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@Leo Gura Migrating over to YT…Thanks!

@Holykael nowhere or Now-here? If this is all a dream, are you saying I have no control over it at all, much like night dreams, with the exception of lucid dreaming?

If consciousness is all there is, and I am that, what aspect of Me is controlling the experience I have? a side question to that, can consciousness be manipulated for a specific experience?

@OBEler I’m getting it from a company called mind bloom. I believe that taken orally, it’s typically between 100mg-500mg depending on body weight. they only offer orally dissolvers, that you end up spitting out after 7minutes. not 100% sure which type of ketamine it is though.

Trying ketamine as a treatment for clinical depression that I’ve had for 10yrs. for those who’ve had it, anything I should expect? Starting with 400mg taken orally.

@Ulax I see the difference in IFST now. I’m intrigued and will look into it. Thanks

@Ulax I’ve never heard of family systems therapy, but I looked it up and it looks like a treatment that involves the whole family’s participation. I find it difficult in theory to get each member of a, what I would call a “toxic family” to admit, let alone participate in family therapy. In your example of the difference between a sweatshop worker and someone doing therapy in San Francisco, don’t they share the same goal in terms of mental health? The sweatshop worker will have more obstacles to overcome but don’t they both want a sense of freedom from negative emotions and feelings?

What does it mean to be mentally healthy? Does this depend on the individual or is there a baseline for mental health?

Anybody else able to induce goosebumps at will?? Usually happens when I think of something but instead of letting the thought come and go, I try to emotionalize it (Usually by thinking "where's the Love in this", then boom, goosebumps. Heard it releases adrenaline. Something to do with the fight or flight response. Also happens when listening to dope music. Anybody else experience this or have this ability. More over, know what it represents or it's true use? I have an idea of what it could be, but curious to know other's perspective.

I'm craving something truly spiritual and real but don't know where to find it. I tried meditating but IMO I haven't experienced anything profound from it. I don't know how this Maya can produce something lasting or real. I don't want to try psychedelics ( or any other substances) bc I'm unsure of how I will react to it. Please share something that you find truly Spiritual.

@Carl-Richard I see. my confusion rest in linking consciousness with experience (form) when in actuality, it can be form or formlessness and furthermore both. Surely my consciousness does not cease to exit when I enter dreamless sleep , because when I wake, there I am. Therefor consciousness has only changed form, or more accurately, changed into formlessness.

@Carl-Richard Hmm.. very interesting? I think I get what you're saying but just to make sure can you clarify what you mean by form and no form? An example perhaps?

@Carl-Richard Is that a transition into what I will call "No experience"? Similar to that of Dreamless sleep.

Does God sleep?

What happens during dreamless sleep? Where does our awareness go? If I check with my direct experience, I only know that there is a gap in my consciousness for I don't recall or feel, or experience what happens during dreamless sleep, so how can I know that something is happening at all. I can understand the viewpoint of the Observer during wakefulness and during dreams while asleep, yes the observer is there. But what about experience/awareness/consciousness during dreamless sleep? what if anything is there?