ZenSwift

https://www.actualized.org/insights/exorcist-fantasies 10 minute mark. I giggled at the man doing the cross for the figurine. POV: Me in 45 years after doing consciousness work in a sloppy manner.

There seem to be two differences in opinion around 5-MeO-DMT dosing: 1) Gradual Ramp-Up Approach Start low Slowly increase over multiple sessions Learn the territory step-by-step Allow the nervous system to acclimate gradually The philosophy here is: “Build familiarity and reduce the chance of overwhelm.” 2) Direct Breakthrough Approach Start at a dose more likely to produce full ego dissolution The reasoning is that mid-range doses can sometimes create more fear, resistance, panic, or ego struggle because the sense of self is still trying to maintain control A sufficiently strong dose may allow for a more complete surrender experience instead of “fighting the process” The philosophy here is: “A clean breakthrough may actually be easier than resisting halfway.” Which approach did you chose, and why? (ChatGPT-Assisted Post.)

Legend.

I’m looking for grounded input on dosing with 5-MeO-DMT. I’ve had about seven prior experiences, all in what I’d call “handshake” territory. Each time was intentionally kept low to build familiarity, but in hindsight they were likely too low to move into anything deeper or fully immersive because the ego was left intact. (It was also kept low because I had no real reliable way to control the dose). (When I think back to the experiences that I did have, I remember the love being overwhelming as fuck, where the love is traumatizing. It's clear that YOU will not survive the love of God. It will kill you.) One thing I’m recognizing is that with 5-MeO specifically, you actually want to dose high enough to let yourself experience a full ego dissolution, rather than dosing too low and staying in that purgatory ego-fear/hellmode threshold state. At the same time, I also want to be very clear about the psychological side of that. On a dose like this, I realize you still have to be willing to accept death. You have to be willing to open yourself up to the experience: fully letting go of control and identity; surrendering. It seems like if that willingness isn’t there, the ego dissolution will not take place, and you'll be in for a world of pain. (There’s also one more thing to note around the route of administration. Ideally, for this kind of work, (consciousness work), the route that’s often pointed to is plugging, to allow for a longer time to linger in that space, supposedly. But with that being said, there still seems to be significant benefits even from being in a temporary state of non-duality from a regular dose of 5-MeO-DMT smoked. It needs to be recognized that smoking a breakthrough dose of 5-MeO-DMT (probably) will make a radical impact on you and your life. So I’m trying to understand how to think about this properly: What dose should one take? 10mg? or 15 to 20mg? because that's what my 5MeO buddies say is "Reliable breakthrough territory." (17mg) In Leo's lecture, 10mg is a starter dose. What if I jumped straight to 17mg? Notes from his lecture: How do people navigate increasing the dose without overcorrecting into unnecessary risk? (Considering that bumping up the dose in mg is in orders of magnitude relative to the experience.) What are the main risks when moving from repeated low doses into a significantly higher range? How do you realistically assess readiness, both psychologically and in terms of environment and support? I’m not approaching this casually. Set, setting, and having a sober sitter are already part of the plan. I’m mainly trying to sanity-check the reasoning around dose selection, route, and mindset going into it. I appreciate thoughtful input from people who’ve worked through a similar progression. (ChatGPT-assisted post) .

Theft Examples from Leo's Blog. Is AI Theft? https://actualized.org/insights/is-ai-theft Modern Meat is Theft https://www.actualized.org/insights/modern-meat-is-theft ReCaptcha Is Theft https://www.actualized.org/insights/recaptcha-is-theft Shrinkflation Theft https://actualized.org/insights/shrinkflation-theft The Hollywood Theft Machine https://www.actualized.org/insights/the-hollywood-theft-machine Repair Theft https://www.actualized.org/insights/repair-theft Social Influencer Theft https://actualized.org/insights/social-influencer-theft

Simple but clever Theft example: Teaching crows to steal money for you.

Thankyou. Looking forward to it.

Leo I'm connecting your video Epistemic Responsibility with Motivational Speech Oct 2021. And I'm starting to realize how much I've been sleeping on: What is Attitude? I'm really looking into the importance of attitude. And I have curiosity about whether or not you have a plan to have a lecture specifically on attitude. Which I think will dovetail nicely with another lecture on taking massive action.

This just sounds like any normal blogging

Learning = Making Distinctions Understanding Duality Pt 1,2,3 Understating Creation vs destruction Division Vs Unity - The engine that runs reality What are Holons? Dovetail really well with that episode. I swear my mind is like a hyper-connected encyclopedia of actualized.org at this point.

I'm glad there's another that understands this lol

I'm really looking forward to the retreat Leo. In This Moment I'm curious about what specifically can I do lay the perfect Foundation between now and October for best results.

A teacher will never really know, how far his teachings go. Thank you @Leo Gura, for all that you do. Happy Birthday!

Exposing the New Manufactured Viral Content Economy Feel free to post similar content on the topic of manufactured fame.