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That could work some, but it is still a left brain coping strategy. When you are under stress, the pain signals will still come from the right brain putting the whole strategy in jeopardy.

The Disappointments of Primal Therapy http://primal-page.com/disapp.htm The Success and Failure of Primal Therapy http://primal-page.com/success.htm

"I have treated many LSD users from the ’60s. They have a specific brainwave pattern which indicates disturbance, even decades later. They often do not sleep well, and use marijuana for help in falling asleep. They hold all kinds of bizarre notions. Why? Because their gating system was blown apart, feelings are bubbling up with little cerebral control." Arthur Janov, Ph.D.. Beyond Belief (Kindle Locations 151-154). Reputation Books. Kindle Edition.

America is still a puritanical country, and people come up with all kinds of silly beliefs about sex. Other cultures treat sex as part of nature and don’t make a big deal about it. In general, all cultures are toxic to some degree. Try your best to avoid abusive people and be very, very careful who you listen to.

A shaman told me not to do Bufo with Ayahuasca because they are both DMT and it makes the Bufo less effective.

The tryptamines are remarkably safe. The body has enzymes that can metabolize them. It’s amazing how few problems there are considering how irresponsible people are in taking them. It’s not even close to the damage done by alcohol. But that is legal.

The effects of the elites are in plain site. Like all of the business schools in America that indoctrinate students with neo-liberal economic dogma, and the underling assumption that the only thing of value is progress and efficiency. This is top-down educational brainwashing. It’s not initiated by a mob. Similialy, a handful of elites control the media. They use the control of information to shape opinion. When they wanted to invade Iraq, the media just made up lies to convince the public. The top-down control is a problem.

Alcohol is legal even though the damage it does to people and society is a significant problem. But the ruling class aren’t afraid of alcohol because it just makes you uncoordinated and dumb. Psychedelics expand consciousness which is dangerous to the status quo. LSD did, in fact, create a huge change of consciousness in the 1960s. It did it’s job. Now that psychedelics have been proven to have medical benefits, the drug companies are busy finding ways to modify them so they don’t give what they call those troublesome “hallucinations”. This is their mentality.

Why do this right wingers always complain about “centralized” government, but they never say anything about the threat of a world run by multinational corporations. Corporations are non democratic and government is the only way the people can express their collective will. And he attacks people who are trying to save the living earth from a sure depletion of resources and certain destructions (and they are losing). When a tree breathes, it gives you oxygen. When JP talks, he expels bullshit. I honestly couldn’t find the good points. Peterson is an embarrassment to his fellow frogs.

There are also religious leftists. Look up “Liberation Theology”. Nobody is more materialistic in their philosophy than the elites of the corporate state who worship progress and efficiency.

Interesting. This man also talks about the childhood vows.

Is propagating the words of the latest Internet sensation really thinking for yourself? The network nature of the Internet creates this avalanche effect where the most simplistic narratives go viral (e.g., Tate, Peterson) taking up all the bandwidth. In economics, there is the concept of bad money driving out good money. Only a central regulation solves the problem.

Bingo. It's a parasitic mindset of uncontrolled, exploitative capitalism. And the experts, authorities, and corporate media are mystified, showing how stupid they are.

I am still researching Iboga and haven’t done it yet. Here are some of what I found. The psychologist Claudio Naranjo used iboga in therapy sessions in the 1970s. He used microdoses in his sessions. Naranjo discusses the use of psychedelics in therapy in his book “My psychedlic explorations”. “In 1969, one year before ibogaine research was outlawed, Naranjo became one of the only individuals ever legally permitted to administer ibogaine in a psychotherapeutic setting. Interestingly, Naranjo’s investigations led him to believe that the ibogaine-induced visions were not crystal-clear memories of actual external events but rather inner events or fantasies. After overseeing many ibogaine-assisted therapy sessions, Naranjo described ibogaine as a compound that brought out the psyche’s instinctual side. He concluded its power lies in its ability to provoke vivid, archetype-rich visual encounters, which could be easily communicated from patient to healer.” Brett, Daniel. Iboga The Root Of All Healing (p. 51). Kindle Edition. Lee Albert wrote a book called “Amazing Grace”. He has done both Primal Therapy and Iboga. “Yes, Primal Therapy is great in its own way, but it is handicapped by the hold of an ego which becomes stronger the deeper the problems go.” Albert, Lee. Amazing Grace . AuthorHouse. Kindle Edition. A good introduction is “Iboga The root of all Healing” by Daniel Brett In Mexico there are Iboga clinics for people with drug addictions. The trip lasts 36 hours and the person is in a hospital bed and there are doctors and nurses on call. This is the full dose trip. In Costa Rica, there are places that do ceremonies using the shamanic approach. I don’t know what dosage they use, but it would be less than the full dose used in the clinics. https://awakenyoursoul.co/ https://ibogawellness.com/ Here is a Manuel for Ibogaine Therapy. Ibogaine is a purified form of Iboga that has the most active alkaloid. https://www.ibogainedossier.com/manual.html I talked to a healer in Mexico who recommended that I not take it. She said that the journey is extremely difficult and the results are uncertain. I also talked to someone who took it and said it was like Dickens “Christmas Carol”. These spirits came to him and took him to his past showing him important scenes of his past that affected him. Be very careful about taking Iboga. Do it with someone who knows what they are doing. It makes any other psychedelic look like a picnic.

Chomsky is a source of sanity in foreign policy. That is why he is blacklisted by the corporate media.

I have been investigating approaches that directly address childhood trauma. So far I have found two possible cures: 1) Primal therapy and 2) Iboga. Janov, the creator of Primal Therapy, additionally claims that trauma can go as far back as birth or even pre-birth. https://www.amazon.com/Primal-Healing-Incredible-Feelings-Improve/dp/1564149161/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19WL0GAN37OK4&keywords=primal+healing&qid=1676090491&sprefix=primal+healing%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc

The interesting thing about Brad Blanton is that he is an extreme extrovert. Many of the spiritual teacher are very introverted and cerebral. Blanton’s path to enlightenment is total, radical honesty in human relationships to create true intimacy and love. That means no witholding and the recognition that even a trivial withold does damage. This is a challenging and difficult practice.

That's an interesting observation. For me, I love the smell of Bufo and it is part of my journey. I have heard that 5-meo doesn't have a smell or smell's differently. Maybe different beings are drawn to different substances. There is no one size fits all.

5-meo is also part of what you call "poison". The shamen we use treat the toads with special care and respect. I am in favor of people using synthetic 5-meo to take pressure of the toad population.

Janov believes that cognitive therapy is only a coping strategy. But to help coping it actually strengthens the ego making a real cure more remote. It may help you cope but doesn’t cure the underlying trauma which is deep in the reptilian brain. Worse, cognitive therapy doesn’t take feelings seriously. For example, telling someone they have a choice of what they feel, is not treating feelings seriously. It’s the underlying traumatized brain structure that creates the feeling and drives thoughts. “ Cognitive therapy is massive distraction. The patient sometimes feels better, even oft times feels better, but self-deception is not therapy; it is brainwashing. Denial is a nice, temporary expedient; it makes life tolerable, but the price can be heavy later on—possibly premature death or early disease and a return to symptoms.” “Few, if any, professionals have seen the depths of the unconscious and observed the pain imprinted there. Therefore, they cannot know what nurture really is and what it can do to us.” “Therapists can dress this up, but it is still the “power of positive thinking.” It is YMCA counseling writ in scientific patois. It is, “Put a smile on your face and you will feel happier.” As simplistic as that sounds, it is essentially what behavior and cognitive therapies are about: behavior changes feelings, as opposed to feelings driving behavior. Yes, the cognitivists can try to help patients develop a more positive attitude, but the patient’s whole system may well be enmeshed in a pessimistic one, ingrained from birth—an engraved physiology of pessimism.” Janov, Arthur. Primal Healing: Access the Incredible Power of Feelings to Improve Your Health (Kindle Locations 2173-2176). New Page Books. Kindle Edition.

But my guides don't use it. In Mexico, they believe Bufo with all the alkaloids gives you a different quality of experience. In America, they tell you there is no difference. Who to believe? Take your pick. The Bufo works well for me so I don't have any reason to change.

Because I do it in Mexico, and that is what they use.

I have started vaping Bufo Alvarius alone after doing it over two years with a guide. I have been told some of the risks by an experienced facilitator. He has had one person whose heart stopped and had to be revived with CPR. The other risk is that you forget to breath. The Bufo seems to deactivate the pain circuits that give you pain when you hold your breath. When you cross over it is so blissful you may decide to stay. An experienced guide will be able to detect this and do things to revive you.

I have done changa once. I saw geometric patterns and it was relaxing. It wasn't that strong. But I don't know what the dosage was.

I attended a small group led by Blanton many years ago. He practices what he preaches and radical honesty in relationships is the way to go.