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I thought that this would be of interest to folks here. He does make the claim near the start of the video that the QRI model goes beyond Spiral Dynamics and Ken Wilber. Now that specific claim I’m not at all convinced of, but I don't think that alone invalidates everything he's saying (and of course he would prefer his own framework to the frames of others, that's only natural). However he still presents some interesting ideas to consider, especially in the back half of the video about things like infinite consciousness, DMT entities, optimizing positive well-being for the universe, and so on. (the description on the video sums it up better than I can)

well i wouldnt exactly call it "quick" or "rich". unless you become a hardcore savvy trader or are putting in loads of money, it's more like a gradual-but-not-guarenteed-increase-of-your-investment-over-several-years-scheme.

Dammit, Garden of Life powder tastes so much better than every other plant protein I've tried. You gotta ruin everything.

A Brief History of Everything was my first Wilber book. An excellent introduction I think. I haven't read A Theory of Everything however it appears much like Brief History in that it's written to be something of an introduction to his work. So you'd probably be fine with either one. Most likely there's a lot of overlap between them so you probably dont need to read both. Just go for one of his bigger books (like Sex Ecology Spirituality) next when you finish with either of those.

So I work with this really cool girl who’s into spirituality and psychedelics, a SD stage green-type for sure (and she’s pretty intelligent so definitely potential to grow to yellow). Totally the type of person that I’ve been self-actualizing to try and attract. Our conversations have been gradually growing deeper over time and we had a little coffee date together recently and I feel like there’s potential between us. We chatted about our trips, and she's clearly had some awakening-type experiences (on a wider variety of substances than I have for what it's worth). She seemed to really like that I’m as into psychedelics as much she is, so it didnt take long for her to suggest that we do mushrooms together. Now I’m experienced enough with psychedelics by this point that that aspect alone isn’t something I’m too concerned about. I can handle my shit just fine as long as we’re not hero-dosing (which I don't think we would be). But on the other hand I’m still a virgin, never even had a proper kiss before (with one exception while wasted drunk at a party many years ago which I wouldn’t really count because I barely even remember it, and it certainly wasn't romantic in the slightest). And spending a trip with just me and this girl, seems to me to imply that sex will be on the table. Am I wrong in assuming this? I have no idea what the proper “trip etiquette” is in this department. Nearly all my trips have been solo experiences (the only exception was one time with a male friend, but that was more of a trip-sitting situation), so I’m not used to tripping with other people and especially not alone with the opposite sex before. So far we haven't gone beyond talking with each other, so going straight from that to tripping together feels a bit like jumping in the deep end really quickly! But obviously I’m not opposed to the idea. So there’s a real possibility that I could lose my virginity while on mushrooms, which is uhh, quite something! But it also makes me apprehensive since being a virgin I lack the experience with sex, and then on top of that the mushrooms could twist that to a new level. I long ago decided that I wouldn’t let anxiety over being a virgin become a self-fulfilling prophecy to continue perpetuating my virginity (I’ve spent more than enough of my life letting neurosis control me like that), and that if the situation arose I’d just go for it. But when throwing mushrooms into the mix I have no idea how things would go. Like if I was going to be sober or even just drunk or stoned my attitude would be totally different towards a sexual situation. But on mushrooms I have no idea. I don't even know if I could get hard on mushrooms (I know I easily can with LSD-analogues, but with mushrooms it’s seemed like kind of a toss up so far in my solo experiences). Maybe that could be the perfect excuse for poor lovemaking skills since I could just blame it on my trip being really weird. Or on the other hand maybe we’ll just both go God-mode and it’ll be no problem at all and the most natural thing ever. I have no idea! Or am I getting waaaaay ahead of myself and the invitation to trip together doesn’t imply sex at all? So far a date for this proposed trip has not been set, so maybe she’ll change her mind and it wont happen. Since she was the one who suggested it and presumably it would be happening at her place with her supply of mushrooms I’ve decided that the ball is in her court in terms of planning this. I’m certainly not going to pressure her to make this happen if she decides against it. So I guess I’m looking for advice. This forum is the only place I know where dating and psychedelics overlap, so if anybody might have thoughts on the situation it would be here. My gut says to just go for it and roll with whatever ends up happening. But since I have no psychedelic friends in my life (aside from this girl) to bounce this situation off of I guess I’m throwing it out to you guys to see what your thoughts are.

Everyone who watches Leo's videos should go back to the early videos at least once, not specifically because of the lessons in those videos (the more recent content gives the same lessons but far more in depth anyway) but because witnessing how far he's come in his own growth is incredible. Proves that he's taken his own advice and walked his talk. Fitting that the first video on the channel is about making a long-term investment in yourself, which is exactly what he did!

Nice vid! I enjoyed it. Yep it is, though my main instrument is the drums so bashing away in front of somebody is a bit different than strumming guitars and singing cute songs together haha. But there's definitely room for creativity there. She is pretty artistic too, so I'd hope that that would be an area we could connect on. So right now after some more reflection I’m thinking I’m leaning towards this angle on things: First of all, more dates prior to any psychedelic stuff. Then if she wants to trip with me I would accept, but I would add my own suggestion that for a first trip together we shouldn’t just sit around at her place getting blasted together. I would suggest that we take a low dose that's easily manageable for being in public (such as 0.5 grams mushrooms or 50ug acid, or maybe even less) and do some sort of activity such as going to an art gallery or exploring a park or something like that. That way both the "we're alone together what happens now?" aspect, as well as the risk of an "I'm tripping way too hard to behave rationally" situation are removed. Yet we would still get to share the experience together. And that would leave plenty of room for the potential for deeper future experiences if all goes well.

Of course, and clearly it works gangbusters for him because he's very successful. It just doesn't appeal to me.

His thumbnails give me the impression of a guy going "Look how much money I have!!!!!!!!!" which is a massive turn off. I'm sure he's done some good though.

I ate nutella toast almost every day as a teen. it pretty much tastes like tooth decay to me now. But sometimes I think I might like to try just a taste for old time's sake.

why wouldnt I care? I usually plan my trips out pretty thoroughly, I'd rather not be taken by surprise if things suddenly took a turn in that direction. And regardless of the tripping angle I'd think anybody would care about their first time. More specific please. and why so emphatic? No I shouldn't back out of a trip with her? No I shouldn’t use this kind of reasoning to do so? No for some other reason? This is a fair angle for sure. Being inexperienced with relationships this is a trap I should watch out for. I think that a factor that made me feel like I should accept her suggestion to trip together is precisely because I'd take any chance that was offered to spend some time with her regardless of what it was. And right now, thanks to covid eliminating most indoor activities and winter weather eliminating most outdoor activities, those opportunities are few and far between. If this were any other year I could have suggested christmas or new years parties or whatever. The normally large number of movies that come out around this time would have made for an easy date choice too. I play in a band and often attend concerts, so I could have invited her one of those events. but those are all not options right now. She probably does want fun, and I'd like to have fun too! But what can we do for fun right now? I suppose that's an opportunity for creativity in date ideas, which is an area that I've never devoted much creative energy towards because I never had to until now! "exploring each other transpersonally" is an ideal scenario for a hypothetical couple's trip, I love that idea. But I think we'd need to actually become a proper couple first to pull that off. In the early phase of a potential relationship that still isn't really established one way or another I'm not sure if it would feel right or not. Either way I feel like I need to go on more dates and spend more time with her before things get to that point. If after a few more dates I really feel like it's totally obvious that we're going to become a thing then maybe we can talk more openly about things from this angle. Yeah that's a good way to look at it. I definitely agree that you don't just trip with anyone, if a person I barely knew or didn't enjoy the company of asked me to trip with them I would say no. And I'd never suggest anybody else do so with me unless I was very close friends with them. (for instance the only non-solo trip I've had so far was with a friend I've known since we were kids so we both fully trusted one another). But on the other hand she's told me that she has tripped in group settings many times, so maybe she views psychedelics in a much more communal relationship-building sense than the more solo-personal development angle that I've come at them from. Yes good point. I definitely am not specifically planning on it, more just that I'm open to the possibility, and considering the idea of that scenario from different angles. This thread has been very helpful for brainstorming about this. The more I think about it the more I feel like while I absolutely would like to trip with her, but I'd rather not lose my virginity under those conditions, especially since if I actually care about this girl and we are a good fit for one another than it would be a bigger deal than just a high one-night stand or whatever. If we actually became a couple for real then we could trip together to our hearts content, but going there so quickly I'm not sure if I'm ready for. Like what if she texts me and is like "hey I got a new batch of mushrooms let's trip tomorrow!" or something. I'm not sure how I would respond to that.

no no this is all very appreciated. I need to bounce this stuff off of somebody! This is all good and worthwhile feedback. And like I said this may or may not even happen, no plans have been set in stone at all. all that has happened is that she told me (on more than one occasion so I know it wasn't a flippant suggestion) that she thinks we should take mushrooms together. then I've gone "hmmmmmmmm...????" We have already done a coffee date which went very well. and to be honest I would much rather continue to do stuff like that for a while before moving to the next level, I am definitely concerned about the possibility of fucking things up by moving way too quickly. I don't disagree with you here. I'd prefer to have sober experiences before getting more involved. but the girl is the one who suggested this not me. So the hypothetical situation could be that she insists on tripping with me and I turn her down. Perhaps this would disappoint her, but on the other hand perhaps this would deepen her respect for me? I don't know. I absolutely have made this mistake with previous girls in my life many years ago. Incel-type pathologies have ruined things for me in the past. However during that period of my life I was also overwhelmed with negative habits and low self-esteem. Since then I've spent several years working on improving myself, successfully eliminating the majority of my unhealthy habits and developing my confidence. I know I've made great strides in this department because my baseline level of happiness has risen enormously, and other people both friends and strangers seem to enjoy my company about 100 times more than they used to. I dont think I've been coming across as needy and creepy. I think this is evidenced by the fact that her reactions to me are drastically different from the reactions of girls in the past. But I absolutely would like more evidence of this before pushing things further. But what if she's the one pushing me to go further? In my case she seems capable and open to both. Our coffee date swung between me making her laugh about silly things, to her telling me about spiritual insights and weird stuff she's experienced on her trips, and then back to lighthearted stuff again. I largely let her drive the conversation and she seemed like she was eager to share the deeper side of herself with me and that she wanted to see if my views aligned with hers (which for the most part, they do). I wonder how much of that is because she knew that since I've done psychedelics I wouldn't judge her? Like I totally get the idea of starting with small talk and building up to deeper stuff over time, but most girls haven't smoked DMT before so at least in that sense she's not like "most girls" (insert "I'm not like other girls" meme here lol) I would really like this actually. My place isn't an option due to a lack of privacy, and I obviously can't insist on coming over to her place without being invited. But if she does continue to insist that we trip together it would have to be at her place, so that would necessitate her inviting me over at some point eventually. And maybe I could approach things from an angle of "I dont like to trip in unfamiliar places, and i'd like to get to know you better first, so let's do something else instead for now". or something like that.

mushrooms havent taken me in sexual directions often so far in my solo experiences, but freaky sexual visuals and thoughts definitely happen to me on acid, and usually I can roll with those just fine (I'd prefer nice sexual images obviously, but I always choose to accept whatever the trip throws at me). So I can get down with the weird shit if things take a turn in that direction. I may be a virgin but I'm not vanilla, just timid! But I'm definitely aware of the possibility that we might be in completely different headspaces making it not work even if we both wanted to. Either way, I have no plans on being the one who initiates anything. if she suddenly gets all flirty and starts touching me and stuff then of course it doesn't get more obvious then that, and I'll go for it. But if she keeps to herself then so will I. I'm sure it would still be a valuable bonding experience between us even if it doesn't get sexual in the slightest. Well by "implies it" I mean in the same way "netflix and chill" implies sex without actually saying it. is "mushrooms and chill" the psychonaut version of "netflix and chill"? Sure, I can't imagine anyone else who I currently know personally that I'd rather lose it to. She's a pretty cool girl I think. She's into spiritual teachers like Ram Dass, does yoga, is really into art, doesn't use social media or play video games, is passionate about nature and universal rights, loves future technology and other stuff like that. Pretty much every new thing she reveals about herself checks off another box for me. tbh when thinking about dating I've been a bit apprehensive about the idea about my use of psychedelics becoming an issue if I dated someone who turned out to be very ignorant on the topic. but with this girl it's not an issue but an asset! She's even growing her own mushrooms, so if I played my cards right I could get both a great girlfriend and never have to pay for mushrooms again. That is, of course, if she's interested in me in that way. Which is still something that, due to my lack of experience with dating and relationships, I'm not totally confident about. Maybe she just wants more psychedelic friends since it's not like that's a type of person you come across too often, and I can relate obviously. But I do know that I feel very comfortable around her, I'm able to be authentically myself without feeling too nervous or awkward, which is not something that I've experienced with girls who I've been interested in in the past.

Nobody makes a mindfuck quite like a David Lynch mindfuck. I love how he juxtaposes disturbing and beautiful elements, which creates an extreme dissonance that you can't find anywhere else (though some people might not want to find it anywhere at all in the first place! ). And I love how he is committed to pure creativity with zero consideration given to making his work accessible or dumbing down his ideas for the audience. I certainly wont defend his version of Dune. His worst film by a large margin. Even Lynch himself has disowned that one! But I would recommend his film The Straight Story, even a Lynch hater would like that one. It's a gentle charming story with zero disturbing moments whatsoever. One of the most heartwarming films I've ever seen. I get tears everytime with that one.

They've given rats just about every psychedelic under the sun. Their heads twitch a lot, that much is certain at the very least.

Woah hot movie take from Leo. Tbh I enjoyed Blade Runner 2049 more than the original by quite a large margin. He's actually probably my favorite filmmaker. I find deep spiritual profundity in his work, which only grows deeper when I rewatch them. But it's certainly not hard to see why he can be radically displeasing for the majority of people.

I've considered it. But I think I'd be better off continuing to read Wilber's books for the time being, since I've only really scratched the surface there. There's many hours worth of content on the integral life youtube channel though, that's probably worth checking out if you haven't already. I imagine a lot of that material overlaps or is connected to the content on the website.

I was talking to a co-worker yesterday and she said that even though she is an immigrant who is devastated that she isnt allowed to travel to see her family overseas she refuses to get the vaccine because a) she "knows" they cause autism b) it will harm her unborn baby (even though she isn't even pregnant yet) and c) because she is healthy and can fight the virus and the government should be telling people just to be healthy instead. Man, getting society over this shit is going to be an uphill battle.

This is only tangentially related, but I'm curious about how many people will blame any health issues that occur to them on the vaccine after they get it. Considering how large-scale the vaccination effort will be I won't be surprised if the number is massive. Immunity from lawsuits will at the very least filter out the majority of deluded people blaming the vaccine for causing health issues that are completely unrelated which they would have dealt with anyway.

I've always been curious as to MDMA's effects when combined with substances that might otherwise be challenging on their own. For instance salvia is generally regarded as being extremely unpleasant and disturbing for most people, but what if you smoked salvia while on MDMA? Would that ensure a positive experience?

TBH I dont really have a question because most Actualized videos usually give me more answers than I know what to do with to questions I never thought to ask in the first place. The only thing I really want to know are the details about the psychedelics Leo hasn't told us about yet. But I'm not expecting the answer to that will be revealed in a million subs Q&A video.

I work at a float tank facility and get to float for free whenever I want, it's awesome!

But it's too cold out to hug trees. I did give some trees a bunch of high fives on mushrooms once. The branches were like hands reaching out to me and I suddenly realized I couldn't leave them hanging.

Damn and I get nervous about age gaps even when considering asking out a girl who's only like 6 years younger than me. I remember as a teenager learning that the minimum age you can date without it being creepy is half your age plus 7. So a 20 year old should date no younger than 17, a 30 year old should date no younger than 22, a 50 year old should date no younger than 32, ect. I have no idea where I learned this from, but it's stuck in my mind as a general rule of thumb ever since I first heard it.

You might just have bunk doses.