alternative. A weak extract often leads to a strange body buzz but with increasing strengths the likelihood of a near death/reality...

For those interested you should also check out Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSD: The CIA, The Sixties, and Beyond. http://www.amazon.com/Acid-Dreams-Compl ... 0802130623 The Documentary "Crazy Rulers of the World" also touches upon this research. R.U. Sirius has a good...

True, but I was lucky not to be eating much food with such chemicals in the first place. I do my best to eat healthy. Although, I do enjoy my carbohydrates and sugar, so not eating any of those will have certainly effected my energy levels. You're right about the stored up energy in the body...