We are our own jailer, prisoner, warden, and demons until we start doing our own deep interpretation. It is then we start heal, forgive, let go and reconize that it is only us that can truly hurt ourselves.
Hi everyone!
I'm a clinical psychology doctoral PsyD student at The Wright Institute who is conducting dissertation research. I'm recruiting participants for my research study on the decision making process for people who have chosen to microdose psilocybin. Below you will find the link to an anonymous study through the Qualtrics platform that takes about 25-30 minutes to complete.
Eligibility Criteria:
At least 18 years old
Live in the US
Chose to microdose psilocybin in the last 12 months or so.
Fluent in English
Thank you in advance every response is a huge help and will fill in the gap on research in this area! You can find the study at this link: https://wrightinstitute.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5w4GEQm9I9OSvKC
The largest randomized psychedelic trial in history happened in Brazil. Its strangest finding isn’t about ayahuasca at all.
My roommate told me to buy this pipe with a copper mesh from a corner store but I feel like I’m not getting the full effect or I am wasting a lot of it should I just put some Ina spliff or
[Note: Both act on different receptors]
5-MeO DMT acts on 5-HT2A Serotonin receptors.
Salvinorin A in Salvia acts on kappa Opioid receptors.
Hi , i did NN-DMT last night. It was scary i saw some kind of dark shadows or something I can't really tell ...looks like they were trying to kill me or something..... I started feeling physical pain in my whole body and especially my head ....it felt like someone was trying to squeeze my head. I was so scared and i forced myself to come back. My question is that does anyone had same kind of experience. What should i do in this kind of situation.
Okay guys, hear me out, this is my hypothesis: DMT entities could be the neurovisual and metaphorical interpretation of complex, unconscious organ signals—particularly the biochemical activity of your MICROBIOME—by the overstimulated neocortex.
The microbiome is a highly complex, dynamic ecosystem made up of billions of living organisms that communicate and cooperate with one another. It behaves like a separate, foreign organism within your body. Under normal conditions, 80% of the vagus nerve fibers terminate in the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) in the brainstem. From there, the raw data (such as bowel movements, heart rate, or inflammatory markers) are relayed to evolutionarily older regions (e.g., the thalamus and hypothalamus) to control unconscious reflexes. The thalamus acts as a “gatekeeper” (stimulus filter) and prevents these basic organ signals from overwhelming our consciousness build in the neocortex.
Under the influence of DMT, information processing is altered and also information from the brainstem, which normally would be filtered out, is transmitted to the neocortex (collapse of thalamic cating, opening of neural gates). This leads to hyperconnectivity. Regions that normally operate in strict isolation from one another (such as the visceral brainstem and the sensory cerebral cortex) suddenly begin to communicate intensively with one another. The vagus nerve continues to send data from the body to the brainstem, but instead of being processed there in the background, these signals “seep” upward through the collapsed thalamic filter and are translated by the overexcited neocortex into complex psychedelic, visual, and emotional experiences.
The microbial source: Bacteria and other organisms in the gut continuously produce biochemical substances—such as tryptamine, short-chain fatty acids, or inflammatory mediators. These substances stimulate the chemo- and mechanosensitive receptors of the vagus nerve in the intestinal wall.
The electrical impulse: The vagus nerve translates this biochemical activity into a specific electrical firing pattern and sends it as an afferent signal upward to the brainstem.
The open filter: Under the influence of DMT, the thalamus’s filtering function breaks down. The electrical signal, which would otherwise be intercepted in the subconscious and used for unconscious organ regulation, “leaks” unchecked information upward into the cerebral cortex.
The cortical metaphor (the "hallucination"): In the neocortex, these misled vagus signals encounter 5-HT2A receptors that have been hyperactivated by DMT. Since the cortex functions in a highly associative manner and global hyperconnectivity (sensory crossover) prevails under the influence of DMT, the brain can no longer classify this signal as “intestinal activity.” It interprets it as a visual or sensory hallucination.
What shamans have described for millennia as “communication with the spirits of the body or plants” can be explained in modern terms as a hyper-fast, visually translated biofeedback system. The flow of information would therefore by no means be one-sided. Under the influence of DMT, you transform from a passive observer of your organ signals into an active participant in the dialogue. Thoughts and intentions alter the brain’s neurochemistry, which in turn alters the physiology of the gut, and the microbiome adjusts its activity—a closed, conscious communication loop between the human being and the internal microcosm. This cellular feedback loop would feel like a real conversation to the conscious mind.
Since different microorganisms (bacterial strains, fungi, archaea) produce completely different cocktails of chemical signaling substances and stimulate different nerve fibers, they each feed entirely unique electrical firing patterns into the vagus nerve. The DMT entities would therefore not be aliens from another dimension, but rather the personified factions of your own inner ecosystem. Although every person’s microbiome is as unique as a fingerprint, all healthy people worldwide share the same functional core microbiome:
• Regardless of whether someone lives in New York, the Amazon rainforest, or Tokyo, the same bacterial strains (Bacteroides, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria) dominate every human gut.
• Strains such as Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Clostridium, or the gas-producing Methanobrevibacter are universal companions of the human species.
• Since these bacteria produce exactly the same biochemical cocktails (GABA, histamine, short-chain fatty acids, methane gas) in all humans, they also feed the same electrical firing patterns into the vagus nerve in all humans. The brain accesses the same biological “raw material database".Under the influence of DMT, the brain functions as a translation tool that visualizes the ascending vagus signals. Since the anatomy of the human brain is structured the same way in all people, it also uses the same evolutionary patterns (archetypes) for translation:
• Pattern recognition (pareidolia): The human cortex is evolutionarily programmed to recognize faces, intentions, and living beings in unstructured data (such as the chaotic signals of a fermenting gut).
• The translation constant: An explosive, irregular gas signal in the large intestine is interpreted by a human brain in the Amazon just as much as a “leaping, chaotic jester” as it is by the brain of a Western city dweller. The visual metaphor is universal because the hardware (the brain) and the software (the evolutionary image patterns) are almost identical in all humans. The striking similarity of the DMT entities is therefore not evidence of an external, parallel dimension, but rather proof of our shared biological identity.
On a DMT trip, we encounter humanity’s oldest cohabitants. Since we are all human and carry similar microorganisms within us, the journey into the deep unconscious of our bodies resembles the same cosmic shadow theater for almost every user.
Lemon teched a half g of these thaitanic consumed the tea after the soak waited till i was peeking blasted off clutching my poper toy usually i open my eyes on the rare occasion dabble with deems, some times i shut my eyes and meditate but when i open my eyes visuals are sick I looked at the poper toy and it transformed all crazy then the sun shining through my curtains turned ranbow but once i did huge dose fully conscious Kundalini activation after reading the gita that first time i broke through the whole house turned into a cgi space ship tv was a portal my buddy had some crazy space suits in he kept changing all the crystals were floating music sounded unworldly and the computer my buddy was on was floatin he was in the corner bit trip sitting more to that story
Took the XUM Transcend plus 2 sample tabs.
Chewed the softgel a little alongside the tabs (to boost absorption).
Come up started out very slow then it got very intense and wild 40 minutes in.
Wild Acidlike visuals but with a profoundly sober headspace.
Got very rocky to find my footing at first but then I just focused on playing polyrhythms over and over on my drumkit.
I then had a 30mg thc/cbd gummy to give it some pep and just had an amazing, euphoric time drumming from then on.
I'd say 4-5 hours of me going bananas on my kit. Then afterwards I feel like im plateauing so I decide to do some DMT.
Wasn't planning to breakthrough but just wanting to add more spark to my trip. I took the hits and waited a long long time. This is the journal entry right after the experience I had at 9:22. It reads as follows.
"Was greeted by Jesters and Jokers, a lot of funny silly guys having a laugh and ball. I laughed aswell in real life because it was very fun and a very good time. Then they tried scaring me and startling me by hiding, popping back out, showing me silly faces. Then they showed me horrible demonic monstrosities and faces that they have locked up somewhere. Initially I had primal senses of fear, but that quickly faded away as I just laughed at the things they were trying to scare me with. I laughed at these things because it was just so silly. Then they realized I wasn't phased by the incredibly complex geometric shapes, faces, demons, mindfuckery, that they were throwing at me. It took a very very very long time in the waiting room (At this point you're thinking that you missed it and you'll have to try again later, all previous experiences with DMT were like this with me. Took enough for a breakthrough but always ended up in the "waiting room" with the impossible machinescapes). Then they showed me a window. A glimpse. It started with a cube. A cube I could shape, move, transform into any other shape I wanted (Sphere, Triangle, starting out simple 3d shapes, then 4d then incomprehensible shapes) I started zooming in and out of this ever expanding rectangular prism. Fantastic neon green and black colors in this hyperbolic geometry world. After they saw me playing with this "any shape that I want" tool, they shown me more and more impossible geometric toys. What was simple ball toys to them were utterly and profoundly incomprehensible to any human mind. I then saw another "window". I looked into this window and was transported to this endless impossible room with an Elephant diety? With many hands. It is almost impossible to explain what he was trying to tell me or show me in words. He started showing me incredibly incredibly complex shapes and rooms, more complex than what I saw previously. The gist of what he told me was that I was able to create these shapes in my own world. The elephant diety was very wise, welcoming, and instructive. Shown me incredible complex spinning machine scape rooms and shapes at varying speeds and angles and velocity. Then he raised one of his many hands and sent me away. I think they felt bad I was trying so hard to breakthrough so many times with my previous attempts but not being able to, so they send the cool diety elephant guy to satisfy my mind I guess?"
After doing some research afterwards I believe the elephant diety I saw was Ganesha. Trying to integrate what I just experienced afterwards is a challenge, and all I can really do is just laugh at the absurdity of the DMT experience.
But overall it was a blast and I would 100% do it again. Just coming down vibing to some Primus and Tool. Anyways XUM is a 10/10 product and I had a blast. Thank you for recommending this to me and creating this wonderful product. Thank you for reading, and please stay safe and steadfast on your journeys my friends. God bless
How do you extract dmt from Chaliponga (Diplopterys cabrerana) dried leaves a have 20grams of it wanna try ti extrac it. Thanks you for your answer
argues that naturalism cannot explain how we know subjective experience exists.
Did you know... that many modern retreat centres buy their aya-huasca online or on black markets? ⬇️
Which means that often, they have no idea what’s even really in it!
We consciously choose to work a more traditional way, where our plants come from local friends who have their own ‘chakras’ (peruvian medicine garden) and we then make the brews ourselves.
Not just that! We make different types of brews because we recognise that every individual is different and has different needs on their path of growth, healing and spiritual development. You simply cant serve the same thing to different people and expect the same results. And because of these, we personalise our brews and tailor it to each individual.
We also follow strict rules during the making of our brews. Such as fasting, keeping the space energetically clean, no visitors or guests during the making and no loud music, conversations or disturbances.
That way the brew gets imbued with the energy of silence, peace and simplicity. Combined with a constant eye on the pot to regulate the temperature, we add in constant bits of love, care & most importantly... respect.
Hello reddit its been almost 3.5 years since i had my psychosis on xtc 3mmc and coke, ive been interested in lsd and srhrooms lately... me and a friend are willing to try truffles.. im scared but i really want to do it. Please help me. Thanks already
I bought a dmt cartridge, and I’ve been anticipating it tremendously as I waited over 2 months for it to arrive. Once I received it, I was planning on doing it that same night. For background, I’ve done countless of hours of research on this molecule and I have had about 8 acid trips and 4 mushroom trips, so I’m pretty seasoned. I’ve experimented with super high doses at times (800ug LSD and 6g shrooms are my records), so I’m no stranger to extreme psychedelic effects.
However, I haven’t done dmt before, so the night I was gonna do it, I had everything; the candle lit, led lights on dim, binaural beats, and I was laying in bed. I ended up getting so much anxiety that I didn’t end up doing it that night. The next day, I convinced myself that waiting for that day was a good idea and I’d be ready then. I got anxious once again, worrying about how bad a potential bad trip can be especially reading these “cosmic hell” trip reports prior.
Eventually, I said fuck it and took a huge rip at 2.6 volts- not shit happened, but I also didn’t see any vapor. I turned it to 3.1 and sucked vapor into my mouth without breathing to see if it worked- it definitely produced vapor. I then took a 5 second draw and held it as long as I could, and all I got was that really strange ear ringing and a tiny bit of “floor moving” sensation along with facial twitches. Nothing was obviously different visually besides the popcorn on my roof looking slightly distorted.
I know for a fact I didn’t do anything near what I could’ve or should’ve, but I also have a really big fear of screaming the whole time and my family freaking out thinking I’m dying. Is there any tips yall can give me to help ease my anxiety and prepare for the best shot at a great experience? Anything is greatly appreciated!
The wars. The fires. Vegetables we have known how to grow for thousands of years that are making us sick in 2026 in chain restaurants. The algorithms engineered to anger and scare you. The guy at the gym that bumps into you on purpose. The woman who gossips about your shoes while her lips are pumped full of plastic. The bribes and corruption. The subtle vanishing of quality art and books. The contrarian stances people so often take, just to feel something. Anything.
What’s it all boil down to?
Multiple times per day, we choose love or ego. Love or greed. Love or pride. Love or lust. Love or anger. Love or vengeance.
I do not want to live on this earth with these short sighted, greedy people.
Please choose love everyone. This can change. I’m not sure if our second chance will be on earth, but I do believe our awareness continues. We have literally created hell on earth. Maybe it’s not in your town, but it will be, sooner than you think, if the evil forces that are becoming dominant in this world continues to grow.
Please think deeply about the state of the world and what you can do to change it. Focus on what you are good at, what comes natural to you. And pray. Not in a religious sense, but voicing your intentions to the universe. It works for millions of people including myself. All love.
Edit: you might be inclined (rightfully so) to tell me to change myself before I ask others to change and to that I say I am trying my best to be the change I wish to see in the world. If my message of encouraging people to choose love before it’s too late strikes a nerve with you, perhaps this message is for you.
"One of the biggest realizations I've had to face and accept is that not everyone is "ready" to wake up, nor will there be a collective awakening anytime soon, for there are vastly different levels of being and soul potential among 8+ billion people on this planet and that there is also nothing wrong with it in light of the evolution of consciousness.
We are all one, but we're not all the same. As the esoteric axiom states: "There is no such thing as equality in the entire universe."
No one can be awakened by another, nor can anyone force another to "wake up." Free will needs to be respected, even if it is the "free will" to stay asleep (dreaming to be awake). You can only "give" to the ones who "ask" sincerely and spread some seeds of awareness. Some may blossom, some won't.
The ones of us who are sincerely engaged in the awakening process and truth-seeking know that it is far from easy for a true awakening goes way beyond any intellectual/ external understanding of the Matrix, which usually ends up externalizing all evil - a trap in itself. It takes inner struggle, conscious suffering, effort, integrity, self-responsibility, radical self-honesty, and sincerity with patience and humility to cross the threshold out of the ego slumber of the false/ conditioned personality to awaken and free oneself from the entropic forces of the matrix which also work through us.
It's not what most New Age/ corrupted spiritual teachings and motivational self-help advocates talk about who promise you health, wealth, love, and bliss. It's not a mindset our about "being the best you can be."
Awakening" is also not about self-actualization, chasing dreams, seeking pleasure, and fulfilling desires, nor is it simply about being an "individual" or a self-improvement program but becoming INDIVIDUATED (big difference).
The former is still a slave to the ego personality with all its desires; the latter has become a vessel for God and merged personal will with Divine Will, acting our God's Will beyond ego gratification." -Bernhard Guenther
Some people recognize a place? Or they’ve been there before? It’s all so strange to me, try to recollect and please tell me about it.
Can you experience ego death after buying psilocybin truffles in Amsterdam?
and about the quantity and strength, since they vary, and the package is 20g.