Buck Edwards

Your memory is the baseline for your groundwork. It stores your blueprint. Without memory you simply cannot function. Think of psychedelic as a dye. Let's say you use this dye to color hair. The color stays in the hair long after the dye is washed out. Psychedelic effects might fade over time but the impact they bring in terms of contemplation, change of mindset, shift in perspective brings you a few notches up and helps you outgrow outdated beliefs. Even though you don't remember the experience, it has had enough impact on your psyche to the point where your psyche has been stained by the psychedelic for the rest of your life. You're always going to be grateful for the insights you had and these insights help you navigate better.

Why are people spending so much time on this thread?

You're right.

You're quickly becoming my favorite on the forum. Congratz!!! Nice post. Nice talking to you.

You mean returning to God sans religion? I saw you mentioning somewhere - that's why we need religion, something to that.

This is up for debate. Masturbation can be both good and bad. Depends. Don't use masturbation as a tool. Use it for releasing pent up energy, maybe in tantric ways. Feel it, without shame, without guilting. Want it, have it, play with it, make it irresistible. It's healthy as long as you keep it healthy. Let it be fun. Don't hold back. Experience love. Don't have conflicts. Don't do it excessively to the point of addiction. Don't repress the need when it arises. Everything is in your control. Realize this and embrace without guilt.

I think wisdom is also associated with a deep sense of intuition. An inbuilt ability, although it can be cultivated. I've seen some people are naturally more intuitive than others. It's one of those things you don't learn in school. It simply happens.

Yes you're right. The depression is a pretty strong indicator. Getting diagnosed is absolutely important. Your sleep patterns can be a vital clue. Look for hereditary tendencies as well. Mood swings, inability to control emotions, outbursts, delusions, paranoia, jumping to conclusions, overthinking, excessive preoccupation and constant agitation to name a few make up the remainder of the symptoms.

@Realms of Wonder that's why I asked in the off topic section. Because it's sort of an off topic topic and maybe some of you guys have some tips that even Google doesn't have. Google offers very broad spectrum conventional answers that sometimes don't work.

Not at all. There are real intrinsic biological mechanics that drive the traits and urges.

We always want the best for everyone. You have to understand that this is the nature of reality. And embrace whatever comes.

Only if that is your goal.... That is.

That's a thorough explanation.

You might want to get into sales.

Seriousness is when you realize too much time was wasted in nothing significant.

Purpose itself is a creation. The question should be - is there any purpose to purpose? Now that's a strange loop.

It also depends a lot on how you approach your trip.

What I meant is (although nothing can ever be stated as an absolute truth), that we may not be able to live forever in eternity (since scientists are desperately trying to find ways to immortality), yet it could be possible that life is an experience in human consciousness that continues forever even after the death of the human body and this might be something we call infinity or eternity, although this is mere speculation and should always be taken with a grain of salt when it comes to esoteric matters.

Empathy and suffering have a deep connect. When you're poor and suffering, you understand the nature of suffering that in turn challenges your core conscience and helps you become an empathic person.

By being brutally honest.

In a physical sense, no.

That's debatable.

You could store your stuff in a pdf format in a folder.

You cannot rely on anything. I particularly dislike one note. You could have a physical back up. But change your physical back up every year to the one that's most recent. Physical backup can get outdated sometimes. You never know. Also keep multiple copies of your physical backup. All of this is expensive. I suggest a cloud backup like pcloud and Google Drive. I never rely on online backup except cloud

This could be similar to a shadow work experience. Your mind could be experiencing past suffering which is translating as tension. I'd recommend emotional freedom techniquw EFT. It releases tense emotions. Meditation is definitely for you. Do not be too hard on yourself. There are signs that your body is Emptying itself. Spirituality and emotionality do not mix very well. There's a phenomenon called spiritual bypassing where people often use spiritual practices to feel good in the moment and escape real emotional work that can provide long term relief. If you constantly suffer emotionally, spirituality will merely act like a bandage. You have to look for other therapeutic treatments to release past trauma and stress relief in general. Use spiritual methods whenever you need but don't let it be a cover for deeper problems. Just a hint.