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Twilight zone called: "A Nice Place to Visit" A man gets murdered and finds himself in a world where anything he wants comes true. He wishes for beautiful women and instantly they walk through the door. He goes to the casino and wins every gamble. He shoots pool and every ball goes into a pocket. Weeks go by and he gets frustrated, and begs for unfortunate things to occur, however for him it doesn't feel right knowing he's the one arranging it all. It's a good episode, and really drives home this idea of not being able to appreciate things when they're unlimited.

If you're thinking about making money, wait for the market to fully crash.

@Blackhawk Why is Obama black and not white?

This. 1. wait for the price to deflate. 2. don't buy shitcoins, stick with the established coins. It's actually very simple, but people tend to get a massive dopamine-boner when faced with the prospect of $$$. Just keep it simple and don't put much dopamine secretion into your investment... i.e. don't spend your time tracking every subtle movement in price and getting high on the idea of how much money you're making, cuz this is going to cloud your judgement.

VALIS is PKD's magnum opus. It's a fictionalized version his exegesis, which details his 1974 theophany. VALIS is part of a 3-part series, but each book is set in a different universe and only share similar themes, not characters or plot. VALIS > The Transmigration of Timothy Archer > The Divine Invasion, IMO. Also since I remember seeing your Evangelion post, I thought this was an interesting similarity, especially considering VALIS and EVA share similar themes:

It's a reversal of the accepted paradigm that: The universe is a dead material object, and consciousness came to exist within the human body and animal life. The mystic point of view would say: The universe, including your physical body, exists within the container of consciousness, which is ultimately you.

VALIS - Philip K. Dick Island - Aldous Huxley The Teachings of Don Juan, A Separate Reality - Carlos Castaneda

I notice this from spiritual people.. here's one from a mr. "i don't like talking about politics publicly" where he publicly implies that covid is a deep state conspiracy to cripple the economy which would help Trump lose the election. Also "doesn't believe in germ theory", thinks you're an unenlightened sheep for wearing a mask. All this with zero push-back from Aubrey.

Neon genesis evangelion ping pong the animation Akira Princess Mononoke Mind game FLCL All high quality anime which I think this forum might enjoy, thank me later =]

Wasn't Hitler a proper fascist? I just watched a vaush video and he did a rant on how all the books show Hitler and the nazis were incompetent, selfish and unintelligent. Is Trump next level incompetent or something? Timestamped video for below: (17:09)

The series is an emotional, psychological, existential, and philosophical. The show feels like a psychedelic trip, especially toward the end and most especially in End of Evangelion. I first watched it many years ago before I had any interest in spirituality or psychedelics. Rewatching it more recently gave me an entirely different take. Here's a spoiler-free quote to give a tiny glimpse

Your DMT experience almost exactly mirrors my own... I even use the video game analogy. The way I described it, I was in the lobby of a video game called life. There were no characters, no environment, no setting. I also felt the 'feeling' (idk if it was fear exactly) of seeing something which cannot be unseen or undone. It felt like the game was permanently over. The final takeaway, and the most profound for myself, was the dissolved separation between inner and outer world. The outer world became fluid like mind. I think this is what PKD might have meant when he said, "Matter is plastic in the face of mind". Like you I'm also afraid of taking DMT again, so I don't have much experiential advice to give. Though I was also terrified when I decided to smoke DMT in the trip I just described. Took me like 30 minutes of sitting silently with my fear before finally smoking it.

Try cooking and gardening. You can cook what you grow

Most people see caffeine is virtually harmless, but is that really the case? Sure it isn't as harmful as harder drugs like alcohol, but what are the physiological effects of daily long-term caffeine use?

boxed in for 7 hours a day 5 days a week learning what to believe, and you better believe it, or else. Does that really sound like freedom?

Michel Foucault - history of sexuality Currently it's on my to-read list. If you decide to read it let me know how it is.

@Angelite what were your spiritual practices?

I like something Terrence Mckenna said about psychedelic practice vs traditional spiritual practices: traditional spiritual practitioners are always looking for a way to speed up the process - new techniques, a better guru, etc.. With psychedelics, it's more like you're scrambling to find the breaks on the whole thing because the psychedelic experience can take you from 0 to infinity in a few minutes. So if you're looking to speed things up... psychedelics.

I'm posting this discussion here rather than in the sexuality subforum because this deals more with the philosophy and morality of sex rather than the act of sex. I'm coming from the perspective of having grown up in the USA. There's always been a very funny vibe surrounding sexuality. A mixture of fear, guilt, and shame, embarrassment. Sex is seen as dangerous and sinful. Things like orgies or polygamy are thought of as obscene or immoral by the bulk of society. The counter culture -- the free love movement of the 60s, Osho's ashram, or Huxley's Island, offer an alternative view to sexuality where it's not suppressed but is encouraged as a healthy outlet. Certainly there are concerns about sex... STDs, pregnancy, sex addiction, but what's with the incessant moralization? Some people act like having sex is somehow adding to their negative karma, or like god isn't going to be happy with them. I don't get it, but maybe there's something I'm missing here so if that's the case please let me know. I'm interested in tracking the moralization of sexuality through history. It seems clear to me that Christianity was the driving force behind the moralization of sex. The idea that sex should be abstained from until marriage, and then only done in the most vanilla way solely for the purpose of pro-creation... that's obviously a Christian idea. This idea also shows up in Orwell's 1984 as a means to better control the herd. Is that what Christianity was doing by moralizing sex, controlling the herd? Or was there some other reasons for moralizing sex? We no longer live in a society where Christianity is the prevailing paradigm, but we do still feel the momentum of the most influential ideology of the last thousand years. Culture has its roots in a Christian philosophy of sex, though that's philosophy is eroding. I get the feeling that if people had healthier more fulfilled sex lives, we'd be a hell of a lot happier. Mental illness would likely plummet, and society as a whole would be much happier. Looking forward to hearing what you all think about this.

What is it we're accelerating towards? Terrence McKenna would put it like this - evolution is a novelty conserving engine, where matter gets more and more complex over time, from simple molecules to more advanced molecules to polymers and DNA... until where we are now (human beings). Where do we go from human beings? Now with the direction of technology, are we maybe heading to the point where the line between technology and biology becomes blurred? Would love your thoughts!

I'm always moved by his speaking. Watched this the other way - such a beautiful expression of non-duality

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Contemplate life purpose/destiny and your own death during the trip. Lose yourself in the flow of your contemplation.

ITS TOO MUCH FOR ME TO HANDLE IM GOING TO EXPLODE ITS JUST WAY TOO FUCKING MUCH it's dying by knowing this it's death breath is guiding me how to take it in stride? how to walk with death? I feel already falling asleep again it's too much to look at is it ok for me to be here????? im unworthy the moment before death is alweays now it's so great that i want to forget the inner calm that's always there you are alone, there's only me i was never dead to begin with right... im death itself to die and to live are the same thing

Psychedelics have been my primary tool for self-actualization thus far, and they've helped me dig myself out of a hole I was in. Shortly after my psychedelic pursuit, I discovered the benefits of other self-actualizing tools like meditation and breath-work, along with actualized.org. Lately however, I've been hearing about the downsides of relying on psychedelics for awakening experiences. Do you think the use of psychedelics is a hindrance in long term spiritual growth? What are, if any, the downsides of psychedelics? Below I'll give a couple arguments I've received when talking about psychedelics for spiritual growth: