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Surely that is a reason to have no fear?

Interesting to see how Leos' perspective as evolved and reiterates how definitive pronouncements are temporary observations. I am still not clear what kind of dosages Leo is vaping, and how many inhalations are taken. This may well have a bearing on the lack of pronounced visual effects he is getting. I wonder if he could clarify this. In terms of non-duality, DMT has its own flavour which is more "grounded" than that provided by 5 MeO DMT, and requires attention to the setting to really appreciate what it has to offer when the duality of duality vs non-duality is "embodied" as the gliding between and emerging/dissolving aspect "happens". Language is inadequate. Both DMT and 5 MeO DMT are very useful for the work, and should be appreciated for their own nuanced contributions. Personally I found vaporized DMT at a breakthrough dose (30mg, sherlock glass vaporgenie, single inhalation) after full MAO inhibition (Moclobemide 300mg orally) to be the most instructive, but not something that needs doing more than once.Direct consciousness of what I surmised to be everything there was to "know" about distinctions including "watching" them being made in real-time.

Toad venom does contain bufotenine which subtly alters the aesthetic of the visual component. Plugging venom would be a stupid thing to do- its vaporized to get rid of the toxins which rectal insertion would allow into your blood. Bufotenine on its own when vaped is visually pretty impressive, physically quite taxing and unpleasant and the headspace is much inferior to the usual tryptamines.

Freebase 5 MeO DMT if chopped up fine works very nicely without need for any dilution. I think increasing the dose by 1-2mg at a time would be sensible; there's a fine line between the zone and the whiteout.

No apologies required at all. Is your 5 MeO DMT therefore freebase? And yes, insufflated is the technical term for snorting! I find freebase 5 MeO DMTs nasal irritation whilst prominent is not overwhelming. 16mg of snorted freebase is a God Experience for me; I would not feel it wise to increase the dose by 25% to 20mg. I think this many mg is more in keeping with a salt such as HCl- in which case there would be no need for vinegar/water being added.

Could you clarify- do you mean inhaled as vapor/smoke, or snorted?

This forum should not sanction/encourage members to be carrying illicit substances across borders. I have snorted freebase 5 MeO DMT and the nasal burn, IMO/E, is wholly manageable.

Is this statement Leo handing in his notice, or resigning? Personally, I don't think its quite so clear-cut, or binary a choice, but the success-rate of the gurus is miserable. The whole of the arena of spiritual work is replete with bullshit which prevents many from seeing that the wheel has been invented and hence does not need re-inventing. There is much to be gained to provide a backdrop, or set the scene, from certain teachers who have wandered far along the (non-existent) path, and the finer more pertinent details can be grasped by using psychedelics which afford direct experience which can clarify and embed progress. Teachers and psychedelics are of most use synergistically and there is no one-size-fits-all. We are fortunate to live in a time which is unparalleled in providing assistance, and awakening is within reach for those prepared to do the work.

It is less relevant how much experience one has with psychedelics in terms of the number of trips taken; what is more important is the breadth of experiences gained, particularly having had some difficult and challenging forays because if one were to have their first "bad" trip on their own, especially when thought-looping develops and runs autonomously, no amount of good encounters will necessarily equip you to address such an experience. Assuming one has had such an encounter or two, oral DMT is essentially little different to psilocybin but the nature of ayahuasca adds in the effects of harmine/harmaline/tetrahydroharmine which are psychoactive in their own right, over and above rendering the DMT orally active.

Analyse why your resistance arises, see it as just a thought, ensure your setting is optimal and apply that lubricant.

"Now" is more nuanced than presented. Now, with a capital N occupies the same "space" for want of a better word as the Absolute, and has its own "Being" but for most (ie not enlightened folk) the experience of "the present/now" is like an echo insofar as Now Is, but once one has become aware of it by re-presenting it to one-self (without which one will not be "aware" of it), the Now has gone.

^^This is wisdom, as opposed to some really questionable suggestions offered to the OP, such as 200mcg, or "start low at 125mcg". How can one be sure of the dosage taken, beyond the bullshit the peddlers offer re tab strength? Usually dosages are over-estimated but importantly not always, which makes caution prudent. I think 100mcg should be the most taken for a first go if this can be accurately determined. Also regarding duration- its true that the time for the LSD to wear off fully is around 12 hours unless a very modest dose is taken but the real magic is largely over by 6 hours. Doses of 300mcg are very imposing experientially and is far from being a low dose. The peak effect from LSD is achieved at around 600mcg if there is no tolerance and doses beyond this add little more except to the duration.

VaporGenie works much better with NN DMT rather than 5 MeO DMT. I baulk at the thought of smoking 20-25mg 5 MeO DMT- that is psychological trauma/blackout territory if freebase is used and done efficiently. I wonder if OP has a salt version. The hydrochloride salt dissolves promptly in water; the oxalate is less obliging. Smoking 5 MeO DMT should not present problems as found with NN DMT; for the salt version using the sandwich method and a torch lighter should do the job. Snorting it without adding vinegar/coconut milk should also work if its the salt.

But Infinite Mind can get confused between its concept of ancient India, and the manifestation based on the concept. Which cannot be the thing itself. Use a fresh syringe!

There is limited information presented in this thread, and some "bold diagnoses" such as a spiritual emergency being thrown about. No-one here really knows and as remember has stated above ^^, such a long period without sleep and paranoid utterances do raise the possibility of a psychiatric issue. Ill-informed speculation is just that and shows how we all (me included) see things through the prism of our own biases.

Could you clarify- is this 5 inhalations of DMT, as in 5 lungfuls of vapor ??

I like this. I think its instructive to consider the entry-point of the word "enlightenment" into the lexicon of spirituality in the West, and how it conjures up a whole host of conceptualizations which are inherently removed from what it purports to convey. The translator of Kants "Critique of Pure Reason" into English, a chap called Max Muller, was also one of the pioneers of translating the Rig Veda and some of the Upanishads from Sanskrit to English, and he used the word enlightenment as the term for both Moksha (liberation) and Bodhi (awakening). Human biases being as they are, Mullers admiration for Kant, and a predilection for a more "natural philosophy" in place of the superstitious aspects of Christianity makes the choice of the word somewhat contrived and intentional. This overlooks the nuances of the terms it "replaces", and with the drift of time and appropriation by other interested parties such as the Theosophists, the word enlightenment has gathered under its mantle aspects of many other Sanskrit terms which render it into a conceptual mess. We see something not too dis-similar in the English version of the New Testament which hop-scotched linguistically through Aramaic, Latin and Greek before getting to the English speaker.

DMT offers a whole range of possibilities when you don't overlook the oral route. Using the different options to inhibit MAO-A (Syrian Rue, B Caapi vine, Moclobemide) and the ratio of these to DMT can allow so many textures to the experience. The ability to have a short-lived but intense experience (1.5- 3 hours) if so desired makes it more practical than LSD which is typically a full day venture. Vaporized DMT alone is less suited to the work because of its brevity; vaporizing a breakthrough dose of DMT after fully inhibiting MAO-A with Moclobemide will demonstrate the creative genius of consciousness in a way that even 5 MeO DMT cannot achieve. Psychedelically speaking, and IME, this is "Here there be dragons" territory.

To successfully utilise psychedelics for self-development work which would include contemplative practise I find having a clearly defined intention is important, to give some focus/direction to the trip which one should be prepared to return to again and again in spite of what comes up. You will not find Absolute Truths, but the novel synthesis of emotion, verbalised thinking, mental visual imagery and unapologetic self-honesty can allow new perspectives to be drawn from what exists in ones conscious mind and other less obvious domains of cognition. Psychedelics are particularly suited IMO/E to unravelling those assumptions, core beliefs and programming which underpin the construction of that illusory sense of self, and seeing through this by becoming directly conscious of its real-time effects in producing your dysfunction/ character traits that are less than useful. Different agents including combinations have their own preferred domains of investigation and this can vary between users. You will not get enlightened by using these compounds but they definitely give one a head start which one would not get as promptly from any other adjunct to the work. Something that's not often discussed about psychedelics is how they can foster the breeding of subtle self-serving delusions/beliefs which are formulated by the identification of "insights" that sustain ones biases or solidify notions one hopes to be true rather than assessing matters dispassionately. This tends to happen more with the bigger Cosmic questions rather than self-analysis because the prism of honesty is more readily applied to the latter.

The South American frog could be Phyllomedusa Bicolor, source of kambo, which contains the peptides dermorphin and deltorphin, the former being a mu receptor agonist ie like morphine but more potent.

For an enlightened soul, a lot of this ^^ this is a gross assumption, generalization and a belief which you would do well to question.

Are you sure about your dosages? You are aware that 25-35mg of psilocybin would be a strong trip? That's milligrams of which 1g=1000?

To the mods- is this kind of post acceptable here without more details? OP creates his own drugs, apparently, and is happy to give them to heroin addicts who are possibly in the early stages of withdrawal, and yet seems more concerned with a possible interaction with coffee.

That is one perspective or explanation; another could be a self-limiting condition called alopecia areata.

Light, heat and moisture are the enemies. Liquid vials should be put into a dark plastic bag before placing in the freezer; blotters should be folded to provide the lowest surface area, tightly wrapped in foil and on top of that clingfilm before placing them in a small glass jar with a sachet of dessicant.