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If you've had a few psychedelic trips with ayahuasca and LSD you'll be ready for 5-MeO. Best starting dose varies from person to person. But my first test session was a really small dose - i think as low as 5mg. You could probably do 10mg on the scale, I wouldn't go any higher than that for first trip though. Then move up to 15mg, then 20mg, then maybe 25mg or 30mg depending on your tolerance/sensitivity. The low doses aren't particularly special so don't expect god-realisation on 10 or 15mg. But they're really important to prepare the body/mind for the higher doses. You need to get used to the 5-MeO experience before going to the higher doses. With lots of incrementally later doses, you can practise your capacity to fully let go and release the self more and more. The higher the dose, the more letting go and releasing is required.

Definitely, but it's not required ofc. My first low-dose sessions were without any music, just complete silence. But my higher dose sessions were with music. Test it out, see what works for you. I really like ambient music, but play whatever you feel will put you into the best state. I'd avoid music with lyrics though. You want the music to facilitate an inward journey, rather than becoming a distraction. No, and you won't want to. Focus on going inwards rather than staying with gross sensations. No I have always had perfect clarity and control over the body and mind. Never any intention to break anything or move about uncontrollably. Half a day is good. The trip duration is very quick and you are back to a normal state of consciousness pretty quickly. Maybe some rare medical issue. Can't speak from experience though. I've never had any issues.

I don't watch too many of Owen's videos these days and I don't think I've ever felt the need to share one on here either. But I just felt there was something special about this one that was worth sharing. It's just a really great video giving some super practical advice for being successful. It's veerry stage Orange, but Orange is important and necessary, so don't dismiss it. The video isn't too waffly, like some of Owen's other talks. And it just outlines the main fundamental mindsets you need to develop and embody to be hyper-successful in whatever field you want. It crosses over with life purpose work perfectly. Over the past 9 months I've intentionally moved down into Orange to get this area of my life sorted. And I have been doing so very successfully. It's been amazing in fact. So this video is applicable for me right now, and hopefully for a few others around here. For a long time I was making the mistake of staying in Green and above, with basically no material success in my life. It's been incredibly rewarding getting that part of my life sorted. It's videos like this that I think are extremely useful and applicable for this stage, which is absolutely essential and important for everyone to get ticked off.

I'm now a full-time freelance editorial illustrator. I get to design and create images for a living, whilst being able to dictate my schedule and do whatever I want. The joy that comes from living on purpose is staggering. It cannot be understated. I have an amazing story about my first job as an illustrator that I might share at some point.

You mean what is my life purpose work?

Yes. It's indescribable because the 'experience' of you realising yourself as God is beyond the capacity of language. It is beyond or more specifically prior to symbols, which is why we call it non-symbolic consciousness. It's not that I simply don't have the right words or the right combination of words to describe God realisation. It's that God realisation is just not a 'thing' that can be described. There's no 'thing' or 'experience' or 'change in experience' there to describe. There's nothing to latch onto, nothing for words to describe or conceptualize. It's a change in context rather than content. Langauge is just more content, but God realisation is prior to any particular content (e.g language, science, physics, thoughts, feelings etc).

@Azrael This is one of, if not my favourite, 5-MeO trip report - even still to this day. When I first read it, many years ago now, it had a profound effect on me that permeated throughout my life until the day that I, too, died and remembered myself as Eternal God. An unspeakably profound realisation that cannot ever truly be expressed or communicated. So I'm just commenting here to bump it and share it with anyone who hasn't had the pleasure of reading it yet.

@thenondualtankie Personally i'd never do a trip with someone else. I need to be able to fully let go and release. I'd have to be super comfortable around the other person to do that. There's usually lots of crying and ecstatic laughter which needs to happen freely without any thoughts of 'I wonder what she or he is thinking about me right now' or 'does this look weird to him?'. The other person would also need to be extremely comfortable with some strange things happening, like spontaneous vocal sounds/speaking and spontaneous body movements and shaking. Basically no one has seen this kind of thing before. They'd freak out.

My very first psychedelic trip was exactly like this. I was home in my room. My dad was out but I knew he'd be back in the evening. Let me tell you from experience, DO NOT DO THIS. Why? Because you'll spend the whole trip thinking about other people in the house, or if someone is going to come into your room and see/talk to you. You'll get caught in thought loops (I did) about this and descend into a very unpleasant mind space. One of the absolute most important things when tripping is setting. The rule is: your setting has to be so good that you can completely forget about it. There shouldn't be a speck of concern or worry about your setting when you trip because it will get in the way of your ability to fully let go and release. Either do it when you know for certain that you have the house to yourself and that no one will be coming home. Or rent an Airbnb for 2 nights.

I think the main two things are: 1) Give it everything you've got. Really push yourself to make the absolute most out of the week. Try not to half-ass any meditations to the best of your ability. If you can, try to do a few of the longer sits (>1hr). Every time you sit down, resolve to give it everything, all your focus and attention, even when you're feeling tired, frustrated and bored. 2) Don't quit half-way through. Resolve to do the whole retreat unless you're absolutely forced to leave for some important or necessary reason. Every retreat i've been on, at least a 20% quit before the end. The 10th day is very important so commit to staying until the end. Oh and take some earplugs. Definitely take some earplugs.

Thats not the reason why I think Schmachtenberger is not awake. Maybe we have a different definition for what 'awakening' is. Basically I use that word to mean some form or degree of permanent non-dual awareness and ego dissolution. It's very obvious to me when people are not awake, based on that definition.

@StarStruck Sounds awesome!

To me Wilber is pretty well developed and certainly has some degree of permanent awakening. The level of that awakening is questionable though. I don't consider him deeply self-realized. Schmachtenberger is obviously very developed but he's stuck at Yellow/Integral. He is definitely 100% not awake, although he may have had enlightenments or ego-deaths with psychedelics in the past. But even then I doubt he's gone far with them. Mainly because basically no one has. There's like a handful of people I know of who have truly gone all the way with psychedelics. I've never even heard him talk about non-duality or non-dual consciousness which is a pretty standard prerequisite for any true mystical understanding. I should clarify, this is not a critique of either of these guys. They're fantastic and i'm enormously grateful for all they're doing right now. This is what a truly self-realized human being looks and talks like:

Good luck on your journey! You'll be amalgam-free in no time.

Well said.

@Leo Gura I've just finished watching the video in your latest blog post 'Problems With Our Information Ecology'. Excellent talk, thanks for sharing. Am I right in saying you were in talks with Rebel Wisdom to potentially do an interview/have a discussion with David? Would be truly awesome to see that happen. Did it fall through? As I said, the video in your blog is great, but I feel there is still a nativity surrounding true spirituality, what Truth is, what God is. I feel a lot of these integral guys are very much stuck at integral and are constantly hitting up against an invisible wall that they don't know they are hitting. The wall being a lack of genuine, radical mystical realization. They're all wasting time talking about mushrooms and lsd and the one-off trip they did a few years ago. There is a distinct lack of understanding about where psychedelics can truly lead, what their true potential is - True God Infinity realisation. Anyway my point is that it would be so great to see you talk more publicly about this, if that's what you desire of course. If you don't want to do the conversation stuff that's cool too. No pressure.

There is a significant difference between smoking toad venom and consuming synthetic 5-meo-dmt (snorting or rectally). It's obvious the experience is very different just based on the videos I've seen vs my own experience. I have consumed synthetic 5-meo-dmt many times, and never have I felt the need to scream or roll around uncontrollably like I've seen in videos of people smoking toad venom. They are undoubtedly the most intense and powerful experiences of my life, but very often I am completely still and motionless. It was only after 4 or 5 sessions did the bi-lateral body movements start. But these are not violent and out of control. Synthetic 5-meo-dmt seems to produce a more stable and clear state of consciousness that can be 'navigated' more easily.

Exactly. This is why we always emphasise setting. Basically you want the setting/environment to be so comfortable that you can completely forget about it. It's made easier when you live on your own of course. Renting an airbnb in the countryside for a weekend is always a fairly safe option. But then again i'd be anxious the owners had set up some tiny cctv camera or microphone somewhere.

Just make sure your environment is 10/10. As in, make sure for certainty that no one will disturb you or interrupt you. You need to be comfortable enough in your environment that you can fully fully let go of yourself. Personally I love listening to ambient music whilst tripping, because of the expansive openness. But use whatever makes you most comfortable. I wouldn't be doing too much walking around. It might work for you. But i'd always recommend just lying down or have a few comfortable chairs to move between throughout the day.

@Mvpjouney Ok here's my advice. And just for context, I had all my amalgams removed properly last year and have successfully chelated since then. Unfortunately, it looks like there are still amalgam specks in your teeth. Amalgam shows very bright white on x-rays. The top photo shows at least one speck and potentially another small one on the lower teeth. In the 2nd photo, the specks on the top left area could just be amalgam particles on the outside of the tooth that did not get washed away (depends on when the photos were taken?). The large flake-type shapes on the lower teeth don't look like amalgam to me. But as I said, the top photo 100% shows amalgam specks. The very good news is that all of the specks are quite shallow. None of them are deep and near the root. So it could be a fairly quick fix. Quick question - Were your amalgams removed by a SMART registered dentist? Here's what I would recommend doing: 1) Post your photos on this Facebook group and ask for a dentist to review the photos. A dentist will review the photos within a few days usually. https://www.facebook.com/groups/acfanatics 2) If you can, go back and get another set of x-rays to cross reference the specks. It might be that some of the not-so-bright specks were just debri or bits of amalgam on the outside of the tooth before you washed them away. 3) You will need to go and get the top specks removed. You must go to a proper SMART dentist who knows what to do. Here's a list of all the registered dentists in each country: https://iaomt.org/member-listings-smart-member/ Any dentist that says its hard to get everything doesn't know what they're doing. It is hard, but it is more than possible to completely 100% all amalgam from the teeth. If they don't understand the importance of this then they are not properly informed.

Could be. But whoever thought it would be a good idea to travel across the country or even the world to go do psychedelics in the middle of a hot sweaty jungle?? Who has time for that lol? 5-MeO is a much more reliable route to God (if done correctly). And you can do it on your sofa at home.

Mistaking the map for the territory. Or mistaking the map for something other than the map. Giving too much attention to conceptual mind stuff.

New post on Blake Lemoine's blog with more info about his work with the A.I: https://cajundiscordian.medium.com/scientific-data-and-religious-opinions-ff9b0938fc10

Strangely, day-game or nightgame approaching can really loosen you up. Putting yourself into lots of high tension social situations can force you to really let loose. I've had experiences were I felt very light and open after 5 or 6 cold approaches. But its not always guarenteed, not permanent, and might not be for you. Heavy sweating and exercise could be an option. Cannabis is also an excellent way to relax and let go of a lot of shit. But again, not permanent or long lasting.

If psychedelics are an option for you, they can definitely facilitate significant bodily releases. 5-MeO is the only substance that kinda brute forces contractions out of the body ime, but your experience may differ.