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[Magnanimous]

Leo if you could put your psychedelic sensitivity as a percentile what would it be?

 

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[Nemra]

And then typical religious people are proudly against psychedelics. Twisted.

Even meditation and yoga are a sin if they don't validate Christian beliefs. The retardedness is profound.

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[LoneWonderer]

Hi Leo, isn't weed highly addictive, and overall dangerous thing to be engaging in comparison to psychedelics? I haven't touched the stuff because in your own previous blog posts you have recommended not to fuck with it.

I'm sure we all went to Uni with a couple of individuals who seemed like they had fried their brains with the stuff. 

Do you recommend to try it? I'm hesitant.

Edited 7 hours ago by LoneWonderer

[bazera]

@Leo Gura Were you this sensitive to weed prior to your 5meo trips? Don't you think 5meo rewired you in a way that you respond to weed similar to it?

[moonawakening444]

why am I not surprised to see other people from Brazil here? lol 

[Leo Gura]

2 hours ago, bazera said:

@Leo Gura Were you this sensitive to weed prior to your 5meo trips? Don't you think 5meo rewired you in a way that you respond to weed similar to it?

I can't be sure because I never tried weed before.

But my best understanding is that I was always that sensitive.

5-MeO-DMT is not a magic pill that changes your whole brain. It boosts what is there.

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[Leo Gura]

5 hours ago, Magnanimous said:

Leo if you could put your psychedelic sensitivity as a percentile what would it be?

Off the charts. Genetic freak level. 1 in a million.

4 hours ago, LoneWonderer said:

Hi Leo, isn't weed highly addictive, and overall dangerous thing to be engaging in comparison to psychedelics? I haven't touched the stuff because in your own previous blog posts you have recommended not to fuck with it.

I'm sure we all went to Uni with a couple of individuals who seemed like they had fried their brains with the stuff. 

Do you recommend to try it? I'm hesitant.

Chronic use definitely don't.

It depends on what effect it has on you. If you're able to trip on it, then it's good to use. But don't use it as daily habit. Use it for serious trips.

For me weed is not addictive at all because it is such a potent trip. I would never use it for fun or pleasure. It is far too serious for that.

It is definitely worth trying just to see what effect it has on your consciousness.

But if it's addictive for you, don't use it. Find non-addictive psychedelics.

Edited 3 hours ago by Leo Gura

[cistanche_enjoyer]

I actually think that genetically most people can get deep mystical experiences from weed alone.

The problem is that the modern environment (toxins in food and air, lack of exercise, electromagnetic fields, artificial light, lack of sun exposure, etc.) affects negatively the endocannabinoid system (ECS), making us less able to get the most out of weed. There is actual science to this. A lot of modern disease has a disfunctional ECS at its root.

I also experienced this firsthand. When I’m healthy, I get super deep experiences with only weed (complete no-self, dissolving in infinite love). But when something is just a bit off with my health, the weed experiences become negative.

Also, supplementing PEA (palmitoylethanolamide) has given me incredible results health-wise, and consequently the ability to use weed in this way. You can look up the benefits on the ECS.

[Leo Gura]

@cistanche_enjoyer My health is not good but it doesn't affect the potency of my trips.

[cistanche_enjoyer]

@Leo Gura you are taking low-dose naltrexone for your health issues, if I remember correctly, right?

Well, turns out it also has a significant effect on the endocannabinoid system. From AI:

Naltrexone's impact on the eCB system is thought to be mediated by the close relationship between opioid and cannabinoid receptors in the reward centers of the brain (ventral striatum). The two systems often interact on the same neurons or on synaptically-linked neurons. 

Receptor Competition: Opioids and cannabinoids may colocalize on the same neurons and compete for G-protein signaling pathways; thus, blocking the opioid receptor can, in certain contexts, increase cannabinoid-mediated activity.

Indirect Signaling: Naltrexone may influence the eCB system through its effects on opioid signaling and its downstream impact on GABA and dopamine release, which are also regulated by cannabinoids.

https://www.nature.com/articles/1301243

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2923559/#:~:text=Furthermore%2C higher and lower doses,marijuana)%2C and naltrexone dose.

[Leo Gura]

@cistanche_enjoyer

1) I was highly sensitive to weed before naltrexone.

2) I take low dose naltrexone, so it's probably not significant.

3) I have not noticed a difference in the trips before or after naltrexone.

[Rishabh R]

@Leo Gura Is your health condition badly deteriorated these day or is it making progress ? I'm worried.

[Leo Gura]

@Rishabh R It is a constant thorn in my side.

[Rishabh R]

@Leo Gura So is life's problems as they change from one from to another. By the way I am feeling a little unease for you. Actualized.org was and is a great catalogue for personal transformation alongwith other genuine self-help advice which took me years to understand and apply. 

I hope that you see the depth of content you have created which not only includes ordinary self-help but transcends it . Thanks Leo.

However,have you read books like Enchiridion by Epictetus ? I bought a couple of years ago in my college and read it. It is profound.

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Rishabh R

[Leo Gura]

9 minutes ago, Rishabh R said:

have you read books like Enchiridion by Epictetus ?

I read parts of it. Can't remember exactly. It was a long time ago.

[Nemra]

47 minutes ago, cistanche_enjoyer said:

I actually think that genetically most people can get deep mystical experiences from weed alone.

From my area, I know people use weed, but one of them I've heard of had an existential crisis saying that he was dying. But the other's, who are relatively healthy, just have some experience that makes them creative or is fun.

[cistanche_enjoyer]

39 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

1) I was highly sensitive to weed before naltrexone.

2) I take low dose naltrexone, so it's probably not significant.

3) I have not noticed a difference in the trips before or after naltrexone.

Ok got it, fair points.

Then let me suggest this: what if you have genetically a very sensitive endocannabinoid system? This would explain the sensitivity to weed/psychedelics, but also your health issues - electromagnetic fields in particular probably affect you stronger then the average population, and there is no way to avoid them. There is lots of science on this connection actually, for example: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11057378/

I hope it may be useful for you to consider this in finding a solution to your health issues, and again I strongly suggest you consider experimenting with PEA (palmitoylethanolamide) - I’ve found the best results megadosing it at 2g+ per day.

[gengar]

@Leo Gura

Regarding insanity, you have made some claims:

-Insanity is a horrific state of Consciousness ("You think demons are scary? Demons are cuddly pets next to the terror of insanity.")

-Upon death, Consciousness is released from sanity into insanity

From this, we can conclude:

-Upon death, Consciousness enters a horrific state of Consciousness


Are you making this claim?

[Leo Gura]

34 minutes ago, gengar said:

From this, we can conclude:

-Upon death, Consciousness enters a horrific state of Consciousness

It is only horrific from a human's POV.

Yes, Infinite Love is horrific for a finite self. That's why you call it death and fear it like none other.

From God's POV, if you have no self, if you are dead, it's pure Love.

It is sanity that fears insanity. Once you surrender sanity, there is nothing left to fear. So it's a resistance to insanity that causes this issue. Of course you'd have to surrender survival too.

Death is only horrific up until you are dead. After that it's bliss.

Note: do not injure yourself.

Edited 1 hour ago by Leo Gura

[Leo Gura]

43 minutes ago, cistanche_enjoyer said:

Ok got it, fair points.

Then let me suggest this: what if you have genetically a very sensitive endocannabinoid system?

That's certainly the case.

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This would explain the sensitivity to weed/psychedelics, but also your health issues - electromagnetic fields in particular probably affect you stronger then the average population, and there is no way to avoid them. There is lots of science on this connection actually, for example: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11057378/

This is a leap too far.

I see no evidence of EM fields causing my health issues. Although I can't rule it out.

And if there is no way to avoid them, that does me no good.

Edited 1 hour ago by Leo Gura