Welcome to the Psychedelic Blog. I write about the Impact of Psychedelics on Grieving, Relationships, Culture & Death. This week, I’m exploring how Psychedelic experiences affect our dreams. Spoiler: it’s not always positive. Let’s dive in.
Fascinating subject. Thank you for sharing. Dreams have always fascinated me. Some time ago I took a tolerance break from cannabis and began micro dosing mushrooms and drinking Blue Lotus tea in the evenings. I had a couple very spiritual dreams in addition to the most intense dream experience of my life. I woke up around 3:00 in the morning and was flooded with memories of dreams I’d had (and long forgotten) throughout my entire life going back to early childhood, through teenage years, and early adulthood. A memory would just pop into my mind and I’d get tingly sensations throughout my entire body as I recalled the dream, then a few seconds later it would happen again - I’d vividly recall a dream from 30+ years earlier that I hadn’t thought of since the time I originally dreamed the dream! One after another came for about an hour until I had recalled so many dreams! All those memories were stored away somewhere in my brain and the combination of stopping cannabis, starting mushrooms, and drinking Blue Lotus worked to bring them all to my waking mind!
Wow, what a powerful experience—thank you for sharing! It's wild how certain combinations, like the one you explored, can unlock parts of the mind we usually don't have access to. The flood of forgotten dreams sounds almost like a life review, but through the lens of your subconscious. I am curious what triggered the release of those specific memories. Do you feel like there was a thread or meaning that connected them all, or was it more like a dream-time time capsule opening up
It was definitely like a dream time capsule. I couldn’t find anything tying them all together. It was like I got temporary access to the part of my brain that stores dreams. It makes me wonder what else our brains are storing and how might we gain access.
Thanks Andrew. Dreaming is something I'm paying attention to these days and, as you pointed out, is one of the reasons I've cut back on drinking and gummies.
Your piece brought up an image in my head seeing myself as an ape scratching the dirt looking for ants while just a few inches down there's Rainbows, Unicorns and cheeseburgers. 😉
Really liked this one — it's fascinating how these substances can transform our subconscious interactions and perceptions and I like the idea that dreams feel like transmissions from a deeper state of consciousness. Looking forward to your next post!
Longing is such a powerful feeling—like a signal from the soul that there's something worth seeking. I hope you find what you're craving. Sometimes the ache is a step closer to the source.
I’ve had dreams over my entire life that I will never forget and have left me transformed. They’ve played a crucial role in my creativity and personal growth. They feel like a last frontier of the truly unknowable.
"A dream is a massive psychedelic experience. The fact that we can do it every night speaks volumes about the nature of consciousness."
And, it hints that psychedelic drugs aren't the proximal cause of psychedelic experience! Many different roads to the same destination.
There is an intermediate neurocognitive event that IS caused by psychedelic drugs, but also all the other methods. To be revealed soon in my Awakenings series:
Unfortunately you didn’t meet a Shaman at your Bufo Ceremony, Before you react i have had bufo. You are a nice person but do not delude people into believing that a Bufo shaman exists. Just a human being serving you 5- MeO - DMT .
Fascinating subject. Thank you for sharing. Dreams have always fascinated me. Some time ago I took a tolerance break from cannabis and began micro dosing mushrooms and drinking Blue Lotus tea in the evenings. I had a couple very spiritual dreams in addition to the most intense dream experience of my life. I woke up around 3:00 in the morning and was flooded with memories of dreams I’d had (and long forgotten) throughout my entire life going back to early childhood, through teenage years, and early adulthood. A memory would just pop into my mind and I’d get tingly sensations throughout my entire body as I recalled the dream, then a few seconds later it would happen again - I’d vividly recall a dream from 30+ years earlier that I hadn’t thought of since the time I originally dreamed the dream! One after another came for about an hour until I had recalled so many dreams! All those memories were stored away somewhere in my brain and the combination of stopping cannabis, starting mushrooms, and drinking Blue Lotus worked to bring them all to my waking mind!
Wow, what a powerful experience—thank you for sharing! It's wild how certain combinations, like the one you explored, can unlock parts of the mind we usually don't have access to. The flood of forgotten dreams sounds almost like a life review, but through the lens of your subconscious. I am curious what triggered the release of those specific memories. Do you feel like there was a thread or meaning that connected them all, or was it more like a dream-time time capsule opening up
It was definitely like a dream time capsule. I couldn’t find anything tying them all together. It was like I got temporary access to the part of my brain that stores dreams. It makes me wonder what else our brains are storing and how might we gain access.
Wild & fascinating!
Thanks Andrew. Dreaming is something I'm paying attention to these days and, as you pointed out, is one of the reasons I've cut back on drinking and gummies.
Your piece brought up an image in my head seeing myself as an ape scratching the dirt looking for ants while just a few inches down there's Rainbows, Unicorns and cheeseburgers. 😉
Let's keep diggin!
Thanks, William!
Dreams are wild & fascinating…no choice other than to keep diggin!
Really liked this one — it's fascinating how these substances can transform our subconscious interactions and perceptions and I like the idea that dreams feel like transmissions from a deeper state of consciousness. Looking forward to your next post!
Thank you! Fascinating indeed.
Your "stack" makes me crave a source which in turn, fills me with a deep longing and makes me sad :(
Longing is such a powerful feeling—like a signal from the soul that there's something worth seeking. I hope you find what you're craving. Sometimes the ache is a step closer to the source.
I’ve had dreams over my entire life that I will never forget and have left me transformed. They’ve played a crucial role in my creativity and personal growth. They feel like a last frontier of the truly unknowable.
Beautiful. That's awesome, man. Dreams are a fascinating part of the human experience.
"A dream is a massive psychedelic experience. The fact that we can do it every night speaks volumes about the nature of consciousness."
And, it hints that psychedelic drugs aren't the proximal cause of psychedelic experience! Many different roads to the same destination.
There is an intermediate neurocognitive event that IS caused by psychedelic drugs, but also all the other methods. To be revealed soon in my Awakenings series:
https://peterwebster.substack.com/p/awakenings-iv
Agreed there are many roads to the same destination.
Looking forward to the awakening series!
Unfortunately you didn’t meet a Shaman at your Bufo Ceremony, Before you react i have had bufo. You are a nice person but do not delude people into believing that a Bufo shaman exists. Just a human being serving you 5- MeO - DMT .