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  1. M

    Advice, planning, and help if you're feeling down.

    Alcohol has its uses, and it can also be dangerous. This should be obvious. Also obvious should be that psychedelics have different uses, and may be ultimately more beneficial long term if used wisely. And that getting high and drunk at the same time is likely to make it harder to benefit from...
  2. M

    Mind-Space, tripping without drugs

    I'm a scientist. Our knowledge is not objective. And the world would be a better place if more people learned scientific methods. Nothing you're describing is incompatible with science.
  3. M

    Old weed vs nowadays weed

    Depends on where you are. The plants in India haven't changed much; the plants in Toronto (my city) certainly have. The overall alkaloid count has risen, the THC/CBD ratio has drastically swung towards THC, and the price has sky-rocketed. Note that CBD is responsible for many of the...
  4. M

    what do we do

    Transformations in consciousness are a pretty good start. Beyond that it largely depends where you live. Where I live (in a major Canadian city), the most basic important thing is food security. Learn how to grow food, and plant some vegetables. If you want to get really wild, do guerilla...
  5. M

    Horrifying after effects after Bad 2C-I trip.

    Chemicals like 2C-I do not cause brain damage, but they can activate processes that need to be channelled and responded to wisely or else problems can ensue. It sounds to me like the conditions in which your trip happened (in particular, how late at night it was: you wanted to go to sleep far...
  6. M

    Studying psychadelics?

    Exactly. You pick the relevant level of abstraction for the particular kind of work you're doing, and pursue it without reifying it as absolute or somehow "more real" than any other level. It's not more real... it's just more relevant to the particular problem you're considering.
  7. M

    Inebriation and Authenticity (anthropological theory)

    Here's a theoretical anthropology essay I wrote recently to explore the relationship between consciousness alteration and self concept. http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... henticity/
  8. M

    The "My friend just asked about psychedelics" thread.

    I like Grof's description of them as "non-specific amplifiers of latent and manifest psychological processes." Because we contain both beauty and terror, so too does the experience. They show you what's beneath the surface, for good for for ill. Giving a breadth of perspectives is useful too...
  9. M

    Do you ever have false epiphanies while high?

    For the record, my lack of participation in this thread has not been out of discouragement, animosity or even disagreement with any of the comments made, I've just been super busy. Apparently I might be winning an award for a rap song I wrote to count as an essay in an upper year anthropology...
  10. M

    Do you ever have false epiphanies while high?

    I'm taking this to PM
  11. M

    Are we conscious?

    Is this directed towards me? Because scientific reductionism is what I've been pointing out has been rejected by scientists, so to say that you've "had enough" of it is to agree with me and the other posters here, so I really don't know what you're on about. And to say something like "you don't...
  12. M

    Do you ever have false epiphanies while high?

    Sorry, wasn't trying to be so negative (was I even? What comment of mine was more negative than "bitch... fuck off... we don't need that shit... your own ignorance... 's the worst form of ignorance"? Could you please quote the thing I said you found to be so negative and judgemental?). I merely...
  13. M

    Are we conscious?

    Yeah, some people definitely think that way, but it's untenable, and unscientific.
  14. M

    Brownies :D

    I don't know how strong your pot is, but half an ounce for three people sounds like a hell of a lot (with the pot I'm used to, I wouldn't go over 1 gram/person... you're talking about 4.6 grams/person)! Be aware that people used to taking cannabis in another way often get way higher than they...
  15. M

    Are we conscious?

    When I mentioned "science" I was referring to the usage by darkwolfunseen. That is, science as arguing everything to have causes, be explainable, etc. Chaos theory threw that right out the window, and over the past couple decades scientists have been increasingly getting into complexity...
  16. M

    Do you ever have false epiphanies while high?

    A: "Could you come to wrong conclusions?" B: "You shouldn't ask that, somebody could come to a wrong conclusion!" Thank you, Sticki, for making this thread truly absurd. It has lovely isometry with the metaphysical bent of the article.
  17. M

    Are we conscious?

    The "science" you're referring to is about 50 years out of date. Watch this lecture to understand why:
  18. M

    Are we conscious?

    Yeah, fuck reductionism. Every complex systems displays dynamicality.
  19. M

    What does everyone on here... DO?

    Depends on the grad school... they vary a lot.
  20. M

    Tripping on weed

    This is in line with my use of the word. From my article "Insight," back in August: "'Tripping' really just means thinking intensely about something, often to the point of absorption." http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... 4/insight/ It's notable however that people like you who are used...
  21. M

    Do you ever have false epiphanies while high?

    By mainly you mean "exclusively." Rather than asking about my comprehension of said terms, why not read what I actually said on the matter? Thank you. Your comment on the first page, "a way of looking at something cannot be "false" to my knowledge" is something alluded to in my article and...
  22. M

    Do you ever have false epiphanies while high?

    Are these comments based on what I actually said in the article, or just on the title of this thread?
  23. M

    Do you ever have false epiphanies while high?

    All of the above! @IJC Great post!
  24. M

    Do you ever have false epiphanies while high?

    New article, may contain traces of mysticism: http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... se-belief/
  25. M

    Call for drawing topics

    One of my major themes is the imbrication of order and chaos. So, for example: a fence in a forest is slowly broken by a tree that grows up through it. Could take that further by having the tree then incorporated into another human designed structure, which could then be again subverted. <3...
  26. M

    Cannabis: What's it good for?

    Yes, you're right, my mistake. I meant to cite the blood pressure reduction (don't know why I said inflammation instead, though I guess they're both dilatory in nature), but even in that context the particular ocular affinity is notable.
  27. M

    Cannabis: What's it good for?

    Great post, allusion! Excellent clarification. I'd definitely recommend against using cannabis for all exercise all the time... seems the best way is to take a small dose of it occasionally for inspiration/experimentation.
  28. M

    General theory of consciousness alteration

    OBEs and whatnot would here fall under "in trip." Don't be confused by the words in and out... the distinction is between "going into the experience," which may involve an OBE or similar, as opposed to moving around, having conversations, dancing, etc. There are changes in consciousness with...
  29. M

    What does everyone on here... DO?

    IJC asked me to reply here, so, sure. I'm a researcher/artist/writer/academic/educator/factotum. My academic background is social sciences and anthropology but I strive for interdisciplinarity, having dabbled in such areas as physics, philosophy, art history, religion, analytic psychology...
  30. M

    General theory of consciousness alteration

    If you're changing sensations for the sake of change, it's inebriation; if you're changing sensations because you specifically like the new ones, it's enhancement. For the three psychedelic subcategories, the distinctions are between the "out trip" and the "in trip" on one hand, and focus on...
  31. M

    Cannabis: What's it good for?

    List wasn't meant to be exhaustive: it also doesn't lay out situations in which it's indicated, instead focusing on potentially useful things it can do, covering many of your examples. It's only useful for glaucoma, for example, as an extension of its being an effective anti-inflammatory...
  32. M

    Tripping on weed

    Do you remember what you'd had to eat that day? Like how much, what and how recently. Also, have you had your blood pressure checked lately? What you're describing sounds less like a trip and more like a hypotensive crisis. That is, a blood pressure crash. If you hadn't had any significant...
  33. M

    Cannabis: What's it good for?

    Glad you guys liked it!
  34. M

    Healthy Munchies...?

    Showering dries your skin, and water doesn't work as a personal lubricant at all. Weird that way.
  35. M

    Cannabis: What's it good for?

    New article outlining the various uses of cannabis: http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... /cannabis/
  36. M

    Healthy Munchies...?

    Well, the Ayurvedic approach to a similar problem is water that's had dates left soaking in it. Could work. Dates are good. Really I think the point is just to have something nice to drink, keeping in mind that pure water is (paradoxically) dehydrating (flushes water through your kidneys...
  37. M

    What have you gained from psychedelics?

    How's that? It's not like there aren't other processes too... that's just what's characterised as "existentialism."
  38. M

    What have you gained from psychedelics?

    Exactly. Existentialism is a two-fold process... rejecting the absolute validity of everything, and then proceeding to construct that which can still make sense without absolute validity.
  39. M

    Studying psychadelics?

    By analogy, cellular structures exist and so do multicellular organisms. Change in any level can have complex results in other levels. Microbiological complexity does not indicate that it's impossible for multicellular organisms to emerge, propagate and adapt. Every level has its own...
  40. M

    Studying psychadelics?

    Put another way: Is it possible for chemicals to exist, given the existence of quarks? Why or why not?
  41. M

    Studying psychadelics?

    Because it's fucking idiotic and any basic understanding of chaos or dynamical systems theory would make that perfectly obvious. Just watch the video. Or find something else that explains chaos theory and fractals. I recommended that video because it's simple enough to comprehend for someone...
  42. M

    Extreme beginnings

    Want some intense music to trip to? Try the album "The Eyes of Stanley Pain" by Download. Dose and start the album at T + 30 minutes... lie down, close your eyes and listen to it loud on good speakers.
  43. M

    Studying psychadelics?

    The reason I suggested you watch it is because of its discussion of fractals. The notion of "irreducible complexity" is totally besides the point, so your "microbiologist" comment is an utter red herring. As for the lecturer being a mechanist, I'm not sure what your point is. I don't agree with...
  44. M

    General theory of consciousness alteration

    Both would count actually. I may eventually do a series of one article per subcategory, and in the one on sedation/escape, I'll touch on the idea of taking a psychedelic substance to escape from reality, cautioning how it's an incredibly bad idea (people definitely do it for that reason, but...
  45. M

    General theory of consciousness alteration

    Sedation would go under what I've got as "Escape." Or could actually be a better word for it.
  46. M

    General theory of consciousness alteration

    Consciousness Alteration -- Inebriation -- -- Confidence ("getting rowdy") -- -- Escape ("hitting the off switch") -- -- Variety (experimentation) -- Enhancement -- -- Stimulation (being better at things) -- -- Immersion -- -- Enjoyment (changing/heightening sensations) -- Psychedelia -- --...
  47. M

    Studying psychadelics?

    Uhhhh.... Have you studied any evolutionary theory from the past three decades? Since you mention microbiology, you should probably check out some stuff on chaos and fractal dynamics. Watch this video and then see what you think (it's long but worth it):
  48. M

    Inebriation

    New article, largely about how "getting fucked up" sounds bad but actually does have some benefits in and of itself. http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... ebriation/ "identifying with the state of consciousness you find most familiar tends to exaggerate the illusion of yourself as static...
  49. M

    What have you gained from psychedelics?

    Allusion, My point is that talk of truth being relative is misleading. Full consideration of its embededness will lead to truth continuing to be a meaningful concept. Trying to arrive at it "objectively" is doomed to break down, but it's hardly the case that nothing can be known, which is where...
  50. M

    What have you gained from psychedelics?

    I gained a research speciality. And a bunch of insights, friends, artistic talent, better taste in music, etc. There are indeed many ways of discussing or viewing reality... however, you need to keep in mind that many of them will agree on quite a few things. Something which is true from...
  51. M

    Psychedelics, Memory, Healing and Independence

    As I said, I'll do an article on solo trips sooner or later, and it won't be "hysteric" or "frantic," although it will stress that they're for people who've already had intense experiences and know how to roll with them. Even if the majority of solo trips are fine, the negative consequences of...
  52. M

    Psychedelics, Memory, Healing and Independence

    Psychedelics are serious business. Any explanation of them needs to heavily emphasise that. Would you consider it disempowering to insist that people not drive solo their first time in a car? Continuing with that analogy, your first time driving also shouldn't be with a drunken asshole who...
  53. M

    Studying psychadelics?

    Or how about just performing good, interesting research and let whatever comes come? Take an interesting question, and answer it in a novel way. Don't just regurgitate what's already known (for example, it's already known that psychedelics can benefit people. That's not an interesting question...
  54. M

    Psychedelics, Science and Politics

    They are, however, representative of what a clinical setting for psychedelics is, because those other "psychotherapists" you refer to are not doing psychedelic therapy. and I'm in Toronto (in a much nicer country than yours :-p ). It says so under my profile picture.
  55. M

    Studying psychadelics?

    Almost. Be totally open, but good researchers don't "endorse" their subject matter. Do that and you'll lose credibility. Good researchers pick interesting questions within the areas that they find compelling and attempt to tease them apart so that interesting results emerge out of careful...
  56. M

    Psychedelics, Memory, Healing and Independence

    Having somebody responsible watching over you your first few times is absolutely crucial; anybody who suggests otherwise is profoundly irresponsible and should not be heeded. That said, once you've had a few intense trips, a solo trip can be a great thing. Having people around is for safety...
  57. M

    Studying psychadelics?

    Fuck drug tourism. Seriously. I'm an academic who researches psychedelics. I hardly ever get any money for it, though... but there's a resurgence going on right now, so by the time you've done your undergrad, they'll probably be a lot more receptive to you focusing on it in your masters. For...
  58. M

    Sex and Drugs

    BAM. http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... and-drugs/ I ran a seminar on this for a sex and consciousness symposium last week. Seemed appropriate to have an article on the subject.
  59. M

    Psychedelics, Science and Politics

    Here's my article on the best-practices: http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... erapeutic/ Jung was pretty insistent on models being contextually contingent approximations at best. He heavily resisted the notion that any chart or explanation of "how things work" was ultimately true...
  60. M

    Psychedelics, Memory, Healing and Independence

    I assume this is addressed to me... unfortunately I'm really busy today so I don't have time to respond in depth. Two quick observations then: 1) The psychotherapeutic setting outlines "best practices." It is not the be-all and end-all, nor is it accessible to everybody. I wish it were...
  61. M

    Psychedelics, Science and Politics

    You said "any kind of clinical setting is the wrong setting. Period." Now you say that Grof is an exception, as are apparently everyone else who's doing psychedelic psychotherapy nowadays, because they're all using the best practices he established. Your criticisms of psychotherapy are correct...
  62. M

    Psychedelics, Science and Politics

    Are you familiar with what's meant by the psychotherapeutic setting? What about it do you object to? When people make comments like this I generally suspect they have a very bad impression of what "clinical" means, and that it isn't actually Grof's best practices they're objecting to. That you...
  63. M

    Psychedelics, Science and Politics

    Yep! I just used 25 mg 2C-E as an example of a "strong psychedelic." 250 micrograms of acid would work just as well.
  64. M

    Psychedelics, Science and Politics

    I wasn't assuming anything about you; I was referring to people who take it for fun. I've written on this in a way not dismissive of the benefits that can be received. There's nothing wrong with fun, and it can be very healing. The kinds of experiences you're describing are profound and...
  65. M

    "We are the 99"

    lol... maybe she'll post again after sobering up? Probably not. Personally I find the "99%" thing kind of offensive. I say this speaking as a freak. I've always gravitated toward queer people, religious minorities, etc, because even if we're not doing the same thing as one another we're all...
  66. M

    Psychedelics, Science and Politics

    Basically, they're not looking for people to get high and have a good time. They're looking for people's minds to be completely blown, for ego boundaries to disintegrate, and to attain Oneness with the universe. That apparently happens 60% of the time in their setting... hell of a lot more often...
  67. M

    Psychedelics, Science and Politics

    Their definition of a "full mystical experience" is described in their 2006 paper. You should read them in their own words: http://michaelvipperman.files.wordpress ... s-2006.pdf As for introspection and cutting off, it certainly doesn't cut off the individual any more than, say, meditation...
  68. M

    Psychedelics, Science and Politics

    Oh, and by the way: once they've gotten the n value a little higher (it's currently at 52 for the Hopkins experiments) and the 60% (or whatever it ends up being) becomes more accurate, we can then use that as a baseline and run experiments using other settings to see if they can produce a larger...
  69. M

    Psychedelics, Science and Politics

    Sorry for the delay, I had a very busy weekend and didn't notice your question until now. The answer for "who decided" is a network of psychotherapists, most famously Grof and Zeff. Many different approaches were attempted (combining LSD with hypnotherapy, conventional psychoanalysis...
  70. M

    Randomness vs. Synchronicity

    Synchronicity: seeing strings of salience. All it suggests is that there's something important to do with the thing that keeps recurring, because otherwise you wouldn't have noticed it recur.
  71. M

    Psychonaut or Druggie?

    The statistics (though not rigorously obtained) are what ought to be expected. Drugs are both "chic," and serve as a gateway into the Practice for those willing to take those next steps. Even in the OP you specify that much of psychonautic practice begins with drug use, and that the sober...
  72. M

    Caring for the Body (during a trip)

    "It’s not altogether rare for people to think they’re dying during a trip, and have physical sensations that seem to confirm it. If that’s happening… amazing! Horrible as the experience may be in the moment, accepting it and passing through might be the most profoundly beneficial thing you could...
  73. M

    Psychedelics, Science and Politics

    Reasonable speculation but there's not currently any strong evidence for it. Certainly that was their logic in proposing the initial study... recruit people who, because they're used to introspecting, are likely to at least be amenable to the setting, and who will have a standard of comparison...
  74. M

    Psychedelics, Science and Politics

    As far as reading blogs, I consider mine to be "articles" rather than "blog posts." I mean that in the sense that they're more formal, more carefully written, etc. Some of them will eventually be reworked for use in a book. I'll likely do a first such book this December (more of a zine), and...
  75. M

    Psychedelics, Science and Politics

    Hm... actually the data contradicts that position. They had histories of introspection and meditation, but the mystical experiences occasioned by psilocybin were far more profound, meaningful and transformative than the spontaneous mystical experiences the participants had had on their own, for...
  76. M

    Extremes of Set and Setting

    To me, the "extremes of set and setting" would be sensory deprivation vs massive stimulation. So, Burning Man vs the Psychotherapeutic approach, say. Have you had an almost totally inward directed trip yet? Eyeshades, headphones, somewhere comfortable to lie, and someone to watch over you for a...
  77. M

    Psychedelics, Science and Politics

    No. In fact, quite the opposite. They almost exclusively recruited "drug naive" participants, and the one person with a history of psychedelic use who was in one of the previous studies was excluded from this analysis. As I said, the participants were almost all drug naive. They were, however...
  78. M

    5-Meo-Mipt is like lsd

    In my experience with the substance, and that of those I've talked to, there was neither visual activity nor intense thought patterns. The only part that was "like LSD" was the increased energy, and the somatic experience.
  79. M

    Psilocybin increases personality domain of Openness

    New research from Hopkins shows significant and persistent personality changes after the age of 30, previously thought to be impossible by Personality Theorists. Abstract is here; I have the full text PDF but I've been asked not to share it publicly. http://jop.sagepub.com/content/early/20 ...
  80. M

    Psychedelics, Science and Politics

    Scientists prove that psychedelics make you more Open, but then are forbidden from disseminating the official write-up. What does that tell you about science? http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... c-science/
  81. M

    Potentiation: how to intensify an experience

    New article on ways to get extremely high. Viewer discretion is advised. http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... entiation/
  82. M

    An Herb to Know: Kudzu

    New article about one of my favourite herbs: http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/kudzu/ Cures and prevents hangovers, relieves tension, is generally good for you.
  83. M

    Drug Misuse is Bad, Mmkay?

    New article explaining why I tend to focus on the potential benefits of drug use, despite the very real and important dangers. http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... s-are-bad/
  84. M

    From Hallucination, Lucidity

    New article: http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... ucination/ "assuming you are capable of performing a good analysis, and proceed to do so, inducing hallucinations will certainly give excellent material upon which to work, and through the process you will likely learn a massive amount...
  85. M

    Recreational Psychedelia

    Psychonauts often denigrate "recreational" use of psychedelics. Should they? Some discussion, for and against: http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... ional-use/
  86. M

    Paying for Sex

    @Allusion I agree. I certainly don't think sex for money is primarily spiritual in nature in more than a tiny minority of cases... I'm just maintaining that it can be. I know a woman who's considering entering into business as a pro-domme for whom the primary service she'd be offering is a...
  87. M

    Paying for Sex

    Not needs in general, but spiritual needs. "Spiritual" is a tricky concept to actually pin down, but this: is a good a crack at it as any. Exactly. Paying for sex could, in some cases, be equivalent to paying a spiritual guide. Timothy Leary and others warn against that exact thing, saying you...
  88. M

    Paying for Sex

    Well, if doing those things will give you spiritual fulfilment, then doing those things will give you spiritual fulfilment. That doesn't mean that they're ETHICAL things to do, or ultimately beneficial. There's more to life than spiritual fulfilment. This is the same line of reasoning as for...
  89. M

    Paying for Sex

    Now you're in REALLY murky philosophical territory... short answer: you can't. Again, your experience with a prostitute doesn't necessarily have to be impersonal. It might be very intimate and involve a lot of mutual affection. All depends.
  90. M

    Paying for Sex

    Believe me, I know what entheogen means... it's something that occasions a sense of the sacred or of God. If you have that happen through sex then why wouldn't it count?
  91. M

    Paying for Sex

    Whether some things are "inherently" spiritual, or whether they only become spiritual when thought of as such, depends on your epistemology. Tiax, Paying won't necessarily preclude also forming some other sort of bond. Depends on the particulars of the situation. There's actually a large market...
  92. M

    Paying for Sex

    As do I. There's no reason something has to be abuse because money is involved in it, just like you're not abusing the person you paid for the mushrooms.
  93. M

    Anything you might want to do when you're tripping?

    Dance/martial arts
  94. M

    5-Meo-Mipt is like lsd

    Uh... no. Wrong on both counts. It's neither expensive, nor is it like LSD. It's actually very mild and vaguely euphoric... makes me feel bouncy. Only very slightly trippy. Ideal dosage seems to be around 5 mg.
  95. M

    High Entertainment

    An absolutely stunning visual masterpiece by filmmaker Stan Brakhage. Full screen it and sit back. Silent... he believed that the use of music is a way for lazy film-makers to hide bad technique. That's how hardcore this guy is. _VIEVsS3DBE
  96. M

    Paying for Sex

    This is an essay I wrote based on Chester Brown's graphic novel, Paying For It. While not about drugs in particularly it's highly analogous in certain ways. Different modes of political action are discussed -- for that reason I could easily have put this in politics, legal issues & the media...
  97. M

    How can you gain insight from a drug?

    New article to answer what it means when people say that they took a drug and then learned something. http://michaelvipperman.wordpress.com/2 ... 4/insight/ "...abstract ideas may be felt physically, making them far more concrete and therefore easier to evaluate and understand."
  98. M

    The Psychotherapeutic Setting

    Solo-trips can be great once you've got some experience, but it's really important to be around somebody at least the first few times. And even if you're experienced, before a solo-trip you should call a few friends and make sure at least one or two of them are going to be free that day so you...
  99. M

    Psychedelic: Defined

    Well, fair enough. That's just the impression I got from what I read. He seems very dualistic and I'm not entirely comfortable with that. Where does he outline the difference between psychosis, tripping and enlightenment? I'd be interested to read that.
  100. M

    Psychedelic: Defined

    Frankly, I think Hoffman is mistaking psychosis for enlightenment. When I take psychedelics, and especially when I combine them with gnostic practices, I become more fully in my body, and present in the world... not less. Yes, the machinery of perception is revealed, but that doesn't make the...

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