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@Leo Gura Can you share your thoughts on the phenomena of some people wanting to get scared from something like a horror movie or haunted house? Any takeaways from that relating to the fears that we want no part of/want to avoid at all costs? I think this is something interesting to explore

I'll tell you some secrets: She still has feelings for you if she is trying to rub it in your face. Its a possibility that she is still into you more than the other guys she is flaunting in front of you. So you are the one with the power here, pretty cool reframe huh? Let that wash away all your negativity about the situation and love yourself. I would either, A) stop caring B) pursue other girls C) break out of that social circle

Its just a front, don't worry. I know the younger ones seem intimidating, but they know less of what they want than the older ones. You just have to look through the shell of outer appearance and genuinely show interest in them as a person, and conversation will flow. I doubt they can really "smell the fear" in you as much as you think they can. On the inside they still think like a girl, misinterpret things just like guys do, and deal with their own problems.

This is because the mycelium under ground can detect where there is a lot of foot traffic, so it will intentionally fruit mushrooms near humans so that when they drop their spores humans will carry them and spread them far and wide to other areas. Pretty amazing, they are highly intelligent

We need to calm theses nervous systems down, free spirulina and chlorella for all baby, maybe some watercress too CAN I GET A HEELLLOOOOO THEREEE

Look into functional training. Its the best thing you can do to improve your health, improve your job performance/longevity, and feel good overall. As a personal trainer myself I would highly advise you get a few sessions from one who is experienced and well based in functional training. They will lay the foundation on how you can gradually improve over time and build your body up instead of breaking it down by diving in head first to heavy lifting without having the foundation to do it properly.

Whenever I listen to Jordan Peterson its like he is always beating around the bush but never really saying anything profound or what I take away as meaningful. Just a bunch of words coming out of his mouth while he paces back and forth in the classroom or looks down at the desk on a podcast but nothing really resonates with me, never get any value out of it personally.

Yeah and talk about lucid dreaming. Make this motherfucker 4 hours long Leo, real juicy.

Huperzine A is one of the only nootropics I could feel really amplifying my focus. Its still very subtle and its stronger the first few times its done in a while, but I felt in the zone on it. I bought it from doublewood supplements, they have 200mg pills, just one of those is good and as a substitute for caffeine it was effective for me. Definitely cycle a few days on/off or take a week or two off a few weeks of use. Lions Mane is not as noticeable as the Hup-A but is something I like to combine with either coffee or psilocybin. With coffee I can sometimes feel an enhancement of focus. I've taken it a few times with psilocybin microdosing and all those times were great. This combo was recommended by Paul Stamets (he says lions mane is supposed to improve the myelin sheath in nerve cells while psilocybin activates neurogenesis in the brain) I've only bought from one supplier, just make sure you buy one where it says the Lions Mane is from the fruiting body of the mushroom on the ingredient list. Theres probably big differences in quality from different suppliers.

Close your eyes, you can hear the music traveling across your brain (left/right)

The ego is just a concept though is it not? Its not something that exists "out there" that alters actual sensory perception. But one with an over inflated ego could interpret the raw sensory data they experienced and shape it to something other than it actually is. Therefore, whether they were channeling entities or not, their ego still clouded the actual experience.

But a story is just a layer on top of direct experience. So whatever happened, whether it was "channeling entities" or not, still happened in the actuality of direct experience. Is that not what youre saying?

I would ask @Matt8800 in that ask an occultist thread

So what you are saying is in your original post, that the user of the psychedelic does not actuality channel something into their direct experience, but it is their ego? I get what you are saying in that "spiritual" people can have big egos but wouldn't it be more accurate to say that their ego is constructing something else on top of the layer of that actual direct experience of whatever phenomena?

The dreams when you go to sleep at night are just within the waking dream. And the imagination of the dreams/psychedelics are within the imagination that consists of the conventional waking reality as a whole. Mckenna may have misunderstood his experiences, but that doesnt discredit the value that the experiences had on him and his larger influence on expanding the collective consciousness through his work, leading to more open mindfulness.

So are you operating under the paradigm that these entities are not “real” because they can’t be objectively proven?

Luckily we have actualized.org episode podcasts to listen to in traffic nowadays

How long have you been seriously doing this contemplation for?

Nice, interesting book recommendations, thank you

This was the first time I heard him talk. His voice didn't sound like what I thought it would lol. I think so, if by being in front of them means interacting with them and embodying love and presence. Probably not by being in the same grocery store as someone 5 aisles away and implanting good in them telepathically though the aisles, lol. But indirectly smiling at people and expressing your inner joy will help people.

Metaphysical Question for my kriyabans up in here, at the beginning of the book it talks about how one of the benefits is being freed from the death/rebirth cycle. What does this mean to you?

You're not alone, this idea always pops in my head. I tend to think now that at our death when the ego self dies and we are re-connected with God consciousness, it will just seem like one small trip out of infinite trips.

Quality and quantity of sleep is vital but I would be careful saying its more important than diet and exercise combined. Its all important. The way our society functions is at odds with good sleep hygiene, all this new research has been coming out but it will take a while for society to catch up. Like children whose circadian rhythms naturally cause them to sleep in longer, but are expected to get up early for school and function at high cognitive levels. Systemic issues need to be fixed.

Of course you don’t