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Alex Audette's avatar

The psychedelics act as a magnifying glass on our psyche and mental state of the moment. The lesson learned from the experience (or not learned) are what we take with us when we leave the mush-room. https://alexaudette.substack.com/p/hallucinogens?r=1z6cwm

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Gene Bray's avatar

I took a tiny sliver of LSD and went for a walk. It opened up my brain synapses. People who never spoke to me were very friendly. I learned...again...that the reason to play my harmonica was not to judge my technique, it was just to have fun. I re discovered all the different sounds my lips and teeth and tongue and throat and lungs and diaphragm....every part of my body, can make on this magical instrument.

I am a comedian and the jokes that have blossomed are real zingers.

The most amazing thing is the dogs all rushed up to me and wanted to walk with me.

If I can find more...rather if it finds me...I will do it every few months. By Myself. In Silent Darkness. Or in Nature.

In public I learned...Be Polite and Keep it Movin

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Andrew M. Weisse's avatar

You are a brave soul for taking a walk on LSD! I usually confine myself to my room.

Sounds like quite the journey, thanks for sharing!

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Gene Bray's avatar

Andrew I am honored. Don't be afraid of your subconscious. Be polite and keep it movin'.

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Lou Bell's avatar

Check out the nonprofit I'm building, very relevant: psygaia.org

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Andrew M. Weisse's avatar

Very relevant. Thanks for sharing! Great stuff, man.

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rocknrollsailor's avatar

Generalising in a we form is quite da psychedelic contradiction, psyche delios, to show da mind, ...diffrent all da while, to each

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salience's avatar

How about this, which I think would cover all of the things they are reputed to do above:

Psychedelics, correctly used, enable one to employ his talents, powers, memories, beliefs... his entire person and consciousness and what lies partially hidden therein,... to do whatever he wants in a more complete, creative way. And I think this explains how psychedelics can do that:

Psychedelic Elephant - A Critique of Psychedelic Research

Introducing a new paradigm for understanding how the brain event of neuroreceptor agonism

by a psychedelic chemical can lead to the mind events of the great multiplicity of possible

psychedelic states of consciousness. Cause and effects re-examined.

by: Peter Webster

First item in my library here:

http://www.psychedelic-library.org/

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DSKlausler's avatar

"I’ve managed to offend myself."

Gold!

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